A release party is set for mid-March for the print edition of a book documenting the history of Bismarck.
The party is scheduled to begin at 5 PM on March 15 at Juniper Workantile, located at 122 North Fourth Street, in Bismarck. The building is at the intersection of Fourth Street and Broadway Avenue.
The “Timeline of Bismarck History” was created by the Bismarck Historic Preservation Commission (HPC). This group was formed in 2019 with the goal of advancing awareness of events and surviving cultural and physical resources of the community’s shared historic past.
The “Timeline of Bismarck History” print edition will be available free of charge in limited quantities (one per person) to the release party. Those unable to attend the party can obtain a copy at the Community Development Department on the Second Floor of the City/County Building (221 North Fifth Street) and the Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library (515 North Fifth Street).
“As chair of the Historic Preservation Commission, I am truly thrilled to introduce this timeline of Bismarck,” said Amy Sakariassen. “This group of volunteers researched, wrote, re-wrote, wrangled over organization and subject matter, drafted, designed, edited redrafted, rewrote, wrangled, and committed many months of their time to a project that is an immense value to people interested in understanding the specifics of the area’s past.”
The 90-page timeline encompasses eight timelines, beginning with Native Landscape that runs from 12,000 BC to 1738 AD. The book concludes with a Bismarck Today timeline that begins in 1999 and concludes in 2022. Additional eras include a breakdown of the last 300 years of history:
- Pre-Founding (1738-1872)
- Bismarck Early Years (1872-1898)
- Growing Capital City (1898-1930)
- Tumultuous Years (1930-1945)
- Post World War II and Mid-Century Growth (1945-1965)
- A Maturing City (1965-1999)
The HPC meets at 3:30 PM on the third Wednesday of each month in the Tom Baker Room at the City/County Building in Bismarck. Visit the HPC site for more information about the Commission, as well as an online version of the Timeline.