fort sidney museum

Sidney has amazing history. The museum board has put much effort to present the stuff in a fantastic manor. My favorite is the room dedicated to the Sioux Army depot. Very cool stuff in there.

This museum is located in a non-descript, residential section of Sidney, Nebraska, and can be a little difficult to locate if you aren't travelling with a GPS. Any effort required to reach The Fort Sidney Museum is energy well spent. On Sundays, which happened to be our arrival day, the museum doesn't open until 1PM. We arrived just in time to assist the volunteer docent in attaching and raising our American flag. It was quite an honor.The volunteer, Julie, opened the museum for us and showed my wife and I around. Julie has been a resident of Sidney since the late 1960s. Her husband has lived there all his life. Their civic pride in and devotion to all things Sidney is reflected in the quality of the museum's displays, which includes a substantial array of donated artifacts. The museum's exhibits extend beyond the fort's military use which ended in 1899. There are even displays covering recent military campaigns. The exhibits are enhanced by the well-thought-out floor plans and painstakingly identified artifacts detailing the history of Fort Sidney and the remarkable involvement in our nation's growth by the county's local populace. Local history is also well-documented and extremely interesting!There is no entrance fee. However, donations are gratefully accepted. Julie told us that on weekdays there is a tour guide available during normal operating hours. Three buildings remain of the old Fort Sidney. Julie offered to walk us over to the commanding officers house, but due to time constraints we had already spent most of the day's allotted "museum attraction time" at the fort and still had Carhenge ahead of us.This is a fascinating museum well worth your time!

Our Nebraska Passport Adventure concluded our Memorial Day Weekend with a visit to the Fort Sidney Museum. This was a truly interesting experience, with the community of Sidney donating many of the artifacts and antiques that are housed in this museum. There are some really unique pieces in this museum!!! We enjoyed our tour with our guide, who then walked us down the street to the Commanders Home - I have to say, that was fascinating, seeing how the family lived and what was expected of the Commander.Well worth the stop, and a lovely way to end our weekend and honor our military. Thanks to the community of Sidney and their dedicated volunteers who made this possible. You are preserving our history.

The place was interesting but the lady helping was very rude because my wife is mexican. And stuff and stuff and stuff. Du

I was expecting at least some remnants of a fort, but no. An old house that was the post commanders home and some old military hardware, limited hours, on a small side street with a very small sign. Don't go out of your way.

This museum is not handicap accessible to upstairs. That being said, it is certainly worth the time. Full of history and the guide is simply amazing. She has a deep love and appreciation for the museum - and is quite knowledgable. You will need to make an appointment during fall/winter months.

This is a place to take children and grandchild so they get an understanding how their grandparents or even great-grandparents lived back in time. Christmas time is a fun time to go, since it is decorated nicely for people to visit. Must see when in SIdney.

If you want to learn some Western Nebraska history, this is a good place to do it. In an original building (Officer's Quarter's) of historic Fort Sidney, and includes a tour of the Commandant's Quarters, down the street. Lots of stuff about Fort Sidney, a small town view of the Edwardian period in Western Nebraska. If you're interested in that kind of stuff, worth the stop.

The Museum is fun to tour and the history is interesting. Only drawback- It is not open at any particular set hours. You have to contact the Chamber to find out how to see ti. Additionally it's off the beaten path so many tourists wouldn't even know it's there. Worth the time it takes to investigate- Sidney has a rich hostory!

Perhaps you have to be a bit of a history buff to really enjoy this type of venue, but I found the Fort Sidney Museum to be quite a good one. Fort Sidney, in Sidney, Nebraska, was built as a means of protecting the builders of the Transcontinental Railway from Indian attacks. Most of the grounds of the old fort have been torn down, with houses built there. Three buildings remain, however. The 1871 Commanding Officer's Quarters remains and is superb condition, and is full of museum-quality memorabilia from the original fort, as well as era period pieces. The docent who was there the day I visited gave me an excellent tour, although you are free to walk through on your own. As museums of this sort go, this is one of the better ones, and at a reasonable entrance price. The old powder magazine is a couple of blocks away and can still be seen. I was a little disappointed that the door frame of the 1884 Officer's Quarters was swelled so badly from the humidity that I couldn't go in to see that building...something that I found rather irresponsible not to immediately repair...after all, Sidney isn't exactly bursting with tourist sites! But, it's difficult to be upset when the people at a site are so friendly and otherwise accommodating...so I'll give them a pass on this issue. If you're a history buff, this is well worth a stop.