Labors of the Fort

Park Event · Fort Scott National Historic Site · Sep 5, 2026 – Sep 6, 2026 · 9:30 AM–1:30 PM

Saturday and Sunday, September 5-6, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m, Fort Scott National Historic Site will take you on an exploration of the labors and leisure on an 1840s frontier post. Enjoy a variety of living history demonstrations as you explore the labors on the fort.

Monday will be Artillery demonstrations at 9, 10, and 11 a.m.

Visit with an officer’s wife practicing needlepoint, a laundress doing laundry, learn about caring for your horse from a Dragoon soldier, log hewing with an infantry soldier, and join ranger guided tours at 1:00 p.m.

All programs are free and open to the public.

Source: National Park Service (public domain).