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SD State Archives

900 Governors Dr.

Pierre, SD 57501 

phone: 605-773-3804

fax: 605-773-6041

archref@state.sd.us

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Naturalization Records Index

     Search through First Papers & Second Papers to find your ancestors' Naturalization Records.

     Be sure to check BOTH First & Second Papers!!

 

Newspaper Database

     Search the index to find which South Dakota newspapers are microfilmed and available for research or interlibrary loan.

  Cemetery Records Index
       Search the index for burial information. This searchable database includes records that were cataloged as part of the WPA Cemetery Project (pre-1940s) plus any cemetery updates that our office has received. It is not a complete listing of all the burials in South Dakota.
  Civil War Veterans Census - 1885

       Search the index for both Confederate and Union Army Civil War Veterans who were living in South Dakota in 1885. There are almost 6,000 Veterans listed in the census.

 

Biographical Index of South Dakotans

       This index is a guide to published biographies on prominent South Dakotan's from roughly 1897 to 1930.  The index lists the names in alphabetical order giving the book number and page number in which the biography is found.

 

General Federation of Women's Clubs - Pioneer Daughters Collection

      The Pioneer Daughters Collection (H97-056) is the result of a statewide GFWC effort to collect and preserve the stories of female pioneers in South Dakota. Arranged by county, married name, and maiden name, this collection of nearly 6,000 stories is the largest body of women’s histories in the State Archives.

 

SD Sons of the American Revolution

     The South Dakota Society of the Sons of the American Revolution application for membership forms date from 1911 to 1974.  There are 230 applicants listed in the database. Information on the membership forms include: applicant name, descendant name, applicant acceptance date, birth town, county, and state, birth date, occupation, residence, family genealogy and descendant war record.

Newspaper Surname Index

     Find newspaper stories written on your relatives.  Main topics include birth, marriage, and death, along with various other categories. Most of the information is for newspapers from 2000 on. Though some older entries are found in the database.

Guide to American Indian Research in South Dakota

     This guide is intended to describe to potential researchers both the archival holdings of the South Dakota State Archives, and other information sources regarding the Lakota, Nakota, and Dakota

 

Genealogy Resources

     Access other genealogical sources at the State Archives

 

South Dakota State Historical Society
900 Governors Dr.
Pierre SD 57501-2217
phone 605-773-3458     fax 605-773-6041

 
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