|
Monday April 1
1
|
Tuesday April 2
2
|
Wednesday April 3
3
|
Thursday April 4
4
-
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Brainstorming: The Human Connection - Bruce Roseland - Poetry on the Road
10:30 am – 11:30 am Brainstorming: The Human Connection - Bruce Roseland - Poetry on the Road VIRTUAL EVENT SouthDakota’s eighth Poet Laureate Bruce Roseland joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggsto talk about the SD State Poetry Society’s Poetry on the Road Tour.
Zoom Link
Scholar: Lawrence Diggs with Bruce Roseland
Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council
Please let us know what you thought of the program! https://sdhumanities.wufoo.com/forms/r10zvgvg124kfm2/
-
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
MMIP - Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm MMIP - Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Gregory Public Library, 112 E 5th St, Gregory Lily Mendoza of “Red Ribbon Skirt Society” and author Joseph Marshall III will be presenting on Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP). Joseph will be discussing the May release of his latest bookSing For The Red Dress about the MMIP issue, and Lily is a trainer on the issue.
Sponsored by: Gregory Public Library
For more information, contact:Tara Engel <gregorylibrary@gmail.com>
|
Friday April 5
5
-
All Day
South Dakota State Historical Society Annual History Conference 2024
Friday April 5 – Saturday April 6 South Dakota State Historical Society Annual History Conference 2024 Ramkota Hotel, 920 W Sioux Ave, Pierre, SD 57501, USA Twenty-five years ago, the world feared Y2K would disrupt our newly computer-dependent society. Since then, technology has reached greater heights, and the ways we tell South Dakota’s history have changed dramatically. The 2024 History Conference theme Embracing the new Millennium: 25 Years Since Y2K, will serve and educate the public by highlighting the innovative ways history is being discovered, studied, and utilized.
Scholars: Michael W. Runge, Timothy J. Pavek, Nancy Hallenbeck, Amy Scott-Stoltz, Laurie L. Langland, Paul Horsted, Michele Christian, Shane Balkowitsch
Sponsored by: South Dakota Historical Society Foundation
For more information, contact: Nancy Tapken <nancy.tapken@state.sd.us>
-
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Sarah Campbell – She Vanquished with the Vanguard of Civilization
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Sarah Campbell – She Vanquished with the Vanguard of Civilization Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 217 Hustan Ave, Fort Pierre Also known as Aunt Sally, “Sarah Campbell” tells you in her own words about her experience with the Custer’s Black Hills Expedition of 1874, finding gold on French Creek, returning to the Black Hills in 1876 to recover her claim of the Custer Mining Company and providing much-needed services to her community. Noted as the first non-Native woman to explore the Black Hills, you will discover who really was the first white woman to come into the Black Hills. (Chautauqua)
Joyce’s presentation will be part of the annual meeting of the SDEA-Retired organization. SDEA members are also invited to attend.
Scholar: Joyce Jefferson
Sponsored by: South Dakota Education Association Retired Chapter
For more information, contact:LouAnn Jensen <louann.jensen@sdea.org>
-
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
David Grann Lecture and Book Signing - Killers of the Flower Moon: The Arc of Justice
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm David Grann Lecture and Book Signing - Killers of the Flower Moon: The Arc of Justice SDSU PAC - Larson Memorial Concert Hall, 1601 11th St, Brookings, SD 57006, USA Author David Grann will present a lecture on his book Killers of the Flower Moon which tells the true story of the Osage Reign of Terror in the 1920s, during which Osage tribal members were systematically murdered in a vast conspiracy to overtake their oil rich land. The lecture will be followed by a book signing.
Tickets will be available to the general public on a first-come, first-served basis as follows:
- Thursday, March 28th, and Tuesday, April 2nd, in-person only at PAC Box Office from 1:00-4:00 PM. Max 2 tickets per person.
- Wednesday, April 3rd, Thursday, April 4th, and Friday, April 5th, in-person at PAC Box Office from 1:00-4:00 PM AND online. Max 2 tickets per person.
