North Dakota's history is a book with many chapters. Pages full of drama with characters as unique and memorable as the state they helped create. Each meant to be studied and shared, preserved and passed on. Help us make sure this happens by joining the State Historical Society of North Dakota Foundation. Membership and donations help us save and share yesterday and today's history for future generations. It's an investment that extends beyond our years.
The State Historical Society of North Dakota Foundation is a private, non-profit organization supported by membership and donations. The Foundation was formed in 1965 by the state legislature to generate private financial support for the State Historical Society's projects and programs that cannot be funded by the legislature.
Foundation dollars, generously donated by people like you, are primarily responsible for building the North Dakota Heritage Center and Pembina State Museum in which valuable North Dakota collectables are stored and exhibited. the construction of the exhibits at both locations, printing quarterly issues of North Dakota History: Journal of the Northern Plains, underwriting the Society's annual history conference, directional and interpretive signage at historic sites, promoting new exhibit openings, improvements and maintenance at historic sites throughout the state and more.
We invite you and your family to be a part of the growing excitement of saving and sharing North Dakota's heritage through membership in the Foundation. The Foundation multiplies your gift into support for restoring and preserving 56 historic sites, additional exhibit space and new exhibits at the Society's two museums, statewide educational programs for children and adults, and so much more. Plus we reward our members with the following.
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Free admission to State Historical Society historic sites |
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Quarterly issues of the state's premier publication, North Dakota History: Journal of the Northern Plains featuring captivating articles, book reviews, and seldom seen photographs from the Society's archive library. |
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Quarterly issues of our Plains Talk newsletter that includes a calendar of upcoming events and exhibits for people of all ages. |
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Member discounts on purchases at all of the Society's museum stores. |
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Invitations to new exhibit previews and other special events. |
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Discounts at museum stores and on admission fees at museums and historic institutions throughout the United States through the Foundations Time Travelers affiliation. |
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Tax deductions on donations and portions of your membership fee. |
To join, follow this link to a membership form or contact the Foundation at P.O. Box 1976, Bismarck, ND, 58505, (701)222-1966 or hstlfdn@btinet.net. We are located in the North Dakota Heritage Center at 612 East Boulevard Avenue in Bismarck.
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Individual Membership ($35 per year) Four quarterly issues of North Dakota History: Journal of the Northern Plains and the PlainsTalk newsletter, plus one free pass to state historic sites, one vote at the annual meeting, and a 15% discount at State Historical Society of North Dakota museum stores. |
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Family Membership ($45 per year) Same as Individual plus two free passes to state historic sites for the immediate family and two votes at the annual meeting. |
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Sustaining ($100 per year) Same as Family, plus enrollment in the Heritage Family program. |
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Patron ($250 per year) Same as Sustaining, plus one free pass to all North Dakota state parks. |
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Corporate ($500 per year) Same as Patron, plus a silver nameplate in the Hall of Honors and one free dinner cruise on Lewis and Clark Riverboat Cruises. |
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Founder ($1,000 per year) Same as Corporate, plus a founder's plaque. |
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Director ($5,000) Same as Founder, plus a personalized family/business album detailing the history of your family/business, which may be edited at any time, and a behind-the-scenes tour of the North Dakota Heritage Center. |
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Benefactor ($10,000 or more) Same as Director, plus a bronze plaque in the Hall of Honors (one-time donation) |
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History's Trustee ($2,002 pledge) The History's Trustee Committee is an advocacy group building partnerships for the preservation and expansion of the resources of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
The State Historical Society of North Dakota is the Center when it comes to the state's history. The Society is dedicated to bringing history and people together through its museums, research library, preservation efforts, historic sites, educational programs, archeological digs, publications and Web site.
The Society makes history fun and enjoyable. Hundreds of thousands of children, youth and adults annually visit the Society's museums and historic sites. Hundreds of people write, call or stop at the State Archives and Historical Research Library at the North Dakota Heritage Center every month for assistance in tracking family roots and other valuable information. They also take part in educational programs, field tours, museum theater, live demonstrations, film and lecture series, traveling exhibits and teacher workshops.
The Society's Collections grow with the years. The Collection currently houses over a million archaeological items preserved for use in exhibits and research, thousands upon thousands of history, natural history and ethnology artifacts, books, periodicals, maps, photos, manuscripts, records, newspapers, and oral histories, plus clothing, furniture, plus. household items and automobiles. Items that were once used or cherished by you or your parents, grandparents of great-grandparents.
State Historical Society of North Dakota Foundation
e-mail: hstlfdn@btinet.net
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