History Revealed: Queer Voices
2019-08-01 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier St, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Queer Voices Panel Discussion

History Revealed Series
August 1, 2019
Thursday, 7:00 pm
East Side Freedom Library
Free and open to all. No reservations needed.
Join RCHS for History Revealed, our program series featuring presentations and tours from the best of local historians, authors and archaeologists, with a wide range of topics drawn from the heritage and traditions of Ramsey County.
Join us at the East Side Freedom Library for a panel discussion and readings from the new publication, Queer Voices.
Since its beginnings in 1993, the Queer Voices reading series has featured both emerging and established Minnesota-based writers of the LGBTQIA+ community. With a track record of more than twenty years, the series has become a national model and one of Minnesota’s most important literary institutions. It is reputed to be the longest-running curated queer reading series in the country.
In this volume, series curators John Medeiros and Andrea Jenkins and facilitator Lisa Marie Brimmer present the finest poetry, fiction, and nonfiction pieces by the presenters. Their work, generated and performed in a powerful space of understanding, explores the material of life without internal or external censorship. Living, loving, working, learning, playing, reflecting, knowing, inventing, and being—these magnificent queer voices affirm the importance of civil literacy and the power of vulnerability.
The following contributors will be part of the panel, other editors and contributors will be joining us:
Stephanie Chrismon
Christina Glendenning
Bronson Lemer
Nasreen Mohamed
Michael Kiesow Moore
William Reichard
Morgan Grayce Willow
Books will be available for purchase.
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History Revealed: Floating Bethel
2019-07-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Christine Podas-Larson, The Floating Bethel
History Revealed Series
July 25, 2019
Thursday, 7:00 pm
Ramsey County Roseville Library
Free and open to all. No reservations needed.
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Christine Podas-Larson, author of the recent article in Ramsey County History magazine, “Eliza Edgerton Newport and St. Paul’s Floating Bethel, 1891-1903” will talk about the history of Saint Paul’s “Floating Bethel,” a refuge for the working poor that was docked off Sibley Street on the Mississippi. Community leader and St. Paul resident Eliza Newport was well-educated and well-connected, and she led many charitable organizations and community efforts at the end of the 19th century. Drawn to the work of the Bethel Association, and in conjunction with other community leaders, Eliza developed places where the poor and transient of the city could meet, get food, basic needs, and have a safe place to stay. This culminated in the Floating Bethel, a riverboat hotel & bathhouse on the Mississippi River that served the “floating class,” river and railroad workers and their families. Over thirteen years it provided educational, vocational, and religious instruction for the guests. On July 5, 1893 the Floating Bethel had a devastating fire. The legacy of the Floating Bethel lives on today through the Bethel Hotel, a transitional housing program for men run by Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities.
Christine Podas-Larson will present the history of the Floating Bethel, and the work and life of her great-grandmother, Eliza Newport in this fascinating presentation on the early years of Saint Paul.

Christine Podas-Larson is the founder of Public Art Saint Paul, where she was the organization’s Executive Director for many years. She is also the great-granddaughter of Eliza Edgerton Newport.
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History Revealed: Peoples Library
2019-07-18 19:00 - 20:30 | East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier St, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Greg Gaut, Reinventing the Peoples Library

History Revealed Series
July 18, 2019
Thursday, 7:00 pm
East Side Freedom Library
Free and open to all. No reservations needed.
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Author Greg Gaut will present his new book, Reinventing the People’s Library, which traces the history of the Arlington Hills Library, one of three Carnegie Libraries in Saint Paul, and its reinvention as the East Side Freedom Library. More than the history of a building, the book is the story of the East Side community, the history of immigration in Saint Paul, and the role that libraries have played in the development of Minnesota.
Greg Gaut earned his doctorate from the University of Minnesota and taught history at St. Mary’s University in Winona until his retirement in 2011. Since then he has focused on historic preservation, preparing nominations for the National Register of Historic Places and for landmark status under local preservation ordinances. He has written articles for Minnesota History magazine and has twice won the David Gebhard Award for best article on Minnesota’s built environment. He has also written Laird’s Legacy: A History of the Winona Public Library.
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History Revealed: The Leavenworth Expedition
2019-06-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Gary Brueggemann: The Long Legacy of the Leavenworth Expedition (1819-20)
History Revealed Series
June 27, 2019
Thursday, 7:00 pm
Ramsey County Roseville Library
Free and open to all. No reservations needed.
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Two hundred years ago the largest expedition to enter present-day Minnesota launched the development of an American military establishment near the meeting of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers that proved to be a great turning point in Minnesota history. Never before in history had so many non-natives in one group traveled so far up the Mississippi – more than 530 miles north of St. Louis and over 200 miles upriver from Prairie du Chien, the northernmost settlement on the Mississippi in 1819. And never before had so many people from so many places made such a large “Cantonment” in that part of the wilderness.
Included among the 128 members of this historic expedition were the first non-Indigenous women and children to enter present-day Minnesota, and the former New York lawyer and politician and war hero who led them, – the “polished gentleman” destined for fame but also misery – Commander Lieutenant Colonel Henry Leavenworth. The group’s adventurous story, which included the tragic deaths of dozens of soldiers and extraordinary hardships for everyone, is a significant chapter in Minnesota history; yet it is one of the lesser known ones remembered today – and when it is remembered its legacy is largely underappreciated and the details of the story greatly condensed.
Minnesota historian and author Gary Brueggemann has been extensively researching this interesting and important story and will share what he has uncovered in a special pictorial presentation.
Gary Brueggemann is a lifetime resident of St. Paul’s West 7th neighborhood, and he credits his love of history to his father, who inspired his son with tales about his own childhood growing up along the river below the Randolph Ave. bluff. Gary received undergraduate and graduate degrees from University Of Wisconsin – River Falls. Now retired, in 1978 Gary developed the first-ever college accredited course on St. Paul history for Inver Hills Community College, where he served as a history professor.
Photo of Colonel Henry Leavenworth, Wikimedia Commons, in the public domain.

History Revealed: Cultures Coming Together
2019-06-06 19:00 - 20:30 | East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier St, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Krista Finstad Hanson: Cultures Coming Together in St. Paul: 100 Years of Immigration and Resettlement
History Revealed Series
June 6, 2019
Thursday, 7:00 pm
East Side Freedom Library
Free and open to all. No reservations needed.
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Learn about 100 years of immigration history to St. Paul, Minnesota. In 2019, the International Institute of Minnesota is celebrating 100 years of service to the existing ethnic groups and new groups of refugees, immigrants, and asylees in our community. By uncovering the history of this non-profit agency, historian Krista Finstad Hanson will shine a light on the history of immigration to St. Paul, the worldwide crises and US government policy behind the waves of new immigrants or refugees, and the impact immigration has had on our community.

Krista Finstad Hanson is the author of two travel guides to museums in historic houses: Minnesota Open House and Wisconsin’s Historic Houses and Living History Museums. She has also written a children’s science textbook, The Great Barrier Reef: A Natural Wonder. Her writings focus on architectural history, travel, and homes, and since 1992 she has written for such a number of local and national publications.
Featured image courtesy of International Institute of Minnesota, 1920 Christmas party at the International Institute.

History Revealed: Black Baseball & Rondo
2019-05-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Frank M. White, Black Baseball & The Rondo Neighborhood
History Revealed Series
May 23, 2019
Thursday, 7:00 pm
Ramsey County Roseville Library
Free and open to all. No reservations needed.
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Author and historian Frank M. White will discuss the overall picture of baseball and sports in the Rondo neighborhood. He will highlight some of the athletes from that neighborhood and will also place the history of baseball in context, recognizing some of the landmarks and locations of significance in Rondo that were instrumental in the community and in developing sports in the area.
Frank M. White is a former athlete, coach, official, and sports administrator. He currently coordinates the RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) program for the Minnesota Twins. His exhibit, They Played for the Love of the Game, was developed with the Ramsey County Historical Society in 2010. Frank is also the author of articles, including for Ramsey County History magazine, and They Played for the Love of the Game, Minnesota Historical Society Press.

History Revealed: Diesel Heart
2019-05-07 19:00 - 20:30 | East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier St, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Melvin Carter Jr.: Diesel Heart
with Marvin R. Anderson

History Revealed Series
May 7, 2019
Tuesday, 7:00 pm
East Side Freedom Library
Free and open to all. No reservations needed.
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Full of humor, toughness, hard work, and surprising vulnerability, this book shows the bitter weight of racism and the power of principled resistance.

