We encourage children and adults to explore our free online learning resources available on our website, including those listed below.
The online curriculum is suitable for all ages. The curriculum is formatted for 4th and 8th grades, but the wealth of materials is of interest to people of all ages.
Read historic newspapers.
View a list of over 500 country school houses recorded by "The School Lady."
Browse images, documents, video, and oral histories depicting life on the Northern Plains from the late 1800s to today.
Read the first newspaper known to have been published in northern Dakota Territory.
Learn about North Dakota's historic county courthouses, both current and former.
Watch this documentary telling the true story of how one North Dakotan made a difference in the lives of over 125 people by rescuing them from Nazi Germany.
Learn about the state's political, economic, social, cultural, and environmental history, along with its status when each volume was published.
Readers can share in the history and culture of the state and northern plains.
View our online exhibits, including the North Dakota Night Sky, Lewis and Clark, and more.
Explore North Dakota's "history as it happened," told by those who witnessed it.
Watch this documentary telling the story of nine teenagers and one judge who demonstrated enduring positive human qualities of courage, honor, determination, and responsibility.
Elementary Version | Secondary Version
Browse through digitized images in the collections of the North Dakota State Archives.
Connect with us on social media, from Facebook to Instagram to YouTube and more.
Search an index of select birth, death, marriage, and divorce records.
Learn about North Dakota's forty-two memorials constructed specifically to commemorate World War I.
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We are closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. We are closed at noon Christmas Eve if it falls on Mon.-Thurs. and are closed all day if it falls on Fri.-Sun.
State Archives: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. M-F, except state holidays; 2nd Sat. of each month, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Appointments are recommended. To schedule an appointment, please contact us at 701.328.2091 or archives@nd.gov.
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