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May 2012
May 1-31
National Historic Preservation Month.May 1
Historic Preservation Photo Contest opens, for details call 701.328.2089.May 6
Spring Tea at the Former Governors’ Mansion State Historic Site, Bismarck, 2 p.m. Hosted by Bismarck Folk Singer Kris Kitko. Pre-registration and $10 fee required. To pre-register, contact Site Supervisor Johnathan Campbell at 701.328.9528 or email at jcampbell@nd.gov.May 5
Paddlefishing the Confluence, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center. Only two days after the opening of paddlefish season at the Confluence, learn more about the mysterious paddlefish, 701.572.9034.May 19
Flag Raising at Fort Buford, 12 noon, Fort Buford State Historic Site. Celebrate the first weekend of the summer season with an official flag raising by the Sixth Infantry Regiment Association and visit by Theodore Roosevelt, as portrayed by Arch Ellwein, 701.572.9034.May 16
North Dakota State Historic Sites open for the season, through September 15.May 16
Pembina State Museum begins summer hours through September 15, Mondays-Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sundays, 1 to 6 p.m. CT. Chateau de Mores State Historic Site begins summer hours through September 15, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily, with last tickets sold at 5:50 p.m. MT. The Chateau Interpretive Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. The Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center begins summer hours through September 15, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, CT. The Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site begins summer hours through September 15, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, CT.May 16
Lincoln’s Legacy in North Dakota, exhibit opens at Fort Totten State Historic Site.
May 18
Free admission to all State Historic Sites to celebrate International Museum Day.May 18
Free observation tower admission in celebration of International Museum Day, Pembina State Museum, 701.825.6840.May 19-20
History Alive!,featuring Sgt. John Ordway of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, at 2 and 4 p.m. at Fort Buford State Historic Site, 701.572.9034.May 20
Concert at the Confluence, 3 p.m. Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center, 701. 572.9034.May 28
Memorial Day Observances at Pembina State Museum, 10:30 a.m., in conjunction with the Kern-Thompson American Legion Post 77, 701.825.6840.May 28
Memorial Day Observances at Fort Abercrombie State Historic Site, 701.553.8513.
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612 East Boulevard Ave.
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505
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Exhibit galleries and Museum Store: 8am - 5pm M-F; Sat. & Sun. 10am - 5pm.
State Archives: 8am - 4:30pm., M-F, except legal holidays, and 2nd Sat. of each month, 10am - 4:30 pm.
State Historical Society offices: 8am - 5pm M-F, except legal holidays.
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phone: (701) 328-2666
fax: (701) 328-3710
email: histsoc@nd.gov
