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The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful for genealogical research.

State Historical Society of North Dakota[edit | edit source]

North Dakota Heritage Center
612 E. Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505
Telephone: 701-328-2668
Fax: 701-328-3710
Web Site:[1]

National Archives—Central Plains Region[edit | edit source]

2306 East Bannister Road
Kansas City, MO 64131
Telephone: 816-268-8000
Email: kansascity.archives@nara.gov
Web Site: http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/

National Archives-Rocky Mountain Region[edit | edit source]

P.O. Box 25307
Denver, CO 80225-0307
Phone: (303) 407-5740
Fax: (303) 236-0835
E-mail:denver.archives@nara.gov
Web Site: http://www.nara.gov/research_rooms/rocky_mtn/index.html

Institute for Regional Studies & University Archives[edit | edit source]

North Dakota State University Libraries
PO Box 5599
Fargo, ND 58105-5599
Tel: 701-231-8914
Fax: 701-231-5632
E-mail: archives@www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu
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
Phone: 701-777-4625
Fax: 701-777-3319
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
Telephone: (701) 223-6167
Email: rachel@grhs.com/
Web Site: http://www.grhs.com/

A helpful guide to several important North Dakota collections is John B. Davenport and Colleen A. Oihus, Guide to the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection and Related Research Collections, Two Volumes. (Grand Forks, North Dakota: Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, 1975, 1983; FHL book 978.4 A3c).

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.

Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards[edit | edit source]

Computers with modems can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers:

Locate other researchers
Post queries
Send and receive E-mail
Search large databases
Search computer libraries
Join in computer chat and lecture sessions

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. As of April 1997, the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

http://www.cyndislist.com/nd.htm#Libraries

Contains links to many North Dakota sources including Libraries and Archives.

For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the United States Research Outline (30972), 2nd ed., "Archives and Libraries" section.

FamilySearch™
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http://www.familysearch.org/

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp

The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. 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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 === 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 />Fax: 701-328-3710<br />Web Site:[http://www.nd.gov/hist/  http://www.nd.gov/hist/]
+North Dakota Heritage Center<br>612 E. Boulevard Avenue<br>Bismarck, ND 58505<br>Telephone: 701-328-2668<br>Fax: 701-328-3710<br>Web Site:[http://www.nd.gov/hist/]
 === National Archives—Central Plains Region ===
-East Bannister Road<br />Kansas City, MO 64131<br />Telephone: 816-268-8000<br />Email:  kansascity.archives@nara.gov<br />Web Site: http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/
+East Bannister Road<br>Kansas City, MO 64131<br>Telephone: 816-268-8000<br>Email:&nbsp; kansascity.archives@nara.gov<br>Web Site: http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/
 === National Archives-Rocky Mountain Region ===
-P.O. Box 25307<br />Denver, CO 80225-0307<br />''Phone''<nowiki>: (303) 407-5740</nowiki>''<br />Fax''<nowiki>: (303) 236-0835</nowiki><br />''E-mail''<nowiki>: </nowiki>[mailto:denver.archives@nara.gov denver.archives@nara.gov]<br />Web Site:  http://www.nara.gov/research_rooms/rocky_mtn/index.html
+P.O. Box 25307<br>Denver, CO 80225-0307<br>''Phone''<nowiki>: (303) 407-5740</nowiki>''<br>Fax''<nowiki>: (303) 236-0835</nowiki><br>''E-mail''<nowiki>:</nowiki>[mailto:denver.archives@nara.gov denver.archives@nara.gov]<br>Web Site:&nbsp; http://www.nara.gov/research_rooms/rocky_mtn/index.html
 === Institute for Regional Studies &amp; University Archives ===
-North Dakota State University Libraries<br />PO Box 5599<br />Fargo, ND 58105-5599<br />Tel: 701-231-8914<br />Fax: 701-231-5632<br />E-mail: [mailto:archives@www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu archives@www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu]<br />Web Site:  http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndirs/
+North Dakota State University Libraries<br>PO Box 5599<br>Fargo, ND 58105-5599<br>Tel: 701-231-8914<br>Fax: 701-231-5632<br>E-mail: [mailto:archives@www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu archives@www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu]<br>Web Site:&nbsp; http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndirs/
 === Department of Special Collections ===
-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 />Phone: 701-777-4625<br />Fax: 701-777-3319<br />Web Site:  http://www.library.und.edu/Collections/contact.html
+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>Phone: 701-777-4625<br>Fax: 701-777-3319<br>Web Site:&nbsp; http://www.library.und.edu/Collections/contact.html
 === Germans from Russia Heritage Society ===
-West Turnpike Avenue <br />Bismarck, ND 58501 <br />Telephone: (701) 223-6167<br />Email: rachel@grhs.com/<br />Web Site:  http://www.grhs.com/
+West Turnpike Avenue <br>Bismarck, ND 58501 <br>Telephone: (701) 223-6167<br>Email: rachel@grhs.com/<br>Web Site:&nbsp; http://www.grhs.com/
 A helpful guide to several important North Dakota collections is John B. Davenport and Colleen A. Oihus, ''Guide to the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection and Related Research Collections'', Two Volumes. (Grand Forks, North Dakota: Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, 1975, 1983; FHL book 978.4 A3c).
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 Addresses on the Internet change frequently. As of April 1997, the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites:
-'''USGenWeb'''<br />http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndgenweb/
+'''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.
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 For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the United States Research Outline (30972), 2nd ed., "Archives and Libraries" section.
-=== FamilySearch™ <br /> ===
+=== FamilySearch™ <br> ===
 http://www.familysearch.org/
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 The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. 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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