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"South Dakota's History" article by Doane Robinson (Oct 2009)
3 newspaper articles from 1890, dealing with matters at Wounded Knee and Pine Ridge reservations (Oct 2009)
11 Biographies (Oct 2009)
Memoirs of W. H. H. Beadle (Oct 2009)
Photos of Gen. Beadle's birth home and the first SD Schoolhouse (Oct 2009)
"A History of the Dakota or Sioux Indians" book by Doane Robinson (Oct 2009)
Russian Immigrants to Dakota (Aug 2009)
Vietnam War Casualties (Aug 2009)
S.D. Soldiers of the 341st Field Artillery, 89th Div. (June 2009)
Gladys Pyle tells of Sec'y of State duties (June 2009)
The Railroads of Dakota Territory, 1885 (June 2009)
The Red Cloud War (June 2009)
Samuel J. Brown - A Dakota Paul Revere (June 2009)
The War of the Outbreak (June 2009)
Early South Dakota Newspapers (June 2009)
A Presidential Proclamation - the Yankton Lands (June 2009)
State Chronology
News Articles
Soldiers of the Great War
Biography of William Maxwell Blackburn
Photo of Sam Albright - Provisional Governor
First White Resident
Sioux Indians
World War II Casualties
Granted Pensions
Naturalizations
Company B, Dakota Cavalry, 1862 - 1865
The Messiah War
Korean War Casualties
Biography of Thomas Sterling (State Legislature Member)
Mount Rushmore Page
Hosted by Karen Seeman
County Website Updates
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New obituaries, biographies (Aug 2009)
Historical article on Aurora county (Aug 2009)
Listing of newspapers published (1885), "Social News" and "County Happenings" (Aug 2009)
1913 County Map (Aug 2009)
Pioneer Women
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"Beadle County & the Deadly Blizzard of 1888" (Oct 2009)
36 old advertisements; numerous newspaper items, birth announcements, 1885 Whiteside twp. happenings, 26 new biographies, marriage for Day-Thurston(Oct 2009)
Burials - Virgil and Riverside Cemeteries (Aug 2009)
Numerous newspaper items, 1885 newspaper listing (Aug 2009)
1905 Social Societies in Huron (Aug 2009)
Barbers and Barbershops in Huron, 1936 (Aug 2009)
"Indian Troubles on the River James" (Aug 2009)
Korean War Casualties (Aug 2009)
WWII Enlistments (Aug 2009)
Cemetery: Hatfield, St. John's, Altoona, Restlawn, St. Martin's, Riverside & Broadland (July 2009)
1885 history (July 2009)
1905 Sand Creek Twp. residents (July 2009)
Churches in Huron, 1907 (July 2009)
Obits - Hofer and Schroder (July 2009)
News Items - Sick List, Parties & Celebrations, Community News, Court News (July 2009)
Births
Pioneer Women
Cemeteries: Altoona, Broadland, Earlville
Hosted by Karen Seeman
Pioneer Women
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1913 County Map (June 2009)
1885 County History (June 2009)
Town histories for Bon Homme, Scotland, Springfield (June 2009)
Biographical "snippets" on 40+ residents (June 2009)
Early Newspaper listing (June 2009)
Pioneer Women
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Articles on Brookings county, Brookings city, Elkton, Fountain, Medary & Volga (July 2009)
1913 Brookings county map (July 2009)
Listing of Brookings co. newspapers published in 1885 (July 2009)
Sketch of Agricultural college building and photo of harvesting near Brookings (July 2009)
2 full-length biographies and ~70 biographical "snippets" (July 2009)
Newspaper articles (July 2009)
Obituary of Charles Mitchell (July 2009)
Danish Immigrants 1886 - 1906
Shea obituary
Pioneer Women
Philo Hall biography
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Hastings obituary added (July 2009)
Early Brown County newspapers (July 2009)
Births updated (July 2009)
Marriages updated (July 2009)
Numerous newspaper items added (July 2009)
Pioneer Women
Newspaper Items from 1916
Marriage - McVey/Gorgenson
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Deaths: 1905 - 1910
Pioneer Women
Selected 1895 Census, includes America, Grandview, Lyons, Plainfield, Willow Lake, Smith twps.
