shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com February 13, 2018 • Page 9 Sioux Falls Woman Named President Of South Dakota Historical Society Foundation PIERRE, S.D. – Catherine Forsch of Sioux Falls has been named president of the South Dakota Historical Society Foundation. Forsch succeeds Michael Lewis of Rapid City, who announced his retirement from SDHSF after serving four years as president. He retired as president effective Dec. 31, 2017, at which time the foundation board of directors named Forsch as president. Forsch had served as the director of development for the foundation since October 2016. In her role as president, she is the primary fundraiser and ambassador for the foundation, ensuring that the foundation continues to deliver on its mission of “Keeping South Dakota’s History Alive.” “I was delighted to congratulate Catherine on her promotion to president. She has shown enthusiasm, professionalism and the ability to constructively organize our development program," Lewis said. “Catherine and her husband Tim have established deep roots in Sioux Falls where both of them are involved in a variety of leadership positions. Working for the foundation has been a joy, and I hope to continue serving the State Historical Society and Foundation as a volunteer.” Forsch previously served as enterprise director of Donor Relations at Sanford Health Foundation. She has 20 years of experience in executive planning, administration, communications and marketing, and 10 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. Forsch holds a bachelor of arts degree in journalism/mass com- munications from South Dakota State University.. Forsch visits with members and donors across the state and has an office in Sioux Falls and at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre. She can be reached at catherine.forsch@ state.sd.us. The South Dakota Historical Society Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1982 to receive and administer charitable gifts for the South Dakota State Historical Society for the benefit of educating and preserving South Dakota history. Both the foundation and the South Dakota State Historical Society are headquartered at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre. For more information about the foundation, please call 605-773-6006. YOUR VOICE WILL BE HEARD MV Shopper South DakotaMV Shopper State Parks M I S S O U R I VA L L E Y In Print and Online! • 665-5884 M I S S O U R I VA L L E Y State Historical Society Makes More Issues Of Historic Newspapers Available Online Remain Popular Getaways PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) officials say state parks saw high numbers of visitors in 2017. The state park campgrounds hosted more than 342,000 nights of camping last year, up 3.8 percent and continuing an upward trend that has been steadily growing for over a decade. But the real highlight of 2017 according to Katie Ceroll, South Dakota State Parks director, is the opportunities created by several new and expanded services in the parks. “Camping is widely popular in the state parks,” she said. “But we offer so much more. Whether you’re staying overnight or stopping in for the day, parks feature visitor centers, special events and other recreational opportunities to enhance your visit.” Ceroll noted several accomplishments in 2017 that drew people to the parks. In May, Good Earth State Park near Sioux Falls opened its visitor center and has already surpassed 80,000 guests. In addition, the park offered over 180 programs on topics from cultural history to snowshoeing. Good Earth is also a popular gathering place for group activities. “The visitor center meeting rooms and patio are becoming popular venues for meetings and special PIERRE, S.D. – New newspaper titles have been added to the growing online database of historical United States newspapers, according to the South Dakota State Historical Society. New titles recently added include the Sully County Watchman out of Clifton, 1883-1894; the State-Line Herald from North Lemmon in Adams County, N.D., 1908-1912; and the Lemmon Herald from Lemmon, S.D., 1912-1917. The State-Line Herald moved across the border to Lemmon in 1910. Additional issues of the Deutscher (DOYTcher) Herold of Sioux Falls are now available as well. In 2016 the State Historical Society-State Archives received a two-year $240,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to digitize historical newspapers. The project is part of Chronicling America, a Library of Congress initiative to develop an online database of select historical newspapers from around the United States. As part of the grant the State Historical Society-Archives will digitize approximately 100 rolls of microfilmed newspapers pre-dating 1922 to be included in this collection. This is the second grant the State Archives has received to participate in this project. “These titles join others that are already available on the Chronicling America website,” said state archivist Chelle Somsen. “We now have 32 titles online.” To view these newspapers, visit the Chronicling America Website: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/news papers/?state=South+Dakotaðnicity=&language. Save For more a Summercontact the State Historical $30 on information, AC Tune-Up! Society-Archives at 605-773-3804 or visit www.history. sd.gov/archives. 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