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,
History of South Dakota or Sioux Falls, or to other states. The Cattleman's Blizzard of October 2013 killed tens of thousands of livestock in western South Dakota, and was one of the worst blizzards in the state's history. History of South Dakota The history of South Dakota describes the history of the U.S. state of South Dakota over the course of several millennia, from its first inhabitants to the recent issues facing the state. Human beings have lived in what is today South Dakota for at least several thousand years. Early hunters first entered North America at least 17,000 years ago via the Bering