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outline contains information relative to the
counties listed on this web site to further
assist you in your own research. When possible,
I've included the Family History Library Film #
and urge you to visit your local Family History
Center. Researchers of all faiths are welcome and
their volunteers can get you started or offer
suggestions with your research. If you don't know
if there is a Family History Library near you, go
to their web site: http://familysearch.org |
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 NORTH DAKOTA
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Brief: The early settlers of North Dakota
generally came from Norway, Canada, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, New York, and Iowa. Important but
smaller groups came from Germany, England,
Irleand, Sweden, Russia, and the older midwestern
states of Michigan, Illinois and Ohio. Many of
the Canadian immigrants were of Scottish descent,
and most from Russia were of German origin. By
time North Dakota became a state, seventy percent
of its population were either foreign born or
children of foreign born parents.
The
first permanent white settlement in the area
which is now North Dakota, was settled by
Scottish pioneers from Canada at Pembina. Free
land was offered in 1863 under the first
Homestead Act, but Civil War and conflicts with
the Indians delayed settlement. In 1889 the
Dakota Territory was divided and both North and
South Dakota were admitted to the Union.
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| Archives and Libraries |
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Historical
Society of ND
612 East Boulevard
Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0830
http://www.state.nd.us/hist |
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ND Institute for
Regional Studies
North Dakota State University
PO Box 5599
Fargo, ND 58105-5599
http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndirs |
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MN Genealogical
Society
5768 Olson Memorial
Highway
Golden Valley MN 55422
http://mngs.org |
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For information
on the Germans who came to this area from Russia:
Germans from Russia Heritage Society
1125 West Turnpike
Avenue
Bismarck, North Dakota 58501
http://www.grhs.com |
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| Census Records |
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| Territorial
Census records for North Dakota were
included in the 1836 Wisconsin, 1840, 1850
Minnesota, and the 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1885
Dakota Territorial censuses. Indexes to these
census records were published in book and
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Census records are available for 1900,
1910, and 1920. The 1890 census was destroyed,
but the 1890 union veterans schedule and index is
available. These records are available at the
State Hisotrical Society of North Dakota and the
Family History Libraries. Census Finder has many on-line
trancriptions and images of original records and
is always adding more. Located at http://www.censusfinder.com/north_dakota.htm
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| Vital
Records were registered statewide in
1907 for both births and deaths, and were
generally complied with by 1924. Copies of vital
records can be obtained at: Division of Vital Records
State Department of Health
First Floor - Judicial Wing, Bismarck, ND 58505
http://www.vitalnd.com
Marriage
Records prior to 1925 were recorded at
the local level and can be obtained by writing to
the office of the judge of the county court or
the clerk of the district court. Copies after
1925 can be obtained at:
Divison of Vital
Records
State Department of Health
17th Floor State Capitol, Bismarck, ND 58505
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| LAND & PROPERTY |
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& Property - Land available in North
Dakota was surveyed into townships and
transferred to ownership by the General Land
Office. In order to locate an entry for your
ancestor, you would need to know the range,
township and section or land, or the patent
number. Original
patents and copies of township plats or tract
books can be obtained at:
Bureau of Land
Management
222 North 32nd Street, Billings, MT 59107
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Original homestead
entries, cash entries, tract books and township
plats are also located at the National Archives
or by writing to the State Historical Society of
North Dakota.
Township plats are
available through
The North Dakota
Water Commission
900 East Boulevard, Bismarck, ND 58505
http://www.swc.state.nd.us
Subsequent land
sales and mortgages are recorded in the register
of deeds office in each county in the form of
deeds and mortgages.
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| MILITARY RECORDS |
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Index of Indian
War Pensions 1817 - 1898
FHL Film #821610211890 Union Veterans of the
Civil War
FHL Film #338218
Union
Volunteers Fron the Dakota Territory
FHL Film #881616
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| County Web Links at
RootsWeb |
 Barnes County http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndbarnes/Cass Cass County http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndcass/
Steele County http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndsteele/steele.htm
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