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12/26/23 • 9 min
Exploring a Sioux Falls neighborhood's over 70 year holiday tradition, a one night illuminating event.
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10/15/23 • 31 min
Welcome to the Local Lou Podcast! I am thrilled to have you here today as we explore fascinating local history.
In this episode, we'll delve into a bust dedicated to Helen McKennan and her contributions to the McKennan Park Historic District, established in 1984. We'll also introduce you to four significant figures from Sioux Falls' history: Helen Gale McKennan, Artemus Gale, Frances Carpenter, and EA Sherman. By learning more about these individuals, we'll be able to discuss the controversy we uncovered in the previous episode, "A Park Born in Controversy."
McKennan Park - City of Sioux Falls
Twelve Thousand Years of Human History As Recorded on Historical Markers in Minnehaha County, SD By Bruce Blake
03 Oct 1906, Page 3 - Democrat and Chronicle at Newspapers.com Helen’s death notice in NY newspaper
Harriet Putnam Guild 1834-1872 - Ancestry® Dr. William Mckenna’s first wife
Landmarks of Orleans Co - Google Books William, Harriet, and Helen.
History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota - Google Books Mrs. Gale Reading Room
Early History of North Dakota - Google Books Artemas comes to Sioux Falls
W.L. Dow - Google Books Carpenter House
Artemas Gale (1826-1909) - Find a Grave Memorial Artemas timeline per an obituary
Frances C Gale Carpenter (1845-1925) - Find a Grave Memorial
Western Contractor - Google Books
Edwin Alonzo “Father of Sioux Falls Park System” Sherman (1844-1916) - Find a Grave Memorial
Sherman Park - City of Sioux Falls
A Trilogy of Sioux Falls Park History - City of Sioux Falls
Florence Louisa Cowdrey Sherman (1846-1891) - Find a Grave Memorial
Katharine Emma Elwell Sherman (1862-1938) - Find a Grave Memorial
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03/13/24 • 6 min
The unlikely origins of Sioux Falls annual St. Patrick's Day Parade.
Argus Leader 2/23/1981
Argus Leader 3/4/1980
Argus Leader 3/13/1922
Sylvia Henkin Obituary (1921 - 2018) - Sioux Falls, SD - Argus Leader (legacy.com)
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History Talk May 16th
Local Lou
05/16/24 • 3 min
Thursday May 16th come explore some fun history!
Bus Tour with me
6pm
630
715
History Talk with Dan Bilka
630
715
Free will offering to the MCHS.
You can enter the Market Beat Theater on the East side of the building (100E 6th Street DTSF) with ramp access near 6th Street
Only 30 tickets per tour time available. First come first served.
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Ben Clare Dakota Territory
Local Lou
02/08/24 • 31 min
Small towns are where everyone knows each others business but happens when bad blood turns into a cold blooded murder?
Platted by Benjamin Richards in 1888 naming the townsite after his sons Benjamin and Clarence the small town of Ben Clare was meant to be a spot where farmers could get supplies and ship crops on the railroad without going all the way to Sioux Falls. The townsite however gets sold to Frank Bowen and it's all downhill from there.
Beware this episode contains newspaper accounts of a murder.
Links to some of the research, please note newspaper articles that are referenced in the episode can be found LocalLouPodcast.com or you can search for them on Newspapers.com
Wayne’s article A TOWN NAMED BEN CLARE - Issuu
The church Ben Clare United Methodist Church - Valley Springs, SD - Find-A-Church (umc.org)
Ben Clare on Map Minnehaha County Map - East, Atlas: Minnehaha County 1917, South Dakota Historical Map (historicmapworks.com)
Historical Marker Ben Clare Historical Marker (hmdb.org)
Frank Bowen Graesite Frank J Bowen (1863-1903) - Find a Grave Memorial
American Negligence Reports Curent Series 1912 American Negligence Reports, Current Series ... - Google Books
Railway Conductor Monthly 1905 Railway Conductors' Monthly - Google Books
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Municipal Airport
Local Lou
03/01/24 • 31 min
The Sioux Falls Regional Airport, was established in 1939 with a Works Progress Administration grant of $165,000. Soon three runways were constructed, along with a terminal building, and a hangar. There was an unsuccessful movement to name the airport "Tennant Field" in memory of World War 1 veteran pilot and early Sioux Falls aviator Harold Tennant.
