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Museum Division, Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization, and Security
"Fort Riley Museums"
 
 
Mission Statement as approved by the Center of Military History:
"To collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret those materials that are integral parts of the history and traditions of the U.S. Cavalry from 1775 to 1950. In addition, the Museum Division is responsible for exhibiting and interpreting the history of Fort Riley from its establishment to the present, to include its various schools, major commands, and community life. To support post education, training, research, and historical programs. The museum will provide educational programs and services."
 

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Members of Troop 177 of the Boy Scouts of America pose with Scoutmasters, committee members and members of American Legion Post No. 159, their sponsoring organization, in 1938 on Main Post. The troop was comprised of African-American youth, whose fathers were stationed at Fort Riley. Boy Scouts Day, which celebrates the organization’s founding in 1910, is Feb. 8.
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Fort Riley Museum's Information
Fort Riley Musuems information includes hours of operation, driving directions,a nd requirements to enter post.
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Fort Riley Driving Tour
Your tour will include the historic Main Post area as well as a drive through the Camp Whitside and Camp Funston areas. We hope you enjoy your driving tour and come to appreciate and enjoy the rich history that is Fort Riley.
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Fort Riley Walking Tour
As you walk this route, you will experience the rich architectural styles that set Fort Riley apart from most Army installations. The buildings are of native limestone and attest to the fort’s permanence and service to the nation. We hope your tour will be enjoyable as well as educational.
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New exhibit focuses on frontier home life
Debbie Clark, museum technician of Cavalry collections, DPTMS, left, and Robert Smith, director, Fort Riley museums, right, pose in front of the newly opened exhibit, Home Life on the Frontier: 1855-1900, Dec. 5 at the U.S. Cavalry Museum. Photo by: Julie Fiedler, POST.

"Life on the prairie was rough," said Dr. Robert Smith, director, Fort Riley museums, Directorate of Plans, Training, ...
New mule training exhibit opens at Cavalry Museum on post
A donation of photographs from retired 1st Lt. Jimmy Handford of New York made Fort Riley Museum Division’s newest exhibit possible. Visitors can see how mules were trained at Fort Riley and used to bring supplies and food to the frontlines in Europe and Africa during World War II on terrain too rough for mechanized vehicles. Photo by: Pamela Redford, POST.

Fort Riley's Museum Division opened a new exhibit Aug. 16 thanks to a generous donation of photographs from retired 1st ...
Old Glory Antiques & Crafts Gift Shop
New items in Gift Shop.

Old Glory Antiques & Crafts, located in the US Cavalry Museum, Building 205, sells unique gift items and souvenirs.


Museum Division Resources and Services
Archives

The Museum Division is a resource for Fort Riley soldiers and commanders to enrich awareness, understanding and appreciation ...
1st Infantry Division - Big Red One
Birth of the 1st Division

The storyboards located in the 1st Division Headquarters chronicle significant events in the history of the 1st Infantry ...
Custer House Rentals
Custer House, 24 Sheridan Avenue, Main Post.

If you are interested in renting the Custer House Side B for your next event or function please call (785) 239-2737 for more ...
Images of Historic Fort Riley
FORT RILEY 1866. In the fall of 1866, the Seventh United States Cavalry was organized at Fort Riley under the command of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer. At this time, the Quartermaster Department conducted a survey of post buildings that included a photograph of the Main Post area. This is the earliest known photograph of Fort Riely, taken in the fall of that year. The building foreground is the post physician's quarters. This building was torn down in the late 1930s.

The fort was established in 1853 as a military post to protect the movement of people and trade over the Oregon-California and ...
Fort Riley Pictorial History Book Available
Cover for the Fort Riley Pictorial History book.

Arcadia Publishing has released a pictorial history of Fort Riley. The book features over 150 photographs, covering the ...
 
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