Kid's Activity Day

November 20th Gobble, Gobble! Make a turkey craft!

December 18th Let it Snow! Design a wintery collage!

Siouxland Heritage Museums Board
November 6th and December 4th 11:30 a.m.
Siouxland Heritage Museums Alliance Board
November 13th and December 11th at 5:30 p.m.
Sioux Valley Genealogical Society
November 6th and December 4th at 7 p.m.
Minnehaha County Historical Society
November 20th and December 18th at 6 p.m.

Tea Parties for All Ages at the Pettigew
The Pettigrew Home & Museum will host an adult Victorian Tea Party on November 16th and a Victorian Girl Tea Party for girls 7-11 on December 29th.  Space is limited for each program, call 367-7097 to register in advance.

Arms and Armaments Exhibit Returns!
Look for the exhibit Arms and Armaments featuring firearms and other weapons from the Siouxland Heritage Museums’ collection, returning November 12th at the Old Courthouse Museum.

Lakota History From a Family Perspective
at the Old Courthouse Museum November 18th
Donovin Sprague will present the history of the Lakota people in the late 19th century through family stories and photographs in the program Lakota History From a Family Perspective on November 18th at 7 p.m. at the Old Courthouse Museum.  The program will cover topics such as the Battle of Little Big Horn and Fort Fetterman from a Lakota perspective, and is sponsored in part by the South Dakota Humanities Council.

Donovin Sprague is a Miniconjou Lakota and is a descendant of Chief Hump and the Crazy Horse family. He is an author of five books, a flute maker, and is currently the Director of Education at the Crazy Horse Memorial and a part-time professor at Black Hills State University and Oglala Lakota College.

Spend Your Holidays at the Pettigrew!
A Holiday Evening December 11th
Once again this holiday season, the Pettigrew Home & Museum will be decorated in Victorian holiday fashion. The home will be decorated throughout December and will be featured at A Holiday Evening on Thursday, December 11th from 5-8 p.m.  This event will include special holiday music and decorations, refreshments, and horse-drawn wagon rides through the historic neighborhood.  The holiday open house is also a rare opportunity to tour the historic home at your own pace, with museum staff and volunteers located in each room to discuss the rooms with visitors.

The holiday season is full of family outings, school vacations, and out-of-town guests.  There is no better time or place to see the Victorian style of the early 20th century than the Pettigrew Home & Museum.

Kids Can Close Out 2008 with Craftapallooza on December 31st!
Bring your kids to the Old Courthouse Museum on Wednesday, December 31st for a free craft day from 9-11:30 a.m. and 1-3 p.m.  A variety of fun kid’s crafts and materials will be available throughout the day to help creatively celebrate the end of another year.