South Dakota Historical Society Press
@sdhspress.bsky.social
As part of the South Dakota State Historical Society, SDHS Press preserves, researches, and promotes South Dakota's rich and varied history and culture.
On a recent episode of the “Land of Laura” podcast, Dr. Barbara Boustead discusses her interest in all things weather and Laura Ingalls Wilder, and her new book on the two subjects, “Wilder Weather”!
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/53Pr...
For more info: www.sdhspress.com/books/wilder....
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/53Pr...
For more info: www.sdhspress.com/books/wilder....
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
On a recent episode of the “Land of Laura” podcast, Dr. Barbara Boustead discusses her interest in all things weather and Laura Ingalls Wilder, and her new book on the two subjects, “Wilder Weather”!
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/53Pr...
For more info: www.sdhspress.com/books/wilder....
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/53Pr...
For more info: www.sdhspress.com/books/wilder....
Happy University Press Week!
The South Dakota Historical Society Press is proud to be included in this #UPWeek gallery showcasing how university and scholarly presses #TeamUP on collaborative projects to advance knowledge!
The South Dakota Historical Society Press is proud to be included in this #UPWeek gallery showcasing how university and scholarly presses #TeamUP on collaborative projects to advance knowledge!
How do university presses #TeamUP to advance knowledge? A baker’s dozen inspiring examples in the #UPWeek Gallery include work by @ucpress.bsky.social, @dukepress.bsky.social, @mitpress.bsky.social, @uofupress.bsky.social, @uncpress.bsky.social & @ualbertapress.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/43CrodY
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Happy University Press Week! Join us in celebrating how authors, university press publishing professionals & so many others #TeamUP to advance knowledge. Explore this @bookshop.org collection of university press books to find your next thought-provoking read: https://bit.ly/4nhTQcc. #ReadUP
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Happy University Press Week! Join us in celebrating how authors, university press publishing professionals & so many others #TeamUP to advance knowledge. Explore this @bookshop.org collection of university press books to find your next thought-provoking read: https://bit.ly/4nhTQcc. #ReadUP
There's also a new post on the Pioneer Girl Project blog out today!
Nancy Tystad Koupal takes a look at the editorial process that led to the publication of Laura Ingalls Wilder's posthumously released book "The First Four Years." Read the full post at pioneergirlproject.org/2025/11/03/m....
Nancy Tystad Koupal takes a look at the editorial process that led to the publication of Laura Ingalls Wilder's posthumously released book "The First Four Years." Read the full post at pioneergirlproject.org/2025/11/03/m....
Mistaken Assumptions
Over lunch in early May, I was talking to Dedra Birzer, the director of the South Dakota Historical Society Press, about the article I had just completed on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s The First Four Ye…
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November 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
There's also a new post on the Pioneer Girl Project blog out today!
Nancy Tystad Koupal takes a look at the editorial process that led to the publication of Laura Ingalls Wilder's posthumously released book "The First Four Years." Read the full post at pioneergirlproject.org/2025/11/03/m....
Nancy Tystad Koupal takes a look at the editorial process that led to the publication of Laura Ingalls Wilder's posthumously released book "The First Four Years." Read the full post at pioneergirlproject.org/2025/11/03/m....
The Fall 2025 issue of “South Dakota History,” the quarterly journal of the South Dakota State Historical Society, is available now! This issue features articles with a Laura Ingalls Wilder theme!
You can learn more about the new issue and order at www.sdhspress.com/journal/sout...
You can learn more about the new issue and order at www.sdhspress.com/journal/sout...
November 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The Fall 2025 issue of “South Dakota History,” the quarterly journal of the South Dakota State Historical Society, is available now! This issue features articles with a Laura Ingalls Wilder theme!
You can learn more about the new issue and order at www.sdhspress.com/journal/sout...
You can learn more about the new issue and order at www.sdhspress.com/journal/sout...
The next History Talk will be at 7 pm CT Tues., Nov. 18!
Philip Hall will discuss his new book “The White River Badlands: Its History and Characters.” To register for this free online event, go to www.sdhsf.org/events/.
And visit www.sdhspress.com/books/the-wh... for more about this book!
Philip Hall will discuss his new book “The White River Badlands: Its History and Characters.” To register for this free online event, go to www.sdhsf.org/events/.
And visit www.sdhspress.com/books/the-wh... for more about this book!
