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People With Beards Who Aren’t Santa Claus: 5 Artifacts From the Museum Collection
During the holiday season, Santa's beard is uncontested and unequaled. Now that the holidays are behind us, Assistant Curator of Collections Lori Nohner has searched our collections and found five other fabulous beards on famous faces to ring in the new year.
See five beards that do not belong to Santa Claus. |
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That's a Lot of Snow, Folks!
North Dakota has seen its fair share of snow this year. The blizzard of 1966 also dropped a lot of snow as seen in the above photo of Main Street in Hague.
Take a trip back in time with our Photobook to see other North Dakota winters that included plenty of the wintery white stuff. |
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Need a Hot Drink, a Sweet Treat, or Lunch?
We've Got You Covered!
Visit the café in the ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck, where El Coqui, a local authentic Puerto Rican bakery, serves up a menu that includes coffee, sandwiches, cookies, salads, hot meals, and pizzas, plus freshly baked breads and pastries from their downtown location. Hours are Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
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He Was a Man Worthy of Respect: Gender, Matrimony, and Moral Entitlement in Fargo, North Dakota, During the Great Depression
North Dakota History, Vol. 70, No. 2, 2003
In the midst of the Great Depression of the 1930s, residents of Fargo grappled with changing social norms as women, both single and married, held jobs that presumably could have been filled by men. Married men were believed to deserve work while married woman were said to seek employment only because they wanted a new car every year or so. Single women were sometimes fired if they married.
Learn how Fargo residents confronted the changing norms and values of the early 20th century.
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Little Kids, Big World Offers Hands-On Fun for Youngsters
The free learning series Little Kids, Big World has been entertaining and educating toddlers and preschoolers since January 2016. Led by educator Sarah Fox, the interactive programs introduce children to North Dakota’s history through hands-on projects, stories, and adventures.
Learn about upcoming Little Kids, Big World programs at the ND Heritage Center & State Museum in Bismarck.
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Come in From the Cold. Your State Museums Are Open!
The State Museum at the North Dakota Heritage Center tells stories of our state from its earliest geologic formation to contemporary times. See impressive life-sized casts of a T. rex and Triceratops engaged in battle, journey through time and meet the Native people of this land, then look inside a homestead shack, a 1950s soda shop, and a modern tractor cab.
At the Pembina State Museum, immerse yourself in the history of the region—ox carts, Hudson’s Bay forts, bison robes, and a major fur trade hub. Trading houses, borders, languages, and people have come and gone, but the “place of the pembina berry” continues to be a site of cultural mixing.
The ND Heritage Center & State Museum in Bismarck is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. -5 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pembina State Museum in Pembina is open Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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How To List a Property in the National Register of Historic Places
The Highland Acres Historic District in Bismarck was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2022. We are often asked how a property gets listed. Anyone can nominate a historic property to the National Register, and it’s not uncommon for a successful nomination to take over a year. If you are interested, but don’t feel prepared to complete the nomination, there are professional consultants available to hire. Learn more.
Follow this Five Step National Register Process to nominate a property.
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Digitized Newspapers Added to Website
The State Historical Society, in partnership with the North Dakota Genealogy Society, has added more than 50,000 pages of newspapers online at the hosting site Advantage Archives.
Added are the following newspapers:
McClusky Gazette (1909-1931)
Mott Pioneer Press (1907-1928)
LaMoure County Chronicle (1888-1926)
Hettinger County Herald (1907-1927)
New Rockford Transcript (1883-1920)
View online newspapers.
Learn more.
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Baby It’s Cold Outside: Warm Up At Our State Historic Sites
The Chateau de Morès Interpretive Center, Medora, is open Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. MDT. Closed Sunday and Monday.
The Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center in Williston is part of the Fort Buford State Historic Site. The Interpretive Center is open Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. CT. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Fort Buford is closed for the season.
The Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, Washburn, is open Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Sunday.
Camp Hancock State Historic Site, Bismarck, grounds are open daily.
The Former Governors’ Mansion State Historic Site, Bismarck, is available for group tours or holiday rental by appointment.
Learn more at history.nd.gov.
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Enjoy Upcoming Events at State Museums & Historic Sites
January
Jan. 7 Little Kids, Big World: Oh, No! Stuck Dinosaurs! 10 and 11 a.m. ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
Jan. 8 Manzanar, Diverted, documentary film screening, 2 p.m. ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
Jan. 14 Little Kids, Big World: Snowball Fight! 10 and 11 a.m. ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
Jan. 14 State Archives open, 10 a.m-4:30 p.m. ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
Jan 15 Historical Game Day at the Fort Buford Barracks, 2-4 p.m. Fort Buford State Historic Site near Williston
Jan. 19 History Book Club, 7 p.m. Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston
Jan. 21 19th Century Sewing, Textile Arts, and Projects, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston
Jan. 21 Little Kids, Big World: Snowstorms, 10 and 11 a.m. ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
Jan. 28 Little Kids, Big World: Do You Want to Build a Snowman? 2 and 2:30 p.m. ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
Jan. 28 Crafters Bee and Social, 1-4 p.m. Former Governors’ Mansion State Historic Site, Bismarck
February
Feb. 4 Little Kids, Big World: There's No Place Like Home, 10 and 11 a.m. ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
Feb. 11 Little Kids, Big World: Love Is in the Air, 10 and 11 a.m. ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
Feb. 11 State Archives open, 10 a.m-4:30 p.m. ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
Feb. 16 History Book Club, 7 p.m. Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston
Feb. 18 19th Century Sewing, Textile Arts, and Projects, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston
Feb. 18 Little Kids, Big World: Flying High, 10 and 11 a.m. ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
Feb. 19 Historical Game Day at the Fort Buford Barracks, 2-4 p.m. Fort Buford State Historic Site near Williston
Feb. 25 Little Kids, Big World: Discovering Pipe Bags and Quilts, 10 and 11 a.m. ND Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
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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