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Tuesday, September 28, 2021 - On October 6th, the North Dakota Heritage Center will be screening “Walking the Good Red Road: Nicholas Black Elk’s Journey to Sainthood.” The film will be followed by a panel discussion about the renowned Lakota healer. Joining us is the producer of the documentary, Sister Judith Zielinski.

Sunday, October 3, 2021 -On October 6th, the North Dakota Heritage Center will be screening “Walking the Good Red Road: Nicholas Black Elk’s Journey to Sainthood.” The film will be followed by a panel discussion about the renowned Lakota healer. Joining us is the producer of the documentary, Sister Judith Zielinski. ~~~ Sue Balcom talks about saving seeds for veggies, herbs and flowers in this week’s “Main Street Eats.”

October is American Archives Month, where archives around the country celebrate the records in their holdings and recognize the archivists who assess, collect, organize, preserve, and provide access to information of lasting value. The North Dakota State Archives is part of the State Historical Society of North Dakota.

On this day in 1917, an article appeared in the Bismarck Weekly Tribune with a dramatic headline saying, “Horse Has Revenge Upon Motor Car in Hoof and Wheel Bout.”

Wednesday, November 3, 2021 - Journalist and author Katie Hafner, and bioethicist Amy Scharf have launched a new podcast titled “Lost Women of Science.” They join us to discuss the importance of recognizing and remembering these important female trailblazers. ~~~ Dan Pemstein, associate professor of political science and public policy, has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to study the impact of misinformation on social media and how countries seek to control online space. Pemstein is the principal investigator for the project, which is part of a larger collaboration with investigators at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Brandeis University.

Mary Ada Fisher was born at Somerset, Ohio on July 5th, 1888, the fourth child and only daughter of John and Ameda Fisher. When Mary was 10, she moved with her family to North Dakota to settle the affairs of a deceased uncle. The Fisher family decided to stay and bought a homestead near Wolf Creek where John built the Fisher store and Post Office, which that became known as Fisher, North Dakota.

When the flu pandemic struck Bismarck in 1918, everyday life ground to a halt. Schools, churches and theaters closed. Public gatherings ended. Bismarck's city health officer ordered waitresses and other food handlers to wear face masks. The Red Cross made and distributed masks to the public. Police had orders to arrest and jail anyone loitering or congregating on streets. The chief of police put extra officers on duty for enforcement. With school off, Bismarck children were banned from congregating. And in these dark days of the pandemic, World War One lingered in its final weeks.

She was reluctant at first--to go live, reading her own writing to strangers, at a public celebration--but when the time came, Rose Sell, the country correspondent from Guelph, North Dakota, nailed her part.

“The village of Mountain in Pembina County is the center of a sizable Icelandic community,” writes Father Bill Sherman in his classic study, Prairie Mosaic. The settlement in North Dakota spun off from the colony of Gimli, in Manitoba, and comprised not only Mountain but also Hallson and Gardar. Mountain, however, was a cultural center.

“The Father of Waters.” When most people hear or read that phrase, they more than likely think of the Mississippi River. But why not the Missouri River? I have been thinking about that after reading John Madson’s Up on the River: An Upper Mississippi Chronicle. In the book, Madson wonders why it was the Mississippi River that was designated to continue on from St. Louis to New Orleans and not the Missouri River.