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New wing OPENING October 2026: A Dakota Story- The 1st 100 years of Yankton’s history. See a 220-year old Lewis & Clark Jefferson Peace Medal! Dr. Leonard C.
Explore 3 floors: Children's Transportation Museum, Yankton State Hospital exhibit & Yankton College galleries. Built in 1909, the Mead Building was originally used as patient housing for women as part of the Yankton State Hospital operations until the 1980’s when patient numbers dropped. Mead was the architect behind the Mead Building and many others on the historic campus. The building was desig
06/19/2026
Hallway of Lost History
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06/18/2026
NEXT Thursday at noon June 25th...Opportunity to meet author Matthew Davis, who wrote this year's South Dakota Humanities Council book of the year: "Biography of a Mountain". Mead Museum is the first stop on author Matthew Davis' tour to give a presentation on his book and offer discussion with attendees.
https://sdhumanities.org/one-book-sd/
South Dakota Humanities Council Southeast South Dakota
06/17/2026
time! Kids love The Children's Transportation Museum when they visit the Mead! IN JUNE: KIDS get FREE ADMISSION!
We are open 7 days a week. www.meadbuilding.org
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This week’s is an elaborately handmade bookcase that belonged to Andrew Jackson Faulk. A.J. Faulk was born in 1814 in Pennsylvania. He worked as a newspaperman for the Armstrong County Democrat. He studied law and went on to enter politics. After the formation of Dakota Territory, Faulk moved to Yankton. He was appointed chief clerk at the Yankton Indian Agency. In 1866, Faulk was appointed the third territorial governor of Dakota. When his tenor was up, Faulk remained in Yankton, he was alive to see the formation of North and South Dakota. Andrew Jackson Faulk passed away in 1898.
06/16/2026
Whats going on now at the Mead Museum, outside in the Heritage Park…
The HSC Golf Club House building is being renovated! Removing the walls is another step to restoring it back to its 1887 design.
06/15/2026
Copies available at our gift shop: the history of the first 75 years of The Sacred Heart Convent, 1880 through 1955.
The book is Only $5. We are open daily. Benedictine Sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery
Progress being made in the Steinbach Park Pavilion, thanks to work of the volunteers. And watering continues to get the new lawn going!
06/14/2026
On FLAG DAY, we have to HINT about coming to see the America's 250th Flag Exhibit on our second floor. Have you ever seen a 48 star United States flag? Come view city of Yankton, State of South Dakota and other commemorative flags in our collection from throughout the years.
The Museum is open 7 days a week. www.meadbuilding.org
Southeast South Dakota Visit Yankton
06/14/2026
Thursday June 25 at noon
Author Tour: "Biography of a Mountain" by Matthew Davis
The 2026 South Dakota Humanities Council book of the year is coming to the Mead Museum! The Mead is the first stop on author Matthew Davis' tour to give a presentation on his book and offer discussion with attendees.
https://sdhumanities.org/one-book-sd/
Author Tour: "Biography of a Mountain" by Matthew Davis
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82 Mickelson Drive
Yankton, SD
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Opening Hours
| Monday | 10am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 10am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 10am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 10am - 5pm |
| Friday | 10am - 5pm |
| Saturday | 1pm - 5pm |
| Sunday | 1pm - 5pm |