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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

Available for Adoption

Aurora

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

Available for Adoption

Beadle

"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

Bennett

Pioneer Women

Available for Adoption

Bon Homme

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

Available for Adoption

Brookings

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

Available for Adoption

Brown

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

Available for Adoption

Brule

Deaths:  1905 - 1910

Pioneer Women

Selected 1895 Census, includes America, Grandview, Lyons, Plainfield, Willow Lake, Smith twps.

Pensioners, 1883

Available for Adoption

Buffalo

Pioneer Women

WWI Draft Cards

Available for Adoption

Butte

WWII Draft Cards

Available for Adoption

Campbell

Pioneer Women

Available for Adoption

Charles Mix

Edwin Johnson biography

Pensioners, 1883

Pioneer Women

Available for Adoption

Clark

Pioneer Women

Pensioners, 1883

Thurstin biography and brick wall

Available for Adoption

Clay

Norma and Alma Hall obituaries

Available for Adoption

Codington

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

Available for Adoption

Corson

Land Patents, 1908 - 1910

Available for Adoption

Custer

Pensioners, 1883

Pioneer Women

Available for Adoption

Davison

Shade obituary

News: Incest - Fred Morgan

Available for Adoption

Day

Newspaper Items, 18 new biographies, a listing of newspapers published in 1885; description of Day County in 1885   (Oct 2009)

Pensioners, 1883

Available for Adoption

Deuel

Pioneer Women

Pensioners, 1883

Available for Adoption

Dewey

 

Available for Adoption

Douglas

County Historical Information from 1885   (June 2009)

Early Douglas county newspapers   (June 2009)

1913 county map   (June 2009)

Pioneer Women

Pensioners, 1883

Available for Adoption

Edmunds

Military - Korea - John Schmuding

Pioneer Women

Available for Adoption

Fall River

Biographies, Newspaper items, photo of Sanitarium  (Oct 2009)

Pension info for Sp. Amer. War veterans Carl Nelson and Henry Roddy

Available for Adoption

Faulk

 

Available for Adoption

Grant

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

Available for Adoption

Gregory

 

Available for Adoption

Haakon

Pioneer Women

Courthouse photo/history

Available for Adoption

Hamlin

News Article

Pensioners, 1883

Pioneer Women

Available for Adoption

Hand

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

Hanson

Pensioners, 1883

Available for Adoption

Harding

 

Available for Adoption

Hughes

Pensioners, 1883

Available for Adoption

Hutchinson

Pioneer Women

Pensioners, 1883

Available for Adoption

Hyde

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

Available for Adoption

Jackson

Pioneer Women

Births

Deaths 1915 - 1935 (Washabaugh county)

Available for Adoption

Jerauld

Courthouse, Photo and History

Biography of Frank Vessey

Available for Adoption

Jones

Obituaries: Weigandt, Horsley, Chambliss, Syles, Pol, Kruse, Benegar, Astleford

Available for Adoption

Kingsbury

Obituary - Doris Strub

Available for Adoption

Lake

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

Available for Adoption

Lawrence

Pioneer Women

Biography of Freeman Knowles

Wild Bill Hickok

History of Deadwood

Available for Adoption

Lincoln

Biography of Oscar Gifford

Pioneer Women

Available for Adoption

Lyman

Pioneer Women

Births

Available for Adoption

Marshall

Marriage: Frank Rykert/ Clara Friess

Available for Adoption

McCook

Pioneer Women

Isaac Todd obituary

Pensioners, 1883

Available for Adoption

McPherson

Pioneer Women

Available for Adoption

Meade

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Ft. Meade Cemetery

Available for Adoption

Mellette

WWII Army Enlistments

900 marriages from 1905 - 1949

Funeral programs

Native American Treaties

Roundup Days

Surveying Mellette County

Post Offices

Hosted by Rita Bergendahl

Miner

County Main Streets

The Blizzard of 1888

The Hailstorm of 1884

Obituaries of Dorothy Schmit and Frank Loring

Available for Adoption

Minnehaha

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

Available for Adoption

Moody

Pioneer Women

Biography of John Edward Kelly

Pensioners, 1883

Cemeteries: Sunny Side, Sweden Augustus, Bethania, Riverview

Available for Adoption

Pennington

Pensioners, 1883

Marriages

Warner obituary

Available for Adoption

Perkins

Pioneer Women

Available for Adoption

Potter

Newspaper Items; Land Patents; Early Newspapers; Biographies (Nov. 2009)

Pioneer Women

Available for Adoption

Roberts

Pioneer Women

Available for Adoption

Sanborn

News Articles

Cemeteries: Silver Creek, Saint Wilfred, Norwegian Lutheran, Mount Pleasant, Lutheran Farwell, Eventide, Butler, Bonney, Aquilla

Available for Adoption

Shannon

Military: Korea Black Tail Deer/ Noah Paint

Wounded Knee Massacre

Available for Adoption

Spink

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

Available for Adoption

Stanley

Pensioners, 1883

Available for Adoption

Sully

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

Available for Adoption

Todd

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

Available for Adoption

Tripp

Coleman Obituary

Available for Adoption

Turner

Pioneer Women

Pensioners, 1883

Obituary - Floyd Horton

Available for Adoption

Union

Pensioners, 1883

Obituary - Earl M. Horton

Available for Adoption

Walworth

Pensioners, 1883

Deaths, 1905 - 1915

Available for Adoption

Yankton

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

Available for Adoption

Ziebach

Pioneer Women

Deaths 1911 - 1925

Obituary of Paul Cortland

Available for Adoption

 

 

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