This file is as complete and accurate as possible, however if you should find errors, have additions or deletions, send them to me and I will update the file. Bill Green bgreen@milo.nodak.edu bill90@Delphi.Com Date of last update: 4 November 1993 ************************************************************************** GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF SOUTH DAKOTA 28 July 1990 (C) Copyright 1990 Robert McLaren 7810 Kincardine Ct. Alexandria, VA 22310-4025 The following file contains a listing of genealogical and historical societies in South Dakota. Included in the listing, where known, are telephone numbers and yearly dues. This listing is donated to the public domain and may be freely copied. Under no conditions can this listing be sold or used in any other commercial fashion. If you think this list has any value, then donate that value in helping your local genealogical society (or the National Genealogical Society). If you write to any of the societies on this list for information, remember to include a self addressed stamped envelop (SASE). Many of these societies work with a limited budget, supplemented by volunteers, and can not afford to respond unless a SASE is included in your letter. South Dakota Genealogical Society Box 873 Pierre, SD 57501 Dues: Brookings County Brookings Area Genealogical Society 524 Fourth Street Brookings, SD 57006 Dues: Brown County Aberdeen Area Genealogical Society c/o Alexander Mitchell Library 519 South Kline Street Aberdeen, SD 576401 Dues: Brule County Lyman-Brule Genealogical Society Box 555 Chamberlain, SD 57325 Dues: $12.00 per year Butte County Tri-State Genealogical Society 719 11th Avenue Belle Fourche, SD 57717 Dues: Davison County Mitchell Area Genealogical Society c/o Mrs. Bette Fillmore 1004 West Birch Street Mitchell, SD 57301 Dues: Hughes County Pierre-Ft. Pierre Genealogical Society P.O. Box 925 Pierre, SD 57501 Dues: Lake County Lake County Genealogical Society c/o Karl Mundt Library Dakota State College Madison, SD 57042 Dues: Lyman County Lyman-Brule Genealogical Society Box 555 Chamberlain, SD 57325 Dues: $12.00 per year Minnehaha County Sioux Valley Genealogical Society P.O. Box 655 Sioux Falls, SD 57101 Dues: Pennington County Rapid City Society for Genealogical Research P.O. Box 1495 Rapid City, SD 57709 Dues: $10.00 per year Stanley County Pierre-Ft. Pierre Genealogical Society P.O. Box 925 Pierre, SD 57501 Dues: ************************************************************************** VITAL RECORDS Birth and Death Records Pre-1905 records exist for some South Dakota counties. These records are located in the office of the registrar of deeds in each county. Statewide registration of vital statistics began in 1905 and was generally complied with by 1932. Delayed birth records date from the early 1900s. The State Department of Health has the state birth and death records. You can obtain copies by writing to: State Department of Health Health Statistics Program 523 East Capitol Pierre, SD 57501 Marriage Records Statewide registration of marriages began in 1905. Marriage records are located at the State Department of Health (see address above). Before statewide registration, individual towns or counties issued marriage licenses and recorded marriages. These records usually begin within ten years of the creation of the county. For information about early marriage records, write to the county treasurer in the county where the marriage took place. Divorce Records Records of divorce proceedings since 1905 are kept by the State Department of Health (address above). For information about earlier divorce records, write to the clerk of courts in the county where the divorce took place. (Source: FHC Research Guide) ************************************************************************** STATE ARCHIVES South Dakota Historical Society 800 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501-2294 Three divisions of the South Dakota Historical Society include materials of interest to genealogists. The Historical Society Library houses printed materials, while the Archives Division maintains original records of South Dakota government jurisdictions and other historica documents. The Manuscript Division preserves unpublished materials. South Dakota Genealogical Society P.O. Box 873 Pierre, SD 57501 Historical Preservation Center Library University of South Dakota P.O. Box 417 Vermillion, SD 57069 Center for Western Studies Augustana College Sioux Falls, SD 57197 (Source: FHC Research Guide) ************************************************************************** NEWSPAPER GENEALOGICAL COLUMNS **************************************************************************** * Bill Green Minot, North Dakota 58701 * Home of the * * bgreen@milo.NoDak.Edu * NORSK H0STFEST * * Bill90@Delphi.Com * Velkommen! * ****************************************************************************