The doctors gathered around, passing the stethoscope from hand to hand, taking turns listening to my chest. Finally, the lead doctor said, “Now, that’s what I call a heartbeat!”
I snapped, “Whaddaya mean?”
“It’s like hearing a diesel engine inside a Mustang body,” he said.
Melvin Whitfield Carter Jr., the father of St. Paul’s current mayor, is a true son of Rondo, the city’s storied African American neighborhood. He was born in a city divided along racial lines and rich in cultural misunderstanding. Growing up in the 1950s and ’60s, he witnessed the destruction of his neighborhood by the I-94 freeway—and he found his way to fighting and trouble.
But Carter turned his life around. As a young man, he enlisted in the US Navy. He used his fighting ability to survive racist treatment, winning boxing matches and respect. And as an affirmative action hire in the St. Paul Police Department, facing prejudice at every turn, this hardworking, talented, and highly principled officer fought to protect the people of the city he calls home.
Diesel Heart is the story of a leader who created a powerful family legacy by standing up for what is right, even in the face of adversity. Marvin R. Anderson will be joining Melvin Carter in an informal, engaging and enlightening conversation, sharing Mr. Carter’s story and the history of a neighborhood and a city during a turbulent time.
Copies of Diesel Heart will be available for purchase and signing.
Melvin Whitfield Carter Jr. served as an officer in the St. Paul Police Department for twenty-eight years. He is the founder and executive director of Save Our Sons.
Marvin Roger Anderson was raised in Saint Paul’s Rondo neighborhood before leaving to attend Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, and then received his J.D. from Hastings College of Law in San Francisco. After serving int he Peace Corp, he was an ordinance drafter for the city of Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights before earning his Master of Arts from the University of Minnesota’s School of Library Science. He was appointed State Law Librarian in 1980. Anderson’s tenure as State Law Librarian spanned 22 years and included many accomplishments including the “Everybody Wins” reading program, which paired volunteer legal practitioners with elementary school students to encourage a life-long love of reading.

History Revealed: Metropolitan Dreams
2019-04-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Larry Millett: Metropolitan Dreams

History Revealed Series
April 25, 2019
Thursday, 7:00 pm
Ramsey County Roseville Library
Free and open to all. No reservations needed.
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The story of one of Minnesota’s most famous and most mourned buildings, set against the history of downtown Minneapolis.
When it opened in 1890, the twelve-story Northwestern Guaranty Loan Building was the tallest, largest, and most splendid commercial structure in Minneapolis—a mighty stone skyscraper built for the ages. How this grand Richardsonian Romanesque edifice, which later came to be called the Metropolitan Building, rose with the growth of Minneapolis only to fall in the throes of the city’s postwar renewal, is revealed in Metropolitan Dreams in all its scandalous intrigue. It is a tale of urban growing pains and architectural ghosts and of colorful, sometimes criminal characters amid the grandeur and squalor of building and rebuilding a city’s skyline.
Against the thrumming backdrop of turn-of-the-century Minneapolis, architectural critic and historian Larry Millett recreates the impressive rise of the massive office building, its walls of green New Hampshire granite and red Lake Superior sandstone surrounding its true architectural wonder, a dazzling twelve-story iron and glass light court. The drama, however, was far from confined to the building itself. A consummate storyteller, Millett summons the frenetic atmosphere in Gilded Age Minneapolis that encouraged the likes of Northwestern Guaranty’s founder, real estate speculator Louis Menage, whose shady deals financed this Minneapolis masterpiece—and then forced him to flee both prosecution and the country a mere three years later.
Dubious as its financial beginnings might have been, the economic circumstances of the Metropolitan’s demise were at least as questionable. Anchoring Minneapolis’s historic Gateway District in its heyday, the building’s fortunes shifted with the city’s demographics and finally it fell victim to the fervor of one of the largest downtown urban renewal projects ever undertaken in the United States. Though the long and furious battle to save the Metropolitan ultimately failed in 1962, its ghost persists in the passion for historic preservation stirred by its demise—and in Metropolitan Dreams, whose photographs, architectural drawings, and absorbing narrative bring the building and its story to vibrant, enduring life.
Larry Millet. Photo by Matt Schmidt.
Larry Millett is the author of many notable books on regional architecture, including Once There Were Castles, Minnesota Modern: Architecture and Life at Midcentury (winner of a Minnesota Book Award), and Heart of St. Paul: A History of the Pioneer and Endicott Buildings, all published by Minnesota, as well as Lost Twin Cities, Minnesota’s Own: Preserving Our Grand Homes, and several AIA Guides to the architecture of the Twin Cities. He has also written eight historical novels involving Sherlock Holmes set in turn-of-the-century Minnesota.
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History Revealed: Homes vs Factories
2019-04-06 13:00 - 14:30 | Highland Library Saint Paul, 1974 Ford Pkwy, Saint Paul, MN, 55116, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Marc Manderscheid: Homes vs. Factories: The 95-Year Battle over the Future of the South Highland Park Neighborhood”
History Revealed Series
April 6, 2019
Saturday, 1:00 pm
St. Paul Highland Library
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The opening of the Ford plant in Highland Park in 1924 was only the beginning. Business leaders wanted the entire area south of St. Paul Avenue for industrial development: 700 acres above the bluff for factories and 600 acres on the Mississippi River for coal receiving by barge.
Marc Manderscheid will present “Homes vs. Factories: The 95-Year Battle over the Future of the South Highland Park Neighborhood.” He will explain how city and business leaders planned to make a great new industrial district, but multiple factors killed the industrial dream: “down zoning” and changing economics then created the current residential neighborhood.
Featured image: Aerial view of the Highland Park neighborhood, looking south. From the RCHS Collection.

History Revealed: Home Away From Home
2019-03-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Terry Swanson, Home Away From Home: Stories From Minnesota’s First Pioneer Girls
History Revealed Library Series
March 28, 2019
Thursday, 7:00 pm
Ramsey County Roseville Library
Free and open to all. No reservations needed.
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The stories that dwell in our memories define us, change over time, and taken collectively, portray a generation. Terry Swanson will provide a glimpse into the real world of Minnesota’s pioneer girls who settled in Minnesota with their families. This snapshot of Minnesota life from 1840-1860 comes from an analysis of first-hand accounts, including the histories in “Old Rail Fence Corners.”
Terry Swanson is an author and historian and recently retired as the manager of the Gibbs Farm historic site.
Featured image: Photograph of a group of five girls and two boys, circa 1870. The girls seem to be holding diplomas. Back caption: “St. Paul.” From the RCHS Collection.

Due to unforeseen circumstances the previous presentation by Moira Harris has been cancelled. We apologize for the cancellation.
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History Revealed: Modern Bonds
2019-03-12 19:00 - 20:30 | East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier St, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello, Modern Bonds: Redefining Community in Early 20th C Saint Paul
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
7:00 pm
East Side Freedom Library
If you missed the presentation, you can watch it at the following links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EastSideFreedomLibrary/videos/601328617047594/
YouTube (somewhat better quality): https://youtu.be/MSZaVKkHuEw
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What does “community” mean and how did it come to signify everything from close friends to the entire world? Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello returns to St. Paul to talk about her new book, Modern Bonds: Redefining Community in Early Twentieth Century St. Paul, which considers how community was reconceptualized in the first decades of the twentieth century. Using St. Paul as an example, she mines a wide range of materials to show how everyday practices and materials — fiction, photography, architecture, public parks, the winter carnivals — unite and divide citizens across lines of gender, class, and race, while remaking the definition of “community.” Duclos-Orsello makes sense of the complex set of activities, policies and practices that not only gave birth to modern America but continue to shape life today. In this interactive lecture/discussion she will share key ideas and examples from the book with the goal of opening up conversations and motivating action in the here and now as much as offering a new synthesis of cultural, social and intellectual history of the early 20th century.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing.
Elizabeth Ann Duclos-Orsello is professor and chair of interdisciplinary studies and coordinator of American studies at Salem State University.

History Revealed: Children of Lincoln
2019-02-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
William D. Green: The Children of Lincoln: White Paternalism and the Limits of Black Opportunity in Minnesota, 1860-1876
History Revealed Series
February 28, 2019
Thursday, 7:00 pm
Ramsey County Roseville Library
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Framed around four white champions of African Americans in Minnesota, The Children of Lincoln reveals a little known but critical chapter in the state’s history as it intersects with the broader account of race in America. It reveals a pattern of racial paternalism, describing how even “enlightened” white Northerners would come to embrace policies that reinforced a notion of black inferiority.

William D. Green is professor of history at Augsburg University and author of The Children of Lincoln: White Paternalism and the Limits of Black Opportunity in Minnesota, 1860-1876, which is a finalist for the Minnesota Non-Fiction category of the 2019 Minnesota Book Awards, to be awarded in April. He is also the author of Degrees of Freedom: The Origins of Civil Rights in Minnesota, 1865–1912 (winner of the Hognander Minnesota History Award) and A Peculiar Imbalance: The Rise and Fall of Racial Equality in Minnesota, 1837–1869, both published by University of Minnesota press. He is vice president of the Minnesota Historical Society.
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History Revealed: National Register
2019-01-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Denis Gardiner, The National Register of Historic Places
History Revealed Series
January 24, 2019
Thursday, 7:00 pm
Ramsey County Roseville Library
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The National Register of Historic Places is the federal list of properties considered historically significant and worthy of preservation. The list includes properties significant in American history, culture, architecture, engineering, and archaeology. In this presentation Denis P. Gardner, Minnesota’s National Register Historian, highlights the events that spurred creation of the National Register, and he explains the concepts that help us determine what makes a property eligible for listing in this special inventory of places. Gardner finishes his talk by featuring properties in this area that are a part of the National Register.