Pensioners, 1883
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Pioneer Women
WWI Draft Cards
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WWII Draft Cards
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Pioneer Women
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Edwin Johnson biography
Pensioners, 1883
Pioneer Women
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Pioneer Women
Pensioners, 1883
Thurstin biography and brick wall
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Norma and Alma Hall obituaries
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Obituaries - Joseph Ronke, Lena (Miller) Ronke (June 2009)
1913 Codington County Map (June 2009)
Early Newspapers (June 2009)
County History Articles (2) (June 2009)
Watertown History (1881), plus Official Directory and Business Directory (June 2009)
Haney obituary
Baxter obituary
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Land Patents, 1908 - 1910
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Pensioners, 1883
Pioneer Women
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Shade obituary
News: Incest - Fred Morgan
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Newspaper Items, 18 new biographies, a listing of newspapers published in 1885; description of Day County in 1885 (Oct 2009)
Pensioners, 1883
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Pioneer Women
Pensioners, 1883
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County Historical Information from 1885 (June 2009)
Early Douglas county newspapers (June 2009)
1913 county map (June 2009)
Pioneer Women
Pensioners, 1883
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Military - Korea - John Schmuding
Pioneer Women
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Biographies, Newspaper items, photo of Sanitarium (Oct 2009)
Pension info for Sp. Amer. War veterans Carl Nelson and Henry Roddy
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Illness/Death newspaper notices for Andreas Heller (June 2009)
Early Grant County Newspapers (June 2009)
Grant County history facts (June 2009)
Pioneer Women
Pensioners, 1883
Russell family biography
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Pioneer Women
Courthouse photo/history
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News Article
Pensioners, 1883
Pioneer Women
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1910 Town plats: Park Row addition to Wessington, Burdette, Howell, Ree Height, St. Lawrence, Vayland (Oct 2009)
1913 Hand County Map (Oct 2009)
1937 Miller Rustlers Basketball team photo (Oct 2009)
Photos of farm scenes and residences from the 1910 Hand County Atlas - Anderson, Bawdon, Beck, Benning, Bothwell, Jensen, Koc, Lawler, Marston, McMurty, Moncur, Nammany, Nickerson, Noel, Oleson, Pierce, Puffer, Pusey, Rudd, Scott, Sharp, Shoop, Sivertsen, Struiff, Swab, Ufen, Vogelsang, Waters, Winn (Oct 2009)
Obituary of John F. "Bill" Coss, Herbert Shoop, Mary H. Hill (Oct 2009)
1910 Township Plat maps (Sep 2009)
Class of 1937 25th reunion photo, article (Sep 2009)
Farm photos, photo of Ghrist residence (Sep 2009)
Marriage certificate data, marriage announcement, death announcement (July 2009)
~440 burials in Morningside cemetery (July 2009)
Numerous newspaper items (July 2009)
Listing of Hand County newspapers in 1885 (July 2009)
Photo of 3rd Avenue residences in Miller (July 2009)
1885 article on Hand County (July 2009)
Patron's Directory, 1910, ~ 450 people listed (June 2009)
A South Dakota state map showing counties (June 2009)
1937 Miller Rustler school annual (June 2009)
Obituaries for Lambert & Roalstad (June 2009)
A 1937 photo of Miller Public School (June 2009)
200 new burials added (June 2009)
Pensioners, 1883
numerous new items, too many to list individually
Hosted by Karen Seeman
Pensioners, 1883
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Pensioners, 1883
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Pioneer Women
Pensioners, 1883
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1885 historical article, 1885 newspaper listing, numerous newspaper articles, biographies, obits, two funeral cards, military letter written by Hyde co. POW (Sep 2009)
Pensioners, 1883
Pioneer Women
Royal Johnson biography
Obituaries and biography for Goldsmith family
Grace Church history
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Pioneer Women
Births
Deaths 1915 - 1935 (Washabaugh county)
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Courthouse, Photo and History
Biography of Frank Vessey
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Obituaries: Weigandt, Horsley, Chambliss, Syles, Pol, Kruse, Benegar, Astleford
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Obituary - Doris Strub
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Newspaper Items: Listing of Lake County Newspapers in 1885; newspaper stories surname Nerdahl (Oct 2009)