October 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The next History Talk will be at 7 pm CT Tues., Nov. 18!
Philip Hall will discuss his new book “The White River Badlands: Its History and Characters.” To register for this free online event, go to www.sdhsf.org/events/.
And visit www.sdhspress.com/books/the-wh... for more about this book!
Philip Hall will discuss his new book “The White River Badlands: Its History and Characters.” To register for this free online event, go to www.sdhsf.org/events/.
And visit www.sdhspress.com/books/the-wh... for more about this book!
David Wolff's "Black Hills History Tours, Vol. 3: On the Narrow Gauge & Beyond" is available now!
Learn more about this book, which covers historical sites related to the Homestake Mine and the northern Black Hills, and the other two volumes in the series at www.sdhspress.com/books/black-....
Learn more about this book, which covers historical sites related to the Homestake Mine and the northern Black Hills, and the other two volumes in the series at www.sdhspress.com/books/black-....
October 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
David Wolff's "Black Hills History Tours, Vol. 3: On the Narrow Gauge & Beyond" is available now!
Learn more about this book, which covers historical sites related to the Homestake Mine and the northern Black Hills, and the other two volumes in the series at www.sdhspress.com/books/black-....
Learn more about this book, which covers historical sites related to the Homestake Mine and the northern Black Hills, and the other two volumes in the series at www.sdhspress.com/books/black-....
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Wolff has distilled decades of experience exploring, researching, and teaching the history of this majestic region into accessible self-guided tours.
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Browse Anthropology: mngbookshop.co.uk/mng-subject-...
@sdhspress.bsky.social #BlackHills #GoldRush
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Browse Anthropology: mngbookshop.co.uk/mng-subject-...
@sdhspress.bsky.social #BlackHills #GoldRush
October 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Wolff has distilled decades of experience exploring, researching, and teaching the history of this majestic region into accessible self-guided tours.
📚 mngbookshop.co.uk/978194181350...
Browse Anthropology: mngbookshop.co.uk/mng-subject-...
@sdhspress.bsky.social #BlackHills #GoldRush
📚 mngbookshop.co.uk/978194181350...
Browse Anthropology: mngbookshop.co.uk/mng-subject-...
@sdhspress.bsky.social #BlackHills #GoldRush
We've had some great, exciting books come out in the last few weeks!
You can learn more about these new releases and order copies of each book at www.sdhspress.com/books!
You can learn more about these new releases and order copies of each book at www.sdhspress.com/books!
October 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We've had some great, exciting books come out in the last few weeks!
You can learn more about these new releases and order copies of each book at www.sdhspress.com/books!
You can learn more about these new releases and order copies of each book at www.sdhspress.com/books!
The next History Talk will be at 7 PM CT on Tuesday, October 21!
David A. Wolff will discuss his book “The Gateway to the Hills: Rapid City and the Central Black Hills” and explore the development of Rapid City.
To register for this free online event, visit www.sdhsf.org/events/.
David A. Wolff will discuss his book “The Gateway to the Hills: Rapid City and the Central Black Hills” and explore the development of Rapid City.
To register for this free online event, visit www.sdhsf.org/events/.
September 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The next History Talk will be at 7 PM CT on Tuesday, October 21!
David A. Wolff will discuss his book “The Gateway to the Hills: Rapid City and the Central Black Hills” and explore the development of Rapid City.
To register for this free online event, visit www.sdhsf.org/events/.
David A. Wolff will discuss his book “The Gateway to the Hills: Rapid City and the Central Black Hills” and explore the development of Rapid City.
To register for this free online event, visit www.sdhsf.org/events/.
The South Dakota Festival of Books will be held Sept. 26–28 in Spearfish!
SDHS Press authors will give talks and sign books on Friday & Saturday, and press staff will be on hand to sell books and chat with attendees. We hope to see you there!
More info at sdhumanities.org/festival-of-....
SDHS Press authors will give talks and sign books on Friday & Saturday, and press staff will be on hand to sell books and chat with attendees. We hope to see you there!
More info at sdhumanities.org/festival-of-....
September 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The South Dakota Festival of Books will be held Sept. 26–28 in Spearfish!
SDHS Press authors will give talks and sign books on Friday & Saturday, and press staff will be on hand to sell books and chat with attendees. We hope to see you there!
More info at sdhumanities.org/festival-of-....