Denis P. Gardner is the National Register Historian at the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office in St. Paul, where he reviews the eligibility of properties for the National Register of Historic Places. He is the author of Minnesota Treasures: Stories Behind the State’s Historic Places (Minnesota Historical Society Press) and Wood, Concrete, Stone, and Steel: Minnesota’s Historic Bridges (University of Minnesota Press). His latest book is Our Minnesota State Capitol: From Groundbreaking Through Restoration (Minnesota Historical Society Press).
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History Revealed: North Star
2018-11-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Daniel Bergin, North Star Stories

History Revealed Series
November 29, 2018
Thursday, 7:00 pm
Ramsey County Roseville Library
Free and open to all.
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Join producer and director Daniel Pierce Bergin in a discussion about researching, filming and producing the TPT series, North Star that focuses on the history of African-Americans in Minnesota. Daniel will talk about the most recent film, co-produced with the Ramsey County Historical Society, North Star: Civil War Stories, as well as other in the series, including North Star: Stories of Minnesota’s Black Pioneers that tells the stories of 12 of Minnesota’s early black leaders.
Daniel Pierce Bergin is Senior Producer & Partnership Manager for Twin Cities Public Television. He was a Production Fellow for the PBS documentary Slavery by Another Name, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Bergin won a regional Emmy Award for Slavery By Another Name: Behind the Scenes. His other notable productions include regional Emmy-winners Asian Flavors, North Star: Minnesota’s Black Pioneers; Lowertown: The Rise of an Urban Village; Cass Gilbert: Standing the Test of Time. His literary history documentary, Literature & Life: The Givens Collection was named “Best History Documentary” at the Prized Pieces International Black Film Festival. His documentary With Impunity: Men & Gender Violence was named “Best Documentary of 2012” by Mpls/St. Paul Magazine. In addition to long-form documentary work, Bergin received a regional Emmy award for Legacy Letters, a PSA series about celebrating and protecting Minnesota’s natural, historical, and cultural heritage. Bergin produced exhibit videos for the Science Museum of Minnesota’s award-winning touring exhibit “Race: Are We So Different?” He also produced a companion program for broadcast.
The filmmaker’s short narrative films have screened at the American Film Institute, the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, The Wexner Center, and the Hollywood Black Film Festival. In the 1990s, Daniel Bergin produced the ground breaking “Don’t Believe the Hype,” TPT’s Emmy award winning youth media program.
The Minneapolis native and University of Minnesota graduate has served as a director on the boards of several community media organizations including Intermedia Arts, St. Paul Neighborhood Network, Hennepin Theatre Trust, and IFP MN. He was on the Walker Art Center’s Parent Advisory Council. Daniel is an adjunct instructor at St. Cloud State University. He has been recognized as a MN State Arts Board Fellow, a 2003 Twin Cities Business Journal’s “40 under 40”, a City Pages Artist of the Year, attended the esteemed PBS Producers Academy, and was awarded a Bush Leadership Fellowship for his work in community media.
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History Revealed: MN State Fair in WWI
2018-07-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Mark Haidet, The Minnesota State Fair during World War I
History Revealed Series
July 26, 2018
Thursday, 7:00 pm
Ramsey County Roseville Library
Free and open to all.
Join RCHS for a new series, History Revealed, featuring the best of local history authors talking about a wide range of topics drawn from the heritage and traditions of Ramsey County. See our History Revealed page here for more programs, past and future.
State Fair historian Mark Haidet will present the story of how the Minnesota State Fair played a key role in mobilizing the Minnesota home front for victory during World War I. From the State Fair’s national leadership in the campaign to “Win the War with Food,” to large war exhibits, military pageants, and Grandstand shows depicting major battles, discover the fascinating history of Minnesota’s beloved State Fair during this challenging era.
Mark Haidet
Mark Haidet worked for the Minnesota Historical Society for more than 36 years – 10 years as a historian and 26 years in the Development Office. As Director of Development for the program’s first 16 years, he built a comprehensive program and led three major campaigns for the Minnesota History Center, Mill City Museum and the Greatest Generation Project. He closed his career with three years at the State Fair Foundation where he completed the campaign to build the Fair’s new History & Heritage Center. Now retired, Mark is helping others as a free-lance historian and fund-raising consultant.
Mark, who has attended all but one State Fair since moving to Minnesota in 1976, is passionate about the Fair, its history, and its importance to Minnesota.
Featured image: Black and white photograph of people lining up to purchase tickets at an entrance to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, circa September, 1950. From the Ramsey County Historical Society photo & postcard collection.
Thank you to the Ramsey County Roseville Library for their support of this program.
Scheduled 2018 History Revealed Programs
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June 28, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm, Scott Carlson, Twin Cities Beer
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.

July 11, 2018, Wednesday, Noon, Peter Rachleff, Immigration Then and Now: From Swede Hollow to Arlington Hills Walking Tour
History Revealed Walking Tour
East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, 55106
Meet at the History & Heritage Center. Reservations required, limit 30.
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July 12, 2018, Thursday, 7:45-9:00 –Paul Nelson, Frederick McGhee
History Revealed: A Toast to History
RCHS Day at Waldmann
Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery, 445 Smith Ave N, Saint Paul, MN 55102
More information.
July 26, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Mark Haidet, The Minnesota State Fair During World War I
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.
August 9, 2018, Thursday, 7:45-9:00 – TBA
History Revealed: A Toast to History
RCHS Day at Waldmann
Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery, 445 Smith Ave N, Saint Paul, MN 55102
More information.
August 23, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Grant Merritt, Iron and Water: My Life Protecting Minnesota’s Environment
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.
September 12, 2018, Wednesday, noon – Denis P. Gardner, Our Minnesota State Capitol: From Groundbreaking through Restoration
History Revealed Landmark Lunch Series
Landmark Center, 75 Fifth St W, Saint Paul MN 55102. Free and open to all.
More information.

September 13, 2018, Thursday, 7:45-9:00 – TBA
History Revealed: A Toast to History
RCHS Day at Waldmann
Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery, 445 Smith Ave N, Saint Paul, MN 55102
More information.
September 27, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Bill Lindeke, Saint Paul Then & Now
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information
October 10, 2018, Wednesday, noon – Susan Bartlett Foote, The Crusade for Forgotten Souls: Reforming Minnesota’s Mental Health Institutions, 1946-1954
History Revealed Landmark Lunch Series
Landmark Center, 75 Fifth St W, Saint Paul MN 55102. Free and open to all.
More information.
October 11, 2018, Thursday, 7:45-9:00 – TBA
History Revealed: A Toast to History
RCHS Day at Waldmann
Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery, 445 Smith Ave N, Saint Paul, MN 55102
More information.
October 25, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Krista Finstad Hanson, Japanese American Resettlement to St. Paul during World War II: The International Institute, The War Relocation Authority, and Ruth & Earl Tanabara
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.
November 8, 2018, Thursday, 7:45-9:00 – TBA
History Revealed: A Toast to History
RCHS Day at Waldmann
Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery, 445 Smith Ave N, Saint Paul, MN 55102
More information.
November 29, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Daniel Bergin, North Star Stories
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.
December 5, 2018, Wednesday, noon – Gibbs Farm staff, Holiday Traditions on the Minnesota Prairie
History Revealed Landmark Lunch Series
Landmark Center, 75 Fifth St W, Saint Paul MN 55102. Free and open to all.
More information
December 13, 2018, Thursday, 7:45-9:00 – TBA
History Revealed: A Toast to History
RCHS Day at Waldmann
Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery, 445 Smith Ave N, Saint Paul, MN 55102
More information.

History Revealed: Twin Cities Beer
2018-06-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Scott Carlson, Twin Cities Beer

History Revealed Series
June 28, 2018
Thursday, 7:00 pm
Ramsey County Roseville Library
Free and open to all.
Join RCHS for History Revealed, our program series featuring presentations and tours from the best of local historians, authors and archaeologists, with a wide range of topics drawn from the heritage and traditions of Ramsey County.
The Twin Cities witnessed a recent explosion of craft beer breweries and brewpubs, but the region’s beer history reaches back generations. The Minneapolis Brewing Company introduced the iconic Grain Belt beer in 1893, and it remains a local favorite. Fur trapper and bootlegger Pierre “Pig’s Eye” Parrant established a St. Paul tavern along the banks of the Mississippi River in the early 1800s. The area has been home to some of the best-known beer brands in America, from Hamm’s and Schmidt’s to Yoerg’s and Olympia. Today, microbreweries such as Bad Weather Brewing, Summit Brewing and more than fifty others are forging new avenues. Join author Scott Carlson as he offers an intriguing history and guide to Twin Cities beer.
About the author:
Scott Carlson is a Twin Cities journalist and writer. He spent nearly thirty years at the St. Paul Pioneer Press, where he won numerous awards for his work. Most recently, Scott served as a research associate in the Community Broadband Networks initiative at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and as a media relations and communications consultant. Scott has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota and a juris doctorate from the William Mitchell College of Law (now known as the Hamline Mitchell School of Law). He lives with his wife, Betsy, in the Twin Cities.
Scheduled 2018 History Revealed Programs
Check back for updates!
Click on the titles for more information.
Please note that topics and speakers may change. Check the website and our Facebook page for updates.
Please also note presentation location and times.
Click here for the History Revealed webpage: Past presentations and updates.
June 28, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm, Scott Carlson, Twin Cities Beer
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.

