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South Dakota History, Volume 56, Number 1

Volume 56, Number 1 · Spring 2026 · 4 articles

The Spring 2026 issue features an examination of the history of the South Dakota State Historical Society and its journey toward professionalization; an analysis of a set of speeches made by Governors Norbeck and Janklow and how their words helped create and “end” South Dakota’s state-owned cement plant; and the first entry in a series of America 250–themed installments of “Curator’s Corner,” which will be published throughout 2026 in celebration of the U.S. Semiquincentennial.

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In This Issue

  1. CURATOR'S CORNER

    by David M. Grabitske

  2. DAKOTA IMAGES | Moses K. Armstrong

  3. The Birth and Death of the South Dakota Cement Plant

    by Bryce D. Tellmann

  4. The South Dakota State Historical Society's Journey to Professionalization

    by David M. Grabitske