SDHS Press authors will give talks and sign books on Friday & Saturday, and press staff will be on hand to sell books and chat with attendees. We hope to see you there!
More info at sdhumanities.org/festival-of-....
It's publication day for “Badger Clark: Poetry Wrangler,” written by Nancy Bo Flood and illustrated by Jeanne Bowman!
This illustrated children's book tells the story of this iconic Western writer and celebrates his enduring poetry. Order your copy today at
www.sdhspress.com/books/badger....
This illustrated children's book tells the story of this iconic Western writer and celebrates his enduring poetry. Order your copy today at
www.sdhspress.com/books/badger....
September 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It's publication day for “Badger Clark: Poetry Wrangler,” written by Nancy Bo Flood and illustrated by Jeanne Bowman!
This illustrated children's book tells the story of this iconic Western writer and celebrates his enduring poetry. Order your copy today at
www.sdhspress.com/books/badger....
This illustrated children's book tells the story of this iconic Western writer and celebrates his enduring poetry. Order your copy today at
www.sdhspress.com/books/badger....
“A Phantom Storm” by Norman Matteoni recently won the Little Big Horn Associates’ 2025 John M. Carroll Literary Award, which recognizes the best book on the life and times of Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn!
Learn more at
sdhspress.com/books/a-phan....
Photo credit: Patricia Glennon
Learn more at
sdhspress.com/books/a-phan....
Photo credit: Patricia Glennon
August 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“A Phantom Storm” by Norman Matteoni recently won the Little Big Horn Associates’ 2025 John M. Carroll Literary Award, which recognizes the best book on the life and times of Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn!
Learn more at
sdhspress.com/books/a-phan....
Photo credit: Patricia Glennon
Learn more at
sdhspress.com/books/a-phan....
Photo credit: Patricia Glennon
"Wilder Weather" was recently featured on the Weather Geeks podcast!
On this episode, @windbarb.bsky.social discusses her book and the intersection of literature and weather in Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series. Follow the link to listen:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
On this episode, @windbarb.bsky.social discusses her book and the intersection of literature and weather in Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series. Follow the link to listen:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
Little House, Big Climate: Lessons from Laura Ingalls Wilder
Podcast Episode · Weather Geeks · 08/06/2025 · 36m
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August 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"Wilder Weather" was recently featured on the Weather Geeks podcast!
On this episode, @windbarb.bsky.social discusses her book and the intersection of literature and weather in Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series. Follow the link to listen:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
On this episode, @windbarb.bsky.social discusses her book and the intersection of literature and weather in Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series. Follow the link to listen:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
“Badger Clark: Poetry Wrangler,” a new children’s picture book from SDHS Press, is now available for preorder!
Publication date is September 16, 2025.
You can learn more about “Badger Clark: Poetry Wrangler” and preorder the book today at www.sdhspress.com/books/badger....
Publication date is September 16, 2025.
You can learn more about “Badger Clark: Poetry Wrangler” and preorder the book today at www.sdhspress.com/books/badger....
August 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“Badger Clark: Poetry Wrangler,” a new children’s picture book from SDHS Press, is now available for preorder!
Publication date is September 16, 2025.
You can learn more about “Badger Clark: Poetry Wrangler” and preorder the book today at www.sdhspress.com/books/badger....
Publication date is September 16, 2025.
You can learn more about “Badger Clark: Poetry Wrangler” and preorder the book today at www.sdhspress.com/books/badger....
Author @windbarb.bsky.social recently joined Kate Archer Kent on Wisconsin Public Radio's "Wisconsin Today" to discuss her new book, "Wilder Weather." Follow the link to read an interview excerpt and to listen to the full conversation!
www.wpr.org/news/laura-i...
www.wpr.org/news/laura-i...
Were Laura Ingalls Wilder’s stories of extreme weather accurate?
For the past two decades, meteorologist Barbara Boustead has been combining her love of and expertise in both the weather and the “Little House” series. Now, she is out with a new book.
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July 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Author @windbarb.bsky.social recently joined Kate Archer Kent on Wisconsin Public Radio's "Wisconsin Today" to discuss her new book, "Wilder Weather." Follow the link to read an interview excerpt and to listen to the full conversation!
www.wpr.org/news/laura-i...
www.wpr.org/news/laura-i...
On the Pioneer Girl Project blog, Nancy Tystad Koupal recaps her experiences at two recent conventions in South Dakota: LauraPalooza in Sioux Falls, and the International Wizard of Oz Club's national convention, "Oz in Aberdeen."
