North Dakota State Genealogical Society

03/14/2026

The Rootshús is moving forward.
After nearly eight years of planning and dreaming, Icelandic Roots is bringing a permanent home for Icelandic heritage to life. The Rootshús will house collections, artifacts, a library, and the stories of Icelandic settlement across North America. Groundbreaking is set for August 1, 2026, with the grand opening planned for July 31, 2027 during the Deuce of August Celebration in Mountain, North Dakota.
Read the full story in the newest issue of Lögberg-Heimskringla. Please share!

12/13/2024

What influences connections to heritage?

Audrey Ledford, with her background in Foreign Service, looks into the intersection of heritage, identity, and geography in this episode.

Drawing from her experiences in the Snorri Program in 2024, Audrey offers us some rather unique insights into how culture and history shape the way we view ourselves and our place in the world. . . .

Both thought-provoking and deeply personal - what you'll learn:
🔹 How Audrey’s studies in Foreign Service shaped her view of Icelandic culture
🔹 The powerful ties between heritage, geography, and self-identity

If you're curious about how personal and cultural histories intertwine with global forces, don’t miss our recent podcast episode: https://icelandicroots.podbean.com/

08/01/2024

Our apologies for the spammer of apparel to tag you within our FB page. This individual has been banned from the page and messages deleted.
The mission of this page is to notify you of meetings and to share genealogical information.

07/24/2024

NDSGS had a wonderfully informative session on mapping, GPS & ground radar and how it is used in your genealogical work! A shout out to Andrew Robinson, Sate Archaeologist for his interesting presentation!
This was our 1st meeting to try sharing with others across the state via Zoom and we were happy to see that 2 people were able to join us virtually. Look for future meetings being offered through Zoom. As we had enough members present to have a quorum, we approved minutes and acknowledged Patrice Hartman as Treasurer, Kari Hausauer as Secretary and Pat Ashley, Newsletters. We are actively looking for members who would be willing to help us in the President and Vice President positions. These are not time consuming positions. Help keep our organization strong and educational by stepping into a position! Please message or contact Patrice, Kari or Pat for more information.

10/02/2023

Don't forget to attend our meeting on Friday, Oct. 13th at 1 PM CT at the Heritage Center in Bismarck. Presentation on Find a Grave by Brian Backes.

07/22/2023

Here is the final draft of the Schedule of Events.

11/23/2021

North Dakota Archives: 79 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

Read the story (with a complete title list) on the GenealogyBank blog: https://bit.ly/3l2WjKm

If you are researching your ancestry from North Dakota, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online ND newspaper archives: 79 titles to help you search your family history in the “Peace Garden State,” providing coverage from 1865 to Today. There are millions of articles and records in our online North Dakota newspaper archives!

08/16/2021

07/22/2020

Check out the online events!

Posted on July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 by Curtis OlafsonSchedule of Events Deuce 2020http://thedeuce.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Schedule-of-Events-2020.pdf CategoriesNorth Dakota Icelanders

05/25/2020

Don Smith was active for many years in our ND State Genealogical Society as our Treasurer from the beginning until 2012. He was always fun to visit with and travel with. Don was a very positive person and worked on many of the early indexing projects in the Burleigh and Morton County areas.

John Mogren was a charter member of our ND State Genealogical Society and helped guide our group in the early years. Always involved and ready to help. John has indexed many early newspapers and other genealogical records in the Minot area and surrounding counties.

Jacki Keck was involved in the early years and helped with many of the organizational challenges for our ND State Genealogical Society. Jacki was involved in the local group in Williston and always a source for new research areas.

George Freeman of Grand Forks came to some of our later meetings and was good with technology and always looking for ways to encourage digitization of records. He was involved in the Icelandic heritage group and also indexed and published several family heritage books.

Daphne Drewello of Jamestown participated for years with George Barron on cemetery recordings and library resources. She also served as an officer for several years in our ND State Genealogical Society.

Susan Di**le was one of my first contacts at the State Historical Society of ND archives and helped me learn my way around the stacks and microfilm areas. She participated in many areas of our ND State Genealogical Society over the years.

Greg Wysk continued as my contact at the State Historical Society of ND archives in later years and was a great help in many ways over the years. He also served as an officer in our ND State Genealogical Society and was very knowledgeable about resources in the archives and how to find them.

I am sure I have forgotten someone or several people but will end this article for now. Some of these mentors are still with us and some have gone to greener pastures but they all contributed to my vast knowledge of ND history and genealogy and helped to shape my life and my pursuit of family history. Thank you to all who helped on this journey and may we continue to pursue the lives of our ancestors and to solve mysteries. Please remember to preserve any and all records that are in your possession or that you find along the way so that the future generations will have them to learn from.