Dalesburg Historical

History, heritage, community, and events

June 2021 Yes!  We will celebrate Midsummer in Dalesburg!  Yes!  We will celebrate Scandinavian and Rural Heritage!  Yes! We will celebrate Summertime!  We will celebrate on Friday, June 25 and Sunday, June 27, 2021, but it will be different.  It will be different from Midsummer 2019.  You should have received a Midsummer flier with information.  […]

Join us Friday, June 25, 2021 for 151st Midsommar celebration at Dalesburg

Coffee Mug – $15

T-Shirts – $20

Polar Tumblers – $25

Lefse Sticks – $20

The origin of the orange lilies growing in Dalesburg area.

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

midsummer-2019-program

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.

Ron Johnson was presented with the Swedish Council of America’s Award of Merit at a brunch hosted by Dalesburg Scandinavian Association on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Dalesburg Lutheran Church.  Ron had been nominated by the other officers of Dalesburg Scandinavian Association.  For information about the Swedish Council of America’s Award of Merit, please go […]