South Dakota State Historical Society (sd.gov)
WPA
Works Progress Administration: WPA & New Deal - HISTORY
Civilian Conservation Corps (history.com)
Stone Piers - Lake View (lakeviewlifestyle.com)
Inflation Calculator | Find US Dollar's Value From 1913-2024 (usinflationcalculator.com)
How did Adolf Hitler rise to power? | Britannica
Mayor Graff
Adolph Nelson Graff (1874-1949) - Find a Grave Memorial
South Dakota Legislative Manual - Google Books
South Dakota Legislative Manual Volume 19 Page 293 Published in 1925
Aviation 1936-02: Vol 35 Iss 2 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Argus Leader April 4th, 1949, Graff Obituary
Argus Leader April 5th,6th, and 7th 1949
Harold Tennant
Harold W. Tennant (1896-1928) - Find a Grave Memorial
Argus Leader August 8th, 1921 Tennant storing plane in garage
Argus Leader May 6th, 1925 Tennant Altitude record attempt
Argus Leader May 7th, 1925 Tennant Altitude record success
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12/18/23 • 11 min
2023 was a big year for Dorothy's Tree, an evergreen that has been decorated every year for a few decades in honor of Dorothy's Weir. So how does that change when the tree begins to die? Let's explore this piece of Sioux Falls Holiday History!
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Seacoast Gun Lyon Park
Local Lou
03/19/24 • 28 min
Sleepy Hallow had the headless horseman and Sioux Falls has a beheaded Union Civil War Soldier.... Statue. We are starting with the historical marker Seacoast Gun, but then we are hopping to the history of the location itself. There is not a historical marker for Lyon Park but there are some great plaques that talk about the park and its history and the little mystery of that statue. South Dakota State Historical Society (sd.gov)South Dakota 2024 History Conference Registration (sdhsf.org)
Joseph Hooker - Civil War, General & Legacy | HISTORY
History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota - Google Books
Seacoast Gun Historical Marker (hmdb.org)
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) | Britannica
The Lyon Family Home / William & Winona Lyon Historical Marker (hmdb.org)
Argus Leader 2/6/1949 Winnona Lyon Obituary
Argus Leader 9/27/1930 William Lyon Obituary
Argus Leader 2/20/2000 Cannon Donation Revisited, some guesses are made about the date statue came to SF SD
Argus Leader 11/24/1942 Scrapping the Cannon?
Argus Leader 11/7/1933 moving the statue.
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The Phillips House
Local Lou
05/04/24 • 23 min
This is the story of a historical marker that found a forever home at Terrace Park in Sioux Falls, only to disappear!
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Col. Melvin Grigsby
Local Lou
12/04/23 • 20 min
Why does Melvin Grigsby have a historical marker in Mckennan Park? Because he owned a home there before it was a park, a home Helen Mckennan would later own, the same home she would donate along with the land for the park to the city in her will upon her death. The same donation that started the whole controversy we talked about in the episode A Park Born in Controversy.
Col. Melvin Grigsby (1845-1917) Historical Marker (hmdb.org)
The Smoked Yank - Google Books
Melvin Grigsby (1845-1917) - Find a Grave Memorial
Andersonville - Prison, Location & Civil War | HISTORY
Helen G Gale McKennan (1841-1906) - Find a Grave Memorial
2/11/1909 Argus Leader
10/12/1906 Page 8 Argus Leader
1/16/07 Argus Leader Page 5
1/29/1909 Argus Leader
7/22/1908 Argus Leader Page 4
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FAQ
How many episodes does Local Lou have?
Local Lou currently has 53 episodes available.
What topics does Local Lou cover?
The podcast is about Podcasts and History.
What is the most popular episode on Local Lou?
The episode title 'Sioux Falls Holiday History Luminary Lane' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Local Lou?
The average episode length on Local Lou is 22 minutes.
How often are episodes of Local Lou released?
Episodes of Local Lou are typically released every 15 days, 8 hours.
When was the first episode of Local Lou?
The first episode of Local Lou was released on Apr 22, 2020.
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