Database Hightlight: Historical Maps of SD towns

Sanborn Maps Online - SD
This database includes maps dated from 1884 to 1970 for many towns in South Dakota. The maps provide a wealth of information about buildings – size, dimensions, building materials used, function, and location of windows and doors. They were updated yearly, so a review of maps from several years can provide a good idea of when and what changes were made to a building.

Database hightlight: Historical SD Newspapers

The America's Historical Newspapers - South Dakota Collection is a fully searchable collection from Newsbank, which includes:

• the Aberdeen American (1907-1922),
• the Aberdeen Daily News (1885-1922),
• the Dakota Republican (1862-1875), and
  
• the Yankton Press and Dakotan (1861-1875).

Use this database to find articles on local and regional history.

Open Government - South Dakota

Recently, the South Dakota state government created Open SD as part of an open government initiative. This portal currently "provides financial information about state government, in a searchable format, which currently includes over 106,000 different financial records." The hope is that this site will only grow and provide more information to the citizens of South Dakota to help make informed comments and decisions.

South Dakota Election Guide 2008

This Election 2008 subject guide was created to inform faculty/staff and students about the candidates and issues citizens will vote on November 4, 2008. Last day to register in South Dakota is October 20.

The guide includes information on local, state, and national races. South Dakota's election also includes seven ballot issues (4 constitutional amendments, 3 initiated measures). Please review the guide and make suggestions.