Please contact us and we are happy to set up something for you.ĭickey County birth and death certificates can be researched via Individual, School, Reunion and Group Tours are always available. Restrooms and Shelters – Available for events onsite.1909 Security Bridge Company Bridge – moved from 4 miles north and 2 miles east of Oakes by contractor Dakota Bridge Builders Co.Bearcreek Township Climax School - One-room schoolhouse known to many of the era as the N.J.1891 Church - Originally built by the Oakes Methodists and used by the Swedish Lutherans (Grace Lutheran Church), Assembly of God and Church of the Nazarene all of Oakes.Beck, world class Warbird aircraft restorer, who grew up on a farm in Guelph, ND, 8 miles southwest of Oakes, ND. Articles about former community member William Ptacek’s reproduction of the Bergmann Exhibition 1877 Tinfoil Phonograph.
Oakes native - NFL Buffalo Bill’s Phil Hansen, former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills from 1991 to 2001 and played 156 games with 149 starts. Photo exhibition of the 2005 ESPN “50 States in 50 Days Tour” that was aired live from Oakes, ND for the Midwest Cal Ripken tournament chosen as the sporting event to represent North Dakota. Photograph and print of the 1950 Life magazine 2-page photo feature of J.W. First Ladies of the White House Inaugural Ball Dress collection from First Lady Martha Washington to Lady Bird Johnson designed and presented by Miss Julia Dahlbeck of Oakes, ND. Article about the infamous Calamity Jane (Martha Canary) passing through Oakes in 1902. 1962 Life Magazine feature article about the play “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder performed in Oakes. Oakes native Stuart Munsch - Current Rear Admiral US Navy, Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Operations, Plans and Strategy (N3/N5B). The Dickey County Heritage Center offers a vast array of history and includes a few select samples: The DCHS includes 3 floors of artifacts and replications of an 1880’s dental office, doctor’s office, military history room, 1900’s prairie kitchen, antique farm tool display, vintage wringer washing machine collection, 1950’s Western Bell Telephone station and a complete collection of the local Oakes Times newspaper dating back to 1906 to the present day. The Dickey County Heritage Center (DCHS) was dedicated in June 1994 and includes a vast array of early pioneer artifacts, history of Oakes and Dickey County, Oakes Public School memorabilia, history and stories about Oakes business and people as well as other historical items of interest. Wednesday’s (Open Year Round) – 9 am to 4 pmĪrtifacts of the Dickey County Heritage Center The DCHS operates through annual membership dues, donations and memorials to the Dickey County Historical Society. The organization’s mission is to identify, preserve, research, collect and promote the history of Dickey County and the surround areas. 
The Dickey County Historical Society was granted an official charter in February 1975 by the North Dakota Secretary of State. The Dickey County Heritage Center is a 3-story building filled with historical exhibits and the Dickey County Historical Park on the west side of town includes an early 1900’s Soo Line caboose, Bear Creek Climax schoolhouse, a 1891 Methodist church, a 1909 Security Bridge Company bridge and a Soo Line train depot. The Dickey County Historical Society in Oakes, ND is a member/donor organization that manages the Dickey County Heritage Center, the former 1908 First National Bank building, the Dickey County Historical Park and the Stage Coach Historic Sign in Oakes, ND.
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