Map showing meeting locations of the Plains Anthropological Society

 

Meetings of the Plains Anthropological Society have been held in 34 locations, with 26 occurring in Lincoln, Nebraska; 5 in Iowa City, Iowa; and 4 in Bismarck, North Dakota. Meetings are usually held in October or early November although scheduling was more variable in the past, including several conferences held over Thanksgiving. Mid-year conferences were also held in 1953, 1958, and 1959 (see Stephenson 1959). Conflict with football schedules has long been an issue, as evidenced by the 9th meeting, which was held in April 1952 rather than in 1951. As Jesse Jennings noted in a 1947 letter to members regarding the 5th conference, the event has never been "a stiff shirt affair." Programs, abstracts, and other documents associated with the meetings are housed in the University of South Dakota Archives and Special Collections, but if you have digital versions that you are willing to share, please send them to webmaster@plainsanthropologicalsociety.org.

No. Date Location Documents
83rd October 21–24, 2026 Lincoln, NE Program and Abstracts
82nd October 29–November 1, 2025 Iowa City, IA Program and Abstracts
81st October 15–20, 2024 Lethbridge, AB Program and Abstracts
80th October 18–21, 2023 Rapid City, SD Program and Abstracts
79th October 12–15, 2022 Oklahoma City, OK Program and Abstracts
78th November 10–14, 2021 Boulder, CO Program and Abstracts
- 2020 - No Meeting—COVID
77th October 16–19, 2019 Bloomington, IN Program and Abstracts
76th October 24–27, 2018 San Antonio, TX Program and Abstracts
75th October 4–7, 2017 Bismarck, ND Program and Abstracts
74th October 12–15, 2016 Lincoln, NE Program and Abstracts
73rd October 14–17, 2015 Iowa City, IA Program and Abstracts
72nd October 29–November 1, 2014 Fayetteville, AR Program and Abstracts
71st October 2–6, 2013 Loveland, CO Program and Abstracts
70th October 3–6, 2012 Saskatoon, SK  
69th October 26–29, 2011 Tucson, AZ  
68th October 6–9, 2010 Bismarck, ND Program and Abstracts
67th 2009 Norman, OK  
66th 2008 Laramie, WY  
65th 2007 Rapid City, SD  
64th 2006 Topeka, KS  
63rd 2005 Edmonton, AB  
62nd 2004 Billings, MT  
61st 2003 Fayetteville, AR  
60th 2002 Oklahoma City, OK  
59th 2001 Lincoln, NE  
58th 2000 St. Paul, MN  
57th 1999 Sioux Falls, SD  
56th October 14–17, 1998 Bismarck, ND Program and Abstracts
55th 1997 Boulder, CO  
54th 1996 Iowa City, IA  
53rd 1995 Laramie, WY  
52nd 1994 Lubbock, TX  
51st 1993 Saskatoon, SK  
50th 1992 Lincoln, NE  
49th 1991 Lawrence, KS  
48th 1990 Oklahoma City, OK  
47th 1989 Sioux Falls, SD  
46th 1988 Wichita, KS  
45th 1987 Columbia, MO  
44th 1986 Denver, CO  
43rd 1985 Iowa City, IA  
42nd 1984 Lincoln, NE  
41st 1983 Rapid City, SD  
40th 1982 Calgary, AB  
39th 1981 Bismarck, ND  
38th November 5–8, 1980 Iowa City, IA Program and Abstracts
37th October 31–November 3, 1979 Kansas City, MO  
36th November 8–12, 1978 Denver, CO  
35th November 17–19, 1977 Lincoln, NE  
34th October 20–22, 1976 Minneapolis, MN  
33rd November 5–8, 1975 Lincoln, NE  
32nd November 7–9, 1974 Laramie, WY  
31st 1973 Columbia, MO  
30th November 2–4, 1972 Lincoln, NE  
29th October 9–11, 1971 Winnipeg, MB  
28th 1970 Tulsa, OK  
27th 1969 Lawrence, KS  
26th 1968 Lincoln, NE  
25th 1967 St. Paul, MN  
24th 1966 Lincoln, NE  
23rd 1965 Topeka, KS  
22nd November 26–28, 1964 Lincoln, NE  
21st 1963 Taos, NM  
20th November 22–24, 1962 Lincoln, NE Stephenson et al. (1963)
19th November 24–25, 1961 Lawton, OK  
18th November 24–26, 1960 Norman, OK  
17th November 27–29, 1959 Lincoln, NE Stephenson (1959)
16th November 27–29, 1958 Lincoln, NE Stephenson (1959)
15th November 28–30, 1957 Lincoln, NE Stephenson (1959)
14th November 1956 Lincoln, NE  
13th November 1955 Lincoln, NE  
12th November 1954 Lincoln, NE  
11th November 26–28, 1953 Lincoln, NE Davis (1954)
10th November 27–29, 1952 Lincoln, NE  
9th April 11–12, 1952 Lincoln, NE  
8th November 1950 Lincoln, NE  
7th November 24–26, 1949 Lincoln, NE  
6th November 25–27, 1948 Lincoln, NE Proceedings (1950)
5th November 28–29, 1947 Lincoln, NE Proceedings (1949)
4th 1940 Norman, OK  
3rd 1936 Mount Vernon, IA  
2nd September 5–7, 1932 Lincoln, NE Nebraska History Magazine (1932)
1st September 1931 Vermillion, SD