In keeping with historic preservation, workers at the Mead Cultural Education Center recently replaced a corner piece on the second floor veranda. They did such an excellent job that you would never know it replaced a badly damaged piece. The Yankton County Historical Society is fortunate to have talented workers on staff. Work on the verandas is close to completion. Then it will be onto the next phase of the project. It is a great time to visit the Mead Cultural Education Ce

What a wonderful opening weekend for the Yankton State Hospital Original Water Colors & Oils Collection exhibit. It was wonderful to see so many people come out over Riverboat Days weekend. We would like to say thank you to Lois Varvel for donating the picture railing that is being installed in the parlor rooms. They add so much to the exhibit. She is a true friend of the Mead Cultural Education Center. If you haven’t seen it yet, the exhibit will remain open to the end of th

The Yankton County Historical Society is asking for your help. Your mission should you choose to accept it will be to help us find a very special portrait. In the early 1900s, Louis Janousek painted a portrait of Dr. Leonard C. Mead that hung somewhere at the Yankton State Hospital. The current location of this painting is unknown. If you or someone you know has seen this or any of the paintings that once hung on the walls of the Yankton State Hospital buildings, please let u

We are so excited to have objects returning to this beautiful building. This week we returned a bust of Hiawatha to our foyer. When we looked really closely to a picture of Dr. Mead in the foyer, we can see this bust in the background. This is just one of many pieces returning. Join us Riverboat Days weekend as we unveil the Yankton State Hospital Artwork exhibit. Thanks to a partnership with the University of South Dakota, beautiful paintings by Louis Janousek and other wel

Preparations are being made to return some of the historic paintings that once hung in the buildings of the Yankton State Hospital. Thanks to a partnership with the University of South Dakota, beautiful paintings by Louis Janousek and other well-known artists will once again grace the walls of the Mead Building. The exhibit will be open to the public Riverboat Days weekend. Join us that weekend for a Vendor Fair and take advantage of our free-will donation admission weekend.