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SUMMARY:RCHS Member Event - Preserving Our Past Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Ramsey County Historical Society Member Event – Preserving Our Past Workshop\nMetro Square\, 121 7th Pl E\, St Paul\, MN 55101\nWednesday\, April 1\, 2026 \n5:30 PM-8:00 PM \n$65\, Dinner provided \nTICKETS \nFamily heirlooms carry stories\, memories\, and connections across generations—but without proper care\, even the most treasured items can fade\, crack\, or deteriorate over time. This hands-on workshop offers practical guidance on how to preserve and protect meaningful objects passed down through your family.  \nParticipants will learn best practices for caring for common heirlooms such as photographs\, documents\, textiles\, books\, and small keepsakes from RCHS’ Director of Collections and Exhibits\, Mollie Spillman. Topics include safe handling\, basic cleaning\, proper storage\, environmental risks\, and when to seek professional conservation help. The workshop also addresses common myths about preservation and shares simple\, affordable steps you can take at home. \nWhether you’re safeguarding a box of old photos\, a handwritten letter\, or a cherished family object\, this workshop will help you extend the life of your heirlooms so their stories can continue to be shared for generations to come. No prior experience is necessary\, and all are welcome. \nDinner will be provided\, and guests are invited to bring one item in for evaluation. Guests will be allowed to tour the RCHS collections at Metro Square after the event. \nAn intake form will be emailed out to attendees once registered. \nMollie Spillman – Since joining Ramsey County Historical Society in 1994\, Mollie Spillman has been responsible for managing the Society’s collection. She has a B.S. degree in history from Ball State University and an M.A. degree in historical administration from Eastern Illinois University and. She has held posts as a corporate collections manager/archivist in Illinois\, and as a senior intern at Henry Ford Museum in Greenfield Village\, Michigan. She has also served on the boards of the Twin Cities Archives Round Table\, the North Star Museum for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts\, and the Nettle Creek Valley Museum.
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SUMMARY:Gibbs Farm Halloween Trick or Treat Trail
DESCRIPTION:Incoming! \nIt’s Gibbs Farm’s 3rd Annual \nSteampunk Halloween \nTrick-or-Treat Trail \nSaturday\, October 26; Timed Entries from 3pm-7pm \nRegistration open now! \nTake a dash of Secret Garden magic\, sprinkle in a little Jules Verne-esque imagination\, and combine with a generous array of candy and you’ve got a Trick-or-Treating adventure for folks of all ages! Visit the twisting stacks of books at the library\, match wits with a traveling magician\, make friends with a fairy\, and decide whether or not to throw your lot in with some mischievous sky pirates. \nThe start of the trail is timed\, approximately 40 minutes long\, and ends with the exit of the site. Prior registration for an entry timeslot is required. Registration opens on Saturday\, September 21st!  The trail is family friendly and intended for all ages! \nLive music from Light of the Moon from 3-4:30pm. \nSpecial thanks to Tim & Tom’s Speedy Mart for their generous donation of the “Grand Prize” candy! \n$15 for trick-or-treaters 3 and older \n$5 for trick-or-treaters 2 and under \n$10 for non-trick-or-treating adults \nDon’t sleep on the after dark trail times! The trail will be well-lit with twinkly fairy lights\, lovely lanterns\, and cozy candles! \nREGISTER
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SUMMARY:History Revealed: Dakhóta Iápi
DESCRIPTION:History Revealed Special Program\nDakhóta Iápi (Dakota Language): Its History and Future\nwith Šišókaduta (Joe Bendickson)\, Dr. Rev. Clifford Canku Sr. and Heather Menefee\nModerated by Meredith Cummings\, RCHS editor\nThursday\, March 21\, 2024\, 7:00 pm\nIn partnership with the East Side Freedom Library & Roseville Library. \nLive presentation on Zoom- Register Here\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. For questions\, please email events@rchs.com\nFree and open to all. \nIn 2023\, Dakhóta language scholars from the University of Minnesota\, with their instructor Šišókaduta (Joe Bendickson)\, worked with Ramsey County Historical Society to write a brief history of Dakhóta iápi (language) in three parts. The piece begins with an early history of the language following settler coloni­zation and extending through the boarding school era. It continues with a collaborative segment highlighting current language initia­tives and the positive effects these have for both the Dakhóta and non-Indigenous communities in establishing themselves in Minnesota history. The article culminates with words of encourage­ment to Dakhóta language teachers and second-language learners from Dr. Rev. Clifford Canku Sr.