Newsletters
Sturgis & Meade County Historical Society is pleased to provide access to an archive of our current and previous newsletters:
2024
History Day 2025: June 7, Archaeology of the Sturgis and Meade County Area, Richard Langin donates family documents to Historical Society, Time Capsule from 1894 Meade County, YouTube update, Genealogy Resources from the Genealogy, Bear Butte Creek Historic Preservation Council Report, History at High Noon: 2025 Series is Shaping Up, The Nequette Christmas House, President’s Message
History Day Well Attended, Swanson to Present “Ghost Towns of the Black Hills Prequel”, The Courtneys: A Western Immigrant Saga, Scoop of History: 145 Years of the Catholic Church in Sturgis September 22, History at High Noon: Fall Season, President’s Message
History Day Set for June 15, Bear Butte Creek Historic Preserve Hosts USD Field School, History Day 2024 Booths, Fort Meade Museum Hosting Jeff Barnes September, History at High Noon: Walker Family History, James D. Sadler, Bob Lee Photos, President’s Message
Third Dig Season May 13-24 at Bear Butte Creek Historic Preserve, 2023 Dig Report Published, Wanted: History Days Booths, Fort Sidney, Nebraska and Cheyenne, Wyoming to the Black Hills, 1874-1880, 135 Years of History: Meade County, Sturgis Volunteers to Work on Cataloging Historical Items, The Love? Story of Marcus Baird and his Already Married Wife, History at High Noon, Bob Lee Photos, President’s Message
2023
Bear Butte Creek Historic Preservation Council conduct[ed] second dig, Wanted: History Days Booths, John Fredrick (Grasshopper Jim), Comanche—A Link to Frontier History at Kansas Museum, History at High Noon, Bob Lee Photos, President’s Message
February 11 Scoop of History: Polo: Past and Present, Replaying a Scoop of History: First Presbyterian Church, Society Participates in
Community Showcase, History at High Noon, Bob Lee Photos, Update from Bear Butte Creek Historic Preservation Council, President’s Message
2022
Sturgis Public Library – 100 Years of Service to Sturgis, Scoop of History Recounts, Years of Methodist Church, Looking for Jumpers and Skinners, Christmas in the Country Schools, Check us out on Social Media, History at High Noon, President’s Message
History Days makes a comeback, West River History Conference, Digging begins at Bear Butte Creek Historic Preserve, Mining for your Family History: The Basics of Genealogy Research, New life for two Meade County country schools, Bear Butte Creek Historic Preserve christened, meeting held, President’s Message
History Days returns, Archaeologists Complete Study of Fort Meade Rifle, USD Archeology team surveys Bear Butte Creek Historic Preservation Area, Members attend webinars, The Story of Bear Butte Cemetery, Scoop of History presents Chuck Rambow’s KKK lecture, President’s Message
2021
Dode Lee: Friend of History, Collection of Stories Replaced History Day 2020, Bear Butte Creek Historic Preservation Council Update, History at High Noon, Membership Report, Reading List, President’s Message
2020
Annie Tallent, Bruce Barnes, Harry Atwater, J. J. Davenport, Curly Grimes, Major Marcus Reno, Miles Cooper, Nellie McPherson McMahon, Colonel Samuel D. Sturgis, Poker Alice Tubbs, William Waldman
2020 History Day, Taste of Sturgis 2020, FEATURE ARTICLE: Poker Alice takes on the US Army, Calendar of Events, Annual Meeting and Scoop of History
2019
President’s Report, SCOOP OF HISTORY: Sheriffs of Meade County, FEATURE ARTICLE: Christmas of Yore
Charter Members Remembered, History Day a Success, FEATURE ARTICLE: Birth of Sturgis Fire Department, Beug Award
President’s Report, 2019 Martin C. Beug Friend of History Award, Stensland House Museum Collection Readied For Move, History Day & Early Day Meade County Post Offices, Crazy Like A Fox?, Sheriffs of Meade County, April Scoop of History Report
5th Annual History Day, RECAP of 4th Annual Taste of Sturgis, Spring Scoop Of History, Annual Board Meeting, Becoming Meade County
2018
President’s Report, Winter Scoop of History, 4th Annual Taste of History, ‘The Sturgis Mint’, Nolin Last Puzzle Piece, Request for Photos!
2018 Martin C Beug Award, Photo Recap of History Day and Birthday Celebration, History: PLAY BALL!, Nolin Monument Rededicated, August Scoop Recap
Nolin Monument Revi-talization Committee Award, 2018 History Day and Birthday Celebration, Spring Scoop Recap
Spring Scoop of History: First Presbyterian Church of Sturgis, Nolin Monument Ready for Rededication, 2018 History Day and Birthday Celebration, Taste of Sturgis Recap, History: Sturgis Town Constable Murdered!, December Scoop Recap, Call for Familiar Names & Faces of Sturgis
2017
W. F. L. Souter, Early Lawman, Winter Scoop of History Information, ‘Taste of Sturgis’ Information, Nolin Monument Up-date, Sturgis/Ft. Meade Birthday Celebration, Spring Scoop of History
President’s Report, September Scoop of History Information, December Scoop of History Information, Nolin Monument Up-date, “The Last Black Hills Goldrush”, History Day Recap
President’s Report, 3rd Annual History Day Information, History Day Schedule, Upcoming ‘Scoop of History’ Information, ‘The Fate of the Mail Carrier”
President’s Report, Sturgis Water Works, Scoop of History, Nolin Monument, Shootout Follow-Up
President’s Report, Scooptown Shootout, Trending on Facebook, Time Capsule Opened, Poker Alice Trial, Historical Musings: Buried Alive!, Faith Opens Ice House, St. Martin’s Chapel Scoop of History, Nolin Monument Update
2016
President’s Report, Historical Musings: ‘Who Was Curley Grimes?’, Meet the Board, Nolin Monument Update
President’s Report, Historical Musings: Why Scooptown?, History Day’ Schedule, Nolin Monument Update, Out & About in Meade County, Trending on Facebook, Plans for Fall & Winter