July 11, 2018, Wednesday, Noon, Peter Rachleff, Immigration Then and Now: From Swede Hollow to Arlington Hills Walking Tour
History Revealed Walking Tour
East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, 55106
Meet at the History & Heritage Center. Reservations required, limit 30.
More information
July 12, 2018, Thursday, 7:45-9:00 –Paul Nelson, Frederick McGhee
History Revealed: A Toast to History
RCHS Day at Waldmann
Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery, 445 Smith Ave N, Saint Paul, MN 55102
More information.
July 26, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Mark Haidet, The Minnesota State Fair During World War I
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.
August 9, 2018, Thursday, 7:45-9:00 – TBA
History Revealed: A Toast to History
RCHS Day at Waldmann
Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery, 445 Smith Ave N, Saint Paul, MN 55102
More information.
August 23, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Grant Merritt, Iron and Water: My Life Protecting Minnesota’s Environment
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.
September 12, 2018, Wednesday, noon – Denis P. Gardner, Our Minnesota State Capitol: From Groundbreaking through Restoration
History Revealed Landmark Lunch Series
Landmark Center, 75 Fifth St W, Saint Paul MN 55102. Free and open to all.
More information.

September 13, 2018, Thursday, 7:45-9:00 – TBA
History Revealed: A Toast to History
RCHS Day at Waldmann
Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery, 445 Smith Ave N, Saint Paul, MN 55102
More information.
September 27, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Bill Lindeke, Saint Paul Then & Now
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information
October 10, 2018, Wednesday, noon – Susan Bartlett Foote, The Crusade for Forgotten Souls: Reforming Minnesota’s Mental Health Institutions, 1946-1954
History Revealed Landmark Lunch Series
Landmark Center, 75 Fifth St W, Saint Paul MN 55102. Free and open to all.
More information.
October 11, 2018, Thursday, 7:45-9:00 – TBA
History Revealed: A Toast to History
RCHS Day at Waldmann
Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery, 445 Smith Ave N, Saint Paul, MN 55102
More information.
October 25, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Krista Finstad Hanson, Japanese American Resettlement to St. Paul during World War II: The International Institute, The War Relocation Authority, and Ruth & Earl Tanabara
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.
November 8, 2018, Thursday, 7:45-9:00 – TBA
History Revealed: A Toast to History
RCHS Day at Waldmann
Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery, 445 Smith Ave N, Saint Paul, MN 55102
More information.
November 29, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Daniel Bergin, North Star Stories
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.
December 5, 2018, Wednesday, noon – Gibbs Farm staff, Holiday Traditions on the Minnesota Prairie
History Revealed Landmark Lunch Series
Landmark Center, 75 Fifth St W, Saint Paul MN 55102. Free and open to all.
More information
December 13, 2018, Thursday, 7:45-9:00 – TBA
History Revealed: A Toast to History
RCHS Day at Waldmann
Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery, 445 Smith Ave N, Saint Paul, MN 55102
More information.

History Revealed: Elaine Goodale Eastman
2018-05-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society presents
Terry Swanson, Elaine Goodale Eastman: Sister to the Sioux, In Her Own Words
History Revealed Series
May 24, 2018
Thursday, 7:00 pm
Ramsey County Roseville Library
Free and open to all.
Join RCHS for History Revealed in 2018, featuring the best of local history authors, historians and archaeologists talking about a wide range of topics drawn from the heritage and traditions of Ramsey County.
In 1884, twenty-one-year old Elaine Goodale, a published poet from New England became the first white woman to teach Dakota and Lakota students at South Dakota reservations. She was working at the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1890 at the time of the Wounded Knee Massacre. She met and fell in love with Dr. Charles Eastman, a noted Native American medical doctor who was the physician at the reservation during the tragedy.
They married in 1891 and moved to St. Paul in 1893 where they lived until 1897. During this period, Elaine and Charles began to write and publish children’s stories.
For the article, Charles and Elaine Eastman: Their Years in St. Paul, 1893–1898 by Teresa Swanson, Sydney Beane, and William Beane, published in Ramsey County History magazine, Spring 2018, Vol. 53, #1, click here for the article summary and a downloadable PDF of the entire article.
Terry Swanson, historian and recently retired manager of the Gibbs Farm historic site will examine the life and times of Elaine Goodale Eastman through the lens of her own autobiographical accounts.
Thank you to the Ramsey County Roseville Library for their support of this program.
History Revealed Presentations
Scheduled 2018 History Revealed Programs
Check back for updates!
Click on the titles for more information.
Please note that topics and speakers may change. Check the website and our Facebook page for updates.
Please also note presentation location and times.
May 24, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Terry Swanson, Elaine Goodale Eastman: Sister to the Sioux in Her Own Words
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.
June 6, 2018, Wednesday, 10:30 am-noon – Mark Haidet, Walking Tour of the MN State Fair
History Revealed Walking Tour
Minnesota State Fairgrounds, 1265 Snelling Ave N, Saint Paul, MN 55108
Meet at the History & Heritage Center. Reservations required, limit 30.
More information and reservations.
June 28, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm, Scott Carlson, Twin Cities Beer
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.

July 11, 2018, Wednesday, Noon, Peter Rachleff, Immigration Then and Now: From Swede Hollow to Arlington Hills Walking Tour
History Revealed Walking Tour
East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, 55106
Meet at the History & Heritage Center. Reservations required, limit 30.
More information
July 26, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Mark Haidet, The Minnesota State Fair During World War I
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.
August 23, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Grant Merritt, Iron and Water: My Life Protecting Minnesota’s Environment
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.
September 12, 2018, Wednesday, noon – Denis P. Gardner, Our Minnesota State Capitol: From Groundbreaking through Restoration
History Revealed Landmark Lunch Series
Landmark Center, 75 Fifth St W, Saint Paul MN 55102. Free and open to all.
More information.

September 27, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – TBA
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville MN 55113. Free and open to all.
October 10, 2018, Wednesday, noon – Susan Bartlett Foote, The Crusade for Forgotten Souls: Reforming Minnesota’s Mental Health Institutions, 1946-1954
History Revealed Landmark Lunch Series
Landmark Center, 75 Fifth St W, Saint Paul MN 55102. Free and open to all.
More information.
October 25, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – TBA
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville MN 55113. Free and open to all.
November 29, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Daniel Bergin, North Star Stories
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.
December 5, 2018, Wednesday, noon – Gibbs Farm staff, Holiday Traditions on the Minnesota Prairie
History Revealed Landmark Lunch Series
Landmark Center, 75 Fifth St W, Saint Paul MN 55102. Free and open to all.
More information.

History Revealed: Booth Hospital
2018-03-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Kim Heikkila, To Bear the Mark: Unwed Motherhood at the Salvation Army’s Booth Memorial Hospital, 1913-1973 (or, History, My Mother, and Me)

History Revealed Series
March 22, 2018
Thursday, 7:00 pm
Ramsey County Roseville Library
Free and open to all.
Join RCHS for History Revealed, our program series featuring presentations and tours from the best of local historians, authors and archaeologists, with a wide range of topics drawn from the heritage and traditions of Ramsey County.
For 75 years, the Salvation Army in St. Paul operated a maternity home and hospital for unwed mothers. Booth Memorial Hospital housed thousands of young women who sought refuge – sometimes willingly, sometimes not — from the public censure that their status usually elicited. In the early twentieth century, mothers were encouraged to keep and raise their babies, but after World War II, public and expert opinion suggested that surrendering these “illegitimate” babies for adoption was the best solution – for mother, baby, and a deserving couple facing infertility. By the 1960s, at the peak of the maternity home movement, approximately 70% of single mothers at Booth relinquished their children for adoption.
Dr. Kim Heikkila’s mother was one of these women; she delivered her first daughter, Dr. Heikkila’s half-sister, at Booth in 1961, surrendered her for adoption, and kept the whole experience a secret for 33 years, until that daughter found her long-lost birth mother.
In this talk, Dr. Heikkila will explore the intersection of her mother’s story with the history of Booth Memorial Hospital and the experiences of seven former “Booth girls” with whom she conducted oral history interviews.

