History Talks

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Is winter getting you down and do you need a BREAK??  Let's take a break an educate ourselves on some history at the OLD COURT HOUSE MUSEUM in Sioux Falls.  February 20 at 7:00 a presentation by Bruce Danielson on African-American, coach, football coach, and educator-CLEVELAND ABBOTT.  Learn about being raised in Yankton, served in the service-WW1 and being a football legend at the time people of this nationality were having a hard time.
March 19 at 7:00, Sue Hoskins (Bill Hoskins' wife) will give a presentation on THE PALISADES.  Sue is director of the Pipestone County Museum.  You will be interested in how the state got the land where the Palisades is and the up and coming changes that will take place purchasing more land. 

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