Community Calendar

Of Thee I Sing: Origin, Heritage and Patriotism

Friday, March 20th 2026 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm at National Music Museum
414 E. Clark St
Vermillion, SD

Experience America’s story through the musical instruments that helped shape our nation.

The NMM’s special exhibition “Of Thee I Sing: Origin, Heritage and Patriotism”, opening on March 20, explores instruments from Native traditions, colonial America, immigrant makers and patriotic artistry to see how music is reflected in the diverse paths that formed the United States.

Join us as we approach America’s 250th birthday, and consider your own origin, heritage and patriotic story.

The National Music Museum is open to the public Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-4pm.

“Drowning in Dirt” traveling exhibit Feb 2-April 30 at Mead Museum

Saturday, March 21st 2026 - 12:00 am at Mead Museum
82 Mickelson Drive
Yankton, SD 57078

Traveling Exhibit Opening at Mead Museum

Feb 2 through April 30

Drowning in Dirt:

Joseph Hutton and the Dustbowl

A soil scientist’s quest to save the farmer by preserving the land

Joseph Hutton, one of the first soil scientists of South Dakota, brought a new concept to the state: not all soil was the same. And different soils required different farming practices in order to be sustainable. 

When Hutton arrived at South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now South Dakota State University) in 1911, he studied the negative effects of farming practices of the day which depleted the soil nutrients and caused erosion.

Hutton’s views on soils were a contradiction to common knowledge at the time, and he predicted the dust Bowl 20 years before it happened!

This exhibit utilizes Hutton’s photography, poetry, speeches, and research notes to illustrate the devastation the drought had on farmers of the 1920s and 1930s in South Dakota through the eyes of a soil scientist.

The exhibit will feature Yankton County Artifacts from the 1930s.

“Drowning in Dirt” traveling exhibit was created in 2022 by the South Dakota Agricultural Museum of Brookings in partnership with the SD Humanities Council.

The Mead Museum is open Monday-Saturday noon to 4pm. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for 65+ and $5 for youth. Mead Museum members are free.

Mead Museum
82 Mickelson Dr
​Yankton, SD 57078

https://www.meadbuilding.org/exhibits

February 2-April 30th, 2026
Open Monday-Saturdays noon to 4pm

“Drowning in Dirt” traveling exhibit Feb 2-April 30 at Mead Museum

Sunday, March 22nd 2026 - 12:00 am at Mead Museum
82 Mickelson Drive
Yankton, SD 57078

Traveling Exhibit Opening at Mead Museum

Feb 2 through April 30

Drowning in Dirt:

Joseph Hutton and the Dustbowl

A soil scientist’s quest to save the farmer by preserving the land

Joseph Hutton, one of the first soil scientists of South Dakota, brought a new concept to the state: not all soil was the same. And different soils required different farming practices in order to be sustainable. 

When Hutton arrived at South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now South Dakota State University) in 1911, he studied the negative effects of farming practices of the day which depleted the soil nutrients and caused erosion.

Hutton’s views on soils were a contradiction to common knowledge at the time, and he predicted the dust Bowl 20 years before it happened!

This exhibit utilizes Hutton’s photography, poetry, speeches, and research notes to illustrate the devastation the drought had on farmers of the 1920s and 1930s in South Dakota through the eyes of a soil scientist.

The exhibit will feature Yankton County Artifacts from the 1930s.

“Drowning in Dirt” traveling exhibit was created in 2022 by the South Dakota Agricultural Museum of Brookings in partnership with the SD Humanities Council.

The Mead Museum is open Monday-Saturday noon to 4pm. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for 65+ and $5 for youth. Mead Museum members are free.

Mead Museum
82 Mickelson Dr
​Yankton, SD 57078

https://www.meadbuilding.org/exhibits

February 2-April 30th, 2026
Open Monday-Saturdays noon to 4pm

“Drowning in Dirt” traveling exhibit Feb 2-April 30 at Mead Museum

Monday, March 23rd 2026 - 12:00 am at Mead Museum
82 Mickelson Drive
Yankton, SD 57078

Traveling Exhibit Opening at Mead Museum

Feb 2 through April 30

Drowning in Dirt:

Joseph Hutton and the Dustbowl

A soil scientist’s quest to save the farmer by preserving the land

Joseph Hutton, one of the first soil scientists of South Dakota, brought a new concept to the state: not all soil was the same. And different soils required different farming practices in order to be sustainable. 

When Hutton arrived at South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now South Dakota State University) in 1911, he studied the negative effects of farming practices of the day which depleted the soil nutrients and caused erosion.

Hutton’s views on soils were a contradiction to common knowledge at the time, and he predicted the dust Bowl 20 years before it happened!

This exhibit utilizes Hutton’s photography, poetry, speeches, and research notes to illustrate the devastation the drought had on farmers of the 1920s and 1930s in South Dakota through the eyes of a soil scientist.

The exhibit will feature Yankton County Artifacts from the 1930s.

