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“Our Heritage” Videos: Showcasing the State Historical Society of North Dakota’s Collections The State Historical Society of North Dakota has over 14 million artifacts in its museum, arch...

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The Magic of Interlibrary Loans: Accessing State Archive Microfilm Resources From a Distance SCREENSHOT OF OCLC WORLDSHARE, WHICH IS ONE WAY A LIBRARY CAN SUBMIT A REQUEST RECEIVED FROM A RESEA...

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Making Pemmican at the Pembina State Museum: The Food of the Fur Trade WHEN FRESH, PEMMICAN HAS A WAXY, GRITTY TEXTURE AND A FATTY, BEEFY FLAVOR. WHILE PEMMICAN CAN STORE INDEFINITELY IF KEPT D...

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Snail Mail Past: Historical Stationery From the State Archives Inspires Director’s Letterhead I cannot count all the ways people can send an electronic message to one another these days. Emai...

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Adventures in Archaeology Collections: A Tour of the Big Collections Room In past blog posts, I gave a sneak peek at the initial processing lab and the main archaeology lab . Today, let’s ta...

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A Marvel-ous World of Superheroes Heads to the State Museum If your Spidey senses are tingling, it may be because Marvelocity: The Art of Alex Ross is coming to the North Dakota Heritage Cente...

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At the State Archives, We Want To Know You Better! TAKE THE TIME TO FILL IN THE STATE ARCHIVES’ SURVEY AND HELP US SERVE YOU BETTER. The State Archives has launched a short demographic surv...

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A Dog Blog: 5 Things Shaped Like Dogs in the State Museum Collections February is the month of love. Do you know what I love? Dogs! Here are some artifacts in our museum collections that make m...

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A Matter of Interpretation: Bringing History to Life at State Historic Sites Learning how to tell stories objectively isn’t always easy. Not many people realize it, but the Lewis & Clark Inte...

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Digitizing Archaeological Collections: Advancing Research, Preservation, and Data Management Archaeology collections management involves organizing and systematically caring for archaeological ...

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