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A black and white photograph of two women standing in front of a table with Christmas decorations on the table

Decorations (12/21/23)

By Staff December 21, 2023

Today’s photo comes from the Pennington County Extension Office scrapbook. It is from a 1963 Christmas Fair and shows two women with different decorations at the table with a sign that says, “patterns for numbered articles for sale at front table.” What kind of decorations do you like putting up?

A black and white photo of a group of people dancing at Camp Lakodia in South Dakota in 1952

Camp Party (12/14/23)

By Staff December 14, 2023

Time to put on your party shoes for this week’s throwback Thursday.

Hold on, Cowboy! (12/13/23)

By Staff December 13, 2023

The time-honored tradition of wood-carving dates back thousands of years. This fun example of a cowboy needing to hold on as his horse comes complete stop celebrates this past-time. “A Horse that Stops on a Dime,” by Clear Lake, resident Quentin Rhody, brings a poor cowboy’s plight to life.

Black and white photo of three women reupholstering a chair.

Black and white photo of two women reupholstering a chair.

Reupholstery School (12/7/23)

By Staff December 7, 2023

For today’s throwback Thursday we are heading to school, reupholstery school. These photos are from a reupholstery school that took place in Flandreau in February 1953.

Closed Pumpkin Ice Cream mold made of pewter

Pumpkin Ice Cream Mold (11/22/23)

By Staff November 22, 2023

We often associate fall with pumpkins, for good reason, as that is their season! People, particularly ladies, took great pride in setting a beautiful table, which brings us to this mold. A pumpkin ice cream mold is this week’s What’s New Wednesday artifact! Made of pewter, the mold was produced by V. Clad.

Little I Staff 1981 (11/16/23)

By Staff November 16, 2023

For today’s throwback Thursday we are showcasing a photo from a previous Little International. Little International or Little I’’, is the country’s largest two-day student run agricultural exposition. Little ‘I’ just celebrated its 100th exposition. The photo shows the introduction of the Little ‘I’ staff from 1981. The museum currently has the exhibit “Little International Leaving a Legacy Celebrating 100 years” on display. This exhibit many more photographs and objects that discuss Little ‘I’ history.

Spinning Chair (11/15/23)

By Staff November 15, 2023

“Round and ‘round we go…” Not to be confused with a “spinning” office chair, this wooden chair is specifically designed to assist the spinner in creating yarn from fiber.

A group of young men are standing and crouched around a tractor preforming maintenance on it

Pass Me the Wrench (11/9/2023)

By Staff November 9, 2023

Today’s photo comes from our Leland Sudlow Photo Collection. Pictured is a group of 4-H club members participating in a tractor school in March 1946.

Opened "shooting stick" or folding chair with a red leather seat.

Hilton M. Briggs – “Shooting Stick” or Folding Chair, Photo HM Briggs in Cornfield (11/08/23)

By Staff November 8, 2023

“A handy tool for Judging Livestock”

This “shooting stick”, a folding chair crossed with a walking stick, was used by Hilton M. Briggs for livestock judging. Made in England under the brand Gamebird Trademark, it consists of a steel rod with a round piece on the bottom and a leather seat on the top.