Friesen Printers, after receiving the material and
drawings from the grcup, shipped the brochures. It
wasn’t too long after that before orders for books
began arriving from all over the country.

In keeping with the policy uf publicizing the aims 0f
the Historical Society, an interview was arranged with
CKLQ on Jan. 18, 1978 in their mobile studia in
Minnedosa. Attended by Nelson Easier, Dianne Iron-
side and Morris Stefaniuk, the interview touched on a
bit of town history.

A special feature in the bank was the use of poems
written by Mr. Thomas Parker. Each one relates to
people and events in the area.The cemmittee is

 

grateful ta Mrs. Kay Humphries for giving us permis-
sion to use her father’s paems.

Finally after months and months of work, the first
histories were sent, to Friesens. Things were looking
brighter at that point, especially when the first galleys
returned for proof reading. By the end of May 1973 all
the remaining material was sent to the printers‘
Delivery date for the book was set for late fan SO that
they could be used for Christmas presants.

This then is a brief 100k at the Rapid City Historical
Society; an organization that worked to produce what
ytm are reading .— Our Past For The Future.