Adams Museum & House

Museum: 54 Sherman Street
Adams House: 22 Van Buren Street
Deadwood, South Dakota

Phone: 605 578 1714 [Adams Museum) 605/578-3724 (Adams House)
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Statement of Purpose:

The Adams Museum and House is a private non-profit educational complex dedicated to the interpretation and preservation of the history and material culture of the Black Hills.

Highlights & Collections:

Adams Museum: JB Haggin train, Thoen Stone, Potato Creek Johnny's gold nugget, changing exhibits. Adams House Museum: Completely furnished with original Adams Family furniture and restored interiors.

Black Hills geology, pioneer and Deadwood artifacts, historic photographs

Exhibits & Special Events:

Adams Museum: Characters of Deadwood, Deadwood's Ethnic Communities, Haas Family Exhibit
February 13 - Willson & McKee Celtic Music
February 15 & 16 – Love and Loss© at the Adams House
February 27 – “I Remember the Myths of Deadwood” public forum
March 9 – “Three Voices Speaking from the Past” A Sunday Afternoon at the Adams Museum
March 15 – Victoriana Workshop: Napkin Folding and Tea Etiquette at the Adams House
April 6 - Johnson and Meloy Concert, A Sunday Afternoon at the Adams Museum
April 26 - Victoriana Workshop- The Language of Flowers at the Adams House
May 1 – “Amelia Earhart and Calamity Jane: One Frontier, Differently
May 11 - Mother’s Day Tea at the Adams House
May 15 - Exploring with Custer by Paul Horsted and Ernie Grafe, Lecture and Book Signing
June 22 – First Annual Adams Memorial Croquet Tournament at the Adams House
June 29 - The Phoenix Rises Again: The Grizzly Gulch Fire, Exhibition opening and reception
September 18 - Reality and Romance: Women of the Black Hills, Exhibition opening and Chamber Mixer
September 25 - South Dakota Women’s Suffrage by Nancy Tystad Koupal, Lecture
October 3-5 - South Dakota Festival of Books
October 9 - Lucretia Marchbanks performance by Joyce Jefferson
October 18 & 19 and 25 & 26 - Mirth and Murder at the Mansion© at the Adams House
November 9 - Free Day to benefit the food bank at the Adams House
November TBA - SD Symphony Concert at the Adams Museum
November 16 - Pictures in the Parlor at the Adams House
December 13 & 14 – An Adams Family Christmas Carol at the Adams House

Hours:

Memorial Day – Labor Day; Monday – Saturday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
Labor Day – Memorial Day; Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Closed Sundays and winter holidays.

Admission & Directions:

Admission by donation at the Adams Museum. $5.00 for adults and $2.00 for children 12 and under.

Adams Museum is located in downtown Deadwood at 54 Sherman Street and the Adams House Museum is located in the Presidential residential neighborhood, just a few blocks from the Adams Museum at 22 Van Buren Street. Trolley Service available.

Images.

The Adams Museum
is one of the most notable attractions in Deadwood, South Dakota. Pioneer businessman W.E. Adams built the museum in 1930 as a tribute to the Society of Black Hills Pioneers.

This pencil sketch of Wild Bill Hickok by N.C. Wyeth
is one of the Adams Museum's treasures. Reproduction posters are available for purchase.

James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok was born in Troy Grove, Ill. on May 27, 1837. Hickok was an Indian-fighter and frontier marshal famous for his deadly shots.

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Key Personnel:

Mary A. Kopco, Director, Adams Museum & House

Deborah Gangloff - Assistant Director
Grete Bodøgaard - Educator
Kate Bentham - Communications/Marketing Coordinator
Arlette Hansen - Curator
Darrel Nelson - Exhibits Curator
Mark Asmussen - Assistant Facilities Coordinator
Laurie Albrecht - Facilities Coordinator
Joyce Carlsen - Office Manager/Bookkeeper
Carol Reif -Photo Archivist
Diana Kranz – Volunteer Coordinator

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