Kim Heikkila has a doctorate in American Studies, with a minor in Feminist Studies, from the University of Minnesota. She has written about Booth Memorial Hospital for Ramsey County History and Minnesota History, and has published several personal essays about her mother’s experiences as a birth mother and her own as an adoptive mother. She recently completed an oral history project with former Booth residents, staff, and related personnel, which was sponsored by the Minnesota Independent Scholars Forum with funding from a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage grant. Her first book, Sisterhood of War: Minnesota Women in Vietnam (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2011), was a finalist for a 2012 Minnesota Book Award. She taught U.S. and women’s history at local colleges and universities for more than 10 years before leaving academia to open her own oral history consulting business, Spotlight Oral History.
Thank you to the Ramsey County Roseville Library for their support of this program.
History Revealed Presentations
Scheduled 2018 History Revealed Programs
Check back for updates!
Click on the titles for more information.
Please note that topics and speakers may change. Check the website and our Facebook page for updates.
Please also note presentation location and times.
March 22, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Kim Heikkila, To Bear the Mark: Unwed Motherhood at the Salvation Army’s Booth Memorial Hospital, 1913-1973 (or, History, My Mother, and Me)
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.
April 18, 2018, Wednesday, noon – James Marrinan & Bonnie Lindberg, Value: It’s Not Always in the Money! A Look at YOUR Treasured Antiques
History Revealed Landmark Lunch Series
Landmark Center, 75 Fifth St W, Saint Paul MN 55102
Registration required.
More information and reservations.
April 26, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – John Diers, 1,100 Streetcars: The Rise and Fall of the Twin City Rapid Transit Company
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.
May 16, 2018, Wednesday, noon – Paul Nelson, Rocky Roots: Walking Tour of the Geology of Downtown Saint Paul
History Revealed Walking Tour
Landmark Center, 75 Fifth St W, Saint Paul MN 55102
Meet at the Landmark Center. Reservations required, limit 20.
More information and reservations.
May 24, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Terry Swanson, Elaine Goodale Eastman: Sister to the Sioux in Her Own Words
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.
June 6, 2018, Wednesday, 10:30 am-noon – Mark Haidet, Walking Tour of the MN State Fair
History Revealed Walking Tour
Minnesota State Fairgrounds, 1265 Snelling Ave N, Saint Paul, MN 55108
Meet at the History & Heritage Center. Reservations required, limit 30.
More information and reservations.
June 28, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm, Scott Carlson, Twin Cities Beer
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.

July 26, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Mark Haidet, The Minnesota State Fair During World War I
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.
August 23, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Grant Merritt, Iron and Water: My Life Protecting Minnesota’s Environment
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.
September 12, 2018, Wednesday, noon – Denis P. Gardner, Our Minnesota State Capitol: From Groundbreaking through Restoration
History Revealed Landmark Lunch Series
Landmark Center, 75 Fifth St W, Saint Paul MN 55102. Free and open to all.
More information.

October 10, 2018, Wednesday, noon – Susan Bartlett Foote, The Crusade for Forgotten Souls: Reforming Minnesota’s Mental Health Institutions, 1946-1954
History Revealed Landmark Lunch Series
Landmark Center, 75 Fifth St W, Saint Paul MN 55102. Free and open to all.
More information.
November 29, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Daniel Bergin, North Star Stories
History Revealed Library Series
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville MN 55113. Free and open to all.
More information.
December 5, 2018, Wednesday, noon – Gibbs Farm staff, Holiday Traditions on the Minnesota Prairie
History Revealed Landmark Lunch Series
Landmark Center, 75 Fifth St W, Saint Paul MN 55102. Free and open to all.
More information.

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History Revealed: Harold Stassen
2018-02-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Steve Werle, The Political Rise, Demise & Redemption of Harold E. Stassen (1907-2001)
History Revealed Series
February 15, 2018
Thursday, 7:00 pm
Ramsey County Roseville Library
Free and open to all.
Join RCHS for a new series, History Revealed, featuring the best of local history authors talking about a wide range of topics drawn from the heritage and traditions of Ramsey County. See our History Revealed page here for more programs, past and future.
In ten unsuccessful runs at the U.S. Presidency, Harold Stassen became infamous as a perennial candidate. But his lifetime of achievements, as Minnesota’s “boy governor,” as a war hero, as a founder of the United Nations, as a nationally prominent Republican – are now mostly forgotten. Steve Werle will re-introduce us to Harold Stassen, his life, and his legacy in this presentation. Copies of Steve’s book on Harold Stassen, “Stassen Again” will be available for purchase and for signing.
During a lifetime devoted to public service, Governor Harold Stassen left an indelible mark upon American politics. He first gained national prominence in the 1930s by revitalizing Minnesota’s Republican Party and establishing a progressive, cooperative approach to state government. Although his numerous achievements are often obscured by his seemingly relentless quest to become president, Stassen contributed greatly to the cause of international peace following World War II. Mr. Werle will lead participants in an engaging and entertaining walk down memory lane as he explores Stassen’s political journey with candid, comic, and original insights.
Steve Werle was born and raised in Rochester, Minnesota and teaches Advanced Placement United States History in the Twin Cities. He graduated from the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 1994 with a B.A.A. in Teaching Secondary Social Studies and earned a master’s degree from the same institution in 1999. He has taught a variety of high school history courses for over twenty years and also serves (pun totally intended) as a varsity tennis coach. Each summer Werle bakes thousands of Sweet Martha’s Cookies at the Minnesota State Fair.
Mr. Werle is the author of An American Gothic: The Life & Times & Legacy of William Gates LeDuc. His most recent book, Stassen Again, was published by the Minnesota Historical Society Press in 2015 and is available wherever books are sold. Werle lives in Minneapolis with his wife Colleen and their three sons.
Image of Harold Stassen from The Ladies Home Journal, c. 1948. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Caption on photo reads in part: “Stassen doffs his size 77s hat and wades into the Presidential campaign with a smile at least as big.”

Thank you to the Ramsey County Roseville Library for their support of this program.
History Revealed Presentations
Scheduled 2018 History Revealed Programs
Check back for updates!
Click on the titles for more information.
Please note that topics and speakers may change. Check the website and our Facebook page for updates.
Please also note presentation location and times.
February 15, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Steve Werle, The Political Rise, Demise, and Redemption of Harold E. Stassen
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113. Free and open to all.
February 21, 2018, Wednesday, noon – North Star: Civil War Stories Event
Film screening & discussion. Free & open to all.
Landmark Center Weyerhauser Auditorium, 75 W Fifth St., Saint Paul MN 55102.
March 14, 2018, Wednesday, noon – Mollie Spillman, How to Research Your House
Landmark Center, 75 Fifth St W, Saint Paul MN 55102. Free and open to all.
March 22, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Kim Heikkila, To Bear the Mark: Unwed Motherhood at the Salvation Army’s Booth Memorial Hospital, 1913-1973 (or, History, My Mother, and Me)
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113. Free and open to all.
April 18, 2018, Wednesday, noon – James Marrinan & Bonnie Lindberg, Value: It’s Not Always in the Money! A Look at YOUR Treasured Antiques
Landmark Center, 75 Fifth St W, Saint Paul MN 55102
Registration required.
April 26, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – John Diers, 1,100 Streetcars: The Rise and Fall of the Twin City Rapid Transit Company
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113. Free and open to all.

May 16, 2018, Wednesday, noon – Paul Nelson, Rocky Roots: Walking Tour of the Geology of Downtown Saint Paul
Landmark Center, 75 Fifth St W, Saint Paul MN 55102
Meet at the Landmark Center. Reservations required, limit 20.
May 24, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Terry Swanson, Elaine Goodale Eastman: Sister to the Sioux in Her Own Words
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113. Free and open to all.
June 6, 2018, Wednesday, 10:30 am-noon – Mark Haidet, Walking Tour of the MN State Fair
Minnesota State Fairgrounds, 1265 Snelling Ave N, Saint Paul, MN 55108
Meet at the History & Heritage Center. Reservations required, limit 30.
July 26, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Mark Haidet, The Minnesota State Fair During World War I
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville MN 55113. Free and open to all.

History Revealed: Minnesota Caves
2018-01-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society presents
Greg Brick, Minnesota Caves: History and Lore
History Revealed Series
January 25, 2018
Thursday, 7:00 pm
Ramsey County Roseville Library
Free and open to all.
Join RCHS for History Revealed in 2018, featuring the best of local history authors, historians and archaeologists talking about a wide range of topics drawn from the heritage and traditions of Ramsey County.
Minnesota Caves: History and Lore (Arcadia Publishing, 2017) is Greg’s third book on caves and the first book on this exact topic in 50 years. This powerpoint tour of Minnesota caves highlights the caves with significant narrative history, illustrated with historic images, never before published, from the National Cave Museum in Kentucky. While most of the caves still exist, many are not publicly accessible, and some never did exist except in the minds of explorers. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.
Greg Brick Ph.D. was employed as a hydrogeologist at several environmental consulting firms, has taught geology at local colleges and universities, and now works on the Minnesota Spring Inventory at the Department of Natural Resources. He has edited the Journal of Spelean History since 2003, published more than 100 articles about caves, and was the recipient of the 2005 Cave History Award from the National Speleological Society. His first book, Iowa Underground: A Guide to the State’s Subterranean Treasures, was published by Trails Media Group in 2004. His second book, Subterranean Twin Cities, published by the University of Minnesota Press in 2009, won an award from the American Institute of Architects. His work has been featured in National Geographic Adventure magazine as well as on the History Channel. He has led guided tours of caves for the Minnesota Historical Society and the University of Minnesota’s College of Continuing Education.
History Revealed Program Series
Please note that topics and speakers may change. Check the website and our Facebook page for updates. Click on the links below for more information.
Please also note presentation location and times.
For more information, and a list of upcoming and past History Revealed programs, see the History Revealed page here.
January 25, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Greg Brick, Minnesota Caves: History and Lore
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
February 15, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Steve Werle, The Political Rise, Demise, and Redemption of Harold E. Stassen
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
March 22, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Kim Heikkila, To Bear the Mark: Unwed Motherhood at the Salvation Army’s Booth Memorial Hospital, 1913-1973 (or, History, My Mother, and Me)
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
April 26, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – John Diers, 1,100 Streetcars: The Rise and Fall of the Twin City Rapid Transit Company
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113