\, one of the few remaining first-language Dakhóta speakers and a holder of traditional knowledge. \nŠišókaduta\, and graduate student Heather Menefee will participate in a panel discussion about the history of the language and current language revitalization efforts. \nImage: From Ramsey County History magazine. \nDr. Rev. Clifford Canku\, Sr. is the author and editor\, along with Michael Simon\, of The Dakota Prisoner of War Letters: Dakota Kaskapi Okicize Wowapi (2012). With Nicolette Knudson and Jody Snow\, he is also a creator of Tokaheya Dakota Iapi Kin/Beginning Dakota (2010). Canku earned a BA from the University of Minnesota at Morris\, and a master of divinity from the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary in Iowa. He has retired after many years as a professor of Dakhóta studies at North Dakota State University and as a Presbyterian minister. He continues to serve as a teacher\, elder\, and minister of the Sisseton Wahpeton Dakhóta Oyáte from his home at Kaksíza Háŋska. \nŠišókaduta (Joe Bendickson) is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Dakhóta Oyáte of Lake Traverse Reservation. He worked as a Dakhóta language instructor at the University of Minnesota for many years until recently\, when he began a full-time position as linguistic director and editor at Dakhóta Iápi Okhódakičhiye (DIO)\, a 501c3 nonprofit organization of dedicated Dakhóta community members\, language learners\, and speakers. DIO recently released Dakhód Iápi Wičhóie Wówapi\, the first Dakhóta language dictionary app with 28\,699 audio recordings. \nHeather Menefee is a student of Šišókaduta\, a staff member at Dakhóta Iápi Okhódakičhiye\, and a PhD candidate in history at Northwestern University. She has also worked as the teaching assistant for the Dakota Language Program at UMN\, where she continues to study the language and support other learners. \n  \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:History Revealed: Heart of the Heartland
DESCRIPTION:The Heart of the Heartland: Norwegian American Community in the Twin Cities\nDavid C. Mauk\nHistory Revealed Special Event\nThursday\, February 15\, 2024\, 1:00 pm\nIn partnership with the East Side Freedom Library\, Ramsey County Libraries and Norway House \n\nLive presentation on Zoom. Register Here.\nPlease note 1:00 CST program time – Prof. Mauk will be joining us from Norway.\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. For questions\, please email events@rchs.com\nFree and open to all. \n\nAn in-depth look at the Norwegian American community of Minneapolis–St. Paul and its deep and complex role in the economic\, political\, and cultural life of the Twin Cities over more than 170 years. \nSince the earliest days of European settlement in the region\, tens of thousands of Norwegians have found their way to Minnesota. Many early arrivals settled in the cities\, while others who initially chose the countryside departed for urban settings after they had become accustomed to the ways of their adopted home. The growing Twin Cities became home to Norwegian immigrants and their migrating compatriots alike. \nThese Norwegian Americans took up employment in a range of fields. They also assembled in churches and charitable organizations\, carrying on homeland traditions even as they took on prominent roles in the larger urban community. Minnesotans of Norwegian descent in the twenty-first century may not speak their ancestral tongue\, but they lovingly uphold many cultural practices of their ancestral home. \nThe Heart of the Heartland brings together personal interviews\, demographic research\, and archival exploration to inform stories of assimilation\, ascendency\, and collaboration among Minnesota’s Norwegian Americans and their neighbors over 170 years. \nFrom the Minnesota Historical Society Press\, co-published with the Norwegian American Historical Association. \nDavid C. Mauk is the author of The Colony that Rose from the Sea: Norwegian Maritime Migration and Community in Brooklyn\, 1850-1910 and numerous articles about Norwegian American ethnicity. Now retired\, he taught American studies at the University of Oslo.
