Fall 2023

The Dunn County Museum is open on Sundays from 1 to 5 PM MT through the Fall and Winter, weather permitting. Please scroll down to the "Visit Us" section for specific info.

Links on this page will lead you to info on exhibits, events, museum history, meetings, membership, gift shop and oral history orders, a genealogy group, some photos we need help identifying - and more! We would be happy to answer any questions you may have through the contact form in the heading of this website or by calling the museum at 701-548-8111 during open hours.

Thanks for visiting our website and we hope to see you at the museum soon!

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!

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OFFICIAL NOTICES
DUNN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETINGS


DCHS BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETINGS
Agendas, Minutes, News - Next Meeting: TUES. OCT. 15, 3:00 PM
Please note special time.

DUNN COUNTY MUSEUM COMMITTEE
Minutes, News - Next Meeting : Wed. Oct. 9, 2024, 3:00 PM


General Info 2023 Annual Meeting

What's Happening at the Dunn County Museum?
Check it out below! You're invited!

CREAM CAN SUPPER                                       Event Happened SUN SEPT 22, 2024

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Our Summer 2024 Series is completed. Future programs will be posted here. Please check back!

RECENT PAST EVENTS:
Jessie Veeder "Prairie Princess" performance on April 28th
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

MONTHLY RECURRING EVENT

Next meeting:  Monday October 21, 2024  

DUNN COUNTY GENEALOGY CLUB

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.
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.

Past Events from Fall 2023

2023 Annual Reports & Important Documents for Our Members

OCTOBER 29, 2023

TRUNK OR TREAT


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!
 

HISTORICAL DIAMOND OF THE WESTERN PRAIRIES

We try to update this site frequently but can not guarantee up to the minute info is posted.