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The Atomic Age Arrives: North Dakota and the Cold War

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"Hi from Russia! I'm so glad that we are friends now!"

"I remember the terror of nuclear war & learning the route from school to the bomb shelter. Age 58"

"Very informative. I grew up in Grand Forks and had no idea there were so many missiles there. Scary!"

"As we now know (ie Venona), there were Soviet Agents working in the State Dept (and elsewhere)"

"Mutually Assured Destruction still frightens me. Age 59"

"'An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.' It makes sense to me."

"When the Berlin Wall fell I really believed it was the start of a new, saner world..."

"Regan deserves as much credit for confronting the Soviets as Gorbachev does for changing their mindset"

"1952 - I sat at the airport in Enderlin watching for airplanes. All aircraft had to be report[ed] to Civil Defence (sic). I saw none."

"Brooks - Sweet!!!!!! I learned what a bomb shelter is."

"If war is the answer we are asking the wrong questions."

"I really like the exhibit. The pink phone was really interesting."

"The cold war was a tragic but necessary struggle."

"I am now part of this."

"Now the wars of the world are heating up. Have we learned anything? NO."

"I was part of this - stationed at Minot and Grand Forks, 1976 - 1989. Thanks, Nice Job!"

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location

Sperry Gallery - North Dakota Heritage Center

hours

Exhibit galleries are open Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 10:00 a.m-5:00 p.m., year round.

The Heritage Center, including exhibit galleries, is closed on New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.


exhibit dates

November 2, 2007 - November 11, 2009

cost

No Admission Fee