Douglas County Historical Society
Current Officers:
President: Sharon Wiese, Armour
Treasurer: Dot Hoxeng, Armour
Secretary: Luverne VanDerWerff
Activities:
• The Douglas County Historical Society operates three buildings:
– The central building located on the grounds of the Douglas County Courthouse in Armour: originally housed the offices of auditor and register of deeds in 1902. This building was placed on the National Register of Historic Sites in 1976
– In 1981, the society moved an 1884 country school to county property, located east of the museum
– “The Railroad House”: this building was added in 1988 and it furnished and decorated in the period of the early 1900s
– These buildings are open to the public from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoon and holidays from Memorial day to Labor day, or any other time by appointment |
• All Douglas County newspapers through 1940 are on microfilm and available at the Armour Carnegie Library for research
For More Information:
Douglas County Historical Society
PO Box 638
Armour, SD 57313
(605) 724-2129 or 724-2795