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Benson County North Dakota Genealogy

Resources

Local Resources

The following have volunteered to do look-ups. Please limit your request to one or two specific names.

• Esmond Diamond Jubilee book (1976)    Mel  grampamel@srt.com

• Harlow Golden Jubilee book (1912-1962)     Colleen cgoltz@loretel.net

• Leeds/York Diamond Jubilee book (1886-1961)    Colleen cgoltz@loretel.net

County and Regional Resources

• Local Newspapers

Benson County Farmers Press (obituary index since 2005 in archives)

• View Old Benson County Queries:

  • 2006-07 Queries

  • 2004 Queries

  • 2003 Queries

  • 2002 Queries

  • 2001 Queries

• Lookups

  • Benson County Cemetery Transcription Book (1974)

State Resource & Database Sites

• Benson County website
• North Dakota Public Death Index
• North Dakota Naturalization Records
• North Dakota Genealogy & Biography
• North Dakota Newspapers - Benson County
• North Dakota Devils Lake Sioux Land Patents

Rootsweb's Benson Co. ND Resource Page

• Benson County Calendar (Reunions, Family Gatherings, etc.)
• Mailing List Join the mailing list, or do a search.
• Rootsweb Surname Boards For help with surnames, try the Rootsweb Surname Helper Search to search message boards and websites for your surname.
• Ancestry.com Search

Historical Societies and Museums

Brenorsome Historical Society
c/o Louis Garcia
P. O. Box 232
Tokio, ND 58379
701-294-3351

Fort Totten State Historic Site
P. O. Box 224
Fort Totten, ND 58335
701-766-4441

Lake Region Pioneer Daughters Museum at Fort Totten State Historic Site

c/o Bonnie McNaughton
817 7th St. NE
Devils Lake, ND 58301-2634
701-662-7345
bonton@gondtc.com

Minnewaukan Historical Society
c/o Richard Peterson
PO Box 183
Minnewaukan ND 58351-0183
701 473-5436

Updated  03/12/2011