May 24, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Terry Swanson, Elaine Goodale Eastman: Sister to the Sioux in Her Own Words
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113

History Revealed: Nick Coleman
2017-11-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
John Watson Milton, For the Good of the Order: Nick Coleman

History Revealed Series
November 30, 2017
Thursday, 7:00 pm
Ramsey County Roseville Library
Free and open to all.
Join RCHS for a new series, History Revealed, featuring the best of local history authors talking about a wide range of topics drawn from the heritage and traditions of Ramsey County.
John Watson Milton will present the story of Nick Coleman, the son of Irish immigrants who was an influential Minnesota state senator in the 1960’s and 1970’s, and had an unsuccessful run for Governor. Coleman was instrumental in changing the Minnesota legislative branch and its agenda to a more progressive and respected one, and was also instrumental in passing many reforms, including the “Minnesota Miracle,” legislation that shifted the burden for public education from property taxes to a more progressive state income tax. The presentation will touch on Coleman’s work and accomplishments, the many great leaders he worked with from both sides of the political line, and his legacy to Minnesota, the nation and his family.
Milton is the author of For the Good of the Order, Nick Coleman and the High Tide of Liberal Politics in Minnesota, published by RCHS. Books will be available for purchase.

John Watson Milton was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He graduated magna cum laude from Princeton and the Woodrow Wilson School; he also studied at the Harvard School of Business. At Princeton he was the editorial chairman of The Daily Princetonian. Milton has published a wide variety of written works, including poetry, essay, recipes, speeches and short stories. He has written numerous articles for Ramsey County History magazine, and authored For the Good of the Order, Nick Coleman and the High Tide of Liberal Politics in Minnesota, published by RCHS. His biographical novel, The Fallen Nightingale, won two national awards for historical fiction. The author lives with his Panamanian-born wife, Maureen Angélica Acosta, on a small farm in Afton, Minnesota, where he writes and grows wine-grapes.
As a Princeton sophomore, Milton received a piece of valuable advice from Nobel Laureate Ernest Hemingway, who told him: “If you’re a writer, you write. No matter what happened last night, no matter how much you drank, no matter whose bed you climbed out of in the morning, you write. If you don’t, you’re not a writer.”
History Revealed Program Series
Please note that topics and speakers may change. Check the website and our Facebook page for updates. Click on the links below for more information.
Please also note presentation location and times.
For more information, and a list of upcoming and past History Revealed programs, see the History Revealed page here.
November 30, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – John Watson Milton, For the Good of the Order: Nick Coleman
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113

January 25, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Greg Brick, Minnesota Caves: History and Lore
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
February 15, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Steve Werle, The Political Rise, Demise, and Redemption of Harold E. Stassen
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
March 22, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Kim Heikkila, To Bear the Mark: Unwed Motherhood at the Salvation Army’s Booth Memorial Hospital, 1913-1973 (or, History, My Mother, and Me)
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
April 26, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – John Diers, 1,100 Streetcars: The Rise and Fall of the Twin City Rapid Transit Company
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113

May 24, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Terry Swanson, Elaine Goodale Eastman: Sister to the Sioux in Her Own Words
Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113

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History Revealed: Melvin Maas
2017-10-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Paul Nelson, Melvin Maas, Saint Paul’s Flying Congressman

History Revealed Series
October 26, 2017
Thursday, 7:00 pm
Ramsey County Roseville Library
Free and open to all.
Join RCHS for a new series, History Revealed, featuring the best of local history authors talking about a wide range of topics drawn from the heritage and traditions of Ramsey County. See our History Revealed page here for more programs, past and future.
Melvin Maas served in both world wars, won three combat medals, went blind in middle age, worked many years for America’s handicapped citizens, and told a few tall tales. Oh, yes, and though he was a conservative Republican, he represented St. Paul in Congress throughout the era of the New Deal. Meet the surprising Melvin Maas in this fascinating talk by Paul Nelson.
Paul D. Nelson is an author and historian. He is the author of numerous articles for Ramsey County History magazine, and Fredrick L. McGhee: A Life on the Color Line 1861-1912, published in 2002.
History Revealed Program Series
Please note that topics and speakers may change. Check the website and our Facebook page for updates. Click on the dates for links to more information.
Please also note presentation location and times.
For more information, and a list of upcoming and past History Revealed programs, see the History Revealed page here.
October 26, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Paul D. Nelson, Melvin Maas, Saint Paul’s Flying Congressman
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
November 30, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – John Watson Milton, For the Good of the Order: Nick Coleman
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113

January 25, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Greg Brick, Minnesota Caves: History and Lore
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
February 15, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Steve Werle, The Political Rise, Demise, and Redemption of Harold E. Stassen
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113

History Revealed: House Museums
2017-09-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Krista Finstad Hanson, Minnesota’s Historic House Museums
History Revealed Series
September 28, 2017
Thursday, 7 p.m.
Ramsey County Library – Roseville
Free and open to all.
Join RCHS for a new series, History Revealed, featuring the best of local history authors talking about a wide range of topics drawn from the heritage and traditions of Ramsey County.
Join Krista Finstad Hanson for an illustrated talk tracing the history and variety of Minnesota’s historic house museums — from majestic landmarks like Duluth’s Glensheen Mansion and St. Paul’s James J. Hill House, to smaller residences lovingly restored by local communities and historical societies like the Gibbs Farm in Falcon Heights. Ms. Finstad Hanson will illustrate her talk with exterior images of these 19th- and 20th-century architectural gems. Following the talk, Hanson will answer questions and sign copies of her book, Minnesota Open House which will be available for purchase.

Krista Finstad Hanson is the author of two travel guides to museums in historic houses: Minnesota Open House and Wisconsin’s Historic Houses and Living History Museums. She has also written a children’s science textbook, The Great Barrier Reef: A Natural Wonder. Her writings focus on architectural history, travel, and homes, and since 1992 she has written for such a number of local and national publications. Krista has been deeply involved in local history research through her involvement with the Hamline Midway History Corps. She works part-time as a teacher, part-time as a writer, and full-time as a mom to two kids.
History Revealed Program Series
Please note that topics and speakers may change. Check the website and our Facebook page for updates. Click on the dates for links to more information.
Please also note presentation location and times.
February 23, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Brian McMahon, The Ford Century in Minnesota
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
March 13, 2017, Monday, 7:00 pm – Jeremy Nienow, Archaeology at Lake Vadnais
Shoreview Library, 4560 Victoria St N, Shoreview, MN 55126
March 16, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Paul D. Nelson, The Golden Couple, William T. & Nellie Francis
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
April 20, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Stephen Osman, Fort Snelling and the Civil War
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
May 16, 2017, Tuesday, 7:00 pm – Jeremy Nienow, Archaeological Leads and Mysteries of Ramsey County
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
June 15, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Steve Trimble, Ethel Stewart & Gibbs Farm: A Unique Adventure
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
July 27, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – David Page, Aha Moments in Writing F. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
August 24, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Eileen McCormack, James J. Hill & Family: Early Saint Paul, Early Railroads, Lasting Legacy
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
September 21, 2017, Thursday, Noon – John Anfinson, Fountains of Life and Death: The Origins of the Twin Cities Water Supply
Landmark Center Main Gallery, 75 W Fifth St, Saint Paul, MN 55102
September 28, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm– Krista Finstad Hanson, Minnesota’s Historic House Museums
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
October 26, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Paul D. Nelson, Melvin Maas, Saint Paul’s Flying Congressman
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
November 30, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – John Watson Milton, For the Good of the Order: Nick Coleman
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113

History Revealed: Hill Family
2017-08-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Eileen McCormack, James J. Hill & Family: Early Saint Paul, Early Railroads, Lasting Legacy
History Revealed Series
August 24, 2017
Thursday, 7 p.m.
Ramsey County Library – Roseville
Free and open to all.
Join RCHS for a new series, History Revealed, featuring the best of local history authors talking about a wide range of topics drawn from the heritage and traditions of Ramsey County.
The History Revealed August presentation will feature historian and author Eileen McCormack presenting an overview of James J. Hill and how he impacted early Saint Paul and became a national figure in business and transportation. The program will also look at his personal life and that of his wife Mary, and how their son Louis carried on the Hill family legacy in Saint Paul.
From her office in the historic Dacotah Building at Western & Selby, Eileen McCormack offers researching, writing, and archival services. She is the former curator of the Hill Family Papers and has authored numerous articles and books, including The Dutiful Son: Louis W. Hill, with Biloine W. Young, published by the Ramsey County Historical Society. Eileen will be available after the presentation for questions and for signing The Dutiful Son, which will be available for purchase.

