

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Dude in the Dakotas: Teddy Roosevelt, Rancher
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 11 Jan, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: On Sunday, January 11, 2026, at 2:00pm, Russ Gifford will present “The Dude in the Dakotas: Teddy Roosevelt, Rancher.”  Admission is free, but freewill donations encouraged.

Gifford’s talk will include some amazing indirect ties to Sioux City’s rise in the cattle market, weather on the Great Plains, and how a simple twist of fate changed America’s destiny! He claims it’s, “Kind of a Paul Harvey ‘And now you know the REST of the story!’  type of talk.”

Russ Gifford, Senior Lecturer with Western Iowa Tech’s Institute for Lifelong Learning, delivers tales of American history to audiences in the tri-state region. His two decades of programs have included over 350 unique talks, plus numerous articles, and historical papers. Gifford’s work garnered two teaching awards, and his lectures have been supported by grants from Humanities Iowa, the Kind World Foundation, and others.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sioux-city/the-dude-in-the-dakotas-teddy-roosevelt-rancher/200029435789949
- **Event Categories**: nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 18

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029435789949?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=sioux+city-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Sioux City
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 900 Larsen Park Rd, Sioux City, IA, United States, Iowa 51103
- **lat**: 42.48893
- **long**: -96.40722
- **full address**: 900 Larsen Park Rd, Sioux City, IA, United States, Iowa 51103

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center and Betty Strong Encounter Center (https://allevents.in/org/lewis-and-clark-interpretive-center-and-betty-strong-encounter-center/26056568)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 11 Jan, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 900 Larsen Park Rd, Sioux City, IA, United States, Iowa 51103
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center and Betty Strong Encounter Center
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Dude in the Dakotas: Teddy Roosevelt, Rancher ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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