SDPB Documentaries
Settlement Stories: The Frawley Ranch / Mennonite Settlement
Special | 28m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
Two stories from South Dakota's settlement days.
The Frawley Ranch began in the 1870s and grew to be one of the largest in the upper Midwest. The history of Freeman, South Dakota's Mennonite settlers is preserved at the town's Heritage Hall Museum
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Settlement Stories: The Frawley Ranch / Mennonite Settlement
Special | 28m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
The Frawley Ranch began in the 1870s and grew to be one of the largest in the upper Midwest. The history of Freeman, South Dakota's Mennonite settlers is preserved at the town's Heritage Hall Museum
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