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North Dakota
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Table of Contents
Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
Native Races
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions

NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIPLook this term up in the glossary.

Naturalization records have been filed in the county and district courts of the state. You can write to the clerk of the court and request a search of indexes to certificates of arrival, declarations, petitions, and final naturalization papers. Due to population changes, the jurisdictions of the courts have varied from time to time. The Family History Library has not acquired these records for North Dakota.

For naturalization recordsLook this term up in the glossary. after September 1906, contact the National Archives and Records Administration—Rocky Mountain Region or the local office of the Immigration and Naturalization ServiceLook this term up in the glossary.. The National Archives—Central Plains Region (Kansas City) has a few of the U.S. District Court records from 1892 to 1906.


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NEWSPAPERSLook this term up in the glossary.

A few newspapers were published in the Dakota Territory in the 1860s, but most began between 1880 and 1910. The Family History Library has not acquired copies of North Dakota newspapers. You may use nationwide lists and inventories to determine the holdings of newspapers in the archives and libraries of North Dakota. The State Historical Society of North Dakota, for instance, has a large collection.


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PERIODICALSLook this term up in the glossary.

Genealogical periodicals helpful for North Dakota research are:

The Dakota Homestead Historical Newsletter, formerly Bismarck-Mandan Historical and Genealogical Society Quarterly). 1972-. Published by the Bismarck-Mandan Historical and Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 485, Bismarck, ND 58501-0485. (FHL book 978.477 B2b.)

Heritage Review, merged with Der Stammbaum, 1969-. Published by the Germans from Russia Heritage Society, 1008 E. Central Ave., Bismarck, ND 58501, Telephone: 701-223-6167. (FHL book 978.4 B2hra.) There is a cumulative index for 1971 to 1978.

North Central North Dakota Genealogical Record. 1978-. Published by the Mouse River Loop Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1391, Minot, ND 58702-1391. (FHL book 978.46 D25n.)


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PROBATE RECORDSLook this term up in the glossary.

Probate records of North Dakota have been under the jurisdiction of the county courts. North Dakota probate records include docketsLook this term up in the glossary., guardiansLook this term up in the glossary. records, administratorsLook this term up in the glossary. records, real estate records, personal property records, and claim registersLook this term up in the glossary.. The Family History Library does not presently have copies of probate records from North Dakota. They are at the clerk's office in each county courthouse.

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