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• What Lies Below: Archaeology of Bismarck

  • When
    February 12, 2025
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    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Bismarck Public Library, 515 N 5th St. Bismarck; Meeting Room A

  Presenters: Damita Engel and Signe Snortland of Metcalf Archaeological Consultants,  Inc.

  Walking downtown, people typically look up--at the buildings, the trees and the bustling people.  But have you ever thought about the history under your feet?  Join us as our guests, Damita Engel and Signe Snortland share with us the archaeology of what lies below Bismarck.  They'll have you guessing which kid's toy was found in an abandoned storm drain! They'll also venture south, to share their investigations at the University of Mary looking for evidence of the Battle of Apple Creek and discuss work at the Larson Village site just north of our city with a display of photographs and reconstructed pottery from the site.

  Program is free and open to the general public.

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• Integrating Baseball in Bismarck

  • When
    February 21, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • Location
    Butler Hall (Gary Tharaldson School of Business @ the University of Mary)

  Presenter:  Ben Kubischta

  In 1947, Branch Rickey integrated Major League Baseball with Jackie Robinson.  What is less known is that Bismarck's Neil Churchill assembled an integrated team in the mid-1930s that included Satchel Paige.  With Tom Dunkel's book Color Blind, Ben Kubischta will explore this team and the origins of North Dakota's most historic ballpark, the Bismarck Municipal Ballpark.

  The event is sponsored by the University of Mary in partnership with the Bismarck Historical Society. It is free and open to the general public.  

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• Bismarck Think & Drink: History of the Shifting in Power from States to the Federal Government

  • When
    March 02, 2025
  •  
    3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    5th Underground (below Peacock Alley, 420 E Main Ave, Bismarck)

  Presenter is Chris Cavanaugh.  He will explore the historical evolution of power dynamics between state and federal governments in the United States.  

  Tickets can be purchased online; cost is $15.00 per person.  Event is sponsored by  Humanities North Dakota in partnership with the Bismarck Historical Society.

  For more information and to purchase an event ticket, click on the link below: Bismarck Think & Drink: History of the Shifting in Power from States to the Federal Government

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• Bismarck Think & Drink: The Veil of Ignorance

  • When
    April 06, 2025
  •  
    3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    5th Underground (below Peacock Alley, 420 E Main Ave, Bismarck)

  Presenter is Dan Sportiello and emcee is Todd Van Orman.  Presenter will ask these two questions:  "Is our economy fair?" and "Would your answer change were you to be randomly reassigned to another rung in the economic ladder?"  Philosopher John Rawls asked this question in his Theory of Justice.  In this session, Rawl's answer will be put to the test.

  Tickets can be purchased online; cost is $15.00 per person.  Event is sponsored by  Humanities North Dakota in partnership with the Bismarck Historical Society.

  For more information and to purchase an event ticket, click on the link below: Bismarck Think & Drink: The Veil of Ignorance

  
  

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