Note:  This event takes place at 5:00 pm Mountain Time.This event is part of the Stories of Resilience project, which features stories from people who have faced challenges related to mental health or suicide and found help, hope and healing.  Learn more at: https://30stories.resilienttoday.org/Scholar:  Heidi Marttila-LosureSponsored by:  Lost&FoundFor more information, contact:  Erik Muckey <emuckey@resilienttoday.org>

A woman of refinement/education, Annie Tallent along with her husband D.G. and their nine-year-old son Robert, joined the Gordon party on a long and grueling journey of deep snow, bitter cold and constant fear of attacking Native Americans enroute to the Black Hills. She first entered Dakota Territory illegally, but represents the heroism/resourcefulness of pioneer [...]

Note:  This event takes place at 3:00 pm Mountain Time.This event is part of the Stories of Resilience project, which features stories from people who have faced challenges related to mental health or suicide and found help, hope and healing.  Learn more at: https://30stories.resilienttoday.org/Scholar:  Heidi Marttila-LosureSponsored by:  Lost&FoundFor more information, contact:  Erik Muckey <emuckey@resilienttoday.org>

Note:  This event takes place at 12:00 noon Mountain Time.On the night of Wednesday, December 12, 1945, a man robs a liquor store in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Desperate for cash the robber unintentionally shoots and kills the store clerk and sets in motion a series of events that will lead to the murder of two lawmen [...]

2024 One Book South DakotaA book discussion of "Little and Often: A Memoir" by Trent PreszlerScholar: Lawrence DiggsSponsored by: Watertown Regional LibraryFor more information, contact:  Laura Hinman <lhinman@watertownsd.us>

Garrett Bucks, 2024 Festival of Books presenter, is the founder of the Barnraisers Project, which has trained nearly 1,000 participants to organize majority-white communities for racial and social justice. He joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs for a conversation about his first book, The Right Kind of White.Scholar: Lawrence Diggs with Garrett BucksLink: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85001125966?pwd=c1B3NnhQK1AzUVhBQVFTcE1QTVdGUT09Sponsored By: South Dakota [...]

Having repaired specialized equipment which will allow the library to digitize materials in it's collection and digitally preserving them for public use, this event will focus on showcasing the library's digitization process and the preserved content.Scholars:  Gwen McCausland and Michele ChristianSponsored by:  SDSU Hilton M. Briggs LibraryFor more information, contact:  Michele Christian <michele.christian@sdstate.edu>

In 2024, SDHC will offer a series of writing workshops in two locations statewide. Below are the primary goals of the workshops.To connect veterans with others who have shared or similar life experiencesTo provide a welcoming and comfortable place for veterans to “tell their stories”To create a collection of stories that can be shared with [...]

This event is part of the Stories of Resilience project, which features stories from people who have faced challenges related to mental health or suicide and found help, hope and healing.   Learn more at: https://30stories.resilienttoday.org/ Scholar:  Heidi Marttila-Losure Sponsored by:  Lost&Found For more information, contact:  Erik Muckey

Following last year's successful "Speaking of Health" series, this first of several events kicks off a totally new health-related series, and features Dr. Mona Hannah-Attisha discussing her book What the Eyes Don't See. This New York Times notable book focuses on the Flint, Michigan water crisis and how Dr. Hannah-Attisha and her team helped to expose […]

In 2024, SDHC will offer a series of writing workshops in two locations statewide. Below are the primary goals of the workshops.To connect veterans with others who have shared or similar life experiencesTo provide a welcoming and comfortable place for veterans to “tell their stories”To create a collection of stories that can be shared with […]

This event is part of the Stories of Resilience project, which features stories from people who have faced challenges related to mental health or suicide and found help, hope and healing.   Learn more at: https://30stories.resilienttoday.org/ Scholar:  Heidi Marttila-Losure Sponsored by:  Lost&Found For more information, contact:  Erik Muckey

NOTE: This event takes place at 7:00 pm Mountain Time.Screening of POWER OF POSSIBILITY: The Impact of Public Art in South Dakota Communities at the Journey Museum in Rapid City.  Inspired by "Power of Possibility," the outdoor sculpture installed on the DWU campus in Mitchell in 2022, the documentary features comments by artist Joan Benefiel, […]

This is a livestreamed event.  See below for meeting info.Fifty years ago, the SDSU Agricultural Experiment Station released Yellow Ore, Yellow Hair, Yellow Pine by Donald Progulske and Richard Sowell, a publication of comparative photographs of Black Hills trail sites from 1874 and 1974.  Images from these same locations were captured again in the 2023 […]

2024 One Book South DakotaA book discussion of "Little and Often: A Memoir" by Trent PreszlerSponsored by: Hand County LibraryFor more information, contact: Hannah Caffee  <library@handcountysd.org>

A narration of the life of Hank Williams, Sr. interspersed with many of his songs. Live performance.Scholar: Pegie (Margaret) DouglasSponsored by: Spearfish Senior Citizen CenterFor more information, contact: Stephanie Crago  <sscdirector@rushmore.com>

This project features the scholar's archival research findings about a family anecdote regarding how residents of Sully County understood the effects of atomic weapon experiments in the 1950s, and their possible exposure to nuclear fallout. There will be a time for discussion and sharing other collective memories of Sully County events.Scholar:  Emily Yates-DoerrSponsored by:  Oregon […]

2024 One Book South DakotaA book discussion of "Little and Often: A Memoir" by Trent PreszlerSponsored by: Hand County Library For more information, contact: Hannah Caffee  <library@handcountysd.org>

Author Barry Babcock, born in South Dakota, joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs for a conversation about his latest book that tells the incredible story of an African slave and family and their escape from the West Indies to the Northwoods of the Great Lakes.Scholar: Lawrence Diggs with Barry BabcockLink: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85001125966?pwd=c1B3NnhQK1AzUVhBQVFTcE1QTVdGUT09Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities CouncilPlease let […]

Note:  This event takes place at 4:30 pm Mountain Time.Poetry on the Road returns for another year!  South Dakota’s State Poet Laureate, Bruce Roseland, along with other South Dakota State Poetry Society (SDSPS) member poets and special guests, will be visiting towns across South Dakota monthly through April 2025. At each location, SDSPS members will […]

2024 One Book South DakotaA book discussion of "Little and Often: A Memoir" by Trent PreszlerScholar: Sharon OlbertsonSponsored by: Osher Lifelong Learning InstituteFor more information, contact:  Thea Miller Ryan  <thea.ryan@usd.edu>

This event targets youth ages 10 and under who attend SiouxperCon for free on Family Day.  Seeking to engage reluctant young readers, author and illustrator Brian Middleton, creator of the middle grade graphic novel,   Poiko – Quests and Stuff  will engage attendees with a talk and Q&A. Attendees of all ages will be able to […]