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Exhibit Schedule for South Dakota’s First Century of Flight Celebration 2011: Future major historical photograph and artifact exhibit at other South Dakota locations. September 18, 2011: Traveling photo display “South Dakota’s First Century of Flight” by Norma Kraemer at Chan Gurney Airport Breakfast, Yankton, SD. August 31, 2011: Traveling photo display “South Dakota’s First Century of Flight” by Norma Kraemer at General Aviation Rally, Pierre. August 27, 2011: Presentation “Nellie Zabel Willhite, South Dakota’s First Woman Pilot” by Norma Kraemer at SD Aviation Hall of Fame event, Spearfish Airport. July 12, 2011: Presentation “South Dakota’s First Century of Flight” by Norma Kraemer at Cultural Heritage Museum in Pierre. June 30, 2011: Traveling historical photo display and presentation “South Dakota’s First Century of Flight” by Norma Kraemer at the Short Wing Piper convention at Spearfish Airport. Presentation at banquet program at Holiday Inn. June 4, 2011: Traveling historical photo display “South Dakota’s First Century of Flight” by Norma Kraemer at Ellsworth AFB Open House and Civilian Fly-in. May 7, 2011: Traveling historical photo display and presentation “South Dakota’s First Century of Flight” by Norma Kraemer at Dakota Sunset Museum, Gettysburg. Two restored historical aviation films from 1950s narrated by Steve Hamilton. April 3, 2011: Story Teller Series presentation “South Dakota’s WASP” by Ola Mildred Rexroat, last remaining South Dakota WASP (Womens Airforce Service Pilots) at Journey Museum, Rapid City. April thru September 12. 2011: Major historical photograph and artifact exhibit on “South Dakota’s First Century of Flight” by Norma Kraemer at the Cultural Heritage Museum, Pierre. March 27, 2011: Story Teller Series presentation on the “History of South Dakota Ballooning” by Arly Fadness of the SD Balloon Historical Society at Journey Museum, Rapid City. March 18, 2011: Presentation “Nellie Zabel Willhite, South Dakota's First Woman Pilot” by Norma Kraemer at Minnehaha Historical Society Meeting, Old Court Hall Museum, Sioux Falls. March 6, 2011: Presentation "A Brief History of South Dakota Aviation" by Norma Kraemer at annual meeting of the Minnilusa Historical Association, Rapid City. February 27, 2011: Story Teller Series presentation "A Brief History of South Dakota Aviation" by Norma Kraemer at Journey Museum, Rapid City. February 19, 2011: Gallery Talk presentation "South Dakota's First Century of Flight" by Norma Kraemer at the Journey Museum, Rapid City. February 12 to May 31, 2011: Traveling historical photo display "South Dakota's First Century of Flight" by Norma Kraemer at Dakota Sunset Museum, Gettysburg. Museum used display as core for local aviation people to display aviation artifacts and history. (Bobbie Potts gets credit for this wonderful exhibit.) February 12, 2011: Presentation "Western South Dakota Takes to the Skies" by Norma Kraemer at South Dakota Pilots Association meeting at Al’s Oasis in Chamberlain. Two restored historical aviation films from 1950s narrated by Steve Hamilton. January thru March 2011: Major historical photograph and artifact exhibit on “South Dakota’s First Century of Flight” by Norma Kraemer at the Journey Museum, Rapid City. December 12, 2010: Presentation “Wings Over Yankton, 1942-43” by Steve Hamilton at YRAA meeting, JoDean’s Restaurant, Yankton. October 24, 2010: Traveling historical photo display and presentation on “South Dakota’s First Century of Flight” by Norma Kraemer at the South Dakota State Archives, Pierre, SD. The Archives showed two restored historical aviation movies from the 1950s. The SD Aeronautics Commission funded the film conservation. September 25, 2010: Traveling historical photo "South Dakota's First Century of Flight" by Norma Kraemer at Cessna 120 / 140 Annual Convention (Hospitality Tent), Spearfish Airport. September 24, 2010: Paper and oral presentation of "Western South Dakota Takes to the Skies" by Norma Kraemer at West River History Conference, SD School of Mines &Technology, Rapid City. Paper published in conference proceedings (available September 2011). Traveling historical photo display was shown in vendor area on September 23 and 24. September 17, 2010: Presentation “Wings Over Yankton, 1942-43” by Steve Hamilton at Yankton Territorial Museum, Yankton. September 4, 2010: Traveling historical photo display and presentation "South Dakota's First Century of Flight" by Norma Kraemer at SD Aviation Hall of Fame event / SDPA meeting, Spearfish Airport. Presentation “Wings Over Yankton, 1942-43” by Steve Hamilton. July 28, 2010: Presentation “South Dakota’s First Century of Flight “ by Norma Kraemer in the Vette Theater of the EAA Museum at EAA’s AirVenture, Oshkosh, WI. July 24, 2010: Traveling historical photo display “South Dakota’s First Century of Flight” by Norma Kraemer at the AirVenture Cup Race event, Mitchell Airport. If you would like to help sponsor the traveling display of historical photos or the major exhibit, please contact Norma Kraemer at 605-342-2339 and her e-mail address is cubandcorben@msn.com The SDPA has donated $1,000 toward the traveling photograph exhibit. The SD Aeronautics Commission has pledged $4,000 toward the cost of doing the major museum exhibits. SD Centennial of Flight Book Project The book “South Dakota’s First Century of Flight” by Norma Kraemer has been completed and should be available in August 2010. The book is being published by Arcadia Publishing (www.arcadiapublishing.com). The format of the book is pictures with captions and a limited amount of text. It will not be an all-inclusive history of the state’s aviation history, however, the picture format will keep pilots and the public entertained and informed. South Dakota’s First Heavier-than-Air Flight by Norma Kraemer South Dakota’s First Pilot by Norma Kraemer Battle of Rickenbacker Field by Norma Kraemer |
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