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 2016/8
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 2016/7
The harvest season is drawing to a close with many farmers having carted their last bushels to the elevator. The farmers’ households will return to a more peaceful routine until the next planting or harvesting season. The whole process has…
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…
Bisselll Buzz 2015/06
July 18, 2015 It was extremely hot and dry and wheat harvesting also commenced this past week. But that was not reflected in the number of visitors that still came to spend some time visiting the Fort. On Friday Connie…
Bissell Buzz 2015/04
June 27, 2015 It was extremely hot and dry and wheat harvesting also commenced this past week. But that was not reflected in the number of visitors that still came to spend some time visiting the Fort. On Friday Connie…
Bissell Buzz 2015/03
June 19, 2015 We kicked off our first Fun Friday of the season with Scavenger Hunt. Eleven kids and some of their parents too joined in on the fun. Items were placed throughout the museum and had to be collected…