State Historical Society of ND Foundation

Support for nd State Historical Society activities.

Activities under council on arts and humanities nd grants including chautauqua training institute and research materials.

Native american hall of honors - the native american hall of honor recongnizes individuals who have gone above and beyond in representing their tribes and cultures. It is located in the North Dakota heritage center & State museum in bismarck. The program recongnizes traditional and contemporary achievements in four categories: arts and culture, athletis, leadership, and verteran.

Membership development activities: generate new members and renewal of current members. Events to support scoiety activities. Collaborations and partnerships with statewide Historical organizations and other partners to enhance Historical resources of State. Serving over 2,000 members. Education and promotion of historic sites in North Dakota through newsletters and North Dakota history journals. Support for the restoration activities at the stutsman county courthouse. - the stutsman county courthouse, built in 1883, is North Dakota's oldest surviving courthouse and is listed on the national register of historic places. It is significant for its architectural style one of only two county courthouses in the State in the gothic revival style, and for its pressed metal interior, which coats the interior walls of the building. The courthouse has the most complete collection of pressed tin in North Dakota and perhaps, the midwest. It is the only remaining North Dakota building directly related to the activities of the 1880s statehood movement. Delegates to the State's constitutional convention were elected here and meetings were held in 1885 to discuss the division of Dakota territory. The stutsman county courthouse truly is the birthplace of statehood. Restoration efforts have been continuous since the 1990s. In recent years, the courthouse has seen tremendous progress on the interior restoration.