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 »
History
Early History
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 »
Aberdeen: The Hub City
Could a nickname be the secret to Aberdeen’s early fame? For the last decade, Aberdeen has been using the advertising... Read more »
