Backstage Pass to North Dakota History

This blog takes you behind the scenes of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Get a glimpse at a day-in-the-life of the staff, volunteers, and partners who make it all possible. Discover what it takes to preserve North Dakota's natural and cultural history.

Maria Mears is originally from Champaign, Illinois and is a graduate student at Eastern Illinois University working towards a degree in Historical Administration. She was a registration intern in the museum division and works with incoming and outgoing loans, contacts donors, edits a procedures manual, and works with the found-in-collections items.