Phillips County is 150 years old this year. How many people know about all the towns that were once here in the County and now gone? Names like Bloomfield, Dickeyville, Germantown, Goode, Silica, Truesdell, West Cedar, Wolfsburg and others are…
This week has been slow with only a trickle of visitors. But this is not always a negative, as even a museum needs to be cleaned, just like any house or office. This gives us time to be deep cleaning…
We are now officially open for the 2017 season! So many people visited during Memorial weekend that we are grateful we made the decision to open the gates prior to the official season. The family of “our” WWI soldier George…
When it’s time for the local alumni banquets, you know it’s time for the Fort to reopen for the season! Yes, it is that time of the year again! We open the season with a new roof on the schoolhouse…
At the end of any season it is customary to reflect on that which is past and this year is no exception. Looking back at 2016 we realize it has been a great season would like to share some of…
We promoted our fundraising event for several weeks and the turnout and participation far exceeded our expectations! Our Chili Cook-off which was held for the fourth consecutive year brought about double the visitors compared to our previous one, which already…
The Highway 36 Treasure Hunt held this past weekend had me find my own treasure – I finally secured my own copy of Dr. Mary Glassen’s book “How to sleep on a windy night”. I noticed a few more copies…
The first building you see when you enter the gates of Fort Bissell, is our schoolhouse. This is past season has confirmed this once again – it most certainly is the most popular part of our museum for children to…
At the entrance of the Albright log cabin on our premises, we have the parts of an old chain pump. Visitors often ask what it is and how it works. How many of you grew up with one? Or can…
Oh give me a home, where the buffalo roam… I have started reading “Home on the Range” by Margaret A. Nelson. In the introduction already one reads about the multitude of buffalo roaming the Plains, that welcomed the new settlers. …