Grand Forks playwright explores stigma surrounding mental illness Kathleen Coudle-King’s play, “There’s Something I Must Tell You,” draws from Jamestown State Hospital archives and other research, dating back to the 1880s and early 1900s.

We helped (in a small way) with the research for this!
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Scrapbooks reveal lives of UND’s first two women aviation students - UND Today With World War II on horizon, two friends at UND pursued dreams of flying, as recently opened scrapbooks show

Nicely written article! @uofnorthdakota.bsky.social
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Longtime Herald reporter and columnist Chuck Haga dies Haga had written about his battle with cancer.

Chuck was a wonderful guy and frequent archives user. He will be missed! @uofnorthdakota.bsky.social
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In 1928, Franklin D. Roosevelt told Grand Forks banker he hoped to see Al Smith elected president Four years later, Roosevelt would be selected as the Democratic nominee instead of Smith, and would ultimately be elected 32nd president of the United States.

Nice article in the Grand Forks Herald!
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Vera Kelsey, UND’s woman of the world - UND Today In honor of Women's History Month, learn more about author, journalist and traveler, 1914 grad Vera Kelsey.

Nice article about Vera Kelsey! Well done, Walter! @uofnorthdakota.bsky.social
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Special Collections will be closed from 11am-2pm on Monday, March 17, for mandatory training.

Thanks @uofnorthdakota.bsky.social for a great 25 years!

BREAKING NEWS: UND named to top tier of research universities - UND Today Carnegie R1 designation classifies University of North Dakota as an institution supporting ‘very high research activity’

Yeah us! @uofnorthdakota.bsky.social is now R1!
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North Dakota state agency earns national award for Whitestone Hill site reinterpretation State Historical Society of North Dakota collaborated with tribal representative, historians, community

Very nice award for our friends at the State Historical Society of ND!
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The more things change...It was -18 when I drove to work today! From a cartoon on this date in 1963. @uofnorthdakota.bsky.social

A view towards downtown Grand Forks from the Demers Avenue Bridge during its construction from August 1973.

A view towards downtown Grand Forks from the Demers Avenue Bridge from September 2024, via Google streetview.

How about a throwback on an actual Thursday?
Here's a comparison of the view towards downtown Grand Forks from the Demers Avenue Bridge, from August 1973 and September 2024.

It is #NationalHatDay! Here are three pics of the tophat owned by famed Grand Forks architect Joseph Bell DeRemer!
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Happy New Year, circa 1965! @uofnorthdakota.bsky.social
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Came across this @uofnorthdakota.bsky.social football program. Love it!

Archivist - Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States Salary/Position Classification $59,000 annual, Exempt 40 hours per week This position will work onsite the Grand Forks, ND campus. Purpose of Position The purpose of the Archivist is to acquire, app...

We are hiring! @uofnorthdakota.bsky.social
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University of the Northern Plains: a History of the University of North Dakota, 1883-1958 This book was written in 1958 on the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the founding of the University of North Dakota.

Prof Louis Geiger wrote the 75th history of @uofnorthdakota.bsky.social in 1958. A great UND history resource!
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Pearl Young, the first woman to work in a technical role at NASA, overcame barriers and ‘raised hell’ − her legacy continues today Many of her male colleagues believed Pearl Young had an attitude problem based on her efforts to advocate for herself and her team.

One of our archival collections! @uofnorthdakota.bsky.social
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Dudley Gene Otto Relaxes in Goal UND Hockey goalie Dudley Gene Otto relaxes in the goal as play shifts to the end of the ice. Otto was a native of South Saint Paul, Minnesota, and played at UND from 1959 until 1963. He was a member o...

My fave UND hockey photo, from 1962. @uofnorthdakota.bsky.social
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Final Exams in the Armory, 1949 An unidentified group of students take final exams in the Armory in 1949.

Finals are approaching! In 1949, they were held in the @uofnorthdakota.bsky.social Armory.
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Our first post on Blue Sky! @uofnorthdakota.bsky.social