Scholar: David Grann
Sponsored By: SDSU – School of English and Interdisciplinary Studies
For more information, contact: Jason McEntee<jason.mcentee@sdstate.edu>
|
Saturday April 6
6
-
All Day
South Dakota State Historical Society Annual History Conference 2024
Friday April 5 – Saturday April 6 South Dakota State Historical Society Annual History Conference 2024 Ramkota Hotel, 920 W Sioux Ave, Pierre, SD 57501, USA Twenty-five years ago, the world feared Y2K would disrupt our newly computer-dependent society. Since then, technology has reached greater heights, and the ways we tell South Dakota’s history have changed dramatically. The 2024 History Conference theme Embracing the new Millennium: 25 Years Since Y2K, will serve and educate the public by highlighting the innovative ways history is being discovered, studied, and utilized.
Scholars: Michael W. Runge, Timothy J. Pavek, Nancy Hallenbeck, Amy Scott-Stoltz, Laurie L. Langland, Paul Horsted, Michele Christian, Shane Balkowitsch
Sponsored by: South Dakota Historical Society Foundation
For more information, contact: Nancy Tapken <nancy.tapken@state.sd.us>
-
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
MMIP - The Missing and Murdered Screening
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm MMIP - The Missing and Murdered Screening Rapid City Public Library, 610 Quincy St, Rapid City Learn about the Sioux Nation’s ride from Santee Reservation in Nebraska to the South Dakota capitol of Pierre to raise awareness and commemorate the missing and murdered Indigenous women and children of their culture. The ride commemorates the families who were moved from the mass hanging in Mankato, Minnesota and raises awareness on missing and murdered Indigenous people in the region.
Sponsored by: Rapid City Public Library
For more information, contact: Aly Quinn <AQuinn@rcplib.org>
|
Sunday April 7
7
|
Monday April 8
8
|
Tuesday April 9
9
-
8:09 am – 9:09 am
From Wentworth to the Western Front: The World War One Odyssey of Private John Warns
8:09 am – 9:09 am From Wentworth to the Western Front: The World War One Odyssey of Private John Warns O'Gorman High School, 3201 S Kiwanis Ave, Sioux Falls Lofthus places the World War I era correspondence of the Warns family from South Dakota into the broader context of world and regional events surrounding World War I. The program explores the impact of propaganda, the issue of dissent on the home front, and Private Warns’ reconciliation with his former enemies decades after the war. Dr. Lofthus will profile his book From Wentworth to the Western Front for history students at O’Gorman High School.
Scholar: Rich Lofthus
Sponsored by:O’Gorman High School
For more information, contact:Jeff Gordon <jgordon@ogknights.org>
-
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Heirlooms: Creative Life Writing Workshop
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Heirlooms: Creative Life Writing Workshop VIRTUAL EVENT Have you always wanted to record your memories onto paper so your family can cherish your stories for years to come? This workshop provides writing prompts which encourage participants to pen their life memories through sensory detail. Creative writing has many benefits aside from preserving valuable memories. It helps sharpen the mind and provides a therapeutic outlet for emotions. For the workshop, please have access to a notebook and pen or a Word program on your computer. All ages of adults are welcome to attend. This workshop will teach skills for obituary writing.
Scholar: Molly Barari
Sponsored by: SDSU, West River Research & Extension, Rapid City
For more information, contact:Leacey Brown <leacey.brown@sdstate.edu>
-
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Hearts of the Hills - Sherl Cederburg and Pegie Douglas
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Hearts of the Hills - Sherl Cederburg and Pegie Douglas Meade County Senior Citizen Center, 919 Harley Davidson Way, Sturgis Pegie Douglas and Sherl Cederburg are a musician/poet duo who present a musical glimpse of the Black Hills and the West. They will have you sitting around the campfire, riding the hills, and taking a walk back through history, stirred by their stories in song and poetry. Pegie’s strong, beautiful voice and Sherl’s meadowlark-in-the-morning crispness blend well together as they transition smoothly from song to spoken word.
Scholars: Sheri Cederburg and Pegie Douglas
Sponsored by: Meade County Senior Citizen Center
For more information, contact: Noreen Suniga <mcseniorcitizens@gmail.com>
-
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Poetry on the Road
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Poetry on the Road Waterfront Gallery for the Arts, 207 E Missouri Ave Suite 1A, Pierre, SD 57501, USA The Poetry on the Road project consists of a series of monthly poetry readings around the state over the course of a year. At each location, South Dakota State Poetry Society (SDSPS) members from that area will participate. The readings by SDSPS member poets will be followed by a Q & A session and an open mic, during which any area poets will be invited to sign up and read their work.
