PDHS Programs
Looking for opportunities to learn about local history and discuss it with other history buffs? Our programs offer thought-provoking presentations by authors, genealogists, historians, researchers, and educators. All presentations include a Q&A session with the speaker.
See our list of upcoming programs, events and activities.
Past Program Topics, Speakers and Authors
Here are several examples of program topics we have offered in the past.
- Northern Slave, Black Dakota, Walt Bachman
- Recovery in Aftermath of U.S./Dakota War, Mary Bakeman
- Rediscovering the Pond Dakota Quilt, Jean Bellefeuille
- Is the Dakota Language Dying?, Joe Bendickson
- 38 Nooses, Scott Berg
- Dakota Prisoner of War Letters, Clifford Canku, Michael Simon, John Peacock
- Medicine Wheel: Honoring Grandmothers, Fern Cloud
- Dakota Women’s Work, Collette A. Hyman
- Dakota Child, Governor’s Daughter, Bruce Kohn. Note: Scroll to bottom of page to view or purchase book.
- How the Dakota War Affected the Dakota Language, Neil McKay
- A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity, Carrie Reber Zeman, Zabelle Derounian-Stodola
- Alexander Ramsey and Dakota Bounty, Colette Routel
- I Grew Up in the Pond House, Steve St. Martin
- Mni Sota Makoce, Gewn Westerman, Bruce White
- Edward and Mary Frances Pond: Missionaries to the Dakota, Jeff Williamson
- North Country, Mary Wingerd
Program Topic Overview
Here are the types of topics our programs cover. If you would like to speak at one of our programs, please contact us.
- the Christian missionaries to the Dakota, including Samuel and Gideon Pond
- Native American history and culture
- Revitalization of the Dakota language
- the contrasting cultural and religious viewpoints of whites and Native Americans
- the natural history of the Minnesota River Valley
- the U.S./Dakota War of 1862
Program Details
Date/Time
Typically held on the third Sunday of the month at 2:00 p.m. Guided tours available before and after programs. See calendar for specific dates and times.
Location
Often held at the historic 1856 Gideon and Agnes Pond House, at Pond-Dakota Mission Park.
Cost
FREE for PDHS members and youth through high school
$2 suggested donation per person
PDHS
Programs
Looking for opportunities to learn about local history and discuss it with other history buffs? Our programs offer thought-provoking presentations by authors, genealogists, historians, researchers, and educators. All presentations include a Q&A session with the speaker.
See our list of upcoming programs, events and activities.
Past Program Topics, Speakers and Authors
Here are several examples of program topics we have offered in the past.
- Northern Slave, Black Dakota, Walt Bachman
- Recovery in Aftermath of U.S./Dakota War, Mary Bakeman
- Rediscovering the Pond Dakota Quilt, Jean Bellefeuille
- Is the Dakota Language Dying?, Joe Bendickson
- 38 Nooses, Scott Berg
- Dakota Prisoner of War Letters, Clifford Canku, Michael Simon, John Peacock
- Medicine Wheel: Honoring Grandmothers, Fern Cloud
- Dakota Women’s Work, Collette A. Hyman
- Dakota Child, Governor’s Daughter, Bruce Kohn. Note: Scroll to bottom of page to view or purchase book.
- How the Dakota War Affected the Dakota Language, Neil McKay
- A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity, Carrie Reber Zeman, Zabelle Derounian-Stodola
- Alexander Ramsey and Dakota Bounty, Colette Routel
- I Grew Up in the Pond House, Steve St. Martin
- Mni Sota Makoce, Gewn Westerman, Bruce White
- Edward and Mary Frances Pond: Missionaries to the Dakota, Jeff Williamson
- North Country, Mary Wingerd
Program Topic Overview
Here are the types of topics our programs cover. If you would like to speak at one of our programs, please contact us.
- the Christian missionaries to the Dakota, including Samuel and Gideon Pond
- Native American history and culture
- Revitalization of the Dakota language
- the contrasting cultural and religious viewpoints of whites and Native Americans
- the natural history of the Minnesota River Valley
- the U.S./Dakota War of 1862
Program Details
Date/Time
Typically held on the third Sunday of the month at 2:00 p.m. Guided tours available before and after programs. See calendar for specific dates and times.
Location
Often held at the historic 1856 Gideon and Agnes Pond House, at Pond-Dakota Mission Park.
Cost
FREE for PDHS members and youth through high school
$2 suggested donation per person