Biographies: Andrews, Auley, Batchelder, Bjerke, Broadie, Buckley, Burnett, Cameron, Clark, Clarksean, Clough, Cornelyson, Craney, Davison, Drew, Fitzgerald, Froeliger, Fuller, Given, Grosch, Gulstiue, Hart, Harth, Hostetter, Houts, Jenks, Kennedy, Lannon, Lee, Mease, McCallister, McKay, Naughton, O'Connell, Patterson, Preston, Proehl, Raymond, Scott, Smith, Snyder, Soper, Sprague, Thaxter, Tiffany, Trow, VanDervort, Wadsworth, White (Oct 2009)
Government Items: 1881 listing of Lake County Officials (Oct 2009)
Directories: 1881 Madison Business Directory (Oct 2009)
History: Madison historical article, 1881 (Oct 2009)
Pictures/Postcards: State Normal School; State Normal School panorama, Madison in 1883 (Oct 2009)
Maps: Lake County in 1913 (Oct 2009)
Pioneer Women
Korea: Arlen Bredeson
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Pioneer Women
Biography of Freeman Knowles
Wild Bill Hickok
History of Deadwood
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Biography of Oscar Gifford
Pioneer Women
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Pioneer Women
Births
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Marriage: Frank Rykert/ Clara Friess
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Pioneer Women
Isaac Todd obituary
Pensioners, 1883
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Pioneer Women
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Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Ft. Meade Cemetery
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WWII Army Enlistments
900 marriages from 1905 - 1949
Funeral programs
Native American Treaties
Roundup Days
Surveying Mellette County
Post Offices
Hosted by Rita Bergendahl
County Main Streets
The Blizzard of 1888
The Hailstorm of 1884
Obituaries of Dorothy Schmit and Frank Loring
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Several newspaper items, obituary (Sep 2009)
72 new biographies (Sep 2009)
Town histories of Valley Springs, Sioux Falls, and Dell Rapids (July 2009)
Minnehaha County, 1885 (July 2009)
Early Minnehaha County newspapers (July 2009)
Mills (July 2009)
Early Businesses in Sioux Falls and Dell Rapids (July 2009)
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Association (July 2009)
Early Sioux Falls Churches (July 2009)
1881 article on Sioux Falls township (July 2009)
~150 biographies/biographical "snippets" (July 2009)
Newspaper article referencing Jimmy Barnett's orchestra (July 2009)
1913 Minnehaha County map (July 2009)
John Dillinger and his gang rob a Sioux Falls Bank (July 2009)
Joseph P. Gallagher biography
Obituary of Wm. Strub
Marriages
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Pioneer Women
Biography of John Edward Kelly
Pensioners, 1883
Cemeteries: Sunny Side, Sweden Augustus, Bethania, Riverview
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Pensioners, 1883
Marriages
Warner obituary
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Pioneer Women
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Newspaper Items; Land Patents; Early Newspapers; Biographies (Nov. 2009)
Pioneer Women
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Pioneer Women
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News Articles
Cemeteries: Silver Creek, Saint Wilfred, Norwegian Lutheran, Mount Pleasant, Lutheran Farwell, Eventide, Butler, Bonney, Aquilla
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Military: Korea Black Tail Deer/ Noah Paint
Wounded Knee Massacre
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26 bios, 2 historical articles, 1885 listing of Spink co. newspapers, numerous newspaper articles, 2 county maps, 3 obits and a photo (Sep 2009)
Pioneer Women
Pensioners, 1883
Obituary of Doris A. Horton
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Pensioners, 1883
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1885 short article on Sully County (Oct 2009)
1885 newspapers published in Sully County (Oct 2009)
Biographies - Bonsey, Garner, Hoover (Oct 2009)
Sully County Families: The Perry Swenson Family (Oct 2009)News Articles
O'Connor and Strand Obituaries
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Pensioners, 1883
Female Pioneers
News Articles - Todd County Created
Marriage: Hickey/Brownlaw
Obituaries for Patton, Bordeaux, Williams, Gassman, Buettner, Sell, Shelbourn, Whiting, Boreson, Klein, Toys, Cihak, Dormady, Bies, Borszich
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Coleman Obituary
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Pioneer Women
Pensioners, 1883
Obituary - Floyd Horton
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Pensioners, 1883
Obituary - Earl M. Horton
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Pensioners, 1883
Deaths, 1905 - 1915
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Cemetery listing and locations (June 2009)
County Histories - 1881 and 1885 (June 2009)
Early Newspaper listings (June 2009)
Photo of "Insane Asylum" at Yankton (June 2009)
Early County Officials (June 2009)
Biographical "Snippets" on ~115 early residents (June 2009)
1881 Flood (June 2009)
Yankton (town) History (June 2009)
Marriages
Deaths, 1905 - 1908
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Pioneer Women
Deaths 1911 - 1925
Obituary of Paul Cortland
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