It has been an exciting week at the Mead Cultural Education Center. We finally have all the bugs worked out and our phones are operational. If you need to contact us, please call 605-665-3898. Join us this Riverboat Days at the Mead Cultural Education Center! We will be hosting a Vendor Fair and we are looking for people who make unique crafts – contact Heidi at programs@meadbuilding.org to sign up by Aug. 5. It’s not too late to contribute to the Mead Matters – Parking Lot C

Take a break from the summer heat! Come out to the Mead Cultural Education Center and visit the Journeying Forward exhibit or bring the kids and enjoy the Childrens Transportation Museum. The Mead Cultural Education is a cool, safe summer stay-cation location. Check out our website, www.meadbuilding.org, to see what is happening this summer. If you or anyone you know makes crafty items for sale, contact Heidi at programs@meadbuilding.org. This Riverboat Days we will hosting a

Tickets are still available for the first-ever Tea at Mead event Sunday, July 21, 2019. This fun afternoon tea, from 2-4pm, will feature a Victorian Style Show hosted by Crystal Nelson. Tickets are $10 for members and $15 for non-members. For more information contact Heidi at programs@meadbuilding.org. Our design team is working on an exhibit about the history of the Yankton State Hospital. We are looking for stories from past and present employees as we prepare this exhibit

Things are progressing nicely on the verandas at the Mead Cultural Education Center. If you drive by during the week you will see the guys working hard out front. And though we are busy doing work on the exterior please know we are still open on the inside – so stop out and visit. If you don’t have plans for Friday, July 5, come out for Feed Your Mind at noon. We welcome the Missouri National Recreation River folks and they will be presenting their film, “River of Change.” Al

So much is happening behind the scenes at the Mead Cultural Education Center (MCEC) and our old location by Westside Park. This week, Megan Hansen, Assistant Curator and Move Coordinator, began removing collection pieces from the outside buildings. (Pictured above is the Gunderson Schoolhouse.) This is not only important so we can prepare the items for moving, but also get the buildings moved. Later this fall the seven structures and caboose will begin the relocation process