“Drowning in Dirt” traveling exhibit was created in 2022 by the South Dakota Agricultural Museum of Brookings in partnership with the SD Humanities Council.

The Mead Museum is open Monday-Saturday noon to 4pm. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for 65+ and $5 for youth. Mead Museum members are free.

Mead Museum
82 Mickelson Dr
​Yankton, SD 57078

https://www.meadbuilding.org/exhibits

February 2-April 30th, 2026
Open Monday-Saturdays noon to 4pm

“Drowning in Dirt” traveling exhibit Feb 2-April 30 at Mead Museum

Tuesday, March 24th 2026 - 12:00 am at Mead Museum
82 Mickelson Drive
Yankton, SD 57078

Traveling Exhibit Opening at Mead Museum

Feb 2 through April 30

Drowning in Dirt:

Joseph Hutton and the Dustbowl

A soil scientist’s quest to save the farmer by preserving the land

Joseph Hutton, one of the first soil scientists of South Dakota, brought a new concept to the state: not all soil was the same. And different soils required different farming practices in order to be sustainable. 

When Hutton arrived at South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now South Dakota State University) in 1911, he studied the negative effects of farming practices of the day which depleted the soil nutrients and caused erosion.

Hutton’s views on soils were a contradiction to common knowledge at the time, and he predicted the dust Bowl 20 years before it happened!

This exhibit utilizes Hutton’s photography, poetry, speeches, and research notes to illustrate the devastation the drought had on farmers of the 1920s and 1930s in South Dakota through the eyes of a soil scientist.

The exhibit will feature Yankton County Artifacts from the 1930s.

“Drowning in Dirt” traveling exhibit was created in 2022 by the South Dakota Agricultural Museum of Brookings in partnership with the SD Humanities Council.

The Mead Museum is open Monday-Saturday noon to 4pm. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for 65+ and $5 for youth. Mead Museum members are free.

Mead Museum
82 Mickelson Dr
​Yankton, SD 57078

https://www.meadbuilding.org/exhibits

February 2-April 30th, 2026
Open Monday-Saturdays noon to 4pm

“Drowning in Dirt” traveling exhibit Feb 2-April 30 at Mead Museum

Wednesday, March 25th 2026 - 12:00 am at Mead Museum
82 Mickelson Drive
Yankton, SD 57078

Traveling Exhibit Opening at Mead Museum

Feb 2 through April 30

Drowning in Dirt:

Joseph Hutton and the Dustbowl

A soil scientist’s quest to save the farmer by preserving the land

Joseph Hutton, one of the first soil scientists of South Dakota, brought a new concept to the state: not all soil was the same. And different soils required different farming practices in order to be sustainable. 

When Hutton arrived at South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now South Dakota State University) in 1911, he studied the negative effects of farming practices of the day which depleted the soil nutrients and caused erosion.

Hutton’s views on soils were a contradiction to common knowledge at the time, and he predicted the dust Bowl 20 years before it happened!

This exhibit utilizes Hutton’s photography, poetry, speeches, and research notes to illustrate the devastation the drought had on farmers of the 1920s and 1930s in South Dakota through the eyes of a soil scientist.

The exhibit will feature Yankton County Artifacts from the 1930s.

“Drowning in Dirt” traveling exhibit was created in 2022 by the South Dakota Agricultural Museum of Brookings in partnership with the SD Humanities Council.

The Mead Museum is open Monday-Saturday noon to 4pm. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for 65+ and $5 for youth. Mead Museum members are free.

Mead Museum
82 Mickelson Dr
​Yankton, SD 57078

https://www.meadbuilding.org/exhibits

February 2-April 30th, 2026
Open Monday-Saturdays noon to 4pm

“Drowning in Dirt” traveling exhibit Feb 2-April 30 at Mead Museum

Thursday, March 26th 2026 - 12:00 am at Mead Museum
82 Mickelson Drive
Yankton, SD 57078

Traveling Exhibit Opening at Mead Museum

Feb 2 through April 30

Drowning in Dirt:

Joseph Hutton and the Dustbowl

A soil scientist’s quest to save the farmer by preserving the land

Joseph Hutton, one of the first soil scientists of South Dakota, brought a new concept to the state: not all soil was the same. And different soils required different farming practices in order to be sustainable. 

When Hutton arrived at South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now South Dakota State University) in 1911, he studied the negative effects of farming practices of the day which depleted the soil nutrients and caused erosion.

Hutton’s views on soils were a contradiction to common knowledge at the time, and he predicted the dust Bowl 20 years before it happened!

This exhibit utilizes Hutton’s photography, poetry, speeches, and research notes to illustrate the devastation the drought had on farmers of the 1920s and 1930s in South Dakota through the eyes of a soil scientist.

The exhibit will feature Yankton County Artifacts from the 1930s.

“Drowning in Dirt” traveling exhibit was created in 2022 by the South Dakota Agricultural Museum of Brookings in partnership with the SD Humanities Council.

The Mead Museum is open Monday-Saturday noon to 4pm. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for 65+ and $5 for youth. Mead Museum members are free.

