coordinates 44 22 22.6 n 100 20 19.4 w 44.372944 n 100.338722 w 44.372944 ; 100.338722 the south dakota state historical society is south dakota s official state historical society and is located in pierre south dakota at 900 governors drive . it is a part of the department of tourism 1 contents 1 history 2 programs 3 references 4 external links history edit the south dakota state historical society was founded in 1862 as the old settlers association of dakota territory . 2 in 1901 the south dakota legislature established the association as the official state historical society . in 1975 the state archives were incorporated into the society which continues to operate them and also functions as a public library . in 1989 the culture heritage center was opened as a home for all archives a museum and their administrative offices . 3 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 . 4 5 programs edit 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 . references edit http history.sd.gov south dakota state archives . south dakota state historical society . retrieved 2010 12 20 . http history.sd.gov pioneer girl is out . higgins jim 2014 12 05 . review laura ingalls wilder s annotated autobiography pioneer girl shows writer s world growth . milwaukee journal sentinel . retrieved 2014 12 23 . external links edit south dakota state historical society official site this south dakota museum related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title south dakota state historical society & oldid 666268393 categories libraries in south dakotahistory of south dakotamuseums in hughes county south dakotamuseums established in 1901history museums in south dakotastate historical societies of the united statesbuildings and structures in pierre south dakotamidwestern united states museum stubssouth dakota building and structure stubshidden categories coordinates on wikidataall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages espa ol edit links this page was last modified on 10 june 2015 at 00 31 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view