The workers at the Mead Cultural Education Center have been hard at work to meet the opening in Summer 2018. Last week, one volunteer focused on painting the ducts in the back hallway of the second floor. If you would like to donate in-kind to the project, please contact Crystal Nelson at the Dakota Territorial Museum. If you have considered making a financial donation but don’t think you have the big money, let us remind you that no donation is too small. Please contact the

The Yankton County Historical Society is pleased to announce the addition of Deb Overseth to our team. Deb joined us in December as the Mead Cultural Education Center Events & Fundraising Coordinator. She is here to help you plan your event at the Mead or to make your contribution to the project. Currently, Deb is working on campaign end push for the Mead Cultural Education Center. Watch your mailbox for a letter from Deb and our director, Crystal Nelson. No donation is too s

Project manager Joseph James spent this week painting the baseboards that were installed earlier this week on the first floor. They also installed the heating grates on the first floor. Things are really coming together as the crew keeps pushing forward to get work done by our summer open date. The windows are almost done, and in a few short months we will begin moving the first objects in. You can still contribute to the project. It’s not too late to make your contribution -

The Yankton Historical Society would like to thank everyone that purchased tickets to attend The Mead Masquerade Ball. We appreciate attendees joining us at our inaugural fundraising event at the Mead Cultural Education Center. It was a spectacular evening! A huge thanks goes out to everyone that donated to the event; Yankton Chamber of Commerce, Judi & Barry O’Connell, 4 Season Fabrics, Lewis and Clark Theatre Company, National Field Archery Association, Ben’s Brewery, Empo