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The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful for genealogical research in North Dakota. | |||
=== State Historical Society of North Dakota === | |||
North Dakota Heritage Center<br>612 E. Boulevard Avenue<br>Bismarck, ND 58505<br>Telephone: 701-328-2668<br>Web Site: [http://www.nd.gov/hist/ http://www.nd.gov/hist/] | |||
=== National Archives—Central Plains Region (Kansas City) === | |||
400 West Pershing Road<br>Kansas City, MO 64108<br>Telephone: 816-268-8000<br>Internet: http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/ | |||
=== National Archives-Rocky Mountain Region (Denver) === | |||
Denver Federal Center Building 48<br>P.O. Box 25307<br>Denver, CO 80225-0307<br>Telephone: 303-407-5700<br>Fax: 303-407-5707<br>http://www.archives.gov/rocky-mountain/ | |||
< | === Institute for Regional Studies & University Archives === | ||
=== | North Dakota State University Libraries<br>PO Box 5599<br>Fargo, ND 58105-5599<br>Telephone: 701-231-8914<br>Web Site: [http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndirs/ http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndirs/] | ||
=== Department of Special Collections === | |||
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Chester Fritz Library<br>University of North Dakota<br>3051 University Avenue Stop<br>P.O. Box 9000 <br>Grand Forks, ND 58202-9000<br>Telephone: 701-777-4625<br>Web Site: [http://www.library.und.edu/Collections/contact.html http://www.library.und.edu/Collections/contact.html] | |||
=== Germans from Russia Heritage Society === | |||
1125 West Turnpike Avenue <br>Bismarck, ND 58501 <br>Web Site: [http://www.grhs.com/ http://www.grhs.com/] | |||
A helpful guide to several important North Dakota collections is John B. Davenport (v. 1), Colleen A. Oihus (v. 2), and Sandra J. Beidler (v. 3), ''Guide to the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection and Related Research Collections'',[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=61578&disp=Guide+to+the+Orin+G%2E+Libby+manuscript+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 978.416/G1 J53L Vol: 1-3], Three Volumes. (Grand Forks, North Dakota: Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, 1975, 1983, 1985). | |||
To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of North Dakota counties, use the inventories of the Mercer, Golden Valley, and Williams Counties' archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The Family History Library has copies of these inventories. | |||
=== Web Sites === | |||
You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from North Dakota in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost. Addresses on the Internet change frequently. The following sites are important gateways linking you to many more sites: | |||
'''USGenWeb'''<br>http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndgenweb/ | |||
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country. | |||
'''Roots-L''' | |||
[http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/USA/nd.html http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/] | |||
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list for North Dakota. | |||
''' | '''Cyndi's List''' | ||
http://www.cyndislist.com/nd.htm#Libraries | |||
Contains links to many North Dakota sources including Libraries and Archives. | |||
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'''FamilySearch™ '''<br> | |||
[http://www.familysearch.org/ http://www.familysearch.org/] | |||
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[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp] | |||
FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources. | |||
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Revision as of 10:29, 26 July 2010
The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful for genealogical research in North Dakota.
State Historical Society of North Dakota[edit | edit source]
North Dakota Heritage Center
612 E. Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505
Telephone: 701-328-2668
Web Site: http://www.nd.gov/hist/
National Archives—Central Plains Region (Kansas City)[edit | edit source]
400 West Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
Telephone: 816-268-8000
Internet: http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/
National Archives-Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)[edit | edit source]
Denver Federal Center Building 48
P.O. Box 25307
Denver, CO 80225-0307
Telephone: 303-407-5700
Fax: 303-407-5707
http://www.archives.gov/rocky-mountain/
Institute for Regional Studies & University Archives[edit | edit source]
North Dakota State University Libraries
PO Box 5599
Fargo, ND 58105-5599
Telephone: 701-231-8914
Web Site: http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndirs/
Department of Special Collections[edit | edit source]
Chester Fritz Library
University of North Dakota
3051 University Avenue Stop
P.O. Box 9000
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9000
Telephone: 701-777-4625
Web Site: http://www.library.und.edu/Collections/contact.html
Germans from Russia Heritage Society[edit | edit source]
1125 West Turnpike Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58501
Web Site: http://www.grhs.com/
A helpful guide to several important North Dakota collections is John B. Davenport (v. 1), Colleen A. Oihus (v. 2), and Sandra J. Beidler (v. 3), Guide to the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection and Related Research Collections,978.416/G1 J53L Vol: 1-3, Three Volumes. (Grand Forks, North Dakota: Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, 1975, 1983, 1985).
To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of North Dakota counties, use the inventories of the Mercer, Golden Valley, and Williams Counties' archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The Family History Library has copies of these inventories.
Web Sites[edit | edit source]
You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from North Dakota in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost. Addresses on the Internet change frequently. The following sites are important gateways linking you to many more sites:
USGenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndgenweb/
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.
Roots-L
http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list for North Dakota.
Cyndi's List
http://www.cyndislist.com/nd.htm#Libraries
Contains links to many North Dakota sources including Libraries and Archives.
FamilySearch™
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp
FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.