State Historical Society of North Dakota Foundation

the north dakota heritage commission was formed in 1965 by the state legislature. it was reorganized in 1967 as the north dakota heritage foundation by governor william guy and former governors john e. davis and norman brunsdale for the purpose of raising private funds for construction of a state heritage center. with the $1.8 million raised and matching funds from the state, the north dakota heritage center opened to the public in may 1981. the foundation again changed its name in 1997 to the state historical society of north dakota foundation to more closely identify itself with the state historical society of north dakota as its fund-raising arm and 501(c)(3) entity. since 2001, $21 million has been invested across the state in heritage tourism infrastructure; the last remaining piece is the expansion of the north dakota heritage center. phase i, the expansion of the state archives, began in 2005; the grand opening was held in 2007. this 25-year plan added 30,000 square feet of co