Dalesburg Historical

History, heritage, community, and events

Join us for the 156th Annual Midsommar at Dalesburg celebration Friday, June 19, 2026.

Glad Var! / Happy Spring! Think Summer! Midsummer is around the Corner!

Dalesburg Midsummer Festival is Friday, June 19, 2026
Cemetery Walk at the Dalesburg Lutheran Cemetery is Sunday, May 17, 2026

Northern Lights Visible at Dalesburg

The origin of the orange lilies growing in Dalesburg area.

The 2019 St Lucia Festival was featured on South Dakota Public Broadcasting’s DakotaLife

What Ever Happened To… The roll curtain that was in the west room at the Dalesburg (Country) School. If you know what happened to it, or remember the last time you saw it, please contact Ron Johnson (ron@dalesburg.org) or Connie Richards.    

Music store in Centerville, South Dakota  in the early 1900’s. Proprietors:  Alfred Haverberg and August N. “Piano” Anderson. Photos courtesy Bob Haverberg, Belmont, Michigan.

Plain Talk Vermillion, South Dakota , July 30, 1931 “Dalesburg Band History Goes Back to Early Pioneer Days” by August Peterson The Dalesburg band, which was organized in October, 1887, claims the distinction of being the first rural band organized in South Dakota, and what was then Dakota Territory, and the claim will not be […]

Reprints of the book History of the Swedes Who Settled in Clay County, South Dakota and Their Biographies by August Peterson (1947) are now available. Learn more and order..