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North Dakota Government Websites
North Dakota Publications
NDSU Libraries is a state document depository which means that it receives print and electronic version of publications from North Dakota state agencies. State government documents include annual reports, strategic plans, audits, meeting minutes, newsletters and magazines, brochures, handbooks, maps, statistics, public university catalogs and student newspapers, Cooperative Extension publications, and research results. Use the Libraries' Search tool to locate ND state publications in the library and online.
Databases A-Z
Click on the plane symbols and you will be taken to the relevant airport page
Search for bid solicitations and contracts.
''Bison Briefs'' (under previous titles) began in 1917 and, with some publication suspensions, continues today. Articles focus on college and alumni events, activities, and news.
Search for members of State Boards and Commissions.
Search disclosure reports filed by candidates, committees, and political parties for specific reporting periods, or generate reports of the contributions from single contributors that are greater than $200.
Cass County, N.D. Divorce and Civil Cases Index (NDSU)
Searchable index to over 3,300 cases handled in Cass County District Court. Index developed by the NDSU Institute for Regional Studies; copies of the full text are available from the Institute for a fee.
Cass County, N.D. Marriage License Index (NDSU)
Index to marriage licenses recorded in Cass County, N.D. between circa 1872 and July 1944. Original licenses are available from the NDSU Institute for Regional Studies for a fee.
Cass County, N.D. Probate Records (NDSU)
Index to over 5,900 individual Cass County Probate Court case files from 1876 to about 1949. Provided by the NDSU Institute for Regional Studies. Full text is available from the Institute for a fee.
Over 5,100 references on the geology of North Dakota, covering 1806-2002.
The ''Dakota Student'' is the official student newspaper of the UND. April 1888 through present.
The database contains over 151,500 names. Each entry includes: name, age, nativity, occupation, county of residence, and exact location of the entry in the census schedule.
An online treasure house of thousands of images, documents, video, and oral histories depicting life on the Northern Plains from the late 1800s to today. Here you'll find a fascinating snapshot of the lives, culture, and history of the people who shaped life on the prairies.
Select and view North Dakota election results back to the 1880s.
The North Dakota Department of Commerce reviews news clippings related to business startups, mergers and expansions for potential new wealth creators around the state and compiles pertinent information in its database. To see an overview of these types of activities, select a year from the drop-down menu.
This Fargo ''Forum'' Newspaper Index database provides citations to selected articles published in a number of Fargo newspapers between 1879 and 1975, primarily the Fargo ''Forum'', regarding events in North Dakota and to a limited extent in other states.
GeoDIL is a collection of images related to the Earth sciences. This digital image library is intended for use by K-16 educators, researchers, and the general public.
Create maps, browse data, and extract data from the North Dakota GIS Hub.
Search 56 historic sites owned by the state and preserved, maintained, and interpreted by the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
''It’s Happening at State'' is a newsletter published by NDSU that covers campus news and events. The first issue was published in 1967 and continues through today. This database covers August 1967 – December 1998.
The Lawrence Welk Music Arrangements Index database provides access to some 10,000 original arrangements used by the Welk Orchestra and individual performers spanning from the 1950s to 1980s. The data is from a card file developed by the Welk staff that came as part of the donation of the Welk Collection to North Dakota State University in 1993. Consult the Institute's information page for the scope and content of the music arrangements collection and for ordering copies.
Check current availability of special letter plates ("vanity" plates).
The NDSU Digital Repository is an institutional repository provided by the NDSU Libraries that collects, preserves, and distributes digital material located at or produced by the NDSU community.
The North Dakota Biography Index database is an ongoing project of the NDSU Institute for Regional Studies to provide access to biographical sketches found in a wide variety of North Dakota publications. It currently contains some 250,000 names to published biographical sketches of North Dakotans found in over 800 publications. Additional names continue to be added on a regular basis.
Records of all corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, limited liability limited partnerships, partnership fictitious names, trade names, trademarks, and real estate investment trusts. Includes all active records and those records inactivated within the past twelve months. May be useful to assess Name Availability for new business registrations to be filed with the Secretary of State.
Search criminal, traffic, civil, family, and probate case records; judgments; and court calendar.
Search projects that have received loans through the North Dakota Development Fund. Select a city and/or a year.
