Freeman Museum & Archives – Freeman, South Dakota offers the opportunity to see how what was used by the past to move toward what we use today.
There are over 20,000 items on display, including: the largest privately owned exhibit of Plains Indian Artifacts on display in South Dakota.
Pioneer buildings: an 1879 pioneer home, a re-created “summer kitchen,” a 1902 rural school house and two rural churches.
Pioneer implements: horse-drawn cultivators, threshing machines, antique tractors, and hand tools.
Transportation displays: 1927 biplane, antique motorcycles, trucks, automobiles, as well as horse-drawn buggies.
Artifacts of pioneer life: tools, household items, clothing.
examples of daily living, commerce, and spiritual life.
Location: 748 S. Main Street
Phone: 605-925-4237 or 605-925-4587
Hours: Memorial Day to Labor Day:
Wednesday 11:00a.m. – 4:30p.m.
Friday 11:00a.m. – 4:30p.m.
Saturday 11:00a.m. – 4:30p.m.
Sunday 1:00 – 4:30p.m.
September 1 – October 15
Sunday 1:00 – 4:30p.m.
Archives Hours
The Archives are open from the second Sunday of May to the second Sunday of October on Wednesdays and Sundays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Other times by appointment. Call 605-925-4237
Admission Fees: General Admission $4.00; Grades 5 – 12 $2.00; Grade 4 and under – Free
Please inquire about group discounts.
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