Living History Days

Oct 12 2018 - 8:00am to Oct 13 2018 - 5:00pm

1701 N US Hwy 283
Albany, TX 76430

Join us for our annual Fort Griffin Living History Days!

Education Day

Education day for area schools will be held on Friday, October 12, 2018. If you are a teacher, home school parent, or school administrator wishing to have your students attend our 2018 program, please contact Eric Abercrombie by email or phone, 325-762-3592.

Living History

The past will come to life at Fort Griffin State Historic Site on October 12-13, 2018, as living historians gather to portray life at the fort and nearby Wild West town as it was in the 1870's. You're invited to join us from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days for exciting demonstrations, education, and authentic frontier history.

Activities and interpretations will include military interpretations from various time periods with artillery, infantry, and cavalry demonstration, blacksmithing, gun fights, Drummer Boy ice cream, 1800's children games, period music by Time Was..., Native American culture, Texas longhorns, the Texas Camel Corps, and frontier living. Many different time periods will be represented, for a fantastic cross section of US military history spanning over 100 years!