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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  ===
2306 East Bannister Road<br>Kansas City, MO 64131<br>Telephone: 816-268-8000<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>Web Site:&nbsp; [http://www.nara.gov/research_rooms/rocky_mtn/index.html http://www.nara.gov/research_rooms/rocky_mtn/index.html] &nbsp;
=== Institute for Regional Studies &amp; University Archives  ===
North Dakota State University Libraries<br>PO Box 5599<br>Fargo, ND 58105-5599<br>Telephone:&nbsp;701-231-8914<br>Web Site:&nbsp; [http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndirs/ http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndirs/] &nbsp;
=== Department of Special Collections  ===


The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful for genealogical research in North Dakota.  
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:&nbsp; [http://www.library.und.edu/Collections/contact.html http://www.library.und.edu/Collections/contact.html] &nbsp;
== Online Records ==
 
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=== Germans from Russia Heritage Society  ===
== National Archives ==
 
=== Central Plains Region (Kansas City) ===
1125 West Turnpike Avenue <br>Bismarck, ND 58501 <br>Web Site:&nbsp; [http://www.grhs.com/ http://www.grhs.com/] &nbsp;
400 West Pershing Road<br>Kansas City, MO 64108<br>Phone: (816) 268-8000<br>[https://www.archives.gov/kansas-city Website]<br>
 
*FamilySearch Research Wiki: [[National Archives at Kansas City]]
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'', Three Volumes. (Grand Forks, North Dakota: Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, 1975, 1983, 1985).
=== Rocky Mountain Region (Denver) ===
 
17101 Huron Street<br>Broomfield, CO 80023<br>Telephone: 303-604-4740<br>Fax: 303-407-5707<br> [http://www.archives.gov/denver/ Website]<br>[mailto:denver.archives@nara.gov/ Email]<br>
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.
*FamilySearch Research Wiki: [[National Archives at Denver]]
 
=== Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards  ===
 
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'''<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  ===


== State Archives ==
[http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/USA/nd.html http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/]  
State Historical Society of North Dakota<br>
612 East Boulevard Ave.<br>Bismarck, North Dakota 58505<br>[https://www.history.nd.gov/ Website]<br>[https://www.history.nd.gov/archives/index.html North Dakota State Archives]<BR>
[https://www.history.nd.gov/archives/whatsinarchives.html Archives holdings]
== Libraries ==
=== North Dakota State Library ===
604 East Boulevard Avenue<br>Bismarck, ND 58505-0800<br>Email: [mailto:statelib@nd.gov statelib@nd.gov]<br>Website: [http://www.library.nd.gov/ North Dakota State Library]


=== North Dakota State University ===
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list for North Dakota.  
North Dakota State University Archives<br>3551 7th Avenue<br>N Fargo, ND 58102<br>Phone: 701-231-8914<br>Email: [mailto:ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu]<br>Website: [https://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/ NDSU Archives]


'''Mailing Address:'''<br>NDSU Archives<br>Libraries NDSU Dept #2080<br>PO Box 6050<br>Fargo, ND 58108-6050<br>
=== Cyndi's List  ===


'''Databases and Indexes'''
http://www.cyndislist.com/nd.htm#Libraries
*[https://library.ndsu.edu/db/naturalization/ North Dakota Naturalization Records]
*[https://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/research/genealogy-and-biography Genealogy and Biography]
*[https://library.ndsu.edu/db/marriage/ Cass County Marriage Licenses]
*[https://library.ndsu.edu/db/obituary/ Fargo Forum Obituaries], October 1892-1909, November 1982-1995


=== North Dakota State University Institute for Regional Studies Archive Collection ===
Contains links to many North Dakota sources including Libraries and Archives.  
North Dakota State University Institute for Regional Studies<br>[https://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/collections/institute-regional-studies-archive-collection Website]<br>
The Institute for Regional Studies Archives primarily collects documents, photographs, publications and other items focusing on the history of North Dakota and its people. Materials are available for research in the NDSU Archives Reading Room.


==== Germans from Russia Heritage Collection ====
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.  
North Dakota State University<br>Main Library<br>1201 Albrecht Blvd.<br>Fargo, ND 58102<br>[https://library.ndsu.edu/grhc/ website]


The Germans from Russia Heritage Collection (GRHC) at the NDSU Libraries was established in July 1978, which was first housed with the North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies.
=== FamilySearch™ <br> ===


=== University of North Dakota ===
[http://www.familysearch.org/ http://www.familysearch.org/] &nbsp;
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections<br>
Chester Fritz Library<br>
University of North Dakota<br>
3051 University Avenue Stop 9000<br>
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9000<br>
Phone: (701) 777-4625<br>
[https://library.und.edu/branches-departments/special-collections/ Website]
'''Collections'''
*[https://apps.library.und.edu/bygdebok/ Arne G. Brekke Bygdebok Collection]
*[https://commons.und.edu/archives/ Scholarly Commons]
== Websites ==
=== Digital Horizons ===
[http://digitalhorizonsonline.org/cdm/ Digital Horizons] is a consortium of various cultural heritage institutions that provide, maintain, and preserve a wide range of historical and significant content. Member organizations contributing content include:
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*Concordia College (Archives)
*North Dakota State Library
*North Dakota State University Libraries
**Germans from Russia Heritage Collection
**NDSU Archives
*Prairie Public Broadcasting
*State Historical Society of North Dakota (State Archives)
*Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library
*Bowman Regional Public Library
*Grand Forks Public Library
*NDSU Memorial Union (Gallery)
*University of Mary (Welder Library)
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=== Other Sites ===
'''[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ndgenweb/ North Dakota GenWeb]''' : 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.


'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20170919163400/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com:80/roots-l/USA/nd.html Roots-L]''' : A list of sites and resources. Archived by Internet Archives, 19 September 2017.
[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp] &nbsp;


'''[https://www.cyndislist.com/us/nd/libraries/ Cyndi's List]''' :  North Dakota Libraries, Archives & Museums
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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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[edit | edit source]

2306 East Bannister Road
Kansas City, MO 64131
Telephone: 816-268-8000
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
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
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, 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.

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™
[edit | edit source]

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.