On Saturday, August 20, beginning at 10 a.m. there will be a day-long program titled Firearms that Influenced the Powder River Country held at Fort Phil Kearny and the Kearney Hall.
The Sheridan Community Land Trust, in partnership with the Fort Phil Kearny Historic Site, the Fort Phil Kearny/ Bo
A unique method with charcoal that creates a textured surface is the result of an upcoming public art show that will feature Kurt Holdorf's work of twelve South Dakota Native Americans.
Sonny Reisch
On Sunday, June 5, at 2 p.m., Sonny Reisch a Sheridan native, who served as the superintendent, historian and curator of Fort Phil Kearny for 25 years gave a talk on Colonel Henry Carrington.
Reisch has published several articles on the Bozeman Trail, the Indian Wars and Fort Phil
Nate Champions Last Run by D. Michael Thomas, Jim Gatchell Museum, Buffalo, Wyoming
In parts one and two of this story we looked at the causes and some of the violence in the Johnson County War. This week’s story ends the saga with the Siege of the TA Ranch and the calling out of the federal troo
In 1863, gold was discovered in Alder Gulch near Virginia City, Montana, and was heralded as one of the "Richest Gold Strikes in the Rocky Mountain West.” The Rush was on. Mountain man Jim Bridger, who was well acquainted with the area and the Native American tribes, blazed a trail on the west side