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5 Guys With Beards Who Aren't Santa Claus in the State Museum Collection | State Historical Society of North Dakota Blog
Submitted byLori NohneronThu, 12/22/2022 - 13:45Santa’s beard may be the most festive during the holiday season. But here are five other beards belonging to famous figures found in our museum collection that might just rival the big man’s.1. The Swedish TomteSHSND 2017.78.10The fabulous beard and re
Interns Explore a Multitude of Resources at the State Archives: Part II | State Historical Society of North Dakota Blog
Submitted byEmily Royston …onMon, 12/12/2022 - 10:07Emily Royston, Audiovisual Collections InternThe North Dakota State Archives houses a large collection of film and magnetic tape in a variety of formats that it continues to archive, preserve, and digitize for public use. From home videos to televi
Exhibition Life Cycles: Maintaining the Experience | State Historical Society of North Dakota Blog
Submitted byDavid L. NewellonMon, 10/17/2022 - 09:09Admittedly, the best part of my job is the opportunity to organize and create exhibitions. I love the creative forces involved in producing an exhibition—discovering new stories, collaborating on storylines, and working with our team to devise orig
Documenting the MHA Nation: Marilyn Cross Hudson Collection Opens to the Public | State Historical Society of North Dakota Blog
Submitted byEmily KubischtaonMon, 08/29/2022 - 10:00Here at the North Dakota State Archives we are thrilled to announce that a lifetime of research and writing by tribal historian Marilyn Old Dog Cross Hudson has been processed and is now open to the public. Thecollectionincludes research, manuscrip
Preserving North Dakota’s Architectural Heritage: The Red River Frame Cabins of Pembina County | State Historical Society of North Dakota Blog
Submitted byBrian HardyonMon, 09/19/2022 - 16:30In a quiet corner of Walhalla, tucked among some trees on the south end of town just beyond the local Lutheran church, sits an old log cabin. This structure, known as the Kittson cabin, is about 170 years old, and it looks like it. The walls are slouch
The Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center: So Many Reasons To Go | State Historical Society of North Dakota Blog
Submitted byAshli LaduceronMon, 08/15/2022 - 10:00Here at theLewis & Clark Interpretive Centerwe have period artifacts, world-class art, and interpreters who bring to life the story of Lewis and Clark’s expedition west. On a nearly daily basis, someone rushes through the doors of the Interpretive Ce
What is a New Media Specialist? | State Historical Society of North Dakota Blog
Submitted byAngela JohnsononMon, 09/12/2022 - 12:30I often get asked what I do for work. If I say new media specialist supervisor people tend to look at me with a blank stare. I then briefly explain what my team and I do to help them get an idea of the scope of our work. I’ll break down the main are
Clovis Bifaces From the Beach Cache Site | State Historical Society of North Dakota Blog
Submitted byAshenafi ZenaonMon, 11/28/2022 - 09:30Clovis artifacts represent the earliest material evidence of human occupation in North Dakota. The Clovis tradition appeared on the Great Plains of North America about 12,000 to 13,500 years ago (Huckell 2014). The presence of unifacially or bifacial
Celebrating Archives Month: Memorable Finds in Archives | State Historical Society of North Dakota Blog
Submitted bySarah WalkeronWed, 10/26/2022 - 09:53Working with archives collections, that is, with books, papers, photos, and other two-dimensional records, is a gift unto itself. These are the actual documents interacted with by people of the past and are a part of our history! We learn cool facts a
Night at the Museum: “Sleeping Over” in the Past at North Dakota’s Only State Historic Site Inn | State Historical Society of North Dakota Blog
Submitted byBree HockingonFri, 07/29/2022 - 15:54I awake in my canopied four-poster bed to a peal of thunder from beyond the lace-curtained windows feeling a bit like a character in a “Bridgerton” or “Downton Abbey” spinoff. Where am I? But more importantly what century am I in?For guests, like myse
Swing Your Partner: High-Stepping Recent Museum Acquisitions | State Historical Society of North Dakota Blog
Submitted byElise DukartonMon, 11/14/2022 - 09:30The State Historical Society of North Dakota’s Audience Engagement & Museum Department has accepted several interesting donations to its collections over the past few months. Let me take you on an unintentionally all-dance and music tour of these.For
Interns Explore a Multitude of Resources at the State Archives: Part I | State Historical Society of North Dakota Blog
Submitted byElizabeth Ache…onMon, 10/03/2022 - 11:00Elizabeth Acheson, Library Processing InternHi! I’m Elizabeth, and I interned in library processing this past summer at the State Archives. The State Archives contains all sorts of resources related to North Dakota, including materials such as manu