Search for lawyers in North Dakota. Provides name of firm, address, phone, law school, date admitted to the Bar, and a photo of the lawyer.
The North Dakota Naturalization Records index was compiled at the State Historical Society of North Dakota, where all original county naturalization records are preserved and have been microfilmed.
Searchable index of death certificates issued by North Dakota from 1/1/1881 to one year ago. Searchable by last name, first name, death date range (max 10 years), and county of death. Results include the same fields you can search by, plus gender, age at death and county of residence. Index allows for online ordering of death certificates.
Where our state ranks among the 'Best 20 States' in various categories of interest.
Search North Dakota Court Rules.
State Documents can be searched in the library catalog. Lists of recent arrivals can be viewed by agency name and then by document title.
Search the Supreme Court calendar.
Search Supreme Court Opinions by free text, scope, title, citation, topic, or author.
Search the Supreme Court website.
Enter various criteria to search for a job.
Find products made in North Dakota. Members include food companies, manufacturers, publishers, artisans, gift manufacturers and service providers.
The Germans from Russia Heritage Collection is pleased to offer our Recipe Index Search. This search will allow anyone to locate more than 10,000 recipe titles that are in cookbooks which are available for purchase at this website.
The Record historical magazine was published at Fargo, N.D. from 1895 to 1905 by Col. C.A. Lounsberry. The magazine’s main focus was historical and biographical articles related to North Dakota, with numerous illustrations of persons, places and events. This index covers issues from 1895 through 1899. The Record is available on microfilm and hard copy at the Institute for Regional Studies Research Room. To order photocopies of articles contact the Institute for Regional Studies.
A convenient electronic resource for identifying local sales and use tax rates using a city or address look-up. Enter a city or address to identify applicable state and local sales tax rates on sales.
Sanitary Home (later called North Dakota Farmer and Sanitary Home, and North Dakota Farmer) was a monthly periodical published for rural North Dakotans from 1899-1918. It was conceived and edited, and the early issues mostly written by Edwin Fremont Ladd, professor of chemistry at North Dakota Agricultural College, 1890-1916, and president of NDAC 1916-1921. The magazine was a communication link between NDAC and the rural community of North Dakota.
Search State Government and University System expenditures by vendor, business unit, account, fund, and job title.
Offenders with a lifetime requirement for registration, those who have been deemed a high risk for re-offending, and delinquent offenders are shown with full details and photographs on the website. A printable list of all offenders can be downloaded for a particular city, county, or the entire state.
''The Spectrum'' is the student newspaper of NDSU. This database contains digitized full text search from Dec. 1896 to Spring 1950. All pages are in PDF and can be printed or saved.
Search for a State employee's e-mail address using a combination of first name, last name, and/or department.
Provides a single point of reference to view State and University System expenditures from July 1, 2007 to current.
Links to databases licensed for use in North Dakota libraries.
The Theodore Roosevelt Center is dedicated to preserving the legacy of America’s 26th president. The Center has undertaken the monumental task of creating a presidential digital library that will serve as a repository for all Roosevelt-related documents, photographs, and ephemera, providing instant access via the internet in a well-organized, comprehensible manner.
View road conditions across the State. Individual map layers can be turned on and off as needed by checking the box beside the layer.
Search to see if you have unclaimed property in North Dakota.
The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute (UGPTI) is an independent center at North Dakota State University which is guided, in part, by an advisory council composed of representatives of various organizations industries and agencies affecting or affected by transportation.
Make selections to narrow your search for voter information, ballot measures, election results, candidate information, political parties and committees, and election officials.
Search by any combinations of city, vicinity, category or name to find a Bed & Breakfast, Cabin, Campground, Group Retreat Facility, Guest House, Hotel/Motel, Lodge, Ranch, or Resort.
Agriculture
The NDSU Digital Repository is an institutional repository provided by the NDSU Libraries that collects, preserves, and distributes digital material located at or produced by the NDSU community.
Find products made in North Dakota. Members include food companies, manufacturers, publishers, artisans, gift manufacturers and service providers.
