NELSON COUNTY RESOURCES

RECORDS AVAILABLE FROM STATE OFFICES:

 

Vital Records:

 

A law requiring registration of births and deaths was enacted in 1893 but repealed in 1895, then reenacted in 1899. However, the law was not well-complied with in the early years and registration was not considered complete until 1923. 

 

	Birth records from 1870 to present
	Death records from 1881 to present
	Marriage records from July 1925 to present

 

The above records are all available from:

 

North Dakota Department of Health

Vital Records

600 East Boulevard - Dept. 301

Bismarck ND 58505-0200

 

These records can be ordered on-line at:

North Dakota Department of Health - Division of Vital Records

 

Census Records:

 

State census records are available from:

 

State Archives and Historical Research Library

State Historical Society of North Dakota

612 East Boulevard Avenue

Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0830

Division Offices (701) 328-2668

Reference Desk (701) 328-2091

Fax (701) 328-3710

mailto:archives@state.nd.us

 

For more information on the census records available go to:

North Dakota State Historical Society - Census Records

 

For information on other information available from the State Historical Society go to:

North Dakota State Archives and Historical Research Library

 

 

RECORDS AVAILABLE FROM COUNTY OFFICES:

 

	Marriage records before July 1925		Probate records
	Guardianship records		Naturalization and Citizenship records
	Land and Property records		School Records

 

 

The above records are all available from:

 

Nelson County Courthouse

P.O. Box 565
Lakota, ND 58344-0565

 

Nelson County Government

NEWSPAPERS:
Lakota Amiercan P.O. Box 507 Lakota, ND 58344 (701) 247-2482	McVille Journal McVille, ND 58254 (701) 322-4941
Nelson County Arena (Michigan) P.O. Box 157 Fordville, ND 58231 (701) 229-3641	Grand Forks Herald   Devils Lake Journal
LIBRARIES:
Lakota City Library 116 W B Avenue Lakota, ND 58344-0579 (701) 247-2543	Michigan Branch Library P.O. Box 331 Michigan, ND 58259-0331
MUSEUMS   (not in Nelson County but located nearby)
Pioneer Daughters Museum Cavalry Square Fort Totten, ND 58335 (701) 766-4636	Located about 40 miles southwest of Lakota - Fort Totten was an Army outpost from 1867 until 1890 and today is one of the nation’s best preserved forts of the Indian War era.
Lake Region Heritage Center 502 4th Devils Lake, ND 58301 (701) 662-3701	A small museum featuring artifacts from this area’s past. Located about 25 miles west of Lakota.

 

WEB PAGES WITH NELSON COUNTY CONNECTIONS:

http://www.geocities.com/klanoknute/

 

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