Pioneer Historical Museum of South Dakota Event Page

Presented by the Fall River County Historical Society, Saturday, January 12, 2008
Membership is not required to attend this important history conference.

Mueller Center, 801 South 6th, Hot Springs, SD. Registration/Sign-in: 8:30 A. M.;

Program begins at 9:15 with National Anthem. Conference concludes at 3:15 P.M. followed by a 15 minute annual meeting of the Fall River County Historical Society. Members are encouraged to attend.

Focus on Fall River County History Conference presenters are:

Jim McLaird-"Calamity Jane in Hot Springs"
Dorothy Kaiser-"Teaching at Hot Springs Elementary School (now Pioneer Museum)"
Russell Wyatt-"Construction of Angostura Dam"
June Wilkinson-"Homesteading on the Angostura Irrigation Project"
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Dawn Johnson-"The Water Carnival in Hot Springs"
Suzanne Julin-"Art and Architecture of Hot Springs' Sandstone Buildings"
Annee Cassens-"The Army Post at the Mouth of Red Canyon"
John Sides-"Claude Barr's Wildflowers of the Great Plains, Grasslands & Hills"

------ Print and Mail HISTORY CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM LINK ----
FEES DUE BY JANUARY 6, 2008

• Adults—conference $22.00 per person (includes noon meal)

• Students—conference $12.00 per person (includes noon meal)

• Membership Combo—conference and annual membership $32.00 per adult or $30.00 per Senior Citizen, and $17.00 student

•Lifetime membership $100.00 per person (includes a copy of the book, “Fall River

Pioneer Histories,” a $59.95 value, recently reprinted by the Historical Society.)

To guarantee your spot, please pre-register. Conference fees for walk-ins remains the same, but the noon meal may not be available. (Make check out to Fall River County Historical Society)
Please click, print, and mail conference registration and fee to:

Dave Purtill, Treasurer

P.O. Box 361

Hot Springs, 57747

Conference questions? Contact Peggy Sanders, Oral, SD. Email peggy@rapidnet.com or phone (605) 424-2795.

Pioneer Harvest Day:
Saturday, September 22, 2007
9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
$1.00 per person, plus non-perishable food item for the Hot Springs Food Pantry
Enjoy a day at the Pioneer Museum of Hot Springs, SD! Bring your antiques as an antique appraiser will be available to evaluate your "treasures". Appraiser hours are 9:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. and 1:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M., with a $1.00 fee for each item appraised. All fees benefit the Pioneer Museum or the Hot Springs Food Pantry. Entertainment scheduled throughout the day includes the Oral Taste Buddies, Sandstone Singers, Lynn Mason's music students, Valerie and Tracy Bastian, and Dave Love (a bagpiper). Barb Sharp will demonstrate quilting, and Judy Cox will demonstrate spinning and weaving. Children's activities are planned and food will be available. You can visit the museum (with its 26 rooms of Fall River county history) for $1 and a nonperishable food item to be donated to the Hot Springs food pantry!
Questions? Contact Peggy Sanders, Oral, SD. Email peggy@rapidnet.com or phone (605) 424-2795.

Photos of the Pioneer Harvest Day Celebration