Read the full post at pioneergirlproject.org/2025/07/25/d....
Read the full post at pioneergirlproject.org/2025/07/25/d....
Destination South Dakota: “There’s No Place Like Home,” 2025
In 1879, Laura Ingalls homesteaded with her family in the De Smet area of Dakota Territory, where she met and later married her husband, Almanzo Wilder. Nine years later in 1888, L. Frank Baum move…
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July 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
On the Pioneer Girl Project blog, Nancy Tystad Koupal recaps her experiences at two recent conventions in South Dakota: LauraPalooza in Sioux Falls, and the International Wizard of Oz Club's national convention, "Oz in Aberdeen."
Read the full post at pioneergirlproject.org/2025/07/25/d....
Read the full post at pioneergirlproject.org/2025/07/25/d....
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A new book, "Wilder Weather," by @windbarb.bsky.social and published by @sdhspress.bsky.social, explores "What #LauraIngallsWilder Teaches Us About the Weather, Climate and Protecting What We Cherish."
Read an excerpt: buff.ly/ejnvdH1
Read an excerpt: buff.ly/ejnvdH1
In ‘Little House’ books and life, the plow followed the rain • South Dakota Searchlight
The following excerpt is from the new book “Wilder Weather,” which is available from the South Dakota Historical Society Press. As railroads extended into Dakota Territory from the late 1870s to…
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July 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A new book, "Wilder Weather," by @windbarb.bsky.social and published by @sdhspress.bsky.social, explores "What #LauraIngallsWilder Teaches Us About the Weather, Climate and Protecting What We Cherish."
Read an excerpt: buff.ly/ejnvdH1
Read an excerpt: buff.ly/ejnvdH1
It's publication day for "Wilder Weather"!
You can order the book online at www.sdhspress.com/books/wilder....
Also, you can watch a live interview with the author, Barbara Boustead, about "Wilder Weather" by tuning in to The Weather Channel at 9:40 a.m. CT August 13!
You can order the book online at www.sdhspress.com/books/wilder....
Also, you can watch a live interview with the author, Barbara Boustead, about "Wilder Weather" by tuning in to The Weather Channel at 9:40 a.m. CT August 13!
July 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
It's publication day for "Wilder Weather"!
You can order the book online at www.sdhspress.com/books/wilder....
Also, you can watch a live interview with the author, Barbara Boustead, about "Wilder Weather" by tuning in to The Weather Channel at 9:40 a.m. CT August 13!
You can order the book online at www.sdhspress.com/books/wilder....
Also, you can watch a live interview with the author, Barbara Boustead, about "Wilder Weather" by tuning in to The Weather Channel at 9:40 a.m. CT August 13!
History Talks will be 7 PM CT July 15! Sign up for this free online event at www.sdhsf.org/events/.
@windbarb.bsky.social will present on her book "Wilder Weather: What Laura Ingalls Wilder Teaches Us About the Weather, Climate, and Protecting What We Cherish," to be published July 8 by SDHS Press.
@windbarb.bsky.social will present on her book "Wilder Weather: What Laura Ingalls Wilder Teaches Us About the Weather, Climate, and Protecting What We Cherish," to be published July 8 by SDHS Press.
July 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
History Talks will be 7 PM CT July 15! Sign up for this free online event at www.sdhsf.org/events/.
@windbarb.bsky.social will present on her book "Wilder Weather: What Laura Ingalls Wilder Teaches Us About the Weather, Climate, and Protecting What We Cherish," to be published July 8 by SDHS Press.
@windbarb.bsky.social will present on her book "Wilder Weather: What Laura Ingalls Wilder Teaches Us About the Weather, Climate, and Protecting What We Cherish," to be published July 8 by SDHS Press.
Nathan Sanderson discusses his book "Controlled Recklessness," about the life of cattleman Ed Lemmon and the open range, on the Cochise County Travels—Wild West History podcast!
Follow the link to listen:
open.spotify.com/episode/5GSf...
To order the book, go to www.sdhspress.com/books/contro...
Follow the link to listen:
open.spotify.com/episode/5GSf...
To order the book, go to www.sdhspress.com/books/contro...
