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North Dakota's Cretaceous Underwater World
North Dakota History, Vol. 73, No. 1 & 2
During the Cretaceous Period, from about 85 million to 65 million years ago, North Dakota was either completely or partially covered by shallow, subtropical warm-temperate oceans. We know these oceans were shallow and warm primarily because of the fossilized remains of the animals that lived in them. Learn more about the creatures that inhabited the waters so long ago.
Read articles from other issues of North Dakota History.
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Read Our Blog: A Visit to Burlington Homes: A Plan for Rural Sustenance
In 1934 families of lignite coal miners at Burlington, west of Minot, faced a bleak future. The Depression was grinding into its fourth year, employment in the coal mines was slack, and people were losing hope. A nonprofit group, the North Dakota Rural Rehabilitation Corporation, received about $100,000 to solve the destitute conditions of about 40 families by providing irrigated land, a house, a small barn, a henhouse, and a privy. Did the project work? Find out in this blog post.
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Prairie Post Office Exhibit Delivers
Even in the digital age, we tend to mark major life events through the mail. A new exhibit at the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum explores the central role post offices play on main streets across North Dakota. Learn more in the Winter 2019 issue of Plains Talk.
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Spotlight on Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site
Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site will be able to obtain historically accurate furnishings, objects, and historic technology thanks to a grant received by the 1883 Courthouse Committee from the Jamestown Tourism Board.
“Most of the building has already been faithfully restored," said Historic Sites Manager Rob Hanna. "We have the actual rooms where women voted for the first time, jurors served, immigrants became citizens, draftees went to war. We’re adding missing elements that will help tell those powerful stories.” Learn more about Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site.
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Main Street Community Education Grants
The State Historical Society of North Dakota is excited to announce a new category available through the Cultural Heritage Grant Program specifically for educators. Applications are now available for the development of new curriculum and resources along with other education projects. Read more here.
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Upcoming Events at State Museums & State Historic Sites
Jan. 9 "Archaeology in North Dakota," with Amy Bleier, 7 p.m., Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site, Bismarck
Jan. 10-11 Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site open 1-5 p.m., Bismarck
Jan. 11 State Archives open, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
Jan. 16 Confluence History Book Club, featuring “A Land Remembered” by Patrick Smith, 7 p.m., Fort Buford State Historic Site near Williston
Jan. 17-18 Confluence Sewing and Quilting Holiday Party, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Fort Buford State Historic Site near Williston
Jan. 19 Sensational Sunday: "The Prairie Post Office" presentation and book signing with authors K. Amy Phillips and Steven R. Bolduc, 2 p.m., North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
Jan. 19 Concert at the Confluence, 3 p.m., featuring singer-songwriter Kalie Rider, Fort Buford State Historic Site near Williston
Jan. 25 Crafters Bee and Social, 12-4 p.m., Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site, Bismarck
Jan. 25 Historical Sewing at the Confluence, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The group will be sewing 19th century chemises. Fort Buford State Historic Site near Williston
Jan. 26 Sensational Sunday: "Swahili on the Prairie: A 1968 Wartime Peace Corps Tale" film screening, 2 p.m., North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
Feb. 2 Sensational Sunday: "Trail Physicians: the Medical Practices of Lewis & Clark," 2 p.m., North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
Feb. 8 State Archives open, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
Feb. 9 Sensational Sunday: "The Glass Menagerie" performance by Capital Shakespeare, 2 p.m. North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
Feb. 13 "An Artist in Residence in a Historic Home: The McCanna House," with Johnathan Campbell, 7 p.m., Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site, Bismarck
Feb. 14-15 Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site open 1-5 p.m., Bismarck
Feb. 20 Confluence History Book Club, 7 p.m., Fort Buford State Historic Site near Williston
Feb. 21-22 Confluence Sewing and Quilting, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Fort Buford State Historic Site near Williston
Feb. 29-March 1 Fiddle Festival, Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site, Bismarck
For information on these and other programs sponsored by the State Historical Society of North Dakota, go to history.nd.gov/events.
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The State Historical Society of North Dakota oversees the State Museum, the Pembina State Museum, and 55 historic sites. Our mission is “to preserve, interpret, and promote the heritage of North Dakota and its people.”
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