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History
Painting the Trophies
After an Aberdeen museum’s benefactor bequeathed his controversial collection of wildlife trophies, two artists found a way forward.
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 gift to the state he loved.
Finding Frank Ashford
Troy McQuillen is the latest Aberdonian exploring the mysteries that surround Brown County’s most famous artist.
The Lost 74
A barber in Brookings, a trucker and hundreds of other survivors keep alive the memory of sailors who died on the Frank E. Evans five decades ago.
The Violinist and the Sculptor
Dorothy Comstock Ziolkowski Moreton dramatized South Dakota’s first half-century, performed with the Boston Symphony, and helped launch a Black Hills institution known worldwide. Then she disappeared from history — almost.
Always on Our Minds
Jack McCall gained infamy for killing Wild Bill Hickok in Deadwood, but his legend lives in Yankton.
Stories Beneath the Stones
Young researchers are uncovering the stories of soldiers buried in South Dakota’s national cemeteries. Photo by Buck Lovell.
Goodnight, Mrs. Pierre
Her radio voice was a godsend to rural families in the West River wilderness.
West Friends
The newly-restored Friendship Tower atop Mount Roosevelt is a lasting tribute to the friendship between a president and a Black Hills lawman — and the land they both cherished.
From Coach to Congress
Kennebec’s Jim Abdnor was a leader on the baseball diamond and inside the U.S. Capitol.
The Real Hero
American children learned about the World War II heroics of Rapid City’s Kenneth Scissons through the colorful panels of comic books.
