Sioux Valley

Genealogical Society

200 West 6th Street

Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104-6001

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Meeting Place:
Second Floor of the Old Courthouse Museum, 6th and Main, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Meeting Date and Time:
First Thursday monthly, 7:00 P.M. No meeting in July.

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Membership Dues:
Membership Dues are due and payable as of January 1st. $18.00 Single; $25.00 Family (one Pathfinder, two votes); $30.00 Foreign; $25.00 Contributing; $50.00 Patron.
Additional donations to the Society are welcomed.
Our publication Pioneer Pathfinder issue dates are: January, April, July and October.

Come Join Us!!!! Click Here for Membership form

Our genealogy library is free and open to the public;

12-4 P.M. Monday through Friday.

Appointments may be arranged by calling 338-6805.

We are located at the Old Courthouse Museum, 6th and Main, Sioux Falls, SD

Pioneer Certificate

The Sioux Valley Genealogical Society has been issuing PIONEER CERTIFICATES to the direct line descendants of the pioneers who lived in Dakota Territory prior to statehood in November 1889. These beautiful, authentic certificates are suitable for framing. Our Society is attempting to collect information on every one of the pioneers in order to preserve our past history. If you would like to have your pioneer ancestor included, send a self-addressed stamped envelope along with a request for a Pioneer Certificate application. Send to:

Sioux Valley Genealogical Society
200 West 6th Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57104-6001

Cost per certificate: $8 members; $10 non-members

OUR PIONEERS
Do you have a photo of our Pioneers?
Would you like to share one with other ancestors?
They need not be on our listing to be included.
If you would like to submit a photo (please only photos taken prior to 1900)
E-mail: Lisa at lisa53john@sio.midco.net
Please use the extension of .jpeg when sending a scanned photo
An explanation of the photo and it's subjects is desirable.

PHOTOGRAPHS

History of Minnehaha County, SD By Dana R. Bailey ~ 1899 Biographies & History	Minnehaha County Marriages
Veterans	Lincoln County Cemeteries
Deaths	Township Map
1903 Minnehaha Co. Plat Index

Call for Obituaries!
We are seeking obituaries of the residents of Minnehaha County who died prior to 1925. We would like to have a copy of the original, but a typed copy is acceptable. If you would like to have your ancestor included in this endeavor, you may submit it two ways. You may send a copy to:

Sioux Valley Genealogical Society
         Computer committee
           200 West 6th Street
      Sioux Falls, SD 57104-6001        Or E-mail lisa53john@sio.midco.net

Please send as an attachment with the .jpeg extension Please understand that the submitted information will be made available at our library and may be put on the web page also.

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Grave Records of Minnehaha County Cemeteries
This book is spiral bound consisting of 287 pages with over 12,000 ancestors listed.
To place an order: Send $22.00 members; $25.00 non-members
TO:
Sioux Valley Genealogical Society
Cemetery Records
200 West 6th Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57104-6001
Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery FCemeteries that are included in this book

Pioneer Cemetery ~ Sverdrup Twp.

Photos of tombstones and other links

Courtesy of Brad Jones

Microfilms within our library:

Other Links:
Surname Sorkilmo,DeVaney,McGinty,Gilligan & Others ~ Dakota Territory
Minnehaha County, South Dakota Gen Web
South Dakota Gen Web
State Archives ~SD Historical Society
Surname: Jones, Harper & Thompson; Norway to SD

Surname: Stalding/Stalting

Last Updated September 19, 2007

Place a query, need a lookup, or just to make a comment:
Contact : lisa53john@sio.midco.net

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