Member Museum Details



Dunham Historical Society/
Jerauld County Pioneer Museum

P.O. Box 363
105 Main Street
Wessington Springs, South Dakota 57382
605-539-0010

Jerauld County Pioneer Museum consists of four buildings. The main building, the Heritage Center, contains memorabilia and print information relating to the history of Jerauld County and its immediate area. There are seven rooms of artifacts and archives area which houses genealogy information, historical records of the county, the townships, and the towns of Alpena, Lane and Wessington Springs.
Other buildings include the one-room rural school, a blacksmith shop,containing a forge and many hand-made tools, and the Dean Annex, a former country doctor's clinic. The Museum is sponsored and maintained by the Dunham Historical Society.

  • Type Of Facility: General Museum

  • Admission: By Donation

  • Group Tours Available: Yes

  • Wheelchair Accessible: Yes

  • Season: April - December

  • Hours:
    • Thursday and Friday...9:30 AM - 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
      Sunday 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM