Welcome to the Smith Zimmermann Museum

  • The Museum is opening to the public Wednesday, July 15, 2020.
  • We will be open Monday – Friday 10:00 – 12:00
  •  Tours available on the weekends by request. Please call the museum at 256 – 7510 if you would like to schedule a weekend tour between the hours of 10:00 – 2:00. 
  •  We will be following social distancing protocol and be limiting tours to 9 people. When you do come to the museum, we recommend wearing a mask and staying 6 feet apart while visiting.
  •  The hours are shortened due to precautions during the Covid Crisis.
  •  Please call the museum if you have any questions. 256-5308
​The Lake County Historical Society, along with the Smith Zimmermann Museum, enriches lives through education and preservation.  We are dedicated to linking the past to the future by collecting, documenting, preserving, securing, researching, exhibiting and interpreting objects of cultural developmental and historical value to the Lake County area from the mid-1800s to the present.

​The Lake County Historical Society was established in 1952.  The museum is presently located on the campus of Dakota State University in Madison, SD.  The City of Madison is located between two glacial lakes.  Nearby Lake Herman State Park and Walker’s Point State Park provide outdoor activities and year-round pursuits for residents and tourists alike.
Public Meeting Held
 
On Monday, September 21, 2020 Board members and Staff of the Lake County Historical Society and Smith Zimmermann Museum held a public conversation to get ideas and the future of the museum: particularly moving to a new location. Please see the link below to the newspaper article about the meeting.
The museum will be closed
Friday January 15, 2021
Due to weather.
and
Monday January 18,
2021 for the holiday.
Sorry for any inconvenience.

​How to Contact Us:
605-256-5308
smithzimm@lakecountymuseum.org

Museum Hours:
(starting July 15, 2020)
Monday – Friday 10:00 – 12:00

We are located at:
Smith Zimmermann Museum
221 NE 8th St.
Madison SD 57042
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Smith Zimmermann Museum 2020/2021 Board of Directors:
Jona Schmidt, President
Ryan Bruge, Vice President
Pam Lewis, Secretary/Treasurer
Gale Cole
Deb Reed
Joe Staudenbaur

Museum Director
Julie Breu