North Dakota State Archives

05/15/2026

Most days at the State Archives are filled with boxes📦, folders📁, videotapes📼, and film reels🎞️📽️ for these two, but NOT TODAY!

Greta and Sarah are at the Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site to capture oral histories connected to the site's history. 🎙️🎙️

05/12/2026

Due to a planned power outage, we will be closing at 4pm tomorrow, May 13th. We will resume normal hours on Thursday, May 14th.

05/09/2026

Hey, hey, hey! We are open today, Saturday, May 9, from 10-4:30! 🥳🥳🥳 RUN 🏃‍♀️‍➡️to the State Archives to visit us... Sarah and Ashley would love to assist you with your research needs! 🤸‍♀️🤸🤸‍♂️

05/06/2026

The State Archives will be open THIS Saturday, May 9, from 10-4:30! 🤩🤩🤩 Come hang out and explore North Dakota History... you never know what you'll uncover! 👀

04/30/2026

This month, Manuscript Archivist Emily processed a new donation to the State Archives collection: MSS 11757, Larry Beck Papers. Beck was a miner and was active in the United Mine Workers of America and their strikes, disputes, and litigation regarding labor contracts and reclamation practices at the Indian Head Mine near Zap, 1975-76.

Let's go as Emily shelves the completed collection, now ready for researchers to use! Review the finding aid to this collection on our website: https://shorturl.at/8DLL3.

📷📷📷: Emily puts away a freshly-processed box; check out some of the items within the collection: A picture of a strike in action, as well as a page from Larry Beck's calendar, both from 1975.

04/29/2026

04/15/2026

On this date in 1912, the RMS Titanic tragically sank. But that North Dakota had a connection to some of the passengers onboard? Head of Reference Services Sarah Walker shares some of this story through our State Archives resources in this Our Heritage video.

Most people know about the sinking of the Titanic, but did you know at least three passengers had ties to North Dakota? Hear the stories of Ole Ableseth, inc...

04/14/2026

Last Friday, many of our staff from all across the state were at the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum for the Spring Sites Summit and All-Staff Meeting. We always enjoy when we can get together in person!

04/11/2026

Today's the day! Come on in and do some research. We are open 10-4:30! 🤸🌟📦📚🥳

04/10/2026

Tomorrow is our open Saturday! Come on in to check out our resources and visit with our friendly staff anytime between 10 and 4:30. Birds of a feather flock together... let springtime guide you to the North Dakota State Archives! 🪿🪿🌿🌱🌞🌸

📷: 2019-P-050-00001, Leila Berringer collection. Two white geese stand in front of birch trees near spring on Layton E. George ranch, Dunn County.