Study Papers

This table lists the study papers completed by SD Questers over the last many years. In the past, if you wanted to use the study paper at a chapter meeting, you’d send a note to the 2nd Vice President and she’d send you a paper copy of the study paper. You can still do that. But you can also download a copy of that study paper yourself, by clicking on the name of the study paper in the table below. (As you’ll notice, three study papers aren’t available for download, since the original paper copies have disappeared from our files.)

The study papers that are underlined in the table below are available for download, free of charge. Just click on the name of the study paper, and the study paper should open in a new window, for you to read or print.

And, if you have a study paper that you’re particularly proud of, please forward it to the 2nd Vice President, so we can add it to our list and share it with other South Dakota Quester members!

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No.	Paper Title	Category	Pages	Author	Chapter	City	Year	Other Information
1	Sunbonnet Babies	Dolls	3	Helen DeCou	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1980	Includes photos
2	Chronicles of Quilting	Quilting	3	Joy Selby	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1982
3	Bells #1	Figurines	2	Sharon Heldengrand	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1980
4	Old Bags #1	Clothing	2	Irene Richardson	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1980	Includes photos
5	A Chronicle of Quilting	Fabric	2	Corinne Smith	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1981
6	Parker Souvenirs	Towns	2	Viola Smith	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1982
7	Belleek	Glass	3	Marylou Shaeffer	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1983
8	Sewing Accessories: Thimbles and Needle Cases	Fabric	3	Leah Krull	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1982
9	Tramp Art	Art	4	Irene Richardson	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1982	Includes photos
10	The Story of Hummels	Figurines	3	Alice Wendt	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1982	Includes photos
11	Paperweights	Figurines	23	Carol Leach	Land of Oz	Aberdeen	1986	Includes photos
12	The American Barn	Buildings	12	Mary Eicher/Vi Bailey	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1985	Includes photos
13	Haviland China	China	5	Betty Chase	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1985	Includes photos
14	That Old Family Bible	Books	3	Lois Borman	Lakota Prairie	Parker	??
15	Philately: Study of Collecting Stamps	Stamps	13	Carol Tinkey	Arickara	Yankton	1984	Includes photos
16	Accounting of Cameos	Jewelry	16	Karol Bormes	Land of Oz	Aberdeen	??
17	Custard Glass	Glass	10	Magazine Article			??	Includes photos
18	Korean Ceramics, Porcelain and China	Glass	2	Betty Chase	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1990
19	Teddy Bears	Toys	10	Judy Kornder	Dakota Pasque	Aberdeen	1985	Founders Award topic
20	Old Glass and Crystal	Glass	5	Leila Jensen	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1984	Includes photos
21	Depression Glass	Glass	7	Sharon Christensen	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1993	Includes photos
22	Kitchen Primitives	Kitchen	7	Virginia Long	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1985	Includes photos
23	American Needlework	Fabric	13	Mary Jensen	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1985	Includes photos
24	History of Clocks	Clocks	5	Betty Rayburn	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1985	Includes photos
25	Jewelry	Jewelry	6	Meredith Larson	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1985	Includes photos
26	Collecting Coins	Coins	9	Marie Anderson	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1985	Includes photos
27	Carnival Glass	Glass	11	Marilyn Bondeson	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1986	Includes photos
28	Silver Flatware	Flatware	6	Leila Jensen	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1986
