The Fund seeks to mark those that can best help us to understand and interpret our history. Many Minnehaha citizens are willing to help meet the costs of historic markers and memorials. The Fund encourages individuals, families and organizations to contribute to the cost and to contact the Fund, to learn how they may help. Organizations such as the Minnehaha County Historical Society and other groups receive financial grants from the Fund to help place markers and memorials at historic sites. Providing information on Minnehaha County history and the importance of teaching through markers and memorials is an on-going effort of the Fund.
Speakers are available for organizational meetings.
Advice and consultation services are offered on request, to assist in these efforts. If you know or learn of historic sites in Minnehaha County that are not marked, which you feel should be, contact the Minnehaha Century Fund and give information about the site. Do everything you can to preserve historic sites from destruction. Help protect historic buildings, locations of events, Indian sites, pioneer settlements, wagon trails and other places or things that were part of community and county history. Do everything you can to help educate our youth and the public about the importance and value of local history.