The Mitchell Area Historical Society will hold their February meeting on February 22 at 7pm. Dvonne Hansen, her daughter, Cindy Van Laecken, and her son Doug, the owner of Hansen Wheel and Wagon Shop, will present a video program about the wagon and stagecoach trails of South Dakota. Dvonne, Cindy and Doug participated in the 2008 Pierre to Deadwood trail ride using several of Doug’s period vehicles. Doug and Cindy also went on part of the Casey Tibbs ride to Fort Pierre. All will wear pioneer costumes and bring the trails to life.
This program will draw attention to the original trail on the west side of the James River from Yankton to Firesteel and on to Fort Pierre. That trail was surveyed by Israel Greene, one of the earliest residents of Firesteel, when he was hired to do so by the Territorial Legislature.

Posted on February 16th, 2010 by Pam900
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The Mitchell Area Genealogical Society will meet Tuesday, February 23 at 7 pm at the Carnegie Resource Center. Pam Range will have the program.

Posted on February 16th, 2010 by Pam900
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The January genealogy meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 26th at 7pm at the Carnegie Resource Center.  Andie Sindt will have the program.

Posted on January 7th, 2010 by Pam900
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MAHS ANNUAL MEETING

Monday, January 25, 2010, 6:00 p.m., at Wesley Acres, 1115 West Havens, Mitchell, SD

The annual dinner meeting of the MAHS will feature Jeffery A. Hazard, AIA, CEO of Koch Hazard Architects.  He will discuss historic preservation and “green” architecture.  Ruby Tuesday will again cater a delicious meal (remember last year’s annual meeting?).

Please select your entrée and dessert on the form below and mail it promptly with your check or credit card (see below):  MAHS, PO Box 263, Mitchell, South Dakota 57301.

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RESERVATION FORM

MITCHELL AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY – ANNUAL MEETING AND DINNER

Wesley Acres, 1115 West Havens, Mitchell, South Dakota

6:00 p.m., Monday, January 25, 2010

FEATURED SPEAKER – JEFFERY A. HAZARD, AIA,

CEO of Koch Hazard Architects, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

NAME(s)(Please Print):  __________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS:  _____________________________________________________________________________

TELEPHONE #:  _____________________________  E-MAIL: ________________________________

Choice of entrée:         Number of each _______ Chicken Portabella

Number of each _______ Salmon Florentine

Choice of dessert:  Number of each _____ Cheesecake with Blackberry sauce

Number of each _______ Chocolate Shortcake with IceCream

Dinner will also include salad, baked potato, snap peas, portabella mushrooms, multi-grain dinner bread, and coffee.  If you have special menu requirements, please call 605-996-2723 for alternate menu choices.

We must receive this form by Monday, January 18, 2010

_____ Please mail my ticket(s)           _____ Please hold my ticket(s) at the event.

Please make your check ($16 per person) payable to Mitchell Area Historical Society

and mail to:  MAHS,  PO Box 263, Mitchell, SD 57301

MAHS now accepts VISA, MasterCard, and Discover credit cards.

Please provide your phone number _________________ and we will call you for your credit card information or call Kathryn Crockett, our volunteer at 605-996-2723.  If no answer, please leave a message.

Posted on December 29th, 2009 by Pam900
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Thank you to everyone who attended our first Christmas at the
Carnegie evening, and thank you to the Mitchell Area
Barbershop Chorus for putting that warm and fuzzy feeling of
Christmas in our hearts with their beautiful voices. The
evening was truly a success with approximately 100 in
attendance and a total of $318 and 156 food items donated to
the Mitchell Area Food Partry.

Our sincere thank you from all our volunteers at the Carnegie
for the support you have provided to us throughout this entire
year. We will continue our goals of updating and protecting the
beautiful Carnegie building and providing you with the
historical and genealogical items within our files for your
research. We have many exciting plans for the new year and
invite anyone who is not a member to join with us in
preserving Mitchell’s history for future generations.

A very MERRY CHRISTMAS from the CARNEGIE gang.

Posted on December 19th, 2009 by Rick Geyerman
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The Carnegie Resource Center presents Christmas at the Carnegie featuring the Mitchell Barbershop Chorus on December 10, 2009 at 7:00pm. Admission will be a cash donation or a bag of groceries for the Mitchell Area Food Pantry. Santa will be here, so bring your camera. Refreshments will be served.

Posted on November 17th, 2009 by Pam900
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October ushers in fall… with its cooler weather, harvesting, football and Halloween. It is also South Dakota Archives month. Celebrating family history month is a time to recall family members and activities from the past and preserving it for future generations. One of the local resources available for your use is the Carnegie Resource Center at 119 W. 3^rd Ave in Mitchell. (www.MitchellCarnegie.org)

Posted on October 8th, 2009 by Rick Geyerman
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Posted on September 18th, 2009 by Rick Geyerman
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The Carnegie Resource Center has 55 windows that need to be replaced at an estimated cost of $56,500. A fundraiser has been started to raise the needed funds. All donations will be greatly appreciated and any donations of $1000 or more will be recognized on a plaque. You may make donations in honor or in memory of someone.

Posted on September 11th, 2009 by Rick Geyerman
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