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May 2022

“Beans to Bullets: Frontier Foodways” living history program

May 20, 2022, 10 a.m.3 p.m.
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One event on May 21, 2022 at 10 a.m.

Fort Gibson Historic Site, 803 North Garrison Avenue Fort Gibson, OK 74434

On May 20 and 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Fort Gibson Historic Site will host a living history program titled “Beans to Bullets: Frontier Foodways.” Soldiers, settlers, and pioneers of Oklahoma had to gather, hunt, grow, and prepare food to sustain their lives on the frontier. Visitors will see Fort Gibson’s hunting equipment and hear about various methods of food preparation, including how to make items that were easy to preserve such as salted meats and hardtack.…

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