South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center – Pierre, South Dakota
Created to preserve the historical and cultural legacy of the state’s early Sioux inhabitants and the first waves of European settlers. The facility brings history alive through exhibits, educational programming and research services. You’ll experience everything from early American Indian cultures to the arrival of white settlers, river boats and railroads. Walk through a sod house and hear stories told by a pioneer woman, see a Lakota teepee up close and witness the workings of a replica gold mining operation.
Of particular importance is the museum’s collection of 1,339 Native American objects. The collection, which focuses on the Sioux Indians, is noteworthy for both its quality and its documentation.
Admission is charged; kids under 18 are admitted free.
Location: 900 Governors Drive, Pierre, SD 57501.
Phone: (605) 773-3458
I would like to order the First Naturalization papers for my grandfather, Carl Lindell who lived in Lawrence County, South Dakota.
Lindell, Carl, Lawrence County, Date of Intent – 11/02/1880 – from Sweden – Location – 547, Page – 100
Please advise me of the cost of obtaining a copy of this paper. I ordered his second paper information some time ago but did not realize there was evena first paper then.
I have forwarded your request on to the Center and asked them to contact you.
Good sirs–Upon the death of my grandfather, Henry Krauss of Parmelee, South Dakota, in 1970, the family was confused about what to do with his collection of native clothing and other artifacts. I was a noisy youngster at the time, and was assured that Grandpa Henry’s several trunks full of deerskin beaded clothing would be given to a cultural center then being planned for Pierre. Did that happen?
Do your records indicate significant donations, circa 1970 from the Mateer, Cooper, or Krauss families of San Diego, Sheboyan, Wisconsin, or Parmelee, respectively?
I know the material–collected between 1900 and 1922 at his trading post in Parmelee–was to be given to a new museum in Pierre. Then I forgot about it, but am now a retired professor, living in Arizona and Michigan, and am shortly to migrate north. If the Krauss material is in your collection, I would love to stop on my way and see it again. I will be able to tell you some fine stories concerning certain pieces.
I look forward to hearin from you. Best reards,
Robert H. Dornquast