About Us
Our History
The NDSGS was established in 1996. Early organizers felt that such a group could better help local societies coordinate activities, become informed on what other societies were doing, and as a group speak more strongly with respect to future legislation with one combined voice of North Dakota genealogical interests. A steering committee was formed and invitations for area society delegates were sent out. A constitution and by-laws were the business of the group for the first several meetings. One ongoing task has been to encourage the donation of genealogical information pertaining to North Dakota to the North Dakota State Archives. One early project of the group was to help in indexing the 1885 Dakota Territory census. That census index is now on line on pages of the North Dakota State Historical Society and the Institute for Regional Studies of NDSU.
Non-profit status was established with the state and federal governments more recently. The group to date has generated an interest for local societies to make pre-1925 marriage records, and early school census records more easily available for use. The group has taken an interest in regulations of the State Health Department in the care and operation of cemeteries and their records. Compilation of cemetery books and indexes of funeral home records have been encouraged by this group.
Current Officers
Position Open, President
Position Open, Vice President
Patrice Hartman, Treasurer, patrice@ndsupernet.com
Position Open, Secretary
If you are interested in holding an officer position, please contact us or attend our next meeting.
Our projects
Our members contribute to various genealogy projects involving North Dakota information.
Our objectives
- Promote and encourage active interest in geneology and history at the local, state, national, and international level.
- Retrieve and preserve historical and genealogical records.
- Foster education and training in genealogical and historical research.
- Improve the availability and access to public records.
- Serve as a resource, advocate and coordinator for local genealogical and historical societies as well as other organizations interested in the purposes and objectives of the NDSGS.
Our goals
We strive to complete indexing projects, promote and communicate genealogical topics to others, and review existing laws pertaining to genealogical records.