Featured Stories
A Historical Treasure Hunt
The long lost ledger of the 1st Dakota Cavalry is coming into the 21st century.
Alcester’s Music Man
DeeCort Hammitt’s music was played around the world, but “Hail, South Dakota” was his ...
Finding Frank Ashford
Troy McQuillen is the latest Aberdonian exploring the mysteries that surround Brown County’s most ...
The Lost 74
A barber in Brookings, a trucker and hundreds of other survivors keep alive the memory of sailors who ...
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March 23 - December 31High Strung: Five Centuries of Stringed Keyboard Instruments - Vermillion
April 01 - April 30Month of the Military Child - Pierre
April 25 - April 2656th Annual Dakota Conference - Sioux Falls
April 25On the Farm Front: Agriculture During WWII - Brookings
April 25 - April 27Love, Loss, and What I Wore - Pierre
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Columns
August 4, 2021
A Tradition of Stewardship
Generations of Boy Scouts have tended the lonely grave of an infant buried in the Badlands. [read More]
July 6, 2021
Bob’s Last Story about Jack McCall
Yankton historian Bob Hanson passionately pursued the story behind Jack McCall’s trial and execution. [read More]
February 22, 2021
Bridges to History
Stories about our most famous figures from the people who embody them today. [read More]
August 26, 2020
The Mysterious Custer Graves
Do six members of the famed Seventh Cavalry rest at the Bon Homme Cemetery? [read More]