The State Historical Society of North Dakota is an agency that preserves and presents history through museums and historic sites in the state of North Dakota. The agency operates the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck, which serves as a history museum for the state, oversees the preservation of the state's historic places, and presents the history of the state to the public in exhibits and branch museums. The Society also operates the Former North Dakota Executive Mansion in Bismarck.
Organization Headquartered in Bismarck, the State Historical Society consists of one governing board of appointees and four divisions, each with a different function.
State Historical Board The State Historical Board consists of twelve members. Seven members are appointed by the governor to staggered three-year terms.North Dakota Century Code, Chapter 55-01 The current board president is Matt Dunlevy, the vice president is Amy Mossett, and the secretary is Lacey Anderson.
Historic Preservation Division The Historic Preservation Division prepares a statewide historic preservation plan and inventories, evaluates, and nominates sites to be listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places. The division assists in the preservation of North Dakota historic properties at all levels, and also reviews and comments on federally assisted projects to ensure that historic values are considered in project planning and execution.State Historical Society of North Dakota: Archaeology & Historic Preservation Division
State Archives Division The State Archives is responsible for the documentary collections of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. It is the official state archives, and acquires and preserves all types of research materials relating to North Dakota and the Northern Great Plains, including manuscript collections, books, periodicals, maps, newspapers, audio and video materials, and photographs.
Museum and Education Division The Museum and Education Division presents the history of North Dakota through exhibits in the North Dakota Heritage Center as well as in branch museums (such as the Pembina State Museum) and traveling exhibits. The Division staff provide technical assistance on exhibit design and collection care to the public and other museums in the state. The division is responsible for preserving and exhibiting the artifacts in the collection, including approximately 650,000 pieces in the archaeological collection and 43,000 artifacts in the history, ethnology, and natural history collections.
Support Services Division The Support Services Division provides general supervision of all programs and responsibilities of the agency through the office of the director. Support and coordination are provided through budgeting, accounting, purchasing, personnel services, communications, inventory control, and overall security functions.
List of North Dakota State Historic Sites Name Town/City County Bismarck-Deadwood Stage Trail Historic Marker Flasher Morton Brenner Crossing State Historic Site Eddy Camp Hancock State Historic Site Bismarck Burleigh Cannonball Stage Station State Historic Site Grant Chateau de Mores State Historic Site Medora Billings Crowley Flint Quarry State Historic Site Mercer David Thompson State Historic Site Verendrye McHenry Double Ditch Indian Village Burleigh Former North Dakota Executive Mansion Bismarck Burleigh Fort Abercrombie State Historic Site Richland Fort Buford State Historic Site Williams Fort Clark Trading Post State Historic Site Mercer Fort Dilts State Historic Site Bowman Fort Mandan Overlook State Historic Site McLean Fort Ransom State Historic Site Fort Ransom Ransom Fort Rice State Historic Site Morton Fort Totten State Historic Site Fort Totten Benson Gingras Trading Post State Historic Site Pembina Hudson Townsite State Historic Site Dickey Huff Indian Village State Historic Site Morton Killdeer Mountain Battlefield State Historic Site Dunn Lake Jessie State Historic Site Griggs Maple Creek Crossing State Historic Site Cass Medicine Rock State Historic Site Grant Menoken Indian Village State Historic Site Bismarck Burleigh Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center Williams Molander Indian Village State Historic Site Oliver North Dakota Heritage Center Bismarck Burleigh Oak Lawn Church State Historic Site Pembina Palmer's Spring State Historic Site Benson Pembina State Museum Pembina Pembina Pulver Mounds State Historic Site McLean Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site Cooperstown Griggs St. Claude State Historic Site Nash Rolette Standing Rock State Historic Site Ransom Steamboat Warehouse Historic Marker Bismarck Burleigh Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site Jamestown Stutsman Sweden State Historic Site Nash Walsh Turtle Effigy State Historic Site Mercer Wadeson Cabin State Historic Site Barnes Walhalla State Historic Site Walhalla PembinaWelk HomesteadStrasburgEmmons Whitestone Hill State Historic Site Dickey Writing Rock State Historical Site Divide
See also List of historical societies in North Dakota
References
External links State Historical Society of North Dakota website State Historical Society - Map view