Scholars: John Nelson, Bruce Roseland
Sponsored by: The South Dakota State Poetry Society
For more information, visithttps://sdpoetry.org/poetry-on-the-road/or contact: Dana Yost <indyed2003@yahoo.com>
|
Wednesday April 10
10
-
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Monthly Lakota Cultural & Language Instruction - Wiwayang Wacipi Tawicoyake (The Teachings of the Sundance)
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Monthly Lakota Cultural & Language Instruction - Wiwayang Wacipi Tawicoyake (The Teachings of the Sundance) Virtual Event NOTE: This event takes place at 12:00 pm Mountain Time. See below for Zoom registration.
The Monthly Lakota Cultural & Language Instruction will provide cultural teachings and discussions to encourage cultural identity development among indigenous youth and families. These teachings will strengthen families by learning Lakota language, cultural practices, creativity, and lifeways to promote healing, harmony and Wolakota (peace/balance) among families, and support the social, emotional, and cultural development of the Wakanyela (children). Based on Lakota values and ways of knowing and being, this series encourage understanding and awareness of Lakota culture for all community members, in order to better serve indigenous families.
Register for Zoom Webinar here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NSnvx4Z8T1W98kFyvjy1ag
Scholar: Richard Two Dogs
Sponsored by: Friends of the Children – He Sapa
For more information, contact Trivia Afraid of Lightning-Craddock <tcraddock@friendshesapa.org>
-
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Little and Often 2024 One Book Discussion
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Little and Often 2024 One Book Discussion Children's Museum of South Dakota, 521 4th St, Brookings 2024 One Book South Dakota
A book discussion of Little and Often: A Memoir by Trent Preszler
Sponsored by: Children’s Museum Book Club
For more information, contact:Lillian Greenbaum <greenbaum@brookings.net>
-
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Inspiring South Dakota Changemakers
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Inspiring South Dakota Changemakers Washington Pavilion; Belbas Theater; South Main Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD This event is in tandem with National Geographic’s Women: A Century of Change, a traveling photography exhibition, that will be on display in the Visual Arts Center February -June 2024. Local artists will inspire a younger generation of women to be boundary-breaking history-makers in their own community. .
Scholars/Photographers: Anna Reich, Em Nguyen, and Hollie Leggett
Sponsored by: The Washington Pavilion
For more information, contact: Brett Cooper <bcooper@washingtonpavilion.org>
|
Thursday April 11
11
-
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Brainstorming: The Human Connection - Conor McMahon - The Journey Museum
10:30 am – 11:30 am Brainstorming: The Human Connection - Conor McMahon - The Journey Museum VIRTUAL EVENT ConorMcMahon, the new Executive Director of the Journey Museum and Learning Center inRapid City, joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs to share about the museum’s goalsand programs.
Zoom Link
Scholar: Lawrence Diggs with Conor McMahon
Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council
Please let us know what you thought of the program! https://sdhumanities.wufoo.com/forms/r10zvgvg124kfm2/
-
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Going Out Green: 21st Century Natural Burial Options in South Dakota
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Going Out Green: 21st Century Natural Burial Options in South Dakota Mitchell Public Library, 221 N Duff St, Mitchell “Green,” or natural, burial conserves natural resources and restores and/or preserves wildlife habitat. It is more environmentally sensitive than cremation, and costs significantly less than other burial practices. Currently, there are 80 certified natural burial grounds in 31 states and Washington. DC. In South Dakota, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Sioux Falls was the first cemetery in the upper Midwest to be certified as a Green Burial Council provider. This presentation focuses on the American history and practices of natural burial since the 1700s, as well as suggestions on how to participate in this effort to make burial environmentally sound.
Scholar: Anne Dilenschneider
Sponsored by:Mitchell Public Library
For more information, contact:Zack North <znorth@cityofmitchell.org>
-
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Poetry on the Road
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Poetry on the Road Red Rooster Coffee House, 218 S Main St, Aberdeen, SD 57401, USA The Poetry on the Road project consists of a series of monthly poetry readings around the state over the course of a year. At each location, South Dakota State Poetry Society (SDSPS) members from that area will participate. The readings by SDSPS member poets will be followed by a Q & A session and an open mic, during which any area poets will be invited to sign up and read their work.
