2007 Press Releases

January

• State Historical Society board approves property tax moratorium applications

• Historical Society displays Fort Pierre-to-Deadwood Trail map

• Historical records available on the Web

• No need for Groundhog Day, the South Dakota State Historical Society has a Gopher Month instead.

• 19^th Century Romance Just in Time for Valentine’s Day in New Book from the South Dakota State Historical Society Press

February

• State Historical Society book wins national award

March

• State Historical Society conference highlighting women’s contributions

• State Historical Society book wins Spur award

April

• Easter schedule set for Cultural Heritage Center

• Aberdeen man wins state’s highest award for history

• Mammoth Site program coming to Cultural Heritage Center

• Vogt set to testify before House Appropriations Committee

• Cultural organizations urged to use “May Day” to prepare for disaster

May

• Booth Historic Fish Hatchery program coming to Cultural Heritage Center

• Rounds proclaims May as Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month

• A little touch of 19^th Century South Dakota romance—perfect for Mother’s Day

• State Historical Society conducts school census

• State Historical Society hosting ‘See South Dakota Week’ May 22

• New book from South Dakota State Historical Society depicts real cowboy life

• Immigration and Caricature exhibit opens at Cultural Heritage Center

• Rare Books workshop to be held in Mitchell

• State Historical Society books win national awards from the Independent Publisher

June

• State Historical Society warns against possession of border survey markers

• State Historical Society remembers the Rapid City flood

• Hand County residents invited to visit the SD Cultural Heritage Center

• New Book about cowboys in South Dakota perfect for Father’s Day

July

• Hyde County residents invited to visit SD Cultural Heritage Center

• Gov. Rounds appoints Aberdeen man to history board

• Highly respected historian to tour South Dakota

• Fifth Award of 2007 for South Dakota State Historical Society Books

• Lyman County residents invited to visit SD Cultural Heritage Center

• Immigration forum coming to Cultural Heritage Center

• PRESERVING SOUTH DAKOTA IN PICTURES

• South Dakota Historical Society Book Perfect for National Day of the American Cowboy

• State Historical Society receives Preserve America grant

August

• Louise new State Historical Society museum director

• South Dakota State Historical Society’s great year for books continues

• Mitchell couple discovers family history at Cultural Heritage Center

• State Historical Society announces fall Deadwood Fund grant applications

• State Historical Society hosting preview screening of “The War”

• State Historical Society-Archives receives national recognition

• Regular hours returning to Cultural Heritage Center

September

• Research grant offered through State Historical Society--Archives

• Dakota missionaries, railroad surveying expedition featured in latest issue of South Dakota History

• South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center hosting book signing for Cowboy Life

• ACHP Announces Expanded Eligibility for 2008 Preserve America Presidential Awards

• State Historical Society acquires IRA papers

• History bus museum visiting Pierre on Sept. 19

• State Historical Society seeks preservation input

• Round Rocks author Volk presenting book signing at Cultural Heritage Center

• Ingalls Wilder biographer to visit Cultural Heritage Center
   

October

• Gov. Rounds declares October “Archives Month”

• State Historical Society shares ‘How to Write an Obituary’

• Cultural Heritage Center offering American Indians discount in October

• Pierre Railroad Bridge program coming to Cultural Heritage Center

• Naturalization Records available at the State Archives

• Austrian researcher visits State Historical Society-Archives

•  State Census found at the South Dakota State Archives

• Cultural Heritage Center hosting Pierre Indian School presentation

• State Historical Society offers property tax moratorium

• Sportsman’s Paradise opens Oct. 20 at Cultural Heritage Center

• State Historical Society-Archives to develop statewide disaster preparedness training through FEMA-funded national initiative

• Oahe Dam construction film to be shown at Cultural Heritage Center

• State Historical Society-Archives advises care of family collections

November

• State Historical Society’s Tatanka receives prestigious award

• State Historical Society-Archives again offers school census project

• State Historical Society-Archives offers online newsletter, seeks donations

• Three More Awards for South Dakota State Historical Society Book

• Veteran’s Cemetery Records highlighted by State Historical Society

• SDSU-NDSU football trophy being displayed at Cultural Heritage Center

• Diaries donated to State Historical Society-Archives

• Open House kicks off busy holiday season at Cultural Heritage Center

• First Lady Rounds to sign new cookbook

• Paulson’s stamps coming to Cultural Heritage Center

• Art, artifacts featured Sunday at Cultural Heritage Center

December

• State Historical Society announces fall Deadwood Fund grant applications

• First Lady Rounds signing new cookbook at Cultural Heritage Center

• Classic American Indian Children’s Story Published by South Dakota State Historical Society

• Made in South Dakota’ products featured at Cultural Heritage Center

• State Historical Society lists nine more properties on National Register

• New book looks at the Sioux in South Dakota in the Twentieth Century