National and Regional Archives
County Historical Societies
In many cases, your local county historical society will have resources to help you. If you do not know where your county historical society is or how to contact them, use this listing of repositories to assist you: Repositories of Primary Sources.This resource lists repositories throughout the world including local/regional historical societies, college and university archives, and national archives.
State Historical Societies
One of the best places to look for news coverage of natural disasters is at your state historical society. Below is a list of our region's state historical societies:
National Archives
Depending on the magnitude of the disaster you are researching, it is possible that records are stored in national archives. Use the links below to guide you to these resources.
In many cases, your local county historical society will have resources to help you. If you do not know where your county historical society is or how to contact them, use this listing of repositories to assist you: Repositories of Primary Sources.This resource lists repositories throughout the world including local/regional historical societies, college and university archives, and national archives.
State Historical Societies
One of the best places to look for news coverage of natural disasters is at your state historical society. Below is a list of our region's state historical societies:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Montana Historical Society
- State Historical Society of Iowa
- State Historical Society of North Dakota
- South Dakota State Historical Society
National Archives
Depending on the magnitude of the disaster you are researching, it is possible that records are stored in national archives. Use the links below to guide you to these resources.