News – Sheridan Media
Two events are being held the Fort Phil Kearny State Historic site this week, on Friday, June 20th beginning at 9:00 a.m. – Interested bird watchers are encouraged to join the Bighorn Audubon, Wyoming State Parks, and the FPK/BTA for a guided bird walk beginning at the Fort Interpretive Center.
They will visit a variety of bird habitats on state land. Expect an easy terrain walk about a mile round trip, and lots of birds. State Park fees apply. Children 17 and under free.
Then on Sunday, June 22nd, from 10:00 a.m. until noon, there will be a program with Absaroka District Interpretive Ranger Mary Negri.
Site superintendent Shari Shada,
Some events require tickets. Go to fortphilkearny.org for more details.
Two exhibits will be on display in the new interpretive center until June 26 – Toll of War and When the War Is Over, on loan from National Museum of Civil War Medicine, Frederick, Maryland.
The Civil War exerted an intense toll on all Americans both physically and emotionally. Discover how soldiers and citizens both black and white dealt with the harsh realities of war during and after the conflict.
As thousands of war-torn and wounded men marched home at the end of the Civil War, government programs sprang up to care for veterans and their families. Learn more about these programs, their successes, and their failures. Many of FPK’s soldiers and officers had fought in the Civil War and came here immediately after. As veterans of the Civil War, many of FPK’s soldiers and officers were eligible for these programs.
On display through July 31 are a collection of Sioux Ledger Drawings. Thirty-six color drawings reproduced from a ledger book obtained from the Lakota Sioux in 1891 make up this traveling exhibit. Subjects include war episodes, horse captures, and the Ghost Dance. This exhibit was produced by the Milwaukee Public Library and the Wyoming State Museum.
The Lakota have an associated history with FPK, and while these particular drawings may not relate directly to the fort, ledger drawings like these were about conflicts with the Bozeman Trail Forts. These are on loan from the Wyoming State Museum, Cheyenne, Wyoming
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Last modified: June 17, 2025