Dalesburg Historical

History, heritage, community, and events

Join us Friday, June 23, 2023 for Midsummer at Dalesburg.

Weather permitting… Pandemic permitting… Dalesburg Scandinavian Association will host the 43rd Celebration of the St. Lucia Tradition on Sunday, December 11 at 3:00 p.m. at Dalesburg Lutheran Church.  Welcome!  To learn about the Nordic tradition of St. Lucia in Sweden, please go to:    To find out how Lucia is celebrated in the other Nordic […]

Dalesburg-Made Yellow and Blue Tie Quilts – Two quilts available.

$150/quilt

Spring 2022! Dear Friends of Midsummer, Midsummer is Friday, June 24 and the Church Service is Sunday, June 26 the band Jaerv from Gothenburg, Sweden will be our featured performers on June 24.  www.jaerv.com We are sending the renewal notices for the Friends of Midsummer in the same envelope as the Dalesburg Scandinavian Association membership […]

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.  […]

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 […]