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Happy Fourth of July!
We wish you a fun and safe holiday weekend!
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Join Us for Rush Hour Rock 'N' Roll at the State Museum
Rush Hour Rock 'N' Roll, a new series of free State Museum activities on Tuesdays in July, includes live performances, open museum galleries, family activities, and fossil identification by paleontologists. The first Rush Hour Rock ‘N’ Roll kicks off Tuesday, July 5, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the ND Heritage Center & State Museum with outdoor and indoor activities. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for outdoor events. El Coqui will be open indoors with food available for purchase.
For more information and each week’s activities, go to statemuseum.nd.gov.
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Theodore Roosevelt: Amateur Historian
North Dakota History, Vol. 25, No. 1, January 1958
In this article, historian Elwyn B. Robinson delves into the writings of Theodore Roosevelt, his philosophy of history writing, the conditions by which he wrote, and many of his publications.
During his lifetime, Roosevelt authored 47 books and 32 articles. He was a vocal advocate of making history more accessible and relatable to a general audience. The beloved former president himself was an avid reader, a prolific writer, and a history maker. Robinson writes, "By deepening his own understanding of American history he was preparing himself for national leadership."
Read this article from North Dakota History.
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Let the Missouri River Road Trip Be Your Guide
Ready for a historic adventure? Experience 18 scenic and historic sites within a one-hour drive of Bismarck and Mandan. Start your journey at the ND Heritage Center in Bismarck and create a road trip that can be completed in a day or a week.
Visit the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center and Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site. Step back in time at the Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site, Double Ditch Indian Village State Historic Site, or Fort Clark State Historic Site.
Get the free Missouri River Road Trip guide.
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Hot Stuff in the Fashion & Function Exhibition
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Learn the History of North Dakota’s Ukrainian Immigrants
Properties nominated to the National Register of Historic Places require rigorous documentation to convey their historical significance. One of the documents that helps establish significance is the historical context document, which includes a thorough background and history of a property type or properties with a shared background. The 1987 historical context document Ukrainian Immigrant Dwellings and Churches in North Dakota from Early Settlement Until the Depression features a detailed history of Ukrainian immigration to North Dakota from 1896 to1960, including pre-immigration conditions in Ukraine.
Read the historical context document.
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Little Kids, Big World is a Fun Introduction to History
Introducing youngsters to history is fun when educator/gallery guide Sarah Fox is at the helm. The free learning series Little Kids, Big World is presented year-round at the ND Heritage Center & State Museum in Bismarck. This month, toddlers and preschoolers will make a rocket, dig for dinosaurs, create a bubble wand to blow bubbles like Lawrence Welk, and read inside a tipi. Let's get learning!
Find Little Kids, Big World and other programs on our website calendar.
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Read Our Blog
The Sitting Bull Robe Saga: Exploring the Lifecycle of an International Loan During a Pandemic
Museums loan objects to other museums. Most of the loans are in state and straightforward. But when an international border and a pandemic are involved, things can get a little, shall we say, interesting. In 2018, an art gallery in Canada requested the loan of a significant piece of history: a buffalo robe painted by Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull. The loan was approved with an end date set for May 30, 2020. And then the COVID-19 pandemic happened.
Read The Sitting Bull Robe Saga.
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Enjoy Upcoming Events at State Museums & Historic Sites
JULY
July 2 Power of the People exhibit opening, program at 11 a.m. Pembina State Museum, Pembina
July 2 Blacksmith Demonstration with Bob McCay, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Welk Homestead State Historic Site, Strasburg
July 2-3 History Alive featuring A.T. Packard, the editor of the "Bad Lands Cow Boy," Saturday at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. MT. Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
July 2-4 Wagon Rides at the Chateau, Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
July 4 Free tower admission, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Pembina State Museum, Pembina
July 4 Watermelon and Music with Wildly Appropriate, 2-3:30 p.m. Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site, Bismarck
July 4 Fireworks Viewing Party, child-friendly viewing of Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation fireworks display, Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
July 5 Rush Hour Rock ‘N’ Roll: Hiahli, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Outdoor concert, ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
July 5 The Governor's Horses, 2-4 p.m. Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site, Bismarck
July 9 Concert on the Lawn: Terry and Linda Schwartz and Guests, 1 p.m. 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site, Jamestown
July 9 Little Kids, Big World: Ready, Set, Liftoff! 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
July 9 State Archives open, 10 a.m-4:30 p.m. ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
July 9-10 Sixth Infantry Encampment, with demonstrations both days. Marching drill and cannon firing on Saturday afternoon. July 9, 9 a.m.-5 p.m; July 10, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Fort Buford State Historic Site, Williston
July 9-10 History Alive featuring the Marquis de Morès, Saturday at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. MT. Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
July 10 Creative Crafting: Cookies, 1-3 p.m. Welk Homestead State Historic Site, Strasburg
July 11 Museum Mondays: Bingo, 6 p.m. MT. Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
July 12 Rush Hour Rock ‘N’ Roll: Sugar Break, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Outdoor concert, ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
July 12 Bird Houses Crafting, 2-4 p.m. Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site, Bismarck
July 13 Prairie Plein Air Artists painting demonstrations, conversations, and opportunity for visitors to paint, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. MT. Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
July 15 History Alive featuring German immigrant Felix Gollnick, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. MT. Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
July 15 Kite Day, 1-3 p.m. Camp Hancock State Historic Site, Bismarck
July 16 Civics and the Law: City of Jamestown Patrol Officer, 1 p.m. 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site, Jamestown