29	RedWing Pottery	Pottery	7	Karen Shade	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1986	Includes photos
30	History of Firearms	Guns	6	Betty Jorgensen	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1986
31	Stenciling	Decorating	5	Virginia Long	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1987
32	Doll Collecting	Dolls	5	Meredith Larson	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1987
33	Tombstones and Cemeteries	Towns	9	Phyllis Jensen	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1987	Includes photos
34	M.I. Hummel Figurines	Figurines	4	Meredith Larson	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1987	Includes photos
35	Music Boxes	Music	5	Judy Gerdes	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1988	Includes photos
36	Cookbooks and Cookery	Kitchen	12	Sharon Christensen	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1988	Includes photos
37	Art Pottery	Pottery	7	Virginia Long	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1989	Includes photos
38	Toys	Toys	14	Deborah Graham	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1988	Includes photos
39	Researching Old Houses	Buildings	2	Loretta Trenerry	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1989
40	Postcards	Cards	4	Joy Selby	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1988
41	Bells	Figurines	7	Leila Jensen	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1989	Includes photos
42	Quilts	Quilting	4	Leola Poppens	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1988
43	Foot Warmers or Stoves	Bedroom	3	Dorothy Johnson	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1988	Includes photos
44	Butter Churns	Kitchen	3	Mary Lou Hofmeister	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1989
45	Pasque Petals: Publication of SD Poetry Society	Books	11	Agnes Jensen	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1989
46	Trunks	Furniture	5	Irene Richardson	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1988	Includes photos
47	Beaded and Mesh Bags	Clothing	4	Irene Richardson	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1989	Includes photos
48	Bride's Baskets	Glass	4	Viola Smith	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1987	Includes photos
49	Historic Avenues of Sioux Falls	Towns	52	Irene Richardson / Magazine	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1983	Includes photos
50	South Dakota: Birth of a State	Places	9	Carol Tinkey	Arickara	Yankton	1989
51	South Dakota Flag: So Proudly We Hail	Places	No longer available	Char Haar	Prairie Pasque	Madison	??	Includes photos
52	Fiestaware and Its Relatives	Pottery	5	Nancy Rasmussen	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1989	Includes photos
53	Collecting Old Books	Books	5	Nancy Rasmussen	Soge og Laere	Hurley	??
54	Telephones: Then and Now	Phones	6	Marilyn Bondeson	Soge og Laere	Hurley	??
55	Laces and Trims #2	Fabric	5	Karen Shade	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1990	Includes photos
56	Lladro Figurines	Figurines	10	Virginia Long	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1990	Includes photos
57	What is This Wood?	Wood	6	Meredith Larson	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1990	Includes photos
58	St. Valentine	Cards	9	Leola Poppens	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1990	Includes photos
59	Lanterns	Lighting	11	Viola Smith	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1989	Includes photos
60	The Allure of Turquoise	Jewelry	10	Adeline Grandle	Capitol City	Pierre	??
61	Heisey Glassware	Glass	10	Cecelia Wittmayer	Prairie Pasque	Madison	1991	Includes photos
62	Sarah Wood Ward: Wife of Joseph Ward	People	10	Dixie Griffith	Joseph Ward	Yankton	1991
63	Taking the Waters: Customs and Cures	Customs	14	Pat Christensen	Joseph Ward	Yankton	1991	Includes photos
64	Carbide Gas Lites	Lighting	No longer available				??
65	Sandwich Glass	Glass	15	Leola Poppens	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1991	Includes photos
66	Umbrellas: Come Rain or Shine	Clothing	6	Agnes Jensen	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1990	Includes photos
