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Museums, Libraries & Archives

From the Tri-State Museum in Belle Fourche to the Trails, Trains and Pioneers Museum in Edgemont, Black Hills historical institutions transport visitors and residents back to earlier eras in the region's history. They collect, maintain and exhibit artifacts and images that make the past more than a foreign land.

The museum collections housed here tell dinosaur stories that stretch back millennia and stories of Native Americans that reach back centuries. Several share the history of white settlement in the Black Hills. Still other collections focus on events of more recent decades, from aeronautical developments to natural disasters such as the 1972 Rapid City flood.

Area libraries are also repositories of community history and provide a wealth of information for local students and researchers. The Case Library at Black Hills State University in Spearfish houses an extensive western history collection, as well as a collection of clay tablets from the Tigris-Euphrates Valley dating back to 2500 B.C.

The Minnilusa Historical Association at The Journey Museum in Rapid City maintains an archive of artifacts, rare texts and letters, western history, and a large collection of historical photographs.

  • The Journey Museum - is the education venue that serves as a forum to preserve and explore the heritage of the cultures of the Black Hills region and the knowledge of its natural environment to understand and value our past, enrich our present, and meet the challenges of the future.
  • Rapid City Public Library - With two branches, Rapid City Public Library provides access to materials and services to help residents of all ages obtain information to meet personal, professional and educational needs.
  • SDSM&T Devereaux Library - Devereaux Library serves the SDSM&T community. The four-story building, located on the north side of campus, provides a variety of resources and services to students, faculty, staff, area residents and visitors.
  • South Dakota Museum Map  The map shows the location of museums in South Dakota.  The contact information as well as address, website and open hours, is available for each museum
  • Association of South Dakota Museums  Listing of member museums
  • Black Hills Museums    List of Museums in the Black Hills.  The list can also be searched by city
     

Black Hills Libraries

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