Board of Directors Meeting April 15, 2010.
All Board of Directors meetings are open to the public and are held at the Dakota Territorial Museum at 5pm.

Brown Bag Lunch April 16, 2010:
Each year high school students are invited to participate in History Day, an event for teachers and their students interested in developing critical thinking skills and understanding the past through original research. This year’s theme is “History” and “Innovation.” Students present their information, in the of format of their choice, at a State-wide competition with winners attending a National competition. Following are the two groups that agreed to share their presentations with us at our April Brown Bag Lunch: “Preserving History: The Old-Fashioned Way” By Jordan Koch (Junior) and Hiley Cammock (Junior) “Titanic: Innovation in shipping” By Amy Johnson (Junior) and Joseph Boudreau (Junior)

Meander the Halls Of Mead, May 2, 2010, Noon - 3PM
In commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the Human Services Center Historic Campus designation to America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places list and Preservation Month, we invite you to revisit the Mead Building and learn about the campus’ other National Register-listed buildings needing re-use.

Board of Directors Meeting May 20, 2010.
All Board of Directors meetings are open to the public and are held at the Dakota Territorial Museum at 5pm.

Brown Bag Lunch May 21, 2010:
“World War II Dambusters” By Sadie Stevens During World War II, British allies developed operation Chastise in which they bombed German dams to cause catastrophic damage to Germany’s industrial assets resulting in military gain. The dambuster’s created man-made floods that took the lives of citizens and POW’s but made no significant military gain. Stevens will talk about the raids, aftermath, and more from the research she found, not online, but personally in London, England. Stevens is a Junior at Yankton High School and is presenting her research essay for the 2010 History Day competition.

Board of Directors Meeting June 17, 2010.
All Board of Directors meetings are open to the public and are held at the Dakota Territorial Museum at 5pm.

Brown Bag Lunch June 18, 2010:
“The Truth Behind Saving Private Ryan” By Doug Sall Past Dakota Territorial Museum Director, Doug Sall, returns for a Hollywood verses History presentation about the truth behind who really did save the infamous “Private Ryan” during World War II. Sall will use the movie, Saving Private Ryan released in 1998, to show fact from fiction. According to Hollywood, Private Ryan, real name was Fritz Niland, became one of four brothers that wasn’t either killed or missing by the time D-Day was over. Thus a search party was sent to look for him so he could be reunited with his mother safely. However, Sall will tell the story of what really happened. A story that involves a Reverend Francis Sampson of Sioux Falls, South Dakota who actually found Niland and moved him to safety.

Board of Directors Meeting July 15, 2010.
All Board of Directors meetings are open to the public and are held at the Dakota Territorial Museum at 5pm.

Presentation and Book Signing July 16, 2010:
“The Sioux City to Fort Randall Road 1856-1892 Revisited” By Maxine Kinsley

Board of Directors Meeting August 20, 2010.
All Board of Directors meetings are open to the public and are held at the Dakota Territorial Museum at 5pm.

Brown Bag Lunch August 20, 2010:
“Riverboat History ” By Doug Haar

Board of Directors Meeting September 17, 2010.
All Board of Directors meetings are open to the public and are held at the Dakota Territorial Museum at 5pm.

Brown Bag Lunch September 17, 2010:
“Yankton WWII Aviation Cadet Program” By Steve Hamilton