The South Dakota State Historical Society History Conference will be held in Pierre on April 17 and 18, 2009. The schedule of Speakers, and their lectures looks very good. The following is extracted from their website.
Speakers and topics include:
- Dennis Mulligan – “Ellis Island”
- John & Jane Rasmussen & Wayne Knutson – “The Stavig Letters”
- Rose Fosha – “Immigrants, Emigrants, or Sojourners – The Chinese in South Dakota”
- Gary Jerke – “Who Are the German Russians”
- Jerry Wilson – “Homesteading the Prairie: Immigrants and Environmental Sustainability”
- Dave Kemp – “The Irish Farmer in the West”
- Norman Hofer – “The Migration of the Hutterites to Dakota, 1874-1879”
- Dewaine Alcorn – “Genetic Genealogy”
- Romaine Pesicka – “Czechoslovakians in South Dakota”
The program includes book & merchandise vendors, and a Friday evening reception featuring live music from the Missouri Valley Fiddlers. there will also be a Saturday Awards Luncheon. For more information, see: http://www.sdhistory.org/Conference/2009/Index.htm.
- Location: Ramkota Inn RiverCentre, 920 W. Sioux Ave., Pierre
- Date/Time: April 17-18, 2009
- Registration: http://www.sdhistory.org/Conference/2009/registration.htm
- Sponsor: South Dakota State Historical Society, South Dakota State Archives
- Contact: The Archives , 605-773-3804
Also see an article about the upcoming event in the March 12, 2009 edition of the Black Hills Pioneer.