Bissell Buzz 2017/4
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…
Bissell Buzz 2017/2
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…
Bissell Buzz 2017/1
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…
Bissell Buzz 2016/19
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…
Bissell Buzz 2016/17
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…
Bissell Buzz 2016/16
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…
Bissell Buzz 2016/15
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…
Bissell Buzz 2015/15
September 21, 2015 The Fort has been closed since Labor Day, but we have still had a few visitors who have requested a special tour. One such a visit was on Friday evening. Rhonda Rupke-Bresnan and her son Alex John…
Bissell Buzz 2015/10
August 15, 2015 The children are nearly all back to school and our yellow school buses are back on the road again. The Fort is still open until Labor Day September 7th and there are a few events taking place…