An Evening of Traditional Irish Music St. Patrick’s Day
Irish music returns to the Old Courthouse Museum on Wednesday, March 17th from 5-7:30 p.m. This year the Traditional Irish Music night is free with food and drinks available for sale. The music will begin at 5 p.m. with Dakota District Pipes and Drums followed by a performance by the Sioux Falls Ceili Band and dance demonstration. Sponsored by A Taste of Country Catering, Dakota Beverage Co., Inc., and the South Dakota Arts Council.
Archival Preservation Program March 25th
Do you have important documents you would like to preserve? If so, the Old Courthouse Museum will host an Archival Preservation Program on Thursday, March 25th at 6:30 p.m. The program will focus on the proper storage techniques and handling procedures to use when dealing with paper documents. The program is limited to 15 people, call 367-4210 to register.
Show Us What Matters to You in the Upcoming Meaningful Places Exhibit!
Do you like to take photographs or tell stories? One of the new projects the Museums are doing is the upcoming Meaningful Places exhibit. We are asking people to take pictures and share stories of places in or around Sioux Falls and Minnehaha County that are or have been important in their lives. We believe history is in the eye of the beholder. Some people may see only an old building or an empty field, while others may look and remember a favorite candy store, their first job, or that picnic spot where they used to take their sweetheart. Tell us why your place is memorable and why the story should be preserved.
Photos can be in color or black and white. Videos should be between 2 and 5 minutes long. The text about your photo or your video should be submitted at the same time. All of the details and entry forms will be posted on our website www.siouxlandmuseums.com in early March.
Fired Up! 50 Years of Hot Air
Balloon Exhibit Opens April 15th
You've seen these brightly colored aircraft floating by in the sky overhead. But did you know that the modern hot air balloon system was invented in Sioux Falls in 1960? Visit our newest exhibit, Fired Up: 50 Years of Hot Air and learn about everything from the hot air balloon's smoky origins in France in the late 1700s to its reinvention into a modern aircraft. See how regional scientists engineered new techniques and systems to soar into the clouds. Explore baskets and burners, races and world records in this exhibit that has something for the whole family. Get the first look at Fired Up: 50 Years of Hot Air at the exhibit opening reception on Thursday, April 15th from 5- 7 p.m. at the Old Courthouse Museum.
SD Child Identification Program April 17th
A South Dakota Child Identification Program will be held on Saturday, April 17th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Old Courthouse Museum. The free community event is an opportunity for parents to acquire a kit for their child including: fingerprints, dental imprint, DNA, photo, and video to use for identification purposes. Sponsored by the Grand Lodge of South Dakota Ancient Free & Accepted Masons and Minnehaha Lodge #5.
CHIP Brochure
SD CHIP Child Information Sheet
SD CHIP Parental Consent
Author Brings The Long Way Home to Old Courthouse Museum April 27th
Of the 2.5 million soldiers who fought with U.S. in France and Belgium in World War I, nearly one out of every five men were immigrants. In The Long Way Home, David Laskin, author of the prize-winning history The Children’s Blizzard, tells the stories of twelve of these immigrant heroes. Laskin unfolds the saga of their journeys to Ellis Island, their struggles to start over in the land of opportunity, and the ordeal of their return to Europe in uniform to fight—and win—a war that had already killed tens of millions.
