Paul Ullmann, assistant professor of paleontology at the University of North Dakota, stands next to the casing which holds the Edmontosaurus dinosaur fossil that he and his research team recovered and brought to Grand Forks from eastern Montana.
The fossilized partial skeleton of Jormungandr walhallaensis was excavated from the Pembina Gorge over several years, starting in 2015. Contributed / Clint Boyd
“The building itself has significant architectural integrity; it looks very much the same as it did when it was built,” Susan Caraher said of the Chester Fritz. “It’s part of the campus fabric."
President John F. Kennedy at the University of ND (ND State Historical Society)
Katharine Hyslop ’17 takes part in the Whitestone Hill Ride, a weeklong 200-mile ceremonial Dakota horse ride from Fort Thompson, S.D., to the Whitestone Hill historic site in North Dakota. Image credit: Elena Creef
November 2nd marks the 134th anniversary of North and South Dakota’s statehood. Back in 1889, U.S. President Benjamin Harrison approved the admittance of both North and South Dakota to the Union, distinguishing what was formerly referred to as the Dakota Territory into two different states.
MHA Tourism, the North Dakota Native Tourism Alliance and the State Historical Society of North Dakota will celebrate Native American Heritage Month on Nov. 21 at the Heritage Center and State Museum in Bismarck.
Gathering for a photograph were, from left, Al Larsien, Gov. Doug Burgum, Virgil Hill Jr. and Virgil Hill with the portrait that will hang in the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Hall in the North Dakota State Capitol. Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune
North Dakota Community Foundation Board members Ken Hall and Dean Anagnost delivered a grant check to SHSNDF Executive Director Dale Lennon.
BNSF earlier this year provided $500,000 for a grant program to help document the history and legacy of the rail bridge.