Guest Speakers
The CCHS hosts eight speakers (Oct-June) per year who present on a variety of topics pertaining to Custer County history. Presentations are free and open to the public (donations welcome) and take place in the Pine Room at the Custer County Annex Building - just down the hall from the library on 447 Crook Street.
Historic Programs begin at 2:30pm
brief organizational update: 2:15pm
If you'd like to be a CCHS speaker, contact us.
Programs are paused until October 2023
Old Time Country Fair
July 3-4, 2023
Family fun! The Old Time Country Fair, held on the museum grounds at 447 Mt Rushmore Road in Custer. Numerous vendors with hand-crafted items, jewelry, photography, books, activities, food items and more.
Event hours & events:
July 3 • 10am-8pm
5pm Music by Pegie Douglas
6:30pm Variety show & classic country music by Brent Morris
(music, kids jokes & patriotic tattoo contest)
July 4 • 9am-5pm
10am Patriotic Parade in downtown Custer
12pm music by Pegie Douglas
1 pm ice cream social at museum's carriage house
1pm-3pm book signing with Paul Horsted featuring
4th Edition of his wonderful book, Exploring with Custer
Gold Discovery Days
July 14-16, 2023
Arts and Crafts Fair - Carnival - Kids Events - Car Show & More!
Custer’s first Gold Discovery commemoration was in July, 1921 when the community gathered to dedicate a native stone monument to H.N. Ross. Ross was a member of the 1874 Custer Expedition who discovered gold in French Creek near the present city of Custer. The Custer County Chronicle reported the event this way: "One of the largest crowds, estimated at several thousand, attended the dedicatory services and celebration commemorating the discovery of gold in the Black Hills, called the “Richest Hundred Miles Square” and the “Diamond Stickpin on the Bosom of the Earth.” . . . The evening was filled with wrestling matches, picture shows, dances and other entertainment."