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!
STORIES WANTED!!
Please click on the button below for more info.
Cover art contest deadline extended! We need YOUR submissions!
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OFFICIAL NOTICES
DUNN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETINGS
DCHS BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING
Agendas, Minutes, News - Next Meeting: Tues. May 20, 2025 6:00 PM
NOTICE:
Finance Committee will meet at the Dunn County Museum in Dunn Center on Tues. May 20, 2025 at 5PM MT.
DUNN COUNTY MUSEUM COMMITTEE
Minutes, News - Next Meeting: Wed. June 11, 2025, 2PM
What's Happening at the Dunn County Museum? Check it out below! You're invited!
International Museum Day is Sunday May 18th
Come celebrate with us! Free, 1 to 5 PM MT
Staff for the upcoming new Dauntless Dunn III book will be on hand all afternoon to collect stories, scan photos, answer questions,
& provide help with submitting your family history if you’d like some assistance.
Enjoy some coffee and lemonade and cookies and have your memories preserved for future generations! Click below to see the event poster!
Summer Museum Hours begin Friday May 23 – see the “Visit Us” section lower down on this page for details
ANNUAL CREAM CAN SUPPER
JUST ANNOUNCED!! SAVE THE DATE!! 2025 SUPPER WILL BE HELD SUNDAY AUGUST 24
MONTHLY RECURRING EVENT
Next meeting: MON. MAY 19, 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 & SUMMER HOURS 2025
We’re now open Sunday afternoons, only, from 1:00 to 5:00PM MT through May 18, 2025.
On May 23, 2025 we’ll start summer hours, which are Fri, Sat and Mon 10AM to 4PM and Sundays 1-5PM.
We’re in the Mountain Time Zone.
We’ll be open all summer holidays and all days during 4th of July week.
These hours will be in effect through Monday Sept.1, 2025.
If you’d like to visit on a different day of the week, please call ahead to schedule a time: 701-548-8150
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.
2024 Annual Meeting of the Dunn County Historical Society ~ Took place Nov. 3, 2024
Agenda and Reports
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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