Summer History Camp

This program is facilitated by history and education experts and meets at three locations in Bismarck. Learn about history in a hands-on environment and earn a leather keychain badge upon completion of the week’s activities.

Daily sessions are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Check-in begins at 8:15 a.m., and pickup ends at 4:15 p.m. Campers are required to bring their own lunch, snacks, and refillable water bottle.

Info: Sort artifacts like an archaeologist and curate collections like a museum specialist. Along the way, learn about trades used during the Lewis and Clark Expedition through hands-on activities and games. 

Info: Chart the changing environment at Camp Hancock, which was formerly a reporting station for the Signal Corps and later the U.S. Weather Bureau. 

Info: Relive the excitement of early home life for the state’s first families and learn how to investigate history by studying clues left behind by the families. 

Info: Put your new history skills to the test through interactive hands-on programs. 

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Host or Publisher State Historical Society of North Dakota