Scholars: Pen Pearson, Lysbeth Benkert, Marcella Remund
Sponsored by: The South Dakota State Poetry Society
For more information, visithttps://sdpoetry.org/poetry-on-the-road/or contact: Dana Yost <indyed2003@yahoo.com>
|
Friday April 12
12
|
Saturday April 13
13
|
Sunday April 14
14
|
Monday April 15
15
|
Tuesday April 16
16
-
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Little and Often 2024 One Book Discussion
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Little and Often 2024 One Book Discussion Hazel L. Meyer Memorial Library, 102 1st St NE, DeSmet 2024 One Book South Dakota
A book discussion of Little and Often: A Memoir by Trent Preszler
Scholar: Jean Patrick
Sponsored by: Hazel L. Meyer Memorial Library
For more information, contact:Mary Purintun <desmetlibrary@cityofdesmet.com>
-
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Poetry on the Road
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Poetry on the Road The BrickHouse; 106 SE 2nd St, Madison, SD The Poetry on the Road project consists of a series of monthly poetry readings around the state over the course of a year. At each location, South Dakota State Poetry Society (SDSPS) members from that area will participate. The readings by SDSPS member poets will be followed by a Q & A session and an open mic, during which any area poets will be invited to sign up and read their work.
Scholars: John Nelson, Marcella Remund, Bruce Roseland
Sponsored by: The South Dakota State Poetry Society
For more information, visithttps://sdpoetry.org/poetry-on-the-road/or contact: Dana Yost <indyed2003@yahoo.com>
|
Wednesday April 17
17
-
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Women Workers at Mount Rushmore During the Carving Years
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Women Workers at Mount Rushmore During the Carving Years Rapid City Public Library, 610 Quincy St, Rapid City Yes, there were women working at Mount Rushmore during this time, but what did these women do? Kirkpatrick will answer this question along with an examination of the various duties these women performed.
Scholar: Jeanie Kirkpatrick
Sponsored By:Rapid City Public Library
For more information, contact:Aly Quinn <aquinn@rcplib.org>
-
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Life & Music of Badger Clark, South Dakota's First Poet Laureate
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm The Life & Music of Badger Clark, South Dakota's First Poet Laureate Lemmon Public Library, 303 1st Ave W, Lemmon An hour-long program narrating the life of Badger Clark interspersed with many of his poems set to music.
Scholar: Pegie Douglas
Sponsored By: Lemmon Public Library
For more information, contact: Raven Christman <lemmonlibrary@outlook.com>
|
Thursday April 18
18
-
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Brainstorming: The Human Connection - Yvonne Hollenbeck – Cowboy Poetry
10:30 am – 11:30 am Brainstorming: The Human Connection - Yvonne Hollenbeck – Cowboy Poetry VIRTUAL EVENT Yvonne Hollenbeck,Poet, Quilter, Entertainer, and current SDHC Scholar, joins SDHC Scholar LawrenceDiggs for a conversation about and sharing of cowboy poetry.
Scholar: Lawrence Diggs with Yvonne Hollenbeck
Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council
Please let us know what you thought of the program! https://sdhumanities.wufoo.com/forms/r10zvgvg124kfm2/
-
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm The Lewis and Clark Expedition Harrisburg Community Library - Community Room, 200 E Willow St, Harrisburg Dr. Brad Tennant will cover various aspects of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, with specific attention to Lewis and Clark in South Dakota. There will be 45 minutes for the presentation and 15 minutes for Q&A by audience members.
Scholar: Brad Tennant
Sponsored by: Harrisburg Community Library
For more information, contact: Cheyenne Chontos <cheyenne.chontos@harrisburgsd.gov>
|
Friday April 19
19
|
Saturday April 20
20
-
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Heirlooms: Creative Life Writing Workshop
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Heirlooms: Creative Life Writing Workshop Custer County Library, 447 Crook St #4, Custer Have you always wanted to record your memories onto paper so your family can cherish your stories for years to come? This workshop provides writing prompts which encourage participants to pen their life memories through sensory detail. Creative writing has many benefits aside from preserving valuable memories. It helps sharpen the mind and provides a therapeutic outlet for emotions. For the workshop, please have access to a notebook and pen or a Word program on your computer. All ages of adults are welcome to attend. This will be a poetry-themed life story writing workshop.