Sanitary Home (later called North Dakota Farmer and Sanitary Home, and North Dakota Farmer) was a monthly periodical published for rural North Dakotans from 1899-1918. It was conceived and edited, and the early issues mostly written by Edwin Fremont Ladd, professor of chemistry at North Dakota Agricultural College, 1890-1916, and president of NDAC 1916-1921. The magazine was a communication link between NDAC and the rural community of North Dakota.
Commerce & Business
Search for bid solicitations and contracts.
The North Dakota Department of Commerce reviews news clippings related to business startups, mergers and expansions for potential new wealth creators around the state and compiles pertinent information in its database. To see an overview of these types of activities, select a year from the drop-down menu.
Records of all corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, limited liability limited partnerships, partnership fictitious names, trade names, trademarks, and real estate investment trusts. Includes all active records and those records inactivated within the past twelve months. May be useful to assess Name Availability for new business registrations to be filed with the Secretary of State.
Search projects that have received loans through the North Dakota Development Fund. Select a city and/or a year.
Where our state ranks among the 'Best 20 States' in various categories of interest.
Find city and county tax revenue by month, including restaurant/lodging and sales taxes.
Enter various criteria to search for a job.
Find products made in North Dakota. Members include food companies, manufacturers, publishers, artisans, gift manufacturers and service providers.
A convenient electronic resource for identifying local sales and use tax rates using a city or address look-up. Enter a city or address to identify applicable state and local sales tax rates on sales.
Search State Government and University System expenditures by vendor, business unit, account, fund, and job title.
Search to see if you have unclaimed property in North Dakota.
Education
''Bison Briefs'' (under previous titles) began in 1917 and, with some publication suspensions, continues today. Articles focus on college and alumni events, activities, and news.
The ''Dakota Student'' is the official student newspaper of the UND. April 1888 through present.
''It’s Happening at State'' is a newsletter published by NDSU that covers campus news and events. The first issue was published in 1967 and continues through today. This database covers August 1967 – December 1998.
''The Spectrum'' is the student newspaper of NDSU. This database contains digitized full text search from Dec. 1896 to Spring 1950. All pages are in PDF and can be printed or saved.
Links to databases licensed for use in North Dakota libraries.
Health & Welfare
History
The database contains over 151,500 names. Each entry includes: name, age, nativity, occupation, county of residence, and exact location of the entry in the census schedule.
An online treasure house of thousands of images, documents, video, and oral histories depicting life on the Northern Plains from the late 1800s to today. Here you'll find a fascinating snapshot of the lives, culture, and history of the people who shaped life on the prairies.
This Fargo ''Forum'' Newspaper Index database provides citations to selected articles published in a number of Fargo newspapers between 1879 and 1975, primarily the Fargo ''Forum'', regarding events in North Dakota and to a limited extent in other states.
This database contains over 70,000 names from the Fargo ''Forum'' newspaper, October 1892 to 1909 and from November 1982 to 1995.
Search 56 historic sites owned by the state and preserved, maintained, and interpreted by the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
The NDSU Digital Repository is an institutional repository provided by the NDSU Libraries that collects, preserves, and distributes digital material located at or produced by the NDSU community.
The North Dakota Biography Index database is an ongoing project of the NDSU Institute for Regional Studies to provide access to biographical sketches found in a wide variety of North Dakota publications. It currently contains some 250,000 names to published biographical sketches of North Dakotans found in over 800 publications. Additional names continue to be added on a regular basis.
The North Dakota Naturalization Records index was compiled at the State Historical Society of North Dakota, where all original county naturalization records are preserved and have been microfilmed.
Searchable index of death certificates issued by North Dakota from 1/1/1881 to one year ago. Searchable by last name, first name, death date range (max 10 years), and county of death. Results include the same fields you can search by, plus gender, age at death and county of residence. Index allows for online ordering of death certificates.
State Documents can be searched in the library catalog. Lists of recent arrivals can be viewed by agency name and then by document title.
The Record historical magazine was published at Fargo, N.D. from 1895 to 1905 by Col. C.A. Lounsberry. The magazine’s main focus was historical and biographical articles related to North Dakota, with numerous illustrations of persons, places and events. This index covers issues from 1895 through 1899. The Record is available on microfilm and hard copy at the Institute for Regional Studies Research Room. To order photocopies of articles contact the Institute for Regional Studies.