July 16 Little Kids, Big World: Digging a Dinosaur Puzzle, 10 and 11 a.m. ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
July 16 Accordion Jam Festival, 10 a.m-9 p.m., includes Prairie Stories with Tom Isern, presentation by Sue Balcom, Accordion Jam, a vendor show, and evening band music. Welk Homestead State Historic Site, Strasburg
July 16-17 History Alive featuring Madame de Morès, Saturday at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. MT. Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
July 16-17 Wagon Rides at the Chateau, Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
July 17 Historical Games, 2-5 p.m. Fort Buford State Historic Site, Williston
July 18 Museum Mondays: Bingo, 6 p.m. MT. Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
July 19 Rush Hour Rock ‘N’ Roll: MoonCats, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Outdoor concert, ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
July 19 Introduction to Weaving, 2-4 p.m. Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site, Bismarck
July 21 Confluence History Book Club, Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson, 7 p.m. Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center, Williston
July 23 Concert on the Lawn, Grant Invie, 1 p.m. 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site, Jamestown
July 23 Plein Air Art watercolor art classes, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. MT. Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
July 23 Little Kids, Big World: Bubble Mania, 10 and 11 a.m. ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
July 23-24 History Alive featuring a 100-year-old veteran of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Saturday at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. MT. Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
July 24 Creative Crafting: Agriculture, 1-3 p.m. Welk Homestead State Historic Site, Strasburg
July 24 Historical Game Day, 2-5 p.m. Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center, Williston
July 25 Museum Mondays: Movie Night, 6 p.m. MT. Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
July 26 Rush Hour Rock ‘N’ Roll: Wildly Appropriate, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Outdoor concert, ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
July 26 Immigration, 2-4 p.m. Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site, Bismarck
July 30 Little Kids, Big World: Tipi Time, 10 and 11 a.m. ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
July 30-31 Wagon Rides at the Chateau, Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
July 30-31 History Alive featuring A.T. Packard, the editor of the "Bad Lands Cow Boy," Saturday at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. MT. Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
AUGUST
Aug. 1 Museum Mondays: Game Night, 6 p.m. MT. Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
Aug. 2 Toys, Toys, Toys, 1-3 p.m. Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site, Bismarck
Aug. 4 Weather Day, 12-3 p.m., Camp Hancock State Historic Site, Bismarck
Aug. 6 Sheriff Chad Kaiser Presentation, 1 p.m. 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site, Jamestown
Aug. 6 Blacksmith Demonstration, 10 a.m-4 p.m. Welk Homestead State Historic Site, Strasburg
Aug. 6 Batsa Brick Making, 1-3 p.m. Welk Homestead State Historic Site, Strasburg
Aug. 6 Little Kids, Big World: USS North Dakota, 10 and 11 a.m. ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
Aug. 6-7 Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides, Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
Aug. 6-7 History Alive featuring Madame de Morès, Saturday at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. MT. Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
Aug. 8 Museum Mondays: Bingo, 6 p.m. MT. Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
Aug. 9 Mini Masterpieces, 1-3 p.m. Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site, Bismarck
Aug. 12 History Alive featuring German immigrant Felix Gollnick, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. MT. Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
Aug. 13 State Archives open, 10 a.m-4:30 p.m. ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
Aug. 13 Little Kids, Big World: Kaleidoscopes: Shapes Galore, 10 and 11 a.m. ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
Aug. 13-14 Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides, Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
Aug. 13-14 History Alive featuring the Marquis de Morès, Saturday at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. MT. Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
Aug. 14 Creative Crafting: Making Music, 1-3 p.m. Welk Homestead State Historic Site, Strasburg
Aug. 14 Annual Ice Cream Social, Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site, Bismarck
Aug. 15 Museum Mondays: Bingo, 6 p.m. MT. Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
Aug. 16 Dinosaur Day, 1-3 p.m. Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site, Bismarck
Aug. 18 History Book Club, To Rescue the Republic: Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876 by Bret Baier, 7 p.m. Fort Buford State Historic Site, Williston
Aug. 19 Taking Photos with Film, 1-3 p.m. Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site, Bismarck
Aug. 20 Great Western Trail Day, 10 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Enjoy horse-drawn carriage rides, musical performances, and cowboy poetry. Fort Buford State Historic Site, Williston
Aug. 20 Jamestown Police Detective Presentation, 1 p.m. 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site, Jamestown
Aug. 20 Little Kids, Big World: Frozen Dinosaurs, 10 and 11 a.m. ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
Aug. 20-21 History Alive featuring Madame de Morès, Saturday at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. MT. Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
Aug. 21 Historical Games, 2-5 p.m. Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center, Williston
Aug. 22 Museum Mondays: Movie Night, 6 p.m. MT. Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
Aug. 27 Plein Air Art watercolor art classes, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. MT, Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
Aug. 27 Little Kids, Big World: Mini Masterpieces, 10 and 11 a.m. ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
Aug. 27 Back to School, 1-3 p.m. Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site, Bismarck
Aug. 27-28 History Alive featuring the Marquis de Morès, Saturday at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. MT. Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
Aug. 28 Kite Flying With the Butterflies, 1-3 p.m. Welk Homestead State Historic Site, Strasburg
Aug. 29 Museum Mondays: Game Night, 6 p.m. MT. Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora
Find information on these and other programs sponsored by the State Historical Society of North Dakota at history.nd.gov/events.
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The State Historical Society of North Dakota oversees the State Museum, the Pembina State Museum, and 59 historic sites. Our mission is “to preserve, interpret, and promote the heritage of North Dakota and its people.”
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