32nd Annual Homesteader Day Harvest Festival 2010
Sunday, September 12th 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. at Beaver Creek Nature Area
Dying to Know Sioux Falls Haunted History?
Have you ever wondered what type of unexplained activities occur in some of Sioux Falls popular but possibly haunted locales? If so, the annual Haunted Sioux Falls Tours return again this October. Tickets go on sale in the Old Courthouse Museum Store on September 11th for SHM Alliance members and September 18th for the public for $10 per person. Buy your tickets early because this popular tour sells out fast! Believe it or not!.
Learn to Swing Dance at the OCM!
David Bradford and Kathie Erdman will teach beginning swing dance lessons from 1-1:30 p.m. with open dancing to follow until 4 p.m. on September 19th & October 17th. Admission is free, beginners are especially encouraged, all ages, and no partner is needed. Call Kathie Erdman at (605)359-4127 or email kerdman@siouxvalley.net to learn more.
Bring your kids to the Free Old Courthouse Museum Halloween Party October 31st 1-4 p.m. for Trick-or-Treating, Costume Contests, a Scavenger Hunt & More!
Photo Preservation Program
October 7th
The Old Courthouse Museum will host a Photo Preservation Program on Thursday, October 7th at 3 p.m. The program will include the identification of the different photographic processes from the invention of photography to the present, photograph handling and storage techniques, and things that should be avoided in order to properly preserve your images. Parti- cipants are encouraged to bring photos for preservation advice. Space is limited, call 367-4210 to register in advance.
Author Rod Evans Brings Palaces on the Prairieto the Old Courthouse Museum
October 14th
Author Rod Evans will present a program based upon his book, Palaces on the Prairie, at the Old Courthouse Museum on Thursday, October 14th at 7 p.m. Books will be available at the program for those interested in purchasing a copy.
Palaces on the Prairie takes you on a journey through the past to experience the hope, struggle, victory, and sometimes defeat of communities, large and small, as they fought to survive difficult times during the late 1800s and early 1900s. One of the fascinating ways community leaders went about that daunting task was to construct palaces, some gigantic, others more modest, decorated with the grains or minerals that would best promote the businesses and products of their region. This book tells the story behind thirty-four of those palaces built in twenty-four towns and cities throughout North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Missouri, and Texas. Some were short-lived while others stood for years, but all provided excitement and a sense of accomplishment for those involved. Learn about our first S.D. Senator and one of Sioux Falls' founding fathers, R.F. Pettigrew, as you visit cache sites throughout Sioux Falls and the surrounding area on the R.F. Pettigrew Geocaching Adventure historic GPS hunt. The event begins at the Pettigrew Home and Museum at 11a.m. on Saturday, August 7th. Each cache relates to one of Pettigrew's business or personal interests. A new R. F. Pettigrew travel bug will be unveiled, and participants completing the passport challenge will be eligible for a prize drawing at 3 p.m.
