Jim Davis

11/21/2016: Fifty years ago the National Historic Preservation Act was created to help preserve the diverse archaeological and architectural treasures of America. To help prevent the loss of historical structures, and to recognize the important role of local participation in preservation, amendments to the National Historic Preservation Act established the Certified Local Government program or CLG’s in 1980.

11/14/2016: Fifty years ago the National Historic Preservation Act was created to help preserve the diverse archaeological and architectural treasures of America. One of the most fundamental and historic types of building is the county courthouse. Realizing this, the architectural historian at the State Historical Society of North Dakota, L. Martin Perry, conducted a survey from October 1984 through May 1985 to assess all the current and former courthouse buildings.

10/31/2016: The National Historic Preservation Act was created fifty years ago, and among the treasures preserved are many older buildings that come with interesting histories, superstitions, and… this being Halloween… things that go bump in the night.

10/14/2016: Fifty years ago, the National Historic Preservation Act was created to help preserve the diverse archaeological and architectural treasures of America. On this eve of the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the act, we look at what effect this has had on North Dakota, with over four hundred historic and prehistoric places being listed in the National Register of Historic Places. While many are individual sites, some nominations are large historic districts.

8/22/2016: Fifty years ago the National Historic Preservation Act was created to help preserve the diverse archaeological and architectural treasures of America. Approved in October of 1966, the National Historic Preservation Act was important in that it provided for the preservation of significant historical features through a grant-in-aid program to the States. It also established a National Register of Historic Places and a Historic Preservation fund. But this act stemmed from two earlier laws designed to save our heritage.

8/15/2016: In 1916, war was raging in Europe. Newspapers and magazines carried graphic accounts of the horrific events as they unfolded. Some of those publications promoted American isolationism, but another popular medium of the day encouraged military service. In the era before radio and television, perhaps the most striking communication device was the poster.

8/3/2016: Fifty years ago the National Historic Preservation Act was created to help preserve the diverse archaeological and architectural treasures of America. As immigrants traveled to the emerging frontier, they carried little more than their personal belongings, but equally important were their traditions and religious beliefs. Often settling in ethnic groups, these traditions and beliefs created a cohesive cornerstone to build communities.

7/19/2016: Fifty years ago the National Historic Preservation Act was created to help preserve the diverse archaeological and architectural treasures of America. Important among these are sites that help interpret the prehistory of early civilizations. The inhabitants of what is now North Dakota left their marks upon the land as hunter-gathering societies transitioned to hunter-gardening.

7/13/2016: Fifty years ago the National Historic Preservation Act was created to help preserve the diverse archaeological and architectural treasures of America. While many of these features are other structures with significant historical context, some treasures go back thousands of years and provide evidence of earlier civilizations.

6/30/2016: Fifty years ago the National Historic Preservation Act was created to help preserve the diverse archaeological and architectural treasures of America. In the early 1990s, two such buildings related to the early medical history of Grand Forks were in serious need of preservation.