October 5 & 6, 2024 - Living History Event Schedule

Arrival of Gen. Atkinson/Election Information Arrives!

On October 5 & 6 Fort Atkinson State Historical Park is having their last Living History weekend for 2024. We have exciting things happening. (Nebraska State Park Sticker required)

Learn about the election in 1824!

Butchering a bison and Native drumming on Saturday!

1:30 PM on Sunday 1st Nebraska Volunteers Brass Band Program

Guest speakers include:

  • 2:00 PM Saturday, Joslyn speaker Thomas Busciglio-Ritter on Karl Bodmer’s art
  • 2:00 PM Sunday, Wade Davis on "Role of Ft. Atkinson in the Fur Trade"

Photo Credit: Karl Bodmer (Swiss, 1809-1893), _Ruins of Fort Atkinson_, 1833, watercolor and graphite on paper, 8 1/2 × 11 7/8 in. (21.6 × 30.2 cm), Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, Gift of the Enron Art Foundation, 1986.49.152, Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Saturday, October 5
Day/Time Place Event
10:00 AM The Troop (Roll call, inspection, raise colours, and morning gun, flag pole)
10:00 AM Near Bake Oven - Ongoing Butchering a bison
10:15 AM Flagpole Prepare for Inspection
10:30 AM Council House Interactive Voting—1824 election — (Kevin Arnold) Visitors receive candidate info — Voting at the Council House — Results at VC? Visitors will discuss election with L.H. interpreters
11:00 AM Cutting crops, grass, Building a haystack & winnowing
11:30 AM Near Council House Native Drumming
12:00 PM Flagpole on Parade Ground Assembly, Noon Gun
12:00 PM Shade Trees on the Parade Ground Pressing Apples for Cider
12:05 PM Dinner Call (Peas upon a trencher)
12:05 PM Bake Oven Bison sampling, until gone
2:00 PM Visitor Center Speaker Thomas Busciglio-Ritter on Bodmer's paintings.
4:00 PM Flagpole The Retreat (Roll call, Inspection, evening gun, flagpole)
Sunday, October 6
Day/Time Place Event
10:00 AM The Troop (Roll call, inspection, raise colours, and morning gun, flag pole)
10:30 AM Council House Interactive Voting—1824 election — (Kevin Arnold) Visitors receive candidate info — Voting at the Council House — Results at VC? Visitors will discuss election with L.H. interpreters
10:30 AM School Room, North Barrack Church service, publik welcome!
11:00 AM Cutting crops, grass, Building a haystack & winnowing
12:00 PM Flagpole on Parade Ground Assembly, Noon Gun
12:05 PM Dinner Call (Peas upon a trencher)
12:05 PM Bake Oven Bison sampling, until gone
1:30 PM Near Locust Grove 1st Nebraska Volunteers Brass Band Program
2:00 PM Visitor Center Wade Davis "Role of Ft. Atkinson in the Fur Trade"
4:00 PM Flagple The Retreat (Roll call, Inspection, evening gun, flagpole)

Take a Video Tour of Fort Atkinson

Footage courtesy of Clay Massa

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September 24, 2024

October 5 & 6, 2024 - Living History Event Schedule

On October 5 & 6 Fort Atkinson State Historical Park is having their last Living History weekend for 2024. We have exciting things happening. (Nebraska State Park Sticker required)

Learn about the election in 1824!

Butchering a bison and Native drumming on Saturday!

1:30 PM on Sunday 1st Nebraska Volunteers Brass Band Program

Guest speakers include:

  • 2:00 PM Saturday, Joslyn speaker Thomas Busciglio-Ritter on Karl Bodmer’s art
  • 2:00 PM Sunday, Wade Davis on "Role of Ft. Atkinson in the Fur Trade"
September 10, 2024

COMING TO FT. ATKINSON STATE HISTORICAL PARK ON SUNDAY OCT. 6, 1:30 PM

The 1st Nebraska Volunteers Brass Band is a 15-member musical ensemble providing living history, education, and musical entertainment for the citizens of Nebraska and surrounding areas. The group portrays the band of the original 1st Nebraska Volunteer Infantry Regiment of 1861-1862. 1st Nebraska wears Union infantry uniforms and plays authentic musical arrangements taken from actual Civil War band books and played on authentic Civil War period band instruments.

August 16, 2024

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SOLD OUT - Saturday, November 2nd

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