2012-2013 Spearfish-Area Historical Society

We post a few photographs and information from each monthly meeting of the Spearfish Area Historical Society, along with other Spearfish-related history items. You can scroll down to see photos from the most recent program. Photographs from earlier society meetings can be found by clicking on other "Gallery Pages" listed at the top and bottom of each page. and supplemental information about the many 2012-2013 programs of the Spearfish Area Historical Society. You may see a larger version of any photo by simply clicking on the image and choosing the size you prefer. -- Looking for photos from last year? Check out our 2011-2012 Gallery --
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<b><i>PROGRAMS FOR THE 2012-2013 SEASON</i> Spearfish Area Historical Society (SAHS)</b> Click on the schedule to see a larger version the SAHS schedule for this season. Below, you'll find photos and narratives relating to the most recent meeting. Earlier meetings from this year may be found on succeeding pages.
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PROGRAMS FOR THE 2012-2013 SEASON Spearfish Area Historical Society (SAHS) Click on the schedule to see a larger version the SAHS schedule for this season. Below, you'll find photos and narratives relating to the most recent meeting. Earlier meetings from this year may be found on succeeding pages.

  • <b><i>PROGRAMS FOR THE 2012-2013 SEASON</i> Spearfish Area Historical Society (SAHS)</b> Click on the schedule to see a larger version the SAHS schedule for this season. Below, you'll find photos and narratives relating to the most recent meeting. Earlier meetings from this year may be found on succeeding pages.
  • <b><i>DAKOTA SISTERS</I></B> - <b>APRIL 2, 2013</b> Joyce Jefferson ~ Lillian Witt ~ Belinda Faye Joe-Rencountre This program was presented with the support of the South Dakota Humanities Council. It shared the stories of three women from very different backgrounds and whose lives would intersect around the massacre at Wounded Knee, South Dakota in 1890.
  • More than 70 persons wandered out in the relatively balmy weather of early April to attend the monthly meeting of the Spearfish Area Historical Society. We normally meet on the first Tuesday of every month September through May.
  • Belinda Faye Joe-Rencountre portrayed <i>Waste' Win</i> Belinda is a Dakota Hunkpati from her homeland of Fort Thompson. She comes from the Rencountre tiospaye (family) who taught her the meaning of Wadakota (Dakota way of life). A prophecy was made for Belinda that she would be the one who would achieve an education and she has achieved two Master Degrees in Education. Belinda believes in sharing many teachings through song, voice, dance, traditional and worldly teachings, and humor within a circle.
  • Lillian Witt was cast as <i>Sadie Babcock</i>. Lillian grew up on a South Dakota ranch and attended small country grade school. She earned a B.A. in journalism/history at Chadron State College. She is a published author in <i>Outside the Lines</i>, a book of student essays published by by CSC to be used by history college professors, and <i>Tenth Street Miscellany</i>, a collection of stories and essays of graduating students. She is a free-lance writer for several local publications. Lillian is writing a children's book that -- as of April 2013 -- is almost ready for publication. Her proudest accomplishments are her six children and eleven grandchildren.
  • Joyce Jefferson played <i>Mattie Elmira Richardson.</i> Joyce earned a B.S. in English at Black Hills State University. Through her business, Joyce Jefferson Creates Stories in Song, she provides performances that weave narration, poetry, and song. She is an independent scholar with the South Dakota Humanities Council. Joyce toured the nation edu-taining audiences about African American sheroes. She mounted an exhibition ofhistoric photographs called <i>Corporals, Cooks, and Cowboys: <b> African American Pioneers in the Black Hills</b></i> at the Journey Museum in 2000. She also self-published <i>Black & Other Friends</i>, a book of poetry inspired by her research. An Air Force brat, Joyce married Earl in Hawaii and settled in South Dakota to raise three boys; she now has four wonderful grandchildren.
  • Contrasting cultures……but we're all related. <br /> <br /> Body language spoke as loudly as the dialogue!
  • Lillian Witt.
  • Joyce Jefferson and Lillian Witt.
  • Belinda Faye Joe-Rencountre. Thanks to the South Dakota Humanities Council for helping make this program possible. Return to <a href="http://www.spearfishhistory.org"><b><i>Spearfish Area Historical Society</i></b></a> ...or continue to the next gallery page.
  • <i><b>HISTORIC FLOODS IN THE BLACK HILLS</i></b> <b>Dan Driscoll, USGS - February 5, 2013</b>
  • <i><b>HISTORIC FLOODS IN THE BLACK HILLS</i></b> <b>Dan Driscoll, USGS - February 5, 2013</b>
  • <i><b>HISTORIC FLOODS IN THE BLACK HILLS</i></b> <b>Dan Driscoll, USGS - February 5, 2013</b> We counted about 110 people in attendance for this February meeting -- one of the best turnouts for the year.
  • <i><b>HISTORIC FLOODS IN THE BLACK HILLS</i></b> <b>Dan Driscoll, USGS - February 5, 2013</b> The reference point for most of the discussion about Black Hills flooding was the June 1972 flood in Rapid City (top photo). The lower image is from June of 1907.
  • <i><b>HISTORIC FLOODS IN THE BLACK HILLS</i></b> <b>Dan Driscoll, USGS - February 5, 2013</b> Dan Driscoll did an excellent job of balance the science of flooding with an abundance of historic photos that vividly captured the impact of historic flooding in the region. This photo is from 1909 in the old mining town of Terry.
  • <i><b>HISTORIC FLOODS IN THE BLACK HILLS</i></b> <b>Dan Driscoll, USGS - February 5, 2013</b> Many of the photos were courtesy of the Adams Museum in Deadwood.
  • <i><b>HISTORIC FLOODS IN THE BLACK HILLS</i></b> <b>Dan Driscoll, USGS - February 5, 2013</b> This photograph, taken from atop the Butte County Courthouse in Belle Fourche shows flooding that took place in Belle Fourche in 1924. Photo is courtesy of the Tri-State Museum.
  • <i><b>HISTORIC FLOODS IN THE BLACK HILLS</i></b> <b>Dan Driscoll, USGS - February 5, 2013 (Captions coming soon)
  • <i><b>HISTORIC FLOODS IN THE BLACK HILLS</i></b> <b>Dan Driscoll, USGS - February 5, 2013</b> Speaker Dan Driscoll also tried to recruit a few volunteers for gathering information about Black Hills floods. Return to <a href="http://www.spearfishhistory.org"><b><i>Spearfish Area Historical Society</i></b></a> ...or continue to the next gallery page.
  • <b><i>THE FASSBENDER COLLECTION The Photography of Josef & George Fassbender</i> Paul Higbee and Betty Johnson - January 8, 2013</b> Writer Paul Higbee of Spearfish provided an overview of the Fassbender Collection, and Richard Carlson of Lead brought along a few of the some 800,000 images in this remarkable photo collection dating back to the late 1800's. A bonus was having Betty Johnson, the daughter of Josef Fassbender, attend the event and offer a few anecdotes about <i>Black Hills Studio</i>, which operated in the northern Black Hills for some six decades.
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