Broadcaster Press 9 April 16, 2019 www.broadcasteronline.com State Historical Society Annual History Conference April 26-27 In Pierre PIERRE, S.D. – “New Insights into Old Stories” is the theme for the 2019 annual history conference of the South Dakota State Historical Society, to be held April 26-27 at the Ramkota RiverCentre in Pierre. “The ways we discover, use and share South Dakota’s history are continually changing,” said Chelle (SHEL-ee) Somsen, director of the State Historical Society-Archives, whose office is organizing the conference program. “The conference in Pierre will showcase innovative historical research projects from across the state. Attendees will hear how modern tools, techniques and resources transform our understanding of South Dakota’s history.” The conference will include pre-conference tours and a workshop on moving images Friday morning. The conference program opens Friday afternoon with a keynote presentation by Deborah Thomas, manager for the National Digital Newspaper Program at the Library of Congress. Additional sessions will include a showing of the “Governors’ Centennial Salute” film from 1961, a middle-school educator and students highlighting their South Dakota History Day projects, a presenter on the Harvey Dunn x-ray project, two professors from Dakota State University presenting on digital humanities, two presenters on using remote sensing data, a presentation on the South Dakota Public Broadcasting “Images of the Past,” a panel of pro- PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Kristi Noem today appointed Patricia Jean DeVaney ject staff who are working to serve on the South Dakota Supreme Court. The appointment fills the open on digitization projects vacancy in the 3rd Supreme Court District across the state, and a created by the Late Justice Steven Zinter. family historian who will “Patricia has 25 years of diverse expetalk about how performrience in the courtroom handling all types ing family genealogy has of cases from both sides of the bench, changed over the years. The Governors Awards first as a trial and appellate lawyer, and most recently as a circuit court judge,” for History and the State said Noem. “She has a deep understandHistorical Society trustee election dinner will be held ing of the law and its impact on people. Her work ethic and passion for public Friday evening. service was clear in her interview. I’m Teachers can obtain confident she will be a strong addition to one certificate renewal credit for attending. More our state’s highest court.” “It is a great honor and privilege to detailed session inforspend the rest of my legal career serving mation and registration South Dakota as a justice of the Supreme information is available Court,” said DeVaney. “I started my legal at https://history.sd.gov/ career as a young lawyer many years ago aboutus/HistoryConference/ or by contacting the in the State Capitol building, and I am State Historical Society at 605-773-6000. For more information, contact the State Historical Society-Archives at 605773-3804 or visit https:// history.sd.gov. honored to return to the Capitol to serve in this new capacity as a justice. I am very grateful that Governor Noem has entrusted me with this opportunity.” DeVaney graduated from Polo High School. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of South Dakota in 1990, and later earned her law degree from the University of Virginia. She began her career in the Attorney General’s Office in 1993, where she worked as an appellate and trial lawyer until 2012. Governor Dennis Daugaard appointed her to South Dakota’s Sixth Judicial Circuit, where she has served since 2012. The counties of Brookings, Kingsbury, Moody, Miner, Sanborn, Beadle, Jerauld, Hand, Hyde, Hughes, Sully, Stanley, Brule, Buffalo, Jones, Jackson, Lyman, Mellette, Todd, Tripp, Bennett, Oglala Lakota, Fall River, Lake, and Haakon constitute the 3rd Supreme Court District. Habitat For Humanity Postpones Annual Rummage Sale Vermillion Public Library Offers Free Automotive Repair Help Online Studies show consumers are keeping their cars longer. With more older cars on the road, repairs are on the rise. People in Vermillion, South Dakota interested in taking wrench into their own hands to save money, now have a resource to help. 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