Announcing the start of Dauntless Dunn III – the next volume in Dunn County history!
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OFFICIAL NOTICES
DUNN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETINGS
Special Meeting - Board Training March 18, 2025 5PM
DCHS BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING
Agendas, Minutes, News - Next Meeting: Tues. March 18, 2025 6:00 PM
DUNN COUNTY MUSEUM COMMITTEE
Minutes, News - Next Meeting: Wed. April 9, 2025, 2PM
2024 Annual Meeting of the Dunn County Historical Society ~ Took place Nov. 3, 2024
Agenda and Reports
What's Happening at the Dunn County Museum? Check it out below! You're invited!
COMING UP
Easter Egg Decorating & Spring Crafts for Kids of All Ages – Sun April 6th 2:00 to 4:00PM
Lots of fun activities planned!
MONTHLY RECURRING EVENT
Next meeting: MON. MARCH 17, 2025 5 PM
DUNN COUNTY GENEALOGY CLUB
2024 SPRING PAST EVENT:
Jessie Veeder "Prairie Princess" performance on April 28th
2024 SUMMER SERIES:
The Rise and Fall of the Railroad in Dunn County - Neil Thomas, presenter - June 19th
HERStory - Women's History of the 1800's - Sue Powers Hartman, presenter - July 7th
The Dakota War of 1862 and Its Aftermath, including The Battle of Killdeer Mt -
Dan Aichele, presenter - August 17th
VISIT US
SPRING HOURS 2025
We’re now open Sunday afternoons, only, from 1:00 to 5:00PM MT through late May 2025.
On May 23, 2025 we plan to resume summer hours, which are Fri, Sat and Mon 10AM to 4PM and Sundays 1-5PM.
We’ll be open all summer holidays and all days during 4th of July week.
If you’d like to visit on a different day of the week, please call ahead to schedule a time: 701-548-8150
Some buildings aren’t heated and won’t be accessible if there is snow and ice.
If there’s really bad weather, please call before driving to visit as we will close when conditions are unsafe for travel.
There is no admission charge thanks to a generous donation from Walter Steffen.
For Gift Shop mail orders and any Oral History purchases, please call 701-260-1650.
More contact info is located below the map; please scroll down.
Physical Location: 153 Museum Trail, Dunn Center, ND
Mailing Address: PO Box 145, Killdeer, ND 58640
Phone: 701-548-8111 (Phone is only answered regularly during open hours; at other times, please leave a message and we’ll respond as soon as possible.)
Email: dunncountymuseum@ndsupernet.com
You may also contact us directly through this website by clicking on the “Contact” link at the top of the page and completing the form. Please allow a couple days for a response.
We are now a distribution point for the Heart River Voice newspaper. Stop in to pick up a copy of this free monthly publication!
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