Scholar: Molly Barari
Sponsored by: Custer County Library
For more information, contact: Sarah Myers <smyers@custercountysd.com>
|
Sunday April 21
21
|
Monday April 22
22
-
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
MMIP - Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Seminar
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm MMIP - Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Seminar Sisseton Wahpeton College Auditorium, 12572 BIA Hwy 700, Agency Village The presenter will be Melanie Stoneman, Program Manager SWO Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Program, whose main focus is to make sure communities are aware of what to do when someone goes missing and provide the resources in their community to help search or create a search party. She will also discuss the prevention and intervention measures of how we become at risk to MMIW and the history behind MMIW.
Sponsored by: Sisseton Wahpeton College Library
For more information, contact: Delphine Hagel <dhagel@swcollege.edu>
|
Tuesday April 23
23
|
Wednesday April 24
24
-
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Baseball, Preachers, and Funerals
9:00 am – 10:00 am Baseball, Preachers, and Funerals Freeman Academy Chapel, 748 S Main St, Freeman Using a storytelling format, Phyllis transports audiences back in time to the influences of small town and rural life that are fast disappearing. She shares from a child’s perspective when life was simpler, telephones had a special place on a wall or desk, all older people were called grandma and grandpa, and children created their own fun.
Scholar: Phyllis Schrag
Sponsored by:Freeman Academy
For more information, contact: Lynelle Hofer <lhofer@freemanacademy.org>
|
Thursday April 25
25
-
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, I Am My Mother After All
10:00 am – 11:00 am Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, I Am My Mother After All Good Samaritan Society - Prairie Creek, 4400 W Creekside Dr, Sioux Falls You say or do something, and you wonder “where did that come from?” only to remember your mother said and did that and suddenly you realize you have become your mother. In a PowerPoint™ presentation, audience members will be reminded of common expressions used by our mothers, along with humorous stories that help us understand the powerful gene pool from which we came. The presentation also includes inspiring quotes attributed to notable famous women of all generations.
This is a Victorian Tea Party with traditional tea time luncheon. Tables will be set with traditional English high tea settings and decor.
Scholar: Phyllis Schrag
Sponsored by:Good Samaritan Society – Prairie Creek
For more information, contact: Jenny Christensen <jennifer.christensen1@good-sam.com>
-
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Brainstorming: The Human Connection - Haley Omeasoo – Ohkomi Forensics
10:30 am – 11:30 am Brainstorming: The Human Connection - Haley Omeasoo – Ohkomi Forensics VIRTUAL EVENT HaleyOmeasoo, President and Executive Director of Ohkomi Forensics and enrolledmember of the Hopi Tribe, joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs to share about thegrassroots organization committed to assisting the Indigenous community withissues including Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) and the NativeAmerican Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
Scholar: Lawrence Diggs with Haley Omeasoo
Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council
Please let us know what you thought of the program! https://sdhumanities.wufoo.com/forms/r10zvgvg124kfm2/
|
Friday April 26
26
|
Saturday April 27
27
-
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
MMIP - Docuseries Showing & Discussion: Murder in Big Horn
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm MMIP - Docuseries Showing & Discussion: Murder in Big Horn Yankton Community Library, 515 Walnut St, Yankton This mini-series examines the disappearances and possible murders of several Indigenous women during a short period of time in rural Big Horn, MT. The series is rated TV-MAand runs approximately 2hours and 34 minutes. Discussion to follow.
Sponsored by: Yankton Community Library
For more information, contact:Kelly <kodea@cityofyankton.org> Linda <ldobrovolny@cityofyankton.org> Dana <dschmidt@cityofyankton.org>
|
Sunday April 28
28
|
Monday April 29
29
|
Tuesday April 30
30
-
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
MMIP - MMIP Discussion Panel of Experts
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm MMIP - MMIP Discussion Panel of Experts Yankton Community Library, 515 Walnut St, Yankton Learn more about MMIP, as well as current issues that Indigenous people face and how you can support our Indigenous communities from a panel of experts. Our panelists include Marlys Big Eagle & Troy Morley with the U.S. Department of Justice, Dr. Elise Boxer with the University of South Dakota, and Arial Swallow, a University of South Dakota PhD Clinical Psychology Candidate, with Mayor Stephanie Moser to moderate the discussion. Childcare for children ages 3-10 years is available during the panel discussion. Grab a free personal protective device at this program while supplies last.
Sponsored by: Yankton Community Library
For more information, contact:Kelly <kodea@cityofyankton.org> Linda <ldobrovolny@cityofyankton.org> Dana <dschmidt@cityofyankton.org>
|
|
|
|
|