Local Deadwood
In collaboration with Deadwood History, Inc., this month, we proudly feature Joe Seelig, Pete Stankovich, and Laurence Seelig in “Rudebaker” Gulch, 1898. Adams Museum Collection. While...
In Deadwood, Thanksgiving assumes a special significance, drawing parallels between the bountiful harvests celebrated during the Gold Rush era and the gratitude expressed on this traditional holiday...
In Deadwood, where the echoes of laborers and prospectors from the Gold Rush era still resonate, Labor Day takes on a special significance. Celebrated on the first Monday of September, it honors this...
We’re named First Gold because of our proximity to where people made the first gold discoveries in Deadwood, and we’re collaborating with Deadwood History, Inc. to celebrate that history by featuring...
We’re excited to announce a new feature: a Miner of the Month, where we highlight one of the local miners who helped form this region. And we’re starting with one of the most famous Black Hills...
We’re proud of our history, so we chose the name First Gold because of our proximity to where the first gold was discovered in the northern Black Hills. Our friends at the Deadwood Chamber...
As we celebrate strong women, who better to feature as our May Prospector of the Month than Calamity Jane, the legendary frontierswoman of the American West. Mother’s Day is this month, and we want to...
As Father’s Day approaches (it’s June 16, 2024, for those of you who still need to get a card), we’re pondering how paternal roles are intertwined with the history of Deadwood, where the pioneering...
Tall Tales are an American tradition, a way to entertain and to remember the past. There’s Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe. There’s Johnny Appleseed. And there is Deadwood Dick, the fictional star...