West River History Conference, Inc.

08/17/2026

Early Bird Registration Open thru August 31st!

08/17/2026

06/14/2026

Historians: Amateur and professional historians are welcome to present at the West River History Conference! Check out details here: https://www.westriverhistoryconference.org/
YOU Write History!!

05/19/2026

Don’t miss this event!!

Join local historian Paul Higbee for his talk commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of Spearfish. "The Roots of Spearfish" will be presented on Friday, May 29, 2026, at 2 p.m. at the High Plains Western Heritage Center. The event is free and open to the public and takes place exactly 150 years to the day from when the town of Spearfish was first surveyed on May 29, 1876. The center is also hosting a photo exhibit curated by BHSU's Case Library, "Remembering Spearfish: 150 Years of Community" covering the first 75 years of Spearfish history. It can be viewed from now into the summer season. For more information, visit: https://libguides.bhsu.edu/Spearfish150 or call (605)642-9378.

04/17/2026

HISTORIANS: WRHC CALL FOR PRESENTERS NOW OPEN...Check out this opportunity to present your original research ... amateur OR professional... at the 34th conference, October 2026...Rapid City... www.westriverhistoryconfernce.org
Don't miss this!!

04/14/2026

https://www.augie.edu/resources/center-western-studies/events-conferences/dakota-conference

58th annual DAKOTA CONFERENCE, April 23-24, 2026, Sioux Falls, SD, the Center for Western Studies at Augustana University. Registration still open ... meet you there!

Augustana University Center for Western Studies' Dakota Conference