Plains Talk Volume 43 Spring/Summer 2012(pdf - the State ...

September 1-3
Concert at the Chateau, 10 a.m. and 2
p.m. each day (MT), free. Country and
western singer Greg Hager of Valley City,
North Dakota performs on the patio of the
Chateau de Mores Interpretive Center,
701.623.4355.
September 13
Fort Buford History Book Club, 7:30 p.m.
Join other history buffs in an interesting
discussion of the month’s selected book.
Free refreshments. Missouri-Yellowstone
Confluence Interpretive Center. Please call
in advance, 701.572.9034.
September 15
Quilting at the Confluence, 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Join the Confluence Quilters for their
monthly meeting at the Confluence. All
experience levels invited and instruction
provided. Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence
Interpretive Center, 701.572.9034.
Buildings at Gingras Trading Post and
Fort Abercrombie State Historic Sites
close for the winter season. The Pembina
State Museum begins winter hours through
May 15, Mondays through Saturdays,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m.
Central Time. The Missouri-Yellowstone
Confluence Interpretive Center begins
winter hours through May 15, Wednesdays
through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and
Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Central Time. The
Chateau de Mores Interpretive Center
begins winter hours through May 15,
Wednesdays through Sundays, 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Mountain Time. The Ronald Reagan
Minuteman Missile State Historic Site
begins new hours through October 31,
Thursday-Saturday and Monday, 10 a.m. to
6 p.m., Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Central Time,
then November 1 through February 28 by
appointment. The Former Governors’
Mansion State Historic Site begins winter
hours through May 15, second Friday and
Saturday of each month, 1 to 5 p.m.
September 16
Concert at the Confluence, Missouri-Yellowstone
Confluence Interpretive Center,
701.572.9034.
Flag retreat at Fort Buford State Historic
Site, marking shift to winter hours, 2 p.m.
Winter hours, which take effect September
16, are Wednesday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4
p.m., and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m., through May
14, 701.328.9034.
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September 20 - Sept. 2014
Emigrants from the Empires: North Dakota’s
Germans, exhibit opens at Chateau
de Mores Interpretive Center. This exhibit
investigates what it means to be German in
North Dakota. Artifacts, photographs, and
documents tell the story of who they are,
how and why they emigrated, and how their
culture and traditions still thrive in North
Dakota.
c a l e N d a r o f ev e N t S
SHSND Exhibits
For information about the SHSND’s
many exhibits, contact Curator of Exhibits
Genia Hesser at 701.328.2102.
For a complete listing and availability
of the popular Traveling Interpretive
Exhibits Service (TIES) Program,
contact Outreach Programs Coordinator
Danielle Stuekle at 701.328.2794.
Additional information is available
at the Society’s website at
www.history.nd.gov
Come Celebrate our Past
while we expand into the future.
Last Hurrah Party
October 11-14, 2012
Main Gallery, Heritage Center
Join us for a last look at the exhibits
you’ve loved for 30 years.
Bring your camera and a friend!
Learn more at history.nd.gov
Register Today for the
Governor’s Conference
on ND History!
Partners on the Prairie:
Inventing Solutions for Agriculture
Friday, Oct. 26 & Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012
Bismarck Civic Center
The two-day public conference will highlight creative ideas relating
to the agriculture industy and innovations that have changed the
ways in which farmers and ranchers approach their work.
For registration information, call 701.328.2792 or find more
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