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Dickey County Historical Society
Oakes, North Dakota
Explore this community history collection to discover the people, places, organizations, and events of Oakes.
1882 to 2023Dates represented
See individual titles for available dates.
180,440Archive pages
Historical pages reported for this collection.
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Discover the people, places, and stories of Oakes, North Dakota.
Explore the past of Oakes, North Dakota through newspapers in the Dickey County Historical Society's digital archive. Its thirty-three titles include material from 1882 to 2023.
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Selected titles
The titles shared by Dickey County Historical Society include “Dickey County Leader” and “The Port Emma Times”.
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A closer look
Newspaper pages connect individual accounts with a wider story, preserving how events were reported and presented to the readers of the day.
Reporting from the time can reveal how people described the events, work and concerns of their day, placing a local story within the history unfolding around it. Whether you are tracing a family connection, exploring a local event or sharing history with a class, there is more to discover than names and dates alone. Explore the archive online for free, without a subscription.
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Titles in this collection
Browse thirty-three titles and 180,440 digitized pages, with material from 1882 to 2023. This collection is shared through Dickey County Historical Society's partnership with Advantage Archives. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.
Every search for the past starts with a question. Explore the titles below, follow the sources that speak to it, and see what new detail appears.
Dickey County Leader
56 pages from 1991 to 1997
Ellendale Commercial
76 pages from 1886 to 1896
Grand Rapids Journal
12 pages in 1882
Hudson Herald
8 pages in 1883
Jim River Journal
8 pages in 1883
Mandan Daily Times
8 pages in 1890
McIntosh Republican
8 pages in 1891
North Dakota News
8 pages in 1950
Oakes Independent
52 pages from 1892 to 1899
Oakes Republican
4,174 pages from 1894 to 1906
Oakes Times
19,308 pages from 2008 to 2023
Oakes Weekly Republican
3,620 pages from 1888 to 1901
Protection And Reciprocity
4 pages in 1892
Standing Rock Star
232 pages from 1971 to 1975
The Edgeley Sentinel
16 pages in 1892
The Enderlin Journal
8 pages in 1892
The Farmers Sentinel
370 pages from 1918 to 1920
The Farmers Sentinel And Forbes Republican
566 pages from 1918 to 1919
The Farmers Sentinel And Oakes Journal
7,514 pages from 1919 to 1929
The Forbes Republican
8,340 pages from 1906 to 1918
The Forbes Republican And Forbes Tribune
8 pages in 1906
The Forbes Republican And Tribune
448 pages from 1906 to 1907
The Forbes Tribune
298 pages in 1906
The Fullerton Farmer
1,620 pages from 1907 to 1909
The Fullerton Independent
112 pages in 1919
The Keystone Commercial
16 pages in 1883
The Little Missourian
16 pages in 1902
The Ludden Times
2,798 pages from 1886 to 1889
The Merricourt Valley News
1,424 pages from 1907 to 1908
The Monango Journal
8,720 pages from 1908 to 1920
The Oakes Journal
9,116 pages from 1908 to 1919
The Oakes Times
109,388 pages from 1906 to 2008
The Port Emma Times
2,088 pages from 1883 to 1886
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About the Archive
About The Dickey County Historical Society’s History Archives
Explore the Dickey County Historical Society ’s digital archives, made available through a partnership with Advantage Archives . These archives provide free access to historical newspapers and records, preserving the history of Dickey County and surrounding areas. The archives are an invaluable resource for local historians, genealogists, and researchers interested in exploring the rich past of Dickey County, North Dakota.
About the Society
About The Dickey County Historical Society
The Dickey County Historical Society was founded in 1975 to preserve the history and heritage of Dickey County, North Dakota. The Society manages the Dickey County Heritage Center, located in the historic 1908 First National Bank building, as well as the Dickey County Historical Park, which features historical landmarks like a Soo Line caboose, an early 1900s train depot, and more. The Society also organizes educational programs and community events to promote the history and culture of the region.
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Research Guidance
Keep publication context with a finding
A family name, a familiar street or a story passed down through generations can lead to a closer look at the history of Oakes. The digital archive shared by the Dickey County Historical Society offers a place to begin. When using historical newspapers, try alternate spellings and nearby dates, then read the surrounding page to place a local story in its time. Compare later reporting or another available title to explore different perspectives rather than treating one account as the whole story. Note the newspaper title, issue date, and page for a useful report. Compare another account where available, and keep differences in timing or perspective visible rather than blending them into a single version.
Save the newspaper title, issue date, and page, then compare another dated account where available. Keep differences in timing and perspective visible so the source context is not lost. If the accounts disagree, record what each source supports and use the difference to shape a further search rather than smoothing them into one version.
A research trail is most useful when it leaves room for what is not yet known. Record the title, date, and page or item reference where available, along with what remains uncertain and which question you want to follow next. Those details help keep a possible connection from becoming an unsupported conclusion.
Community Partnership
Keeping local history a community resource
This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Dickey County Historical Society, its community, and Advantage Archives. Together, these partnerships preserve local sources and give people a way to explore, learn from, and share the history around them.
Advantage Archives covers ongoing archive hosting, storage, development, and maintenance. The institution and its community do not pay a subscription, seat license, annual support contract, or other recurring archive-service charge. Local history remains a community resource, not a subscription to maintain.
Would you like to see more of your community's history preserved and accessible? Start a conversation with your library, newspaper publisher, historical or genealogical society, museum, or school about the materials they would like to share and a possible partnership with Advantage Archives.
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Stories, research tips, and archive news
Read All About It connects archive research with the people and institutions preserving local history. Explore partner and community stories, project updates, research ideas, and perspectives on digitization, education, and working with primary sources. Use the articles as a starting point for your next question or a new way to share a discovery.
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