An update from the president of The Society of Friends of Fort Osage

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The Society of Friends of Fort Osage is pleased to announce two new social events in February and March. On February 12th, we will be hosting a meet the staff social for the public, and Fort Osage Volunteers to meet the Jackson County Parks + Rec staff members who work at Fort Osage. On March 12th, we will be hosting a Social for Fort Osage Volunteers to learn the clothing policy, recourses, and other information…

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Fort Osage Staff will do a short presentation on period clothing for Fort Osage, as well as show some images as examples and discuss what the national landmark's period clothing policy is.
Volunteers will present resources for making patterns, trading, sharing, and buying period clothing and accessories.

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Meet the people who work at Fort Osage National Historic Landmark and Jackson County Parks + Rec.

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The Society of Friends of Fort Osage purchased these garters in the Grand Festival of Chez les Canses auction and donated them to the fort. The garters were made by Clarence Warfield and are copied from a pair in the Peabody Museum at Harvard. William Clark had received a pair as a gift from the Osage.John Peterson, the Museum Curator at Fort Osage National Historic Landmark, said that they will be added to the Osage…

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