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SUMMARY:WWII History Round Table: The Viking Battalion
DESCRIPTION:The Dr. Harold C. Deutsch WWII History Round Table & History Revealed\nThe Viking Battalion: Norwegian American Ski Troopers in World War II \nwith Olaf Minge\, Dr. Kyle Ward and Erik Brun\nTuesday\, February 13\, 2024\nAt the Minnesota History Center\nProgram: 7:00 pm\nStudent Outreach: 5:45 pm\nParticipate in informal conversations with the authors and veterans on the program topic. \nRound Table admission is free • Parking $6/$4 MNHS members \nMinnesota History Center \nRound Table admission is free;\nParking $6/$4 MNHS members \nThe Minnesota History Center’s Market House Grab-n-Go will be open from 4–7 pm on Round Table evenings. Join us for a quick sandwich\, snack\, or beverage before the programs start. \nJoin the WWII History Round Table and RCHS  for a very special evening as authors and collaborators of The Viking Battalion\, Erik Brun\, Kyle Ward\, and Olaf Minge\, share a collection of biographies of the veterans from the 99th Battalion. The battalion was formed by Norwegian-Americans for ground operations in Norway\, which was later reconsidered. They showed great valor in the battles of Europe. \nHidden in the crevasses of World War II history is the story of the 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate*). A small unit that rarely gets any attention\, it is part of a fascinating story. Alongside battalions of Austrian\, Greek\, Filipino and Japanese Americans\, the Army decided to create an all Norwegian American battalion\, originally trained at Camp Hale\, Colorado\, along with the 10th Mountain Division\, with the original mission of liberating Norway. Their exploits during training brought them enough notoriety that members of the 99th were recruited to start the First Special Service Force and a branch of the OSS. Although they were not initially sent to Norway\, they would fight in Normandy\, across France and Belgium\, helped entrap the Germans at Aachen\, protected the city of Malmedy during the Battle of the Bulge (where they stopped an attack by Skorzeny and a SS Panzer Division)\, helped liberate Buchenwald\, guarded the Nazi treasures found in Merkers mine and finally served as the Honor Guard for King Haakon VII on his triumphant return to Norway. \nThe Viking Battalion: Norwegian American Ski Troopers in World War II tells the story of the 99th Infantry Battalion through an anthology of rarely\, if ever\, previously seen memoirs\, journals\, letters and newspaper articles written by or about the Viking soldiers. \n“What is engaging about this book is that you get to hear the authentic voices of the soldiers through their memoirs\, journal entries\, and letters. Some are long\, some are short\, but all are worth reading for the insights you get into the minds of the ordinary soldier and what catches his eye.” ― The Norwegian American \nPresenters & Editors\nErik Brun is the son of Christian Magnus From Brun\, a Norwegian immigrant and a rifleman in Company C\, 99th Infantry Battalion (separate*). Erik completed a thirty-year career as an Army Logistics Officer serving as a battalion commander and Group Support Operations Officer (SOO). He holds an MBA and Master’s Degree in Public History focused on researching the battalion’s saga and served as the president of the 99th Infantry Battalion Education Foundation from 2014 to 2023. \nOlaf Minge is the grandson of Captain Raymond K. Minge\, the Doctor attached to the 99th Infantry Battalion. He has been active in international service programs with a particular focus on clean water projects in Haiti. He has served on the board of several organizations\, including a regional chapter of the Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce. Olaf has been a Director of IT for a global Fortune 50 company. Olaf lives in Saint Paul\, Minnesota. \nKyle Ward is the Director of Social Studies Education and teaches classes about World War II\, at Minnesota State University\, Mankato. He