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Upcoming “History Talks” Presentation on Lakota Statesman Spotted Tail
In January, the South Dakota State Historical Society’s virtual “History Talks” author speaker series features professor emeritus of Native American Studies at the University of Montana Richmond Clow, speaking about his book, “Spotted Tail: Warrior and Statesman.”
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South Dakota History Explores Deadwood Fires and 1972 Black Hills Flood
The annual historic preservation issue of “South Dakota History,” the quarterly journal of the South Dakota State Historical Society.
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Jolley Historic District in Clay County Listed to National Register of Historic Places
The Jolley Historic District in Vermillion has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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Historic Vermillion Home Listed To National Register
The Basil H. and Frances Jacobson House in Vermillion has been added to the National Register of Historic Places..
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Dec. 8 “History Talks” presentation on Mathis murders
For December, the South Dakota State Historical Society’s virtual “History Talks” author speaker series features veteran journalist and former state legislator Noel Hamiel and his new book, “South Dakota’s Mathis Murders: Horror in the Heartland.”
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State Historical Society children’s picture book on Western artist Charlie Russell wins Spur Award
“Charlie Russell and the Gnomes of Bull Head Lodge,” published by the South Dakota State Historical Society, has won a Spur Award from the Western Writers of America.
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‘Cozy Quilts’ featured March 19 at Cultural Heritage Center Family Fun Saturday
Visitors can pick up a project bag to create their own nine-patch quilt block ornament at home during the March 19 Family Fun Saturday Take-to-Make at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre.
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Preorders open for State Historical Society book on untold Black Hills Japanese American story
An upcoming book for young readers from the South Dakota State Historical Society is now available for preorder at sdhspress.com.
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Preorders open for new State Historical Society biography of Gov. Joe Foss
Artist Hector Curriel’s new book from the South Dakota State Historical Society, “American Ace: Joe Foss, Fighter Pilot,” is packed with trials and triumphs as his subject, a future South Dakota governor, overcomes difficult and dangerous situations at the height of battle in the Pacific during World War II.
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‘Fighting the Good War’ State Historical Society History Conference early bird registration ends March 15
The South Dakota State Historical Society’s 2022 History Conference and Governor’s Awards for History is taking place April 22-23, at the Pierre Ramkota Hotel and Convention Center.
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Sisseton Agency Headquarters & Wacipi Grounds listed in National Register of Historic Places
The Sisseton Agency Headquarters & Wacipi Grounds of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation was recently placed in the National Register of Historic Places, according to the South Dakota State Historical Society.
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State Historical Society March 3 program features female pilots of World War II
The South Dakota State Historical Society is hosting historian and author Katherine Sharp Landdeck at its March “History Talk,” Thursday, March 3, from 7-8 p.m. CST (6-7 p.m. MST).
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State Historical Society Feb. 10 program addresses what really happened during Laura Ingalls Wilder’s ‘Long Winter’
The South Dakota State Historical Society is hosting author Cindy Wilson at its February “History Talks,” Thursday, Feb. 10, from 7-8 p.m. CST (6-7 p.m. MST).