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Beautiful: The Country School Experience in Brown County

One hundred ten years ago, superintendent M.M. Guhin launched the first commencement exercises for eighth-grade graduates of Brown County rural... Read more »

May/June 2022
By Aberdeen Magazine

Happy Birthday Aberdeen! Established 1881? 1880? 1882? 1883?

Most people haven’t noticed that 2021 is Aberdeen’s 140th birthyear. Previously we have celebrated the Golden Jubilee (1931, 50 years),... Read more »

July/August 2021
By Aberdeen Magazine

Between Pandemics

By now, most of you have heard the incredible story of how the Presentation Sisters conceived a strategy to move... Read more »

March/April 2021
By Aberdeen Magazine

The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round ‘Til They Fall Off

Public Transportation in Aberdeen. For about Aberdeen’s first 70 years, there was a lot of interest in private public transportation—that... Read more »

May/June 2020
By Aberdeen Magazine

‘Nuff Said: Reedy Fossum And The Heyday Of Smittys Baseball

Seeing what could be a “once in a lifetime opportunity,” a generation of Smittys baseball players will descend on Aberdeen... Read more »

May/June 2020
By Aberdeen Magazine

The Saga of West Hill

Since 2010, Aberdeen has had a population increase of 9.24%, according to the World Population Review. If you need any... Read more »

March/April 2020
By Aberdeen Magazine

“Wildly Uproarious Crowds”

Aberdeen swept the first State basketball tournament, but was 1913 really the tournament’s inaugural year? Redfield Pheasants might beg to... Read more »

March/April 2020
By Aberdeen Magazine

Welcome to Quonsville

With an influx in enrollment after WWII, Northern State Teachers College responded to a student housing shortage by adding a... Read more »

November/December 2019
By Aberdeen Magazine

A History of Camp Wisagoma

ABERDEEN, S.D. –When Ken Kirkpatrick sent us his story about Harmetta, The Pickerel Lake Ghost, we asked on the “You know... Read more »

July/August 2019
By Aberdeen Magazine

Rock of Ages

The Cemeteries and Tombstones of Aberdeen When I was a kid, my wacky red-headed aunt visited from New England and... Read more »

March/April 2019
By Aberdeen Magazine

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