THE ROOTS of SPEARFISH PART 1: RESILIENCE

Schedule

Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 02:00 pm

UTC-06:00
Location

421 Meier Ave, Spearfish, SD | Spearfish, SD

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When Spearfish was founded in 1876, most Black Hills settlements were little more than “camps”, temporary towns expected to disappear when the gold ran out, or the next fire drove residents away. Spearfish had other ideas.
$20.00 | 421 Meier Avenue | no walk-ins | choice of: 2 pm or 7 pm lecture + discussion
This lecture series was developed exclusively for the Spearfish Museum by Paul Higbee, who will lead each lecture and facilitate a discussion following the presentation. Higbee is a longtime Spearfish resident, South Dakota Magazine writer and contributing editor, and author of seven notable books. He graduated from Black Hills State University and the University of Notre Dame and is a member of the Spearfish Historical Society.
Tickets can be purchased through the link in the comments or directly through our website.
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421 Meier Ave, Spearfish, SD, United States

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