25 Market St Aberdeen, SD 57401
Office Hours 8:00-5:00 M-F
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The Dacotah Prairie Museum has an ever-growing selection of presentations. Members of the Museum's speakers' bureau cover many aspects of local history. For more information on our programs, visit our news page or contact us!
Aberdeen History Lessons for your Classroom.
A wide variety of educational programs and activities are available from the Museum for people of all ages.
The Junior Docent Program is a partnership in education with the Roncalli Middle School sixth grade classes. Students are trained to assist museum staff with general tours, Afternoon Into the Past programs and many outreach program. This successful program introduces the students to community service and volunteerism and provides the DPM with a corps of youthful volunteers. |
Click on any title for a pdf version of these brochures, produced by local historians. Note the date of publication. Call the DPM with any questions at 605.626.7117. All sources must be cited when used in publications.
A Guide to the Hargerty & Lloyd Historic District (1990) - Brown County Landmarks Commission
Aberdeen Hagerty Lloyd Historic District (1999)- Brown County Landmarks Commission
Aberdeen's Parkland Heritage 1881-1931 (1995) - Brown County Landmarks Commission
Brown County Centennial Minutes (1989) - Helen Bergh
Brown County Courthouse, A Century Landmark (2004) - Nancy Aman & Dr. Art Buntin
Hamlin Garland Memorial (2010) - Hamlin Garland Society
Historic Aberdeen (1981) - Brown County Museum & Historical Society
Historic Groton Walking Tour (2006) - Brown County Landmarks Commission
Historic James River (1985) - Brown County Historical Society
Monuments, Markers and Memorials of Brown County (1998) - Brown County Landmarks Commission
Municipal Building, Aberdeen SD (1996) - Brown County Landmarks Committee
Relief and Recovery, The New Deal in Brown County (2005) - Brown County Landmarks Commission
South Main Street, Changing and Changeless (2007) - Brown County Landmarks Commission
The Historic Alonza Ward Hotel (Date Unknown) - Beverly J Farmen
James River Landscapes, Historic Sites in Brown County (2001) - Brown County Landmarks Commission