Consider joining your neighbors and friends as a member of the Mandan Historical Society. Download the membership application, here below.
The Society's committees are a great way to get involved:
- Donations & Aquistions - Membership Development - Museum Operations - Museum Displays - Heritage Home Tour - Public Relations (Newsletter, Website) - Grants - Bylaws - Strategic Planning
NOTE: Only individuals who are current with their membership fees are allowed access to all pages on the Society's website.
Meeting Minutes
Minutes from recent Membership and/or Board of Directors meetings can be downloaded or viewed by clicking on one or more links displayed here. The documents are provided as Adobe Acrobat formated .pdf files
Only with the support of our Lifetime Members has our path to success been possible. The Society honors them and offers its deepest appreciation and gratitude.
Wilbert Adolf * Steven A. Hirsch Matthew Schanandore Richard & Marianne Baron * Libuse (Rybnicek) Imbrone William Schott * Robert Barr A. Kirk Lanterman * Kathleen M. Spilman Diane Boit Jo Ann Koch Paul E. Trauger * Greg & Debora Childs Russell "Rusty" Kruger William G. Engelter Laine C. Pope Marathon Petroleum Corp Mary K. (Broderick) Harris * Francis "Frank" Rothschiller Bullinger Tree Trimming
* Pistini Lifetime
Blue Thunder Logo
The Society chose the Blue Thunder symbol as its logo due to its long association with the city of Mandan, specifically its use by the Mandan Town Criers / Commercial Club in the 1920s. After over 75 years of inactivity, the Society has registered the logo to control its use and protect it from misuse.
Blue Thunder was a Sioux scout and translator for both the Catholic missionary Father DeSmet and the military stationed near Mandan. As tribal historian, he kept a winter count or census each year. Blue Thunder was famous for his loud, booming voice was reportedly heard for up to five miles.
The Mandan Town Criers club held a public competition in 1921 to develop of a trademark and slogan to promote civic pride and business. A total of 225 entries were received.
The slogan "Where the West Begins" was submitted by 20 contestants, with A.W Patterson of Leith submitting his entry first. Mrs. H.E. Hagerman submitted the suggestion to use Blue Thunder as the graphic for the logo.
Board of Directors
The last Mandan Historical Society general membership meeting was held on November 13, 2011. During the interim, vacancies on the Board of Directors have been filled by appointment by the Society's President, as provided in the Bylaws.
The current members currently serve on the Board of Directors.
