Aberdeen Publications

04/17/2024

The Insider now has classifieds.

11/05/2022

Great new book from an Aberdeen author! Makes a great gift.

When Santa Claus sees his friend Uncle Sam feeling in the dumps, he offers to fill in for him while Uncle Sam rests at the North Pole. Then Santa runs into problems too. Will Mrs. Claus, Gwendolyn and other elves, and a girl named Angela be able to help?

11/29/2021

Greetings from Aberdeen:

We are on the hunt to locate, photograph and catalog the paintings of Frank Clifford Ashford. Frank was born in Perry, Iowa but his family moved to the Rondell/Stratford area where they farmed. He studied portrait painting and moved to Paris in early 1900. Some of his family ultimately made it to Oregon and he spent a lot of time there painting scenes on the family farm. His greatest claim to fame was securing a sitting with President Coolidge in 1927 when the White House was in residence at the Black Hills. His portraits of Coolidge, his wife Grace, and Peter Norbeck still hang in the Custer State Game Lodge Lobby. Frank bounced in and out of Aberdeen and eventually landed in an apartment above Malchows. He passed away there in 1960. The Dacotah Prairie Museum and the K. O. Lee Aberdeen Public Library each have impressive collections of Ashford’s work. However, he painted hundreds of canvasses. We have located close to 60 of them which can be seen, along with a short bio, on our website, Www.frankashford.com. If any one has any leads on paintings, please let us know so we can add them to the online gallery. We are happy to travel to photograph or rescue any paintings.

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08/24/2021

We published a new vintage-looking postcard. Send some Aberdeen love!

People LOVE stopping by our mural on Main Street. Now you can send our famous artwork to friends and family across the country with our retro-inspired postcards. Spread the word of Aberdeen everywhere with these fantastic cards!
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06/20/2021

Fun!

In an effort to get Aberdeen's name out to a 100 mile radius of potential "daytrippers", these spots focus on things to do in town. And with the added flair ...

02/27/2021

The Dacotah Prairie Museum has a great exhibit up right now. Check it out.

The Dacotah Prairie Museum in Aberdeen, South Dakota has an impressive exhibit of their portrait collection on display. Many Frank Ashford paintings are featured including this one of his wife Marjorie, which is the title of the piece. Frank was married to her for a very short time.

01/31/2021

Main Street art we created a few years back. We were trying to envision what restored buildings could look like. These buildings aren’t necessarily beside one another.

11/27/2020

Hey Aberdeen Fans! We are offering a Black Friday special for our Aberdeen branded apparel. Order now and save 15% with promo code ABRMAG15.

Community. Life. Style.

08/06/2020

Although the timing is a bit weird, this is a great event for Aberdeen! BMX history in the making!

07/06/2020

Historical photos, books and now this??? Crazy!!!

05/22/2020

Lots of great historic photos in these posts.

Aberdeen Magazine is full of history! We've covered everything from the earliest days of pioneers in Brown County, Dakota Territory, to historical houses, and famous Aberdeen figures. We've even got stories on historical artwork found all around the area! There's a little bit of everything for everyone to enjoy!

Head on over to our website and start reading!
https://aberdeenmag.com/category/history/

05/19/2020

Great shot of Main Street Aberdeen some time ago. This picture didn't make it into the book.