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• Tough but Fair: Reformation of a Prison, the Memoir of a Warden

  • When
    February 11, 2026
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    6:30 PM
  • Location
    Meeting Room A (Bismarck Public Library, 515 N 5th St)

  Bismarck Historical Society is honored to welcome back Winston Satran, author of Tough but Fair: Reformation of a Prison, the Memoir of a Warden.  Building on a past program on the history of the North Dakota State Penitentiary, Winston will share his experience turning a 28-year career working with troubled juveniles and convicted felons into a memoir scheduled for release through NDSU Press in 2026.

  The program is free and open to the general public.

  
  

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• Wandering on the Missouri River

  • When
    March 11, 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM
  • Location
    Meeting Room A (Bismarck Public Library, 515 N 5th St)

  Signe Snortland will present a program on winter camps along the Missouri River.  She will also share anecdotes about the Lewis and Clark Expedition when they wintered with the Mandan Indians.  More information will be forthcoming.

  Program is free and open to the general public.

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• History of Public Health in Bismarck/Burleigh County

  • When
    April 08, 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM
  • Location
    Meeting Room A (Bismarck Public Library, 515 N 5th St)

  Steve McDonough will speak on the history of public health in Bismarck and Burleigh County from statehood to 1990.  More information will be forthcoming.

  Program is free and open to the general public.

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• Founders Day Trivia

  • When
    May 13, 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM
  • Location
    Laughing Sun Brewing (1023 E Front Ave, Bismarck)

  Join us in celebrating Bismarck's Founders Day.  More information will be forthcoming.

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