Pond Dakota Heritage Society

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The purpose of the Pond Dakota Heritage Society is the discovery, preservation, promotion, enjoyment, and sharing of historical knowledge about the Dakota people, early white settlements in Minnesota during the 1800s -1880s, Christian missionaries to the Dakota, including Samuel and Gideon Pond, Native American history and culture,  contrasting cultural and religious viewpoints of whites and Native Americans, the natural history of the Minnesota River Valley, and the 1862 U.S./Dakota War.

The Pond Dakota Heritage Society sponsors programs, lectures, and events for all ages throughout the year at the historic Gideon and Agnes Pond House, which is located in the Pond Dakota Mission Park, 401 East 104th Street, Bloomington, MN 55420. 

For more information about PDHS, go to http://ponddakota.org/.