Controlled Recklessness
CochiseCounty_Travels - Wild West History Podcast · Episode
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June 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Nathan Sanderson discusses his book "Controlled Recklessness," about the life of cattleman Ed Lemmon and the open range, on the Cochise County Travels—Wild West History podcast!
Follow the link to listen:
open.spotify.com/episode/5GSf...
To order the book, go to www.sdhspress.com/books/contro...
Follow the link to listen:
open.spotify.com/episode/5GSf...
To order the book, go to www.sdhspress.com/books/contro...
Two SDHS Press books—"A Phantom Storm" and "Georgia Jipp: Blizzard Pilot"—were named finalists in this year’s Will Rogers Medallion Awards!
Congrats to authors Norm Matteoni and Laura Beth Dean, and illustrator Jeanne Bowman!
www.sdhspress.com/books/a-phan...
www.sdhspress.com/books/georgi...
Congrats to authors Norm Matteoni and Laura Beth Dean, and illustrator Jeanne Bowman!
www.sdhspress.com/books/a-phan...
www.sdhspress.com/books/georgi...
June 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Two SDHS Press books—"A Phantom Storm" and "Georgia Jipp: Blizzard Pilot"—were named finalists in this year’s Will Rogers Medallion Awards!
Congrats to authors Norm Matteoni and Laura Beth Dean, and illustrator Jeanne Bowman!
www.sdhspress.com/books/a-phan...
www.sdhspress.com/books/georgi...
Congrats to authors Norm Matteoni and Laura Beth Dean, and illustrator Jeanne Bowman!
www.sdhspress.com/books/a-phan...
www.sdhspress.com/books/georgi...
The latest post on the Pioneer Girl Project blog examines the “best dresses” that the Ingalls women wore for the special occasions in their lives. Laura Ingalls Wilder described multiple of these dresses throughout the Little House series.
Read here: pioneergirlproject.org/2025/05/30/t...
Read here: pioneergirlproject.org/2025/05/30/t...
The Ingalls Women’s Best Dresses
“What has become of the ‘best dresses?” Rose Wilder Lane asked her mother, Laura Ingalls Wilder, in 1919. “What was your ‘best dress’ like? Describe it in detail—a muslin, bought at the store, made…
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June 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The latest post on the Pioneer Girl Project blog examines the “best dresses” that the Ingalls women wore for the special occasions in their lives. Laura Ingalls Wilder described multiple of these dresses throughout the Little House series.
Read here: pioneergirlproject.org/2025/05/30/t...
Read here: pioneergirlproject.org/2025/05/30/t...
A reminder that you can now preorder your copy of "Wilder Weather" by Barbara Boustead! Publication date is July 8. Price is $24.95, plus shipping & tax. To preorder, go to www.sdhspress.com/books/wilder....
And to order "Pioneer Girl Perspectives" on sale, visit www.sdhspress.com/books/pionee...!
And to order "Pioneer Girl Perspectives" on sale, visit www.sdhspress.com/books/pionee...!
June 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A reminder that you can now preorder your copy of "Wilder Weather" by Barbara Boustead! Publication date is July 8. Price is $24.95, plus shipping & tax. To preorder, go to www.sdhspress.com/books/wilder....
And to order "Pioneer Girl Perspectives" on sale, visit www.sdhspress.com/books/pionee...!
And to order "Pioneer Girl Perspectives" on sale, visit www.sdhspress.com/books/pionee...!
Preorders for "Wilder Weather" have begun!
"Wilder Weather: What Laura Ingalls Wilder Teaches Us About the Weather, Climate, and Protecting What We Cherish" by @windbarb.bsky.social is available for preorder at www.sdhspress.com/books/wilder....
Release date is July 8!
"Wilder Weather: What Laura Ingalls Wilder Teaches Us About the Weather, Climate, and Protecting What We Cherish" by @windbarb.bsky.social is available for preorder at www.sdhspress.com/books/wilder....
Release date is July 8!
June 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Preorders for "Wilder Weather" have begun!
"Wilder Weather: What Laura Ingalls Wilder Teaches Us About the Weather, Climate, and Protecting What We Cherish" by @windbarb.bsky.social is available for preorder at www.sdhspress.com/books/wilder....
Release date is July 8!
"Wilder Weather: What Laura Ingalls Wilder Teaches Us About the Weather, Climate, and Protecting What We Cherish" by @windbarb.bsky.social is available for preorder at www.sdhspress.com/books/wilder....
Release date is July 8!