Saturday, October 1, 2022

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1
SDSU Family Weekend Collections Storage Tours
977 11th Street
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SDSU Family Weekend Collections Storage Tours

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 […]

October 1, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Free
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Monday, October 3, 2022

Oct
3
Hannah Haksgaard Lunch & Learn Program
977 11th Street
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Hannah Haksgaard Lunch & Learn Program

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. […]

October 3, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Free
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Monday, October 10, 2022

Oct
10
Native American Day: Museum is Open
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Native American Day: Museum is Open

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, […]

October 10, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Museum Admission
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Thursday, October 13, 2022

Oct
13
Playful Preschoolers: Dough Day
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Playful Preschoolers: Dough Day

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!

October 13, 2022 @ 8:30 am - 11:00 am
$16 – $20
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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Oct
19
Coffee with Vets

Coffee with Vets

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.

October 19, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Thursday, October 27, 2022

Oct
27
No Crossroads: Community and the Sense of Place on the Great Plains with Dr. Tom Isern
977 11th Street
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No Crossroads: Community and the Sense of Place on the Great Plains with Dr. Tom Isern

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 […]

October 27, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Free
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Thursday, November 3, 2022

Nov
3
Journey Into the Past – Verna K. Boyd
515 3rd Street

Journey Into the Past – Verna K. Boyd

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 […]

November 3, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Free
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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Nov
8
“Warrior Women” Documentary Screening and Discussion
515 3rd Street

“Warrior Women” Documentary Screening and Discussion

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 […]

November 8, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Nov
15
“In the Night of Memory” Author Talk with Linda LeGarde Grover
515 3rd Street

“In the Night of Memory” Author Talk with Linda LeGarde Grover

A virtual author talk by Linda LeGarde Grover. LeGarde Grover, award-winning author and professor emeritus of American Indian studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth, will discuss her novel "In the Night of Memory," as well as her writing process and inspiration for the novel. This author talk will still be screened in the Library’s […]

November 15, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Free
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