South Dakota State Historical Society opened as a home for all archives, a museum, and their administrative offices. In 2014, the South Dakota State Historical Society published an annotated version of Wilder's autobiography, titled "Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography", by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Pamela Smith Hill (Editor). In addition to the State Archives, the Society operates the Museum of the South Dakota State Historical Society, the State Historic Preservation Office, the South Dakota State Historical Society Press, and an archaeological research center. South Dakota State Historical Society The South Dakota State Historical Society is South Dakota's official state historical society and is located in Pierre,
South Dakota State Guard Guard was in federal service. Prior to the creation of the modern National Guard of the United States, the United States maintained a relatively small professional military and relied on state militias to augment the federal military in times of war. In 1901, the South Dakota Legislature designated the South Dakota State Guard as the organized militia of South Dakota, and required that the state maintain a certain minimum strength of cavalry, artillery, and infantry units. After the passage of the Militia Act of 1903, state militia units were reorganized into National Guard units and operated as a reserve component