Mead Museum
82 Mickelson Dr
​Yankton, SD 57078

https://www.meadbuilding.org/exhibits

February 2-April 30th, 2026
Open Monday-Saturdays noon to 4pm

“Drowning in Dirt” traveling exhibit Feb 2-April 30 at Mead Museum

Friday, March 27th 2026 - 12:00 am at Mead Museum
82 Mickelson Drive
Yankton, SD 57078

Traveling Exhibit Opening at Mead Museum

Feb 2 through April 30

Drowning in Dirt:

Joseph Hutton and the Dustbowl

A soil scientist’s quest to save the farmer by preserving the land

Joseph Hutton, one of the first soil scientists of South Dakota, brought a new concept to the state: not all soil was the same. And different soils required different farming practices in order to be sustainable. 

When Hutton arrived at South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now South Dakota State University) in 1911, he studied the negative effects of farming practices of the day which depleted the soil nutrients and caused erosion.

Hutton’s views on soils were a contradiction to common knowledge at the time, and he predicted the dust Bowl 20 years before it happened!

This exhibit utilizes Hutton’s photography, poetry, speeches, and research notes to illustrate the devastation the drought had on farmers of the 1920s and 1930s in South Dakota through the eyes of a soil scientist.

The exhibit will feature Yankton County Artifacts from the 1930s.

“Drowning in Dirt” traveling exhibit was created in 2022 by the South Dakota Agricultural Museum of Brookings in partnership with the SD Humanities Council.

The Mead Museum is open Monday-Saturday noon to 4pm. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for 65+ and $5 for youth. Mead Museum members are free.

Mead Museum
82 Mickelson Dr
​Yankton, SD 57078

https://www.meadbuilding.org/exhibits

February 2-April 30th, 2026
Open Monday-Saturdays noon to 4pm

“Drowning in Dirt” traveling exhibit Feb 2-April 30 at Mead Museum

Saturday, March 28th 2026 - 12:00 am at Mead Museum
82 Mickelson Drive
Yankton, SD 57078

Traveling Exhibit Opening at Mead Museum

Feb 2 through April 30

Drowning in Dirt:

Joseph Hutton and the Dustbowl

A soil scientist’s quest to save the farmer by preserving the land

Joseph Hutton, one of the first soil scientists of South Dakota, brought a new concept to the state: not all soil was the same. And different soils required different farming practices in order to be sustainable. 

When Hutton arrived at South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now South Dakota State University) in 1911, he studied the negative effects of farming practices of the day which depleted the soil nutrients and caused erosion.

Hutton’s views on soils were a contradiction to common knowledge at the time, and he predicted the dust Bowl 20 years before it happened!

This exhibit utilizes Hutton’s photography, poetry, speeches, and research notes to illustrate the devastation the drought had on farmers of the 1920s and 1930s in South Dakota through the eyes of a soil scientist.

The exhibit will feature Yankton County Artifacts from the 1930s.

“Drowning in Dirt” traveling exhibit was created in 2022 by the South Dakota Agricultural Museum of Brookings in partnership with the SD Humanities Council.

The Mead Museum is open Monday-Saturday noon to 4pm. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for 65+ and $5 for youth. Mead Museum members are free.

Mead Museum
82 Mickelson Dr
​Yankton, SD 57078

https://www.meadbuilding.org/exhibits

February 2-April 30th, 2026
Open Monday-Saturdays noon to 4pm

“Drowning in Dirt” traveling exhibit Feb 2-April 30 at Mead Museum

Sunday, March 29th 2026 - 12:00 am at Mead Museum
82 Mickelson Drive
Yankton, SD 57078

Traveling Exhibit Opening at Mead Museum

Feb 2 through April 30

Drowning in Dirt:

Joseph Hutton and the Dustbowl

A soil scientist’s quest to save the farmer by preserving the land

Joseph Hutton, one of the first soil scientists of South Dakota, brought a new concept to the state: not all soil was the same. And different soils required different farming practices in order to be sustainable. 

When Hutton arrived at South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now South Dakota State University) in 1911, he studied the negative effects of farming practices of the day which depleted the soil nutrients and caused erosion.

Hutton’s views on soils were a contradiction to common knowledge at the time, and he predicted the dust Bowl 20 years before it happened!

This exhibit utilizes Hutton’s photography, poetry, speeches, and research notes to illustrate the devastation the drought had on farmers of the 1920s and 1930s in South Dakota through the eyes of a soil scientist.

The exhibit will feature Yankton County Artifacts from the 1930s.

“Drowning in Dirt” traveling exhibit was created in 2022 by the South Dakota Agricultural Museum of Brookings in partnership with the SD Humanities Council.

The Mead Museum is open Monday-Saturday noon to 4pm. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for 65+ and $5 for youth. Mead Museum members are free.

Mead Museum
82 Mickelson Dr
​Yankton, SD 57078

https://www.meadbuilding.org/exhibits

February 2-April 30th, 2026
Open Monday-Saturdays noon to 4pm