Sanitary Home (later called North Dakota Farmer and Sanitary Home, and North Dakota Farmer) was a monthly periodical published for rural North Dakotans from 1899-1918. It was conceived and edited, and the early issues mostly written by Edwin Fremont Ladd, professor of chemistry at North Dakota Agricultural College, 1890-1916, and president of NDAC 1916-1921. The magazine was a communication link between NDAC and the rural community of North Dakota.
The Theodore Roosevelt Center is dedicated to preserving the legacy of America’s 26th president. The Center has undertaken the monumental task of creating a presidential digital library that will serve as a repository for all Roosevelt-related documents, photographs, and ephemera, providing instant access via the internet in a well-organized, comprehensible manner.
Law & Crime
This database indexes over 3,300 civil and divorce case files, spanning from the 1870s to 1942, handled in Cass County District Court. Individual entries include names of the plaintiff and defendant, attorneys, dates of proceedings, and miscellaneous notes.
This database indexes all marriage licenses recorded in Cass County between circa 1872 and July 1944.
This database provides access to over 5,900 individual Cass County probate files from circa 1875 to 1949.
Search criminal, traffic, civil, family, and probate case records; judgments; and court calendar.
Search for lawyers in North Dakota. Provides name of firm, address, phone, law school, date admitted to the Bar, and a photo of the lawyer.
Search North Dakota Court Rules.
Search the Supreme Court calendar.
Search Supreme Court Opinions by free text, scope, title, citation, topic, or author.
Search the Supreme Court website.
Offenders with a lifetime requirement for registration, those who have been deemed a high risk for re-offending, and delinquent offenders are shown with full details and photographs on the website. A printable list of all offenders can be downloaded for a particular city, county, or the entire state.
Politics & Government
Search for members of State Boards and Commissions.
Search disclosure reports filed by candidates, committees, and political parties for specific reporting periods, or generate reports of the contributions from single contributors that are greater than $200.
Select and view North Dakota election results back to the 1880s.
A convenient electronic resource for identifying local sales and use tax rates using a city or address look-up. Enter a city or address to identify applicable state and local sales tax rates on sales.
Search for a State employee's e-mail address using a combination of first name, last name, and/or department.
Provides a single point of reference to view State and University System expenditures from July 1, 2007 to current.
Make selections to narrow your search for voter information, ballot measures, election results, candidate information, political parties and committees, and election officials.
Sciences
Over 5,100 references on the geology of North Dakota, covering 1806-2002.
GeoDIL is a collection of images related to the Earth sciences. This digital image library is intended for use by K-16 educators, researchers, and the general public.
Create maps, browse data, and extract data from the North Dakota GIS Hub.
Transportation
Click on the plane symbols and you will be taken to the relevant airport page
Create maps, browse data, and extract data from the North Dakota GIS Hub.
Check current availability of special letter plates ("vanity" plates).
Provides current and historic state traffic counts as well as local traffic counts.
View road conditions across the State. Individual map layers can be turned on and off as needed by checking the box beside the layer.
The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute (UGPTI) is an independent center at North Dakota State University which is guided, in part, by an advisory council composed of representatives of various organizations industries and agencies affecting or affected by transportation.
Travel & Culture
Search 56 historic sites owned by the state and preserved, maintained, and interpreted by the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
The Lawrence Welk Music Arrangements Index database provides access to some 10,000 original arrangements used by the Welk Orchestra and individual performers spanning from the 1950s to 1980s. The data is from a card file developed by the Welk staff that came as part of the donation of the Welk Collection to North Dakota State University in 1993. Consult the Institute's information page for the scope and content of the music arrangements collection and for ordering copies.
Find products made in North Dakota. Members include food companies, manufacturers, publishers, artisans, gift manufacturers and service providers.
The Germans from Russia Heritage Collection is pleased to offer our Recipe Index Search. This search will allow anyone to locate more than 10,000 recipe titles that are in cookbooks which are available for purchase at this website.
View road conditions across the State. Individual map layers can be turned on and off as needed by checking the box beside the layer.
Search by any combinations of city, vicinity, category or name to find a Bed & Breakfast, Cabin, Campground, Group Retreat Facility, Guest House, Hotel/Motel, Lodge, Ranch, or Resort.