In February 2024, my colleague Lori Nohner, research historian, wrote "A Dog Blog: 5 Things Shaped Like Dogs in the State Museum Collections." I thought it ...

Traditional rice varieties of India, especially from Tamil Nadu are gaining global recognition for their nutritional value and health benefits. ...

If you’re me, sometimes you see an artifact and exclaim, “Look at this little guy!” I do not have a true definition for a little guy, but I do get a ...

The State Historical Society of North Dakota’s new searchable database—fiNDhistory—allows the public to view, browse, and search holdings as they are added, ...

These six collections are my favorites of the year, the poetry books I most recommended to friends and Largehearted Boy readers (my personal ...

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. https://www.library.ca.gov/sutro Many genealogists can become ...

These six short fiction collections are my favorites of 2025, the collections I most recommended to friends and Largehearted Boy readers (my ...

Here in the State Archives, we have hundreds of thousands of records that document and tell the story of North Dakota and its people. These records can be ...

Article begins In June 2022, Istanbul’s Yenisahra neighborhood in the Ataşehir district erupted in violence when false rumours began to spread ...

Happy American Archives Month from the North Dakota State Archives reference desk! In our jobs as reference staff at the State Archives, we get the distinct ...