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 »
History
Early History
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 »
Between Pandemics
By now, most of you have heard the incredible story of how the Presentation Sisters conceived a strategy to move... Read more »
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 »
‘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 »
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 »
“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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