earned his Ph.D. from Indiana State University and has written other books on military history and historiography. \n*The 99th  Infantry Battalion was created separate from any other formal military organization. They didn’t belong to a specific division or regiment\, at least not until January 1945 when they helped to create the 474th  Infantry Regiment (which oddly enough\, was also separate). This classification allowed for the higher command to plug them in anywhere they wanted\, which is what makes this unit so unique in their World War II involvements. They got to see and experience a lot more because of this classification\, for better or worse. This was also a title that the Veterans of this unit were very proud of. \nParking & Visitor Information for MNHS
URL:https://rchs.com/event/wwii-history-round-table-the-viking-battalion/
LOCATION:Minnesota History Center\, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55102\, United States
CATEGORIES:History Revealed,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Landmark Center Holiday Bazaar
DESCRIPTION:45th Annual Landmark Center Old-Fashioned \nHoliday Bazaar\nLandmark Center\n75 Fifth St. West\, Saint Paul MN 55102 \nNovember 30\, 2023: 10 am-7 pm\nDecember 1\, 2023: 10 am-7 pm\nDecember 2\, 2023: 10 am-5 pm \n$5.00 admission\, under 12 free.\nAdmission charged by Landmark Center. Admission fees help Minnesota Landmarks support Landmark Center’s free and low cost community arts & cultural programs. \nA Saint Paul Holiday Tradition!\nDiscover the perfect holiday gifts for everyone on your list as you explore a marketplace brimming with distinctive\, artisanal goods. \nJoin us at the RCHS booth!\nAuthor appearances & book signings: \n\nNovember 30\, 4-7 pm: Dick Kronick & Jeanne Kosfeld\, Neighborhood Architecture–Irvine Park\nDecember 1\, 4-7 pm: Dick Kronick & Jeanne Kosfeld\, Neighborhood Architecture–Irvine Park\nDecember 2\, 10 am-noon: Peggy Stern\, Grasshoppers in My Bed\nDecember 2\, noon-2 pm: Terry Swanson\, Grasshoppers in My Bed\n\n \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/landmark-center-holiday-bazaar-3/
LOCATION:Landmark Center\, 75 W Fifth Street \, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Event,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Landmark Center Holiday Bazaar
DESCRIPTION:45th Annual Landmark Center Old-Fashioned \nHoliday Bazaar\nLandmark Center\n75 Fifth St. West\, Saint Paul MN 55102 \nNovember 30\, 2023: 10 am-7 pm\nDecember 1\, 2023: 10 am-7 pm\nDecember 2\, 2023: 10 am-5 pm \nThursday & Friday Twilight Shopping Special!\nEnjoy a complimentary refreshment\, courtesy of Landmark Center: 4-7 pm \n$5.00 admission\, under 12 free.\nAdmission charged by Landmark Center. Admission fees help Minnesota Landmarks support Landmark Center’s free and low cost community arts & cultural programs. \nA Saint Paul Holiday Tradition!\nDiscover the perfect holiday gifts for everyone on your list as you explore a marketplace brimming with distinctive\, artisanal goods. \nJoin us at the RCHS booth!\nAuthor appearances & book signings: \n\nNovember 30\, 4-7 pm: Dick Kronick & Jeanne Kosfeld\, Neighborhood Architecture–Irvine Park\nDecember 1\, 4-7 pm: Dick Kronick & Jeanne Kosfeld\, Neighborhood Architecture–Irvine Park\nDecember 2\, 10 am-noon: Peggy Stern\, Grasshoppers in My Bed\nDecember 2\, noon-2 pm: Terry Swanson\, Grasshoppers in My Bed\n\n \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/landmark-center-holiday-bazaar-2/
LOCATION:Landmark Center\, 75 W Fifth Street \, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55102\, United States
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SUMMARY:Landmark Center Holiday Bazaar
DESCRIPTION:45th Annual Landmark Center Old-Fashioned \nHoliday Bazaar\nLandmark Center\n75 Fifth St. West\, Saint Paul MN 55102 \nNovember 30\, 2023: 10 am-7 pm\nDecember 1\, 2023: 10 am-7 pm\nDecember 2\, 2023: 10 am-5 pm \nThursday & Friday Twilight Shopping Special!\nEnjoy a complimentary refreshment\, courtesy of Landmark