*Past Bloggers

Amy Bleier
Amy Bleier is a Research Archaeologist in the Archaeology and Historic Preservation Division. One of Amy’s tasks is to assist with the production of the North Dakota Archaeology Awareness poster.

Ann Crews Melton
Ann Crews Melton is associate editor of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. She edits this blog, assists with "North Dakota History: Journal of the Northern Plains," and scribbles a red pen across many other resources.

Barbara Handy-Marchello
Barbara Handy-Marchello, Ph.D., is a historian and writer for North Dakota Studies.

Brooke Morgan
Brooke was an archaeology collections assistant in the Archaeology & Historic Preservation Division.

Diane Rogness
Diane worked with state historic site staff and local community groups as a former historic sites manager.

Doug Wurtz
Doug retired as Director of Market Development for a Minneapolis corporation. He served as President of Missouri Valley Habitat for Humanity in Bismarck/Mandan before discovering the State Historical Society of North Dakota. He currently serves as President of the North Dakota Archaeological Association. The rest is history (and archaeology).

Genia Hesser
Genia Hesser was the Curator of Exhibits for the State Historical Society of North Dakota.

Geoff Woodcox
Geoff Woodcox was an assistant curator of collections in the Museum Division.

Guinn Hinman
Guinn Hinman was a Historic Sites Manager at the State Historical Society of North Dakota.

Nick Gronseth
Nick Gronseth was a site supervisor at Fort Totten State Historic Site.

Susan Quinnell
Susan Quinnell tackles the review and compliance work from federal and state agencies. She reviews development projects such as wind farms and pipelines to be sure that the federal and state agencies avoid any harm to significant cultural resources, such as historic buildings or archaeological sites.

Virginia A. Nelsen
Virginia A. Nelsen is the Executive Director of the State Historical Society of North Dakota Foundation, 501c3 fundraising arm for the State Historical Society.

Wendi Field Murray
Wendi Field Murray is the Archaeology Collections Manager at the State Historical Society of North Dakota. She manages over 12 million artifacts representing 13,000 years of human history in the state. She is currently working to catalog the collections and make them more accessible to the public through digital media.