History Revealed Program Series
Please note that topics and speakers may change. Check the website and our Facebook page for updates. Click on the dates for links to more information.
Please also note presentation location and times.
February 23, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Brian McMahon, The Ford Century in Minnesota
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
March 13, 2017, Monday, 7:00 pm – Jeremy Nienow, Archaeology at Lake Vadnais
Shoreview Library, 4560 Victoria St N, Shoreview, MN 55126
March 16, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Paul D. Nelson, The Golden Couple, William T. & Nellie Francis
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
April 20, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Stephen Osman, Fort Snelling and the Civil War
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
May 16, 2017, Tuesday, 7:00 pm – Jeremy Nienow, Archaeological Leads and Mysteries of Ramsey County
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
June 15, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Steve Trimble, Ethel Stewart & Gibbs Farm: A Unique Adventure
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
July 27, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – David Page, Aha Moments in Writing F. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
August 24, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Eileen McCormack, James J. Hill & Family: Early Saint Paul, Early Railroads, Lasting Legacy
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
September 21, 2017, Thursday, Noon – John Anfinson, Fountains of Life and Death: The Origins of the Twin Cities Water Supply
Landmark Center Main Gallery, 75 W Fifth St, Saint Paul, MN 55102
September 28, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm– Krista Finstad Hanson, Minnesota’s Historic House Museums
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
October 26, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Paul D. Nelson, Melvin Maas, Saint Paul’s Flying Congressman
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
November 30, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – John Watson Milton, For the Good of the Order: Nick Coleman
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113

History Revealed: F. Scott Fitzgerald
2017-07-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
David Page, Aha! Moments in Writing F. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota
History Revealed Series
July 27, 2017
Thursday, 7 p.m.
Ramsey County Library – Roseville
Free and open to all.
Join RCHS for a new series, History Revealed, featuring the best of local history authors talking about a wide range of topics drawn from the heritage and traditions of Ramsey County.
Working on any book provides plenty of surprising moments for the author. David Page will take a look at the moments when he discovered information that momentarily stunned him during the writing of his new book, F. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota. These “Aha” moments may have initially been a revelation, but in hindsight they made perfect sense.
David will be available after the presentation for questions and for signing his newly released book, F. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota: The Writer and His Friends at Home. Books will be available for purchase.

David Page is an author, historian and presenter who has extensively written, researched and lectured on the life and times of F. Scott Fitzgerald, the Civil War, Sinclair Lewis and other subjects. David is a board member of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Society. He currently teaches English and journalism at Inver Hills Community College.
History Revealed Program Series
Please note that topics and speakers may change. Check the website and our Facebook page for updates. Click on the dates for links to more information.
Please also note presentation location and times.
February 23, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Brian McMahon, The Ford Century in Minnesota
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
March 13, 2017, Monday, 7:00 pm – Jeremy Nienow, Archaeology at Lake Vadnais
Shoreview Library, 4560 Victoria St N, Shoreview, MN 55126
March 16, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Paul D. Nelson, The Golden Couple, William T. & Nellie Francis
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
April 20, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Stephen Osman, Fort Snelling and the Civil War
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
May 16, 2017, Tuesday, 7:00 pm – Jeremy Nienow, Archaeological Leads and Mysteries of Ramsey County
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
June 15, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Steve Trimble, Ethel Stewart & Gibbs Farm: A Unique Adventure
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
July 27, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – David Page, Aha Moments in Writing F. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
August 24, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Eileen McCormack, James J. Hill & Family: Early Saint Paul, Early Railroads, Lasting Legacy
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
September 21, 2017, Thursday, Noon – John Anfinson, Fountains of Life and Death: The Origins of the Twin Cities Water Supply
Landmark Center Main Gallery, 75 W Fifth St, Saint Paul, MN 55102
September 28, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm– Krista Finstad Hanson, Minnesota’s Historic House Museums
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
October 26, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Paul D. Nelson, Melvin Maas, Saint Paul’s Flying Congressman
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
November 30, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – John Watson Milton, For the Good of the Order: Nick Coleman
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113

History Revealed: Ethel Stewart & Gibbs Farm
2017-06-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Steve Trimble, Ethel Stewart & Gibbs Farm: A Unique Adventure
History Revealed Series
June 15, 2017
Thursday, 7 p.m.
Ramsey County Library – Roseville
Free and open to all.
Join RCHS for a new series, History Revealed, featuring the best of local history authors talking about a wide range of topics drawn from the heritage and traditions of Ramsey County.
Ethel Hall Stewart was a historian, a preservationist, a community organizer and a force of nature. Author and historian Steve Trimble presents Mrs. Stewart’s work in preserving the Gibbs Farm, founding the Ramsey County Historical Society and her contributions to the history of Ramsey County. He will also talk about his process and adventures in uncovering details of the life of this remarkable woman, and will give insights into what it took for her and her contemporaries to save Gibbs Farm and its history for future generations.
Mrs. Ethel Hall Stewart
Steve Trimble is an author, a historian, and a frequent contributor to the Dayton’s Bluff District Forum. He is a member of the Ramsey County Historical Society Editorial Board, and has written a number of articles for their magazine, Ramsey County History, including two on Ethel Stewart and Gibbs Farm. Steve is a frequent lecturer, author, and book collector.
History Revealed Program Series
Please note that topics and speakers may change. Check the website and our Facebook page for updates. Click on the dates for links to more information.
Please also note presentation location and times.
February 23, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Brian McMahon, The Ford Century in Minnesota
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
March 13, 2017, Monday, 7:00 pm – Jeremy Nienow, Archaeology at Lake Vadnais
Shoreview Library, 4560 Victoria St N, Shoreview, MN 55126
March 16, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Paul D. Nelson, The Golden Couple, William T. & Nellie Francis
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
April 20, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Stephen Osman, Fort Snelling and the Civil War
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
May 16, 2017, Tuesday, 7:00 pm – Jeremy Nienow, Archaeological Leads and Mysteries of Ramsey County
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
June 15, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Steve Trimble, Ethel Stewart & Gibbs Farm: A Unique Adventure
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
July 27, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – David Page, Aha Moments in Writing F. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
August 24, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Eileen McCormack, James J. Hill & Family: Early Saint Paul, Early Railroads, Lasting Legacy
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
September 21, 2017, Thursday, Noon – John Anfinson, Fountains of Life and Death: The Origins of the Twin Cities Water Supply
Landmark Center Main Gallery, 75 W Fifth St, Saint Paul, MN 55102
September 28, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm– Krista Finstad Hanson, Minnesota’s Historic House Museums
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
October 26, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Paul D. Nelson, Melvin Maas, Saint Paul’s Flying Congressman
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
November 30, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – John Watson Milton, For the Good of the Order: Nick Coleman
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113

History Revealed: Archaeological Leads
2017-05-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Jeremy Nienow: Archaeological Leads and Mysteries of Ramsey County
History Revealed Series
May 16, 2017
Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Ramsey County Library – Roseville
Free and open to all. No reservations needed.
Join RCHS for a new series, History Revealed, featuring the best of local history authors talking about a wide range of topics drawn from the heritage and traditions of Ramsey County.
Throughout the years various individuals have reported archaeological finds and sites to professors, archaeologists, the historical society and others. These pieces of information are typically stuffed into a folder and rarely looked at again. A few of them become “alpha sites” or site leads that archaeologists could one day explore. Join archaeologist Jeremy Nienow as he discusses the alpha sites of Ramsey County, and a potential new program which may take a closer look at some of these. Questions, ideas, and leads of your own are welcome.
Dr. Jeremy Nienow is a passionate cultural resource preservation liaison, consultant and educator, actively pursuing new energies, technologies and projects within local county organizations, higher education, and the professional heritage preservation community, and has taught at public and private higher education institutions throughout the Twin Cities. Currently Dr. Nienow’s archaeological research has been focused on the early hinterlands of the Twin Cities metro area. He owns and operates Nienow Cultural Consultants LLC.
History Revealed Program Series
Please note that topics and speakers may change. Check the website and our Facebook page for updates. Click on the dates for links to more information.
Please also note presentation location and times.
February 23, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Brian McMahon, The Ford Century in Minnesota
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
March 13, 2017, Monday, 7:00 pm – Jeremy Nienow, Archaeology at Lake Vadnais
Shoreview Library, 4560 Victoria St N, Shoreview, MN 55126
March 16, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Paul D. Nelson, The Golden Couple, William T. & Nellie Francis
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
April 20, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Stephen Osman, Fort Snelling and the Civil War
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
May 16, 2017, Tuesday, 7:00 pm – Jeremy Nienow, Archaeological Leads and Mysteries of Ramsey County
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
June 15, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Steve Trimble, Ethel Stewart & Gibbs Farm: A Unique Adventure
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
July 27, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – David Page, Aha Moments in Writing F. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
August 24, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Eileen McCormack, James J. Hill & Family: Early Saint Paul, Early Railroads, Lasting Legacy
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
September 21, 2017, Thursday, Noon – John Anfinson, Saint Paul & Minneapolis Water Sources (TBA)
Landmark Center Main Gallery, 75 W Fifth St, Saint Paul, MN 55102
September 28, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm– Krista Finstad Hanson, Minnesota’s Historic House Museums
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
October 26, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Paul D. Nelson, Melvin Maas
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
November 30, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – John Watson Milton, For the Good of the Order: Nick Coleman
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113

