Bismarck Historical Society

What is the Bismarck Historical Society?

Founded in 2005, the mission of the Bismarck Historical Society is to learn, preserve and promote the history of Bismarck, North Dakota.




Upcoming events

    • February 21, 2025
    • 10:00 AM
    • 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.  

    • March 02, 2025
    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    • 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

    • April 06, 2025
    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    • 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


The Bismarck Historical Society is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization. PO Box 47, Bismarck, ND 58502-0047.

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