The Archaeology and Historic Preservation Division protects and manages cultural resources by identifying and recording sites related to North Dakota's prehistory; surveying, identifying and recording structures and sites eligible for listing on the North Dakota Historic Sites Registry; and nominating structures and sites for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Wild horses will stay in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park amid fears from advocates that park officials would remove the beloved animals from the rugged badlands landscape.
North Dakota Congressional Delegation Introduces Bill to Help Fund the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, Secure Artifacts for Display
Great job to all the students who participated in the National History Day in North Dakota State Competition at the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum today, and congratulations to those who qualified for the national competition!
Rosemeade bust of Wilhemina Geiszler photo courtesy of McIntosh County Museum
S/M Express' Desmond Archilta, right, competes during the second heat of the World Championship Indian Relay Race during the Sheridan WYO Rodeo, Friday, July 14, 2023, in Sheridan, Wyoming. MATT GASTON, SHERIDAN PRESS VIA AP
Matt Werven received the 2023 Excellence in Local History Award for his work conducting hundreds of interviews over the course of his life. Matt (left) stands with State Historical Society of North Dakota Director William Peterson as Werven accepts the 2023 Excellence in Local History Award. Contributed / Zelda Hartje
WDAY Sportscaster Boyd Christenson interviewed boxer Muhammad Ali at the train depot in Fargo after Ali was stranded in town during a storm in January 1969. Contributed photo/State Historical Society of North Dakota/WDAY/WDAZ Film Collection
Menoken Village was a small community consisting of approximately 30 oval-shaped, earth-covered houses and a prominent fortification system. Once thought to have been a Mandan Village occupied at the time of early contact with Euroamericans, Menoken Village has recently been radiocarbon dated to around AD 1200. Archaeological studies indicate that this settlement was built and used by Late Plains Woodland peoples, who were primarily hunters and gatherers rather than farming people. The community may have consisted of 200 individuals.
Preliminary exterior rendering of the North Dakota Military Museum at the Heritage Center, designed by Zerr Berg Architects of Fargo. (Provided by the State Historical Society of North Dakota)