ABOUT CONNIE GISI Drawing, painting, and the love of animals and the outdoors, have been a part of Connie Gisi’s life since childhood. Her mission is to put on paper or canvas what others pass by, but don’t actually see. She paints Plein Air (French term for painting in nature), or from photos she has […]
Visiting for SDSU Family Weekend? Stop by the Agricultural Heritage Museum to see our exhibits or stop by our collection storage building north of the museum and take a behind the scenes tour of part of our large artifact collection. Both the museum and collection storage tour are free and open to the public. For […]
The Agricultural Heritage Museum and Ness School of Economics are excited to welcome Hannah Haksgaard to the museum for a Lunch & Learn program. Hannah is an associate professor at the University of South Dakota School of Law and will be discussing her published work entitled Including Unmarried Women in the Homestead Act of 1862. […]
School is out, and we are open for a special day of play! Join us as we celebrate Native American Day. Learn how to hoop dance near the Dakota Tipi and explore all of our Museum exhibits from 10 am to 5 pm! Join us for a Buffalo Box Demonstration at 11 am, 1 pm, […]
Ages 3-5 | Drop Off Optional | Registration Required | $20 ($16 members) Preschool camps offer a great opportunity to make new friends, learn new skills, and have fun adventures. With our hands-on approach to learning, remember to dress for a mess!
Join us at Kool Beans for Coffee with Vets every Third Wednesday at 11am, where we'll discuss programs and topics of interest to the Veteran community. Free coffee, camaraderie and guest speakers.
In our part of the country, we live with a certain set of assumptions: that ours is a difficult land, disadvantaged in resources; that we are far from the center of things, whatever that is; and most pernicious of all, that our best days are behind us. These are all ideas to be challenged, for […]
Boyd introduces audiences to the First Nations people who made their homes in southeastern South Dakota – Omaha, Ponca, Ioway – and discusses their traditional way of life. She will review farming techniques and crops, as well as discuss and exhibit artifacts, sample trade items, replicas of dog travois, tools and pottery. Native American Heritage […]
the Library will host a screening and discussion of the documentary “Warrior Women”. Warrior Women is the story of Madonna Thunder Hawk, an AIM leader who shaped a kindred group of activists' children - including her daughter Marcy - into the "We Will Remember" Survival School as a Native alternative to government-run education. Together, Madonna […]