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 2017/3
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…
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 2016/14
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. …
Bissell Buzz 2016/13
We hosted an extremely successful Wall of Fame/Person of 2016 event on Wednesday evening. We were delighted to see so many people turn up in support of MaryBeth VanRoekel in receiving this award from us. The evening was not all…
Bissell Buzz 12/2016
Three more weeks to go! Yes, the Fort will be still open for the public on a daily basis for 3 more weeks till September 3rd. So if you haven’t been to see the Fort this season, now is the…
Bissell Buzz 2016/11
On Saturday we hauled out or Chuck wagon from its shelter to show it off in the rodeo parade and guess what? Yes, it rained on our parade! It was fun none the less and always encouraging to see the…
Bissell Buzz 2016/10
The County Fair has come and gone and as usual a lot of fun was had by all, despite the hot weather. Congratulations to all the prizewinners and well-done to each and every one for getting a project done and…
Bissell Buzz 2016/8
At the Fort we try and keep our displays related to the various buildings we have on site. Most displays are static, but to keep things interesting, we occasionally add or change a few things around. In this fashion we…
Bissell Buzz 2016/5
This past week saw the official start of summer with the equinox, a strawberry moon and the wheat harvest in full swing. Our flags are flying in the breeze indicating that the Fort is open for visitors. However, to keep…