History Revealed: Fort Snelling & the Civil War
2017-04-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Stephen Osman: Fort Snelling and the Civil War
History Revealed Series
April 20, 2017
Thursday, 7 p.m.
Ramsey County Library – Roseville
Free and open to all.
Join RCHS for a new series, History Revealed, featuring the best of local history authors talking about a wide range of topics drawn from the heritage and traditions of Ramsey County.
On April 20, Stephen Osman discusses the role of Fort Snelling as a major military station in Minnesota during the Civil War, and presents his new book, “Fort Snelling and the Civil War,” to be released this spring by the Ramsey County Historical Society. Stephen will be available for questions, and to sign books.
One hundred fifty years ago our state offered the first volunteers to defend the Union. Every Minnesota soldier passed through historic Fort Snelling, reactivated after it had been sold to a developer. The Fort eventually expanded to include several large camps of Native Americans, massive stock yards, huge warehouses, and secure barracks for draftees before reverting to a supply depot in 1865.
Stephen Osman managed Historic Fort Snelling for over three decades and actively researches, speaks and writes about Minnesota’s role in the Civil War and the U.S. Dakota War of 1862. Osman served with the US Army Reserve in Psychological Operations at Fort Snelling, and has served on the boards of the Minnesota Military Museum, the Friends of Fort Snelling, the Twin Cities Civil War Roundtable.
Please join RCHS and Stephen Osman on April 20 for this fascinating discussion and book signing. No reservations needed.
This project has been financed in part with funds provided by the State of Minnesota from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the Minnesota Historical Society.
History Revealed Program Series
Please note that topics and speakers may change. Check the website and our Facebook page for updates. Click on the dates for links to more information.
Please also note presentation location and times.
February 23, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Brian McMahon, The Ford Century in Minnesota
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
March 13, 2017, Monday, 7:00 pm – Jeremy Nienow, Archaeology at Lake Vadnais
Shoreview Library, 4560 Victoria St N, Shoreview, MN 55126
March 16, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Paul D. Nelson, The Golden Couple, William T. & Nellie Francis
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
April 20, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Stephen Osman, Fort Snelling and the Civil War
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
May 16, 2017, Tuesday, 7:00 pm – Jeremy Nienow, Archaeological Leads and Mysteries of Ramsey County
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
June 15, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Steve Trimble, Ethel Stewart & Gibbs Farm: A Unique Adventure
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
July 27, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – David Page, Aha Moments in Writing F. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
August 24, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Eileen McCormack, James J. Hill & Family: Early Saint Paul, Early Railroads, Lasting Legacy
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
September 21, 2017, Thursday, Noon – John Anfinson, Saint Paul & Minneapolis Water Sources (TBA)
Landmark Center Main Gallery, 75 W Fifth St, Saint Paul, MN 55102
September 28, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm– Krista Finstad Hanson, Minnesota’s Historic House Museums
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
October 26, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Paul D. Nelson, Melvin Maas
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
November 30, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – John Watson Milton, For the Good of the Order: Nick Coleman
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113

History Revealed: The Golden Couple: Billy & Nellie Francis
2017-03-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Library – Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents
Paul D. Nelson, The Golden Couple: Billy and Nellie Francis
History Revealed Series
March 16, 2017
Thursday, 7 p.m.
Ramsey County Library – Roseville
Free and open to all.
William T. (Billy) and Nellie Francis were “The Golden Couple” in Ramsey County in the 1920’s. They were good-looking, intelligent, successful, and committed to Civil Rights both here and abroad. Then they went to Africa, and things went terribly wrong. Paul D. Nelson will present the story of their lives and influence as African-Americans in Ramsey County and in the then-new country of Liberia in Africa.
Paul D. Nelson is an author and historian. He is the author of numerous articles for Ramsey County History magazine, and Fredrick L. McGhee: A Life on the Color Line 1861-1912, published in 2002.
Please join RCHS and Paul D. Nelson on March 16 for this fascinating discussion on this little-know story of two influential leaders in Ramsey County.
No reservations needed.
History Revealed Program Series
Please note that topics and speakers may change. Check the website and our Facebook page for updates. Click on the dates for links to more information.
Please also note presentation location and times.
February 23, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Brian McMahon, The Ford Century in Minnesota
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
March 13, 2017, Monday, 7:00 pm – Jeremy Nienow, Archaeology at Lake Vadnais
Shoreview Library, 4560 Victoria St N, Shoreview, MN 55126
March 16, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Paul D. Nelson, The Golden Couple, William T. & Nellie Francis
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
April 20, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Stephen Osman, Fort Snelling and the Civil War
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
May 16, 2017, Tuesday, 7:00 pm – Jeremy Nienow, Archaeological Leads and Mysteries of Ramsey County
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
June 15, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Steve Trimble, Ethel Stewart & Gibbs Farm: A Unique Adventure
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
July 27, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – David Page, Aha Moments in Writing F. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
August 24, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Eileen McCormack, James J. Hill & Family: Early Saint Paul, Early Railroads, Lasting Legacy
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
September 21, 2017, Thursday, Noon – John Anfinson, Saint Paul & Minneapolis Water Sources (TBA)
Landmark Center Main Gallery, 75 W Fifth St, Saint Paul, MN 55102
September 28, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm– Krista Finstad Hanson, Minnesota’s Historic House Museums
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
October 26, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Paul D. Nelson, Melvin Maas
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
November 30, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – John Watson Milton, For the Good of the Order: Nick Coleman
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113

History Revealed: Archaeology at Lake Vadnais
2017-03-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramsey County Shoreview Library, 4560 North Victoria Street , Shoreview, MN, 55126, United States
Dr. Jeremy Nienow, Archaeology at Lake Vadnais
History Revealed Series
March 13, 2017
Monday, 7 p.m.
Ramsey County Library – Shoreview
Free and open to all. No reservations needed.
Learn more about the early inhabitants of our area as archaeologist Jeremy Nienow presents findings from last summer’s 2016 volunteer archaeological survey around Lake Vadnais, sponsored by the North Lake Owasso Neighborhood Group.
Dr. Nienow has been working with the North Lake Owasso Neighborhood Group and the Shoreview Historical Society to expand the archaeological findings along some of the Shoreview area lakes. Their work began with the goal of discovering the historical Native American passage through the areas of Lakes Owasso and Wabasso. Artifacts and science led one mile east to Vadnais Lake in 2016 with yet more results. Both 2015 and 2016 on-site shovel tests and artifact findings are now documented and submitted to the State of MN. Now in 2017, plans are being continued into Phase II field testing.
Dr. Nienow will speak on his expertise and experience with a focus on these recent projects in Shoreview and Vadnais Heights along with explanations in the process of artifact findings and their historical value, and you can find out how you can become involved in future excavations.
This presentation is sponsored by the Shoreview Area Historical Society, partnered with RCHS.
Image of volunteers at Lake Vadnais by Jeremy Nienow.
History Revealed Program Series
Please note that topics and speakers may change. Check the website and our Facebook page for updates. Click on the dates for links to more information.
Please also note presentation location and times.
February 23, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Brian McMahon, The Ford Century in Minnesota
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
March 13, 2017, Monday, 7:00 pm – Jeremy Nienow, Archaeology at Lake Vadnais
Shoreview Library, 4560 Victoria St N, Shoreview, MN 55126
March 16, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Paul D. Nelson, The Golden Couple, William T. & Nellie Francis
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
April 20, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Stephen Osman, Fort Snelling and the Civil War
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
May 16, 2017, Tuesday, 7:00 pm – Jeremy Nienow, Archaeological Leads and Mysteries of Ramsey County
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
June 15, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Steve Trimble, Ethel Stewart & Gibbs Farm: A Unique Adventure
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
July 27, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – David Page, Aha Moments in Writing F. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
August 24, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Eileen McCormack, James J. Hill & Family: Early Saint Paul, Early Railroads, Lasting Legacy
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
September 21, 2017, Thursday, Noon – John Anfinson, Saint Paul & Minneapolis Water Sources (TBA)
Landmark Center Main Gallery, 75 W Fifth St, Saint Paul, MN 55102
September 28, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm– Krista Finstad Hanson, Minnesota’s Historic House Museums
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
October 26, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – Paul D. Nelson, Melvin Maas
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
November 30, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 pm – John Watson Milton, For the Good of the Order: Nick Coleman
Roseville Library, 2173 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
