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Join us for Fort Atkinson Living History Weekend in May on May 5-6, 2018. Fort Atkinson hosts several living-history weekends a year that feature volunteers recreating the lives of the soldiers, artisans, and civilians that lived in and around the outpost. Interpretive hours are from 10am until 5pm on all living-history days.<\/p>\n

Fort Atkinson, the first military post west of the Missouri River, is seven blocks east of U.S. Highway 75 near Fort Calhoun. A park entry permit is required for all vehicles entering the park and may be purchased at the park. A fee of $2 for ages 13 and up and $1 for ages 3-12 is required to enter the Harold W. Andersen Visitor Center.<\/p>\n

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It operated the first school, farm, sawmill, hospital and library in what decades later would be Nebraska. Years earlier, the Lewis and Clark expedition\u2019s historic first meeting with American Indians was held on its bluff.<\/p>\n

Life at an 1820s military post is depicted at this Fort Atkinson Living History Weekend in September and other \u00a0Living History Weekends at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park that take place from May through September each year.<\/p>\n

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., volunteers will demonstrate period trades, such as blacksmithing, carpentry, tinsmithing and coopering, and crafts such as quilting, spinning and weaving. Members of the American Mountain Men group will have an encampment on the grounds, portraying the fur trappers who helped settle the region. There will be a presentation at 1 p.m. on both days by Mark W. Kelly, author of the book “\u201cLost Voices on the Missouri, John Dougherty and the Indian Frontier.”<\/p>\n

Mark your calendar today so you don’t miss the next Fort Atkinson Living History Weekend in May.<\/p>\n

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The reconstructed 1820s log fort is one of the premier historical sites in Nebraska and sits on 157 acres atop “Council Bluff,” the site of the first meeting between the 1804 Lewis and Clark Expedition and the Oto-Missouria. We invite you to visit the garrison and discover the rich history preserved here.<\/p>\n

Living history demonstrations take place periodically throughout the summer and fall with reenactors portraying fur traders, coopers, blacksmiths, carpenters, tinsmiths, weavers and other period trades.<\/p>\n

The first U.S. military post west of the Missouri River, Fort Atkinson was established in 1820 on recommendation of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Located at Fort Calhoun, the fort was important to the early fur trade, river traffic and Indian relations. It was an active fort until 1827.<\/p>\n

Much of the historic outpost has been reconstructed, and interpretive work continues. Living history demonstrations are scheduled periodically during the summer.<\/p>\n

Harold W. Andersen Visitor Center interprets the history of the fort and contains displays of artifacts. The Center is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Those who wish to visit the visitor center outside the summer months can call the park and arrange for a tour.<\/p>\n

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The Friends of Fort Atkinson (FOFA) is comprised of the living-history volunteers and patrons dedicated to the efforts of preserving and presenting the history and heritage of Fort Atkinson in the most accurate, educational enjoyable manner possible for both the participant and visitor.<\/p>\n

We are a non-profit organization that is governed by our Council of Administration (COA). Although there have been volunteers presenting living-history interpretation at the fort for several decades, FOFA was officially organized in 1994 and incorporated in 1995. The COA is comprised of five voting representatives elected at large from the membership and two non-voting members consisting of representatives from the Fort Atkinson S.H.P. staff and the Fort Atkinson Foundation.<\/p>\n

While the COA conducts the overall business of the organization and is the overseer of the living-history program as a whole, the groups have their own internal organization and conduct themselves according to the goals of the program and within the guidelines of our bylaws.<\/p>\n

The name of our governing body was chosen as a parallel and to carry on the namesake of the original Council of Administration that would oversee affairs of most Army posts of the time. The council would manage affairs such as setting prices for the regimental sutler so that a fair and equitable pricing of goods was established.<\/p>\n

The official publication of FOFA is ‘The Military Journal’. The Journal is named after and dedicated to the weekly journal that was printed at the original Fort Atkinson. The Military Journal is provided with a paid membership. Membership dues are used to help offset the basic operating expenses of the living history events that take place at the fort. Click the “Join the Friends” page to begin your partnership today.<\/p>\n

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