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RURAL LIFE MUSEUM
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    • Norwegian Independence Day
    • South Dakota Suffrage Movement
    • Twin Lakes
    • World War 1
    • National Suffrage Movement
    • The First "Town School"
    • History of the SD State Fair
    • Vilas
  • Family Research
    • Birth, Death and School Records
    • Genealogy Research
  • Photographs
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    • Canova
    • Carthage
    • Epiphany
    • Fedora
    • Howard
    • Roswell
    • Vilas

Sheriff Bert Bradbury

​Interesting Donation to the Museum Prompts Miner County Research 

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The Miner County Historical Society / Rural Life Museum recently received a special donation from a grandson of former Sheriff Bert Bradbury this past week: the badge worn by Sheriff Bradbury during his tenure as Miner County Sheriff during the early 1940s.
Albert Rill Bradbury, most commonly referred to as Bert Bradbury, was born in Miner County on April 21, 1891, to William S. Bradbury and Alice (Swegle) Bradbury. He married Mary Theophilus in 1911 and was very involved in community activities throughout his life. Bradbury began serving as Miner County's Sheriff at the age of 50 in 1941 and served until 1944. He passed away in 1975.
The badge is a very welcomed addition to the museum, as it helps provide a glimpse into the past and will do its part in preserving our history for generations to come.

​As a note: if you have family items to donate, please contact an MCHS board member (listed at the bottom of this website or send an email message to us at [email protected] and we'll quickly get back to you.  This website also includes a donation form that donors can download and fill out, so that the museum can record and track donated items.  It's on the "About Us" page.

-- Article by George Justice Forster, published in the July 8, 2021 edition of the Miner County Pioneer.

Board members
Cecelia Wittmayer: President
Chloe Andenas: Vice President
Christy Stock: Secretary
Chrysti Protsch: Treasurer
Renee Forster
Justice Forster
Renee Laible
Bob Miller
​Gary Moschell
​Michele Neises
Dennis Wills
Colin Wunder


ALWAYS
FREE ADMISSION!

​ The museum is open 
when the "Open" flag is
​flying!


Extended Hours
June through December:

​Thursdays, 10-2 p.m.
Every Saturday and Sunday
1 to 4 p.m.
(except for major holidays and really inclement weather) 


Street Address:
217 South Main Street
Contact us: 
If you'd like to visit at another time, please contact us, using the information below.
Email: 
[email protected]
Mail:
PO Box 245
Howard SD 57349
Contact the MCHS President:
​605-480-0125​
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  • About Us
    • Membership and Donations
  • Presentations and News Articles
    • Commercial Hotel Vilas
    • Canova Quilt Donation
    • Sheriff Bradbury
    • Argonne
    • Burbank School
    • Fedora
    • Mastodon Tusk
    • Tree-Stump Tombstones
    • Norwegian Independence Day
    • South Dakota Suffrage Movement
    • Twin Lakes
    • World War 1
    • National Suffrage Movement
    • The First "Town School"
    • History of the SD State Fair
    • Vilas
  • Family Research
    • Birth, Death and School Records
    • Genealogy Research
  • Photographs
    • Argonne
    • Canova
    • Carthage
    • Epiphany
    • Fedora
    • Howard
    • Roswell
    • Vilas