Newsletters
Sturgis & Meade County Historical Society is pleased to provide access to an archive of our previous newsletters:
2024
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