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CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) The Barnes County Historical Society Lecture Series Season 18 Presents: Dr. Kimberly Porter (UND) “Homesteading the Dakota Way” 7PM Thursday October 15th at the Barnes County Museum.

The presentation examines the ways that the earliest American settlers claimed the land that would become known as North Dakota.  It examines the process of claiming the land in terms of acquisition, living those first perilous years.

It is illustrated with photographs of the era, maps and primary materials gathered from the diaries, letters and newspapers of the era.”

All Lectures are at the Barnes County Historical Society Museum and held in conjunction with Valley City State University.  They are free and open to the public.