Announcing the start of Dauntless Dunn III – the next volume in Dunn County history!
Learn how to include your family memories in this new book!
*****MIDNIGHT OCTOBER 31, 2024 DEADLINE TO SUBMIT COVER ART IS COMING RIGHT UP!*****
Submit your story or pick up a form at the County Courthouse in Manning Nov. 4 & 5, 2024
OFFICIAL NOTICES
DUNN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETINGS
DCHS BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETINGS
Agendas, Minutes, News - Next Meeting: Tues. Nov. 19, 2024 at 6:30 PM
(Tentative)
DUNN COUNTY MUSEUM COMMITTEE
Minutes, News - Next Meeting : Wed. Nov. 13, 2024 at 3:00 PM
2024 Annual Meeting of the Dunn County Historical Society ~ Nov. 3, 2024 2PM MT
Agenda and Reports
What's Happening at the Dunn County Museum?
Check it out below! You're invited!
Trunk or Treat for local kids at the Museum Sun. Nov. 3, 2024 4:30 - 5:30 PM
MONTHLY RECURRING EVENT
Next meeting: Monday January 20, 2025 5 PM No meetings in November or December
DUNN COUNTY GENEALOGY CLUB
Future programs will be posted here. Please check back!
SPRING PAST EVENT:
Jessie Veeder "Prairie Princess" performance on April 28th
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
Other Past Events
CREAM CAN SUPPER Event Happened SUN SEPT 22, 2024
VISIT US
FALL HOURS 2024
Fall / Winter hours started on Sun. Sept. 8th.
We’re now open Sunday afternoons, only, from 1:00 to 5:00PM MT, year ’round, through May 2025.
If you’d like to visit on a different day of the week, please call ahead to schedule a time: 701-548-8150
In the winter, 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!
Please “like” our Facebook page as it helps us spread the word about the Dunn County Historical Society and Museum. Thanks!
We try to update this site frequently but can not guarantee up to the minute info is posted.