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  1. PETERSON BUILDING [entrance]: Houses wildlife exhibits, SD Fishing Museum, farm tools, traps, Native American artifacts, printing press, miniature antique farm equipment, scrapbooks, and public restrooms in the office. This building was named for Petersons who had the building built.
  1. AKERSON BUILDING: Has model of a parlor, music room, kitchen, millinery, as well as displays of doctor, dentist, optometrist office, bank, mortuary, cameras, baby room, sewing room, Burton Wist memorabilia, and women’s related articles. This building was named for Oscar & Betty Akerson who had the building built.
  1. REX N. BATIE BUILDING: Holds tractors (mostly Case) donated and built by Batie family, gas engines and signs.
  1. DICK & MARVEL WASHNOK BUILDING: Built by the Washnoks. Building contains old fire engines and is a gathering place for events and activities.
  1. JACOB & SELMA BUEHLER FARMHOUSE: This home was brought to the museum from rural butler. Four generations of Buehler family lived in it.
  1. CARL M. JOHNSON MEMORIAL BUILDING: Displays tractors and gas engines belonging to Johnson family. This building was built by the Johnsons.
  1. WILLIAM NAESSIG MEMORIAL BUILDING: Naessig family built it to hold horse drawn equipment and tools used and collected by the Naessig Family.
  1. BRISTOL DEPOT: Built by Milwaukee Road in 1880’s. Donated by Burlington Northern. Rail display on the outside. Public restrooms in front.
  2. GRAMBERG BLACKSMITH SHOP: This shop was brought to the museum from Waubay.
  1. WALLACE TELEPHONE BUILDING: The office was originally in Wallance. One of the operators lived in the building.
  1. MILDRED O’NEILL’S SHOE HOUSE: Built by Mildred O’Neill so she could share her collection of over 11,000 shoe-related items.
  1. FERN’S FASHIONS: Fern Buehler was a collector of vintage clothing. She had this building brought in to hold her collection.
  1. ELMER VEVANG BARBER SHOP: Elmer’s shop was located in Roslyn. He was a barber in Roslyn for over 50 years.
  1. GRENVILLE JAIL: This building came to the museum from Grenville.
  1. ROBERT O. NELSON SHOE & HARNESS SHOP: Came from Waubay. Nelson did harness repair and oiling and shoe repair.
  1. KOZY KORNER KAFE/CREAMERY AND COUNTRY STORE: This was moved to the museum from Butler.
  1. SOGN HOUSE: Built in Bristol in 1890. Ingrid Sogn raised three daughters by herself doing laundry and cooking for threshing crews.
  1. MORTON METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Was originally in Morton Township.
  1. SIGURD ANDERSON MEMORIAL BUILDING: Built to honor 19th governor of SD. This building holds his memorabilia as well as a military display.
  1. ORTLEY POST OFFICE: Moved from Ortley. The mailboxes are from the Butler Post Office.
  1. RUSK TOWNSHIP SCHOOL #110: Rural school brought to the museum.
  1. LEE AUTO BUILDING: Building built by Jan and Shirley Lee to hold classic and antique automobiles.
  2. AG BUILDING: Tractors, tools and equipment 1890-1950.

Hours

Closed for the winter.

The museum board wants to thank all the donors who contributed to the museum’s fund raiser.  Your support was phenomenal, not only in money, but with your verbal support and encouragement.  It is very gratifying to the board to know what strong support there is for the success of the museum.

A big thank you also goes to all the visitors, volunteers, building adopters, the advisory council and the SD Humanities Council for awarding the museum a CARES Act grant for the preservation of historical buildings and the humanities.  While it was a difficult year for the museum, it was  better than the board could ever have imagined at the beginning of our year, thanks to all of you.

The museum is now closed for the season, but the board looks forward to seeing you next year and for a better year for all of us.  If anyone has any questions, such as a tour or donations, please call Duane at (605) 216-2415.

Volunteering

If you are interested in volunteering or donating to the museum please call 605-345-4751 or email us at:
museumwsi@outlook.com

Location

760 West US Hwy 12
Webster, SD 57274

From the junction of Hwy 12 and 25, Webster, SD, we are located ¾ mile west on Highway 12. From I-29 take the Summit exit, go 24 miles west on Hwy 12.

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