May 31 & June 1, 2025 - Living History Event Schedule
| Day/Time | Place | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | The Troop (Roll call, inspection, raise colours, and morning gun, flag pole) | |
| 10:30 AM | Gardeners planting with children—on-going (garden) | |
| 10:45 AM | Cobbler/bread at the bake oven | |
| 11:00 AM | Horse near the Council House | |
| 11:30 AM | Barracks | Soldiers discouraged about the quality of food |
| 12:00 PM | Flag Pole | Assembly, Noon Gun |
| 12:05 PM | Dinner Call (Peas upon a trencher) | |
| 12:30 PM | Visitor Center | Native plant talk |
| 1:30 PM | following talk at the Visitor Center | Native Plant Walk |
| 2:00 PM | Medical procedure at the hospital! | |
| 3:00 PM | Carpentry and log hewing bake oven | |
| 4:00 PM | The Retreat (Roll call, Inspection, Evening gun) |
| Day/Time | Place | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | The Troop (Roll call, inspection, raise colours, and morning gun, flag pole) | |
| 10:30 AM | Gardeners planting with children—on-going (garden) | |
| 10:45 AM | Cobbler/bread at the bake oven | |
| 11:00 AM | Horse near the Council House | |
| 11:30 AM | Barracks | Soldiers discouraged about the quality of food |
| 12:00 PM | Flag Pole | Assembly, Noon Gun |
| 12:05 PM | Dinner Call (Peas upon a trencher) | |
| 2:00 PM | Medical procedure at the hospital! | |
| 3:00 PM | Carpentry and log hewing bake oven | |
| 4:00 PM | The Retreat (Roll call, Inspection, Evening gun) |
Gun will be fired at 10, noon & 4:00 (at least).
Ongoing demonstrations: spinners/weavers, school, craft room, cooper, inside of the fort! Visit the cabin, Council House, sutler clerks, garden, blacksmith, tinsmith and more!
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Gun will be fired at 10, noon & 4:00 (at least). Ongoing demonstrations: spinners/weavers, school, craft room, cooper, inside of the fort! Visit the cabin, Council House, sutler clerks, garden, blacksmith, tinsmith and more!
Check out our 2025 Living History Events 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"