A new exhibit is housed in the museum at Fort Scott National Historic Site, located in Fort Scott, Kansas.  Visit the site on July 7^th to participate in historic games, stroll the grounds and talk to reenactors, eat free ice cream at the evening military band concert and see the new marble exhibit.   Student Conservation Association Intern Lena Gonzalez along with the assistance of Museum Technician Alan Chilton searched the park’s museum collection to find three different types of marbles.  Archeologists found marbles made of clay, stone, and glass as they were excavating at the site decades ago.  Learn how these marbles can be used to date and tell us all sorts of things about the area.  The answers may surprise you.

Grandparents bring your grandchildren and participate in an old fashioned marble tournament.  All ages are invited to participate in this fun filled game.  Stop in the site’s Visitor Center during the week of July 1^st and register for the Championship Game of Ring Taw to be held on July 7, at 12:00 noon.  If you still have your shooters or taws, please bring them with you.  The site will provide the playing marbles.  You don’t have to be a “mibster” to join in on the fun Ms. Gonzalez will teach you the basic rules of the game and there will be time to practice if you attend the  10:00 a. m. program Marbles Take a Roll Through History.  Each champion in the age brackets of 5-10, 11-16- and 17 and above will receive a bag of marbles and free watermelon for everyone.

Participate in more games including a tug of war and three legged race at 11:00 a. m.

Programs will begin at 10:00 a. m. and will continue through the evening ending with a night firing of the cannon at 9:00 p. m.