Resources

There are many websites with genealogy-related info for North Dakoka family history research. If you know of additional helpful resources about Ward County ancestors, please share them with us.

• Wikipedia
• FamilySearch
  • North Dakota Census, 1915
  • North Dakota Census, 1925
  • North Dakota Manifests of Immigrant Arrivals 1910-1952
  • North Dakota, Cemetery Records, 1877-1999
  • North Dakota, Red River Valley Genealogical Society Pioneer Files, 1880-1953
  • Wiki
• North Dakota State University Library Databases
• FindAGrave
• National Register of Historic Places
• Bureau of Land Management - land patents
• North Dakota Courts
• Ward County goverment website
• Ward County Historical Society - in Burlington, on Facebook; Pioneer Village Museum
• Ryder Historical Society Museum - newspaper article
• State Historical Society of North Dakota
• Scandinavian Heritage Association
• Scandinavian Heritage Park
• Mouse River Loop Genealogical Society on Facebook
• Norwegian-American Historical Association
• Rita Hojem volunteered to do lookups in Bygdebok for Asen for your Norwegian ancestors
• Makoti Threshers Association on Facebook
• Historic Map Works - many plat maps are available to view online at no charge, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1950, 1956, 1959
• Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps - Minot
• Ghost Towns of North Dakota - Hartland, Tagus
• Digital Horizons - has loads of great North Dakota history including many photos
  • 75th Anniversary Trinity Lutheran Church, 1906-1981
  • The Builders: Chapters of history of the pioneer Lutheran Church at Minot
  • Burlington Centennial, 1883-1983
  • First Lutheran Church, Minot, North Dakota: 1884-1984
  • Heroes of the Hard Pull - history of Minot First Church of the Nazarene
  • Jim Johnson, Pioneer: a brief history of the Mouse River loop country
  • People of the Prairie - about those who settled the South Prairie area
  • Presbyterians in Minot: 1887-1962
  • Souvenir Booklet of Minot Parks
  • There Was A Time - growing up in Minot
  • Ward County 75 Jubilee: Jim Hill to Jets
  • Welcome to Kenmare - Home of the Danish Mill; published in 1978
• Newspapers
  • Chronicling America - Library of Congress free online newspaper collection
  • North Dakota Newspaper Association
• Obituaries
  • ObitCity
  • GenealogyBuff
  • GenealogyTrails
• Internet Archive
  • 1889 The State of North Dakota Statistical, Historical, and Political Abstract
  • 1900 Compendium History and Biography of North Dakota
  • 1917 North Dakota History and People Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
  • 1923 Collections of the State Historical Society of North Dakota, Volume 5
    
  • 1967 Beaver Yearbook, Minot State College
• Family Websites
  • Gardner Family
  • Hansen - Rockeman Family
  • Lehman Family
• Look-Up Volunteer Annette marockem@srt.com - I have access to the following cemeteries located in Carbondale Twp.: Aurelia Moravian Cemetery, Donnybrook Community Cemetery, and. St. Anthony's Cemetery. There are also one or two private cemeteries that are not kept up and I am not sure of their exact location.
  Books I have to use for lookups: (1) Ward County Cemetery Index, (2) Carbondale Twp. Vital Records Index (Birth: 1903-1924 and Death: 1903-1929) , (3) Donnybrook - St. Anthony Catholic Church 75th Anniversary book (1905-1980), (4) Kenmare - St. Agnes Catholic Church - Diamond Jubilee 1901-1976, and (5) People, Places & Events; Minot & Ward County, North Dakota; 100 years of Magic; 1886-1986. I also have the Donnybrook school reunion books from the past 25 years or so (reunion held every 5 years).
• The Ancestor Hunt
• NDFamilyHistory Query Board and Mailing List at groups.io
• Facebook has several helpful groups such as North Dakota Genealogy, North and South Dakota Norwegians - Genealogy, North Dakota State Genealogical Society, North Dakota Genealogy! Just Ask! and North Dakota Genealogy Network and the list goes on.

Surname Register

Surnames	Researcher	Email Address	Website
Afdahl	JoNell Afdahl Lee	lee358@bellsouth.net
Albert	Annette Rockeman	marockem@ndak.net	Rockeman-Hansen Genealogy
Anderson	Annette Rockeman	marockem@ndak.net	Rockeman-Hansen Genealogy
Clemons	Susan M Decker	gdecker6186@msn.com
Dokken	Annette Rockeman	marockem@ndak.net	Rockeman-Hansen Genealogy
Duhamel	Cindy Duhamel	csduhamel@hotmail.com
Draxten	cgoltzloretel.net	matren14@blackfoot.net
Engen	cgoltzloretel.net	matren14@blackfoot.net
Flammang	Cheryl Fairchild	fairkid@hotmail.com
Flashkoper	Cindy Duhamel	csduhamel@hotmail.com
Gardner	Don Gardner	dtgardner@aol.com	Gardners Home Page
Hansen	Annette Rockeman	marockem@ndak.net	Rockeman-Hansen Genealogy
Honeywell	Cindy Duhamel	csduhamel@hotmail.com
Hunnewell	Cindy Duhamel	csduhamel@hotmail.com
Kniprath	Skye Driggs	skyeLD@comcast.net
LaViolette	Cheryl Fairchild	fairkid@hotmail.com
Luth	Douglas Luth	luthdj@msn.com
Mayer	Catherine Neubeck	catherineneubeck@sbcglobal.net
McConaughy	Susan M Decker	gdecker6186@msn.com
Mehlhouse	Susan M Decker	gdecker6186@msn.com
Morton	Eloise Hunt	eloisebh@swbell.net
Myer	Donna Schaffer	jfdmse@gra.midco.net
Neubeck	Catherine Neubeck	catherineneubeck@sbcglobal.net
O'Brien	Cindy Duhamel	csduhamel@hotmail.com
Olsen	Annette Rockeman	marockem@ndak.net	Rockeman-Hansen Genealogy
Olson	Susan M Decker	gdecker6186@msn.com
Peterson	Elizabeth Erb	rendova@aol.com
Rader	Cindy Duhamel	csduhamel@hotmail.com
Rockeman	Annette Rockeman	marockem@ndak.net	Rockeman-Hansen Genealogy
Rosborough	Don Gardner	dtgardner@aol.com	Gardners Home Page
Scharbow	Annette Rockeman	marockem@ndak.net	Rockeman-Hansen Genealogy
Shearer	Donna Schaffer	jfdmse@gra.midco.net
Sillman	Cheryl Fairchild	fairkid@hotmail.com
Sonczalla	Skye Driggs	skyeLD@comcast.net
Welter	Skye Driggs	skyeLD@comcast.net
Wood	Susan M Decker	gdecker6186@msn.com

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