67	Daybeds	Furniture	2	Sjyrlie Fisher	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1991	Includes photos
68	The World of Dolls #2	Dolls	2	Debi Cotton	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1990
69	Curative Waters of South Dakota	Places	4	Agnes Jensen	Lakota Prairie	Parker	??	Includes photos
70	Taking the Waters at Hot Springs	Places	16	Jeanette Hill	Rushmore Memories	Rapid City	??
71	Victorian Mourning Jewlery	Jewelry	17	Pat Christensen	Joseph Ward	Yankton	??	Includes photos
72	Tumble Ups: A Drink of Water in the Night	Glass	8	Carol Tinkey	Arickara	Yankton	1991	Includes photos / slides
73	The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose CA	Places	---	Judy Johnson		Yankton	??	Slides and tape
74	Arts and Crafts Movement: Mission Furniture and Gustav Stickley	Furniture	8	Patty Kratochvil	Coteau	Brookings	1991	Includes photos
75	Early American Picture Frames and Photo Albums	Art	4	Loretta Trenerry / Cathy Ludens	Soge og Laere	Hurley	??	Includes photos
76	History of Santa Claus	Customs	9	Marilyn Bondeson	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1990	Includes photos
77	Tools of a Bygone Era	Tools	4	Mariyn Bondeson	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1991
78	Arizona Artist Ted De Grazia	People	5	Betty Rayburn / Evelyn Larsen	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1991
79	Danish Christmas Plates	Glass	7	Gerry Thompson	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1991	Includes photos
80	Nippon and Noritake China	Glass	8	Leila Jensen	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1991	Includes photos
81	Common Threads: The Nostalgic Doll	Dolls	15	Pat Sundheim	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1991	Includes photos
82	A Glimpse of Victoria	Customs	No longer available.	Connie Nygaard	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1991	Includes photos
83	Cultures and Manners	Customs	4	Virginia Long	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1992	Includes photos
84	Costume Jewelry 1920-1960	Jewelry	10	Nancy Rasmussen	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1992	Includes photos
85	Cranberry Glass	Glass	5	Joy Selby	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1992
86	Perfume and Scent Bottles	Bottles	3	Virginia Long	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1993	Includes photos
87	Inkwells and Other Writing Accessories	Bottles	11	Meredith Larson	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1993	Includes photos
88	Hall China Company	Glass	9	June Erickson	Coteau	Brookings	1993	Includes photos
89	A Brief History of Weaving	Fabric	6	Rita Lammers	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1993	Includes photos
90	McCoy Pottery Reproductions	Furniture	6	Pat Sundheim	Soge og Laere	Hurley	??	Includes photos
91	Walking Sticks	Clothing	22	Marilyn Bondeson	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1994	Includes photos
92	American Indian Artifacts	Indian	6	Meredith Larson	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1994	Includes photos
93	Coverlet Colors	Fabric	3	Rita Lauer	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1993	Includes photos
94	Canes and Walking Sticks	Clothing	5	Lorraine Viet	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1993	Includes photos
95	The History of Food	Food	2	Leola Poppens	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1994
96	Aprons	Clothing	4	Irene Richardson	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1994	Includes photos
97	The 1905 SD Legislature	SD	5	Dorothy Johnson	Lakota Prairie	Parker	1993
98	Charming Kitchen Gadgets 1920-1950	Kitchen	7	Pat Sundheim	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1994	Includes photos
99	Paperweights: Small Works of Art	Figurines	11	Carol Tinkey	Arickara	Yankton	1995
100	Doll Quilts: Small Sewing Treasures	Fabric	4	Virginia Long	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1995	Includes photos
101	Retail Trends in South Dakota at the Turn of the Century	SD	20	Cecelia Wittmayer	Prairie Pasque	Madison	1995	Includes photos
102	19th Century American Glassware	Glass	12	Mary Meyer	Rushmore Memories	Rapid City	??
103	Early American Foods	Food	7	Sharon Christensen	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1996
104	Ringware Pottery	Pottery	9	Cecelia Wittmayer	Prairie Pasque	Madison	1996	Includes photos
105	Refrigerator Ware	Kitchen	10	Cecelia Wittmayer	Prairie Pasque	Madison	1996	Includes photos
106	The Challenge of Collecting Books	Books	4	Patricia Sundheim	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1996
107	Hall China: Teapots, Coffee Pots and Advertising Wares	Pottery	17	Marilyn Bondeson	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1997	Includes photos
108	Doll Houses and Furnishings	Dolls	4	Patricia Sundheim	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1996
109	American Circus: Road to the Big Top	Circus	25	Carol Tinkey	Arickara	Yankton	1997	Photos/Founders Award
110	Nutcrackers: Those Funny Wooden Men	Wood	32	Carol Tinkey	Arickara	Yankton	1997	Includes photos
111	Queen Bee Mill in Sioux Falls	Towns	2	Eleanor Billion/South Dakota History	Queen Bee	Sioux Falls	??	Includes photos
112	Use of Spoons Throughout History	Flatware	6	Betty Rayburn	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1998	Includes photos
113	Chenille Fabric	Fabric	9	Cecelia Wittmayer	Prairie Pasque	Howard	1999	Includes photos
114	Collectible Books	Books	4	Loretta Trenerry	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1999
115	Flower Frogs	Decorating	3	Virginia Long	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1999
116	Crazy Quilts: Domestic Expression of Art	Quilting	14	Patricia Sundheim	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1999	Includes photos
117	History of the Bathroom	Rooms	6	Betty Rayburn	Soge og Laere	Hurley	2000	Includes photos
118	Children's Toys	Toys	6	Virginia Long	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1999	Includes photos
119	History of Christmas Lights, Ornaments and Decorations	Holiday	10	Sharon Christenson	Soge og Laere	Hurley	2000
120	What is Majolica?	Pottery	9	Leila Jensen	Soge og Laere	Hurley	1999	Includes photos
121	Glass Giveaways	Glass	6	Loretta Trenerry	Soge og Laere	Hurley	2001	Includes photos
122	Salt and Pepper Shakers	Kitchen	3	Rita Laumer	Soge og Laere	Hurley	2002
123	Costume Jewelry	Jewelry	23	Cecelia Wittmayer	Prairie Pasque	Madison	2001	Includes photos
124	Stickpins	Jewelry	5	Virginia Long	Soge og Laere	Hurley
125	Chatelaines	Clothing	2	Joy Selby	Soge og Laere	Hurley	2002
126	Toothpick Holders	Glass	5	Loretta Trenery	Soge og Laere	Hurley	2003
127	Lighthouses	Places	9	Carol Vandervelde	Soge og Laere	Hurley	2003
128	The Life of a Twenty Century American Barn	Places	14	Carol Tinkey	Arikara	Yankton	2003	Includes photos
129	Collecting a Herd of Cream Pitchers (Received First Place Founder's Award in 2004)	Figurines	16	Carol Tinkey	Arikara	Yankton	2004	Includes photos
130	Painted Ladies: Victorian Gingerbread Houses in San Francisco	Buildings	2	Judy Johnson	Omaha, NE	Omaha, NE	1995	Includes photos
131	Russian Lacquer Ware: Painting on Papier-Mache	Art	7	Judy Johnson	Omaha, NE	Omaha, NE	1997
132	Fenton Glass	Glass	6	Leila Jensen	Soge og Laere	Hurley
133	Salt Cellars	Glass	4	Jeanne Larson	Soge og Laere	Hurley
134	Care and Storage of Heirloom Textiles	Textiles	4	SD Cooperative Extension Services	Land of Oz	Aberdeen
135	Title Companies	Places	2	Mary Gillette	Yellow Brick Road	Aberdeen
136	Flirtations with Fans, Gloves and Parasols	Clothing		Dakota Prairie Museum
137	California Missions (1st Place Founder's Award in 2005)	Places	19	Carol Tinkey	Arikara	Yankton
138	Orphan Trains	SD	5	Sharon Christensen	Soge og Laere	Hurley	2008
139	History of GAR: Grand Army of the Republic	SD	8	Joanne Larson	Soge og Laere	Hurley	2009
140	Music Boxes	Music	6	Meredith Larson	Soge og Laere	Hurley	2009
141	Underground Railroad	History	4	Marilyn Bondeson	Soge og Laere	Hurley	2009
142	Berlin Airlift	History	4	Sharon Christensen	Soge og Laere	Hurley	2012
143	Red Wing Pottery: Magnolia	Pottery	11	Cecelia Wittmayer	Prairie Pasque	Madison	2024	Includes photos
144	History of Charm Bracelets	Jewelry	5	Cecelia Wittmayer	Prairie Pasque	Madison	2022
145	SD Merci Train Box Car	History	2	Cecelia Wittmayer	Prairie Pasque	Madison	2025	Photos in accompanying Powerpoint file
146	Merci Train SD Boxcar Powerpoint File	History	14 slides	Cecelia Wittmayer	Prairie Pasque	Madison	2025	Powerpoint presentation
147	Equal Rights Amendment	History	15	Cecelia Wittmayer	Prairie Pasque	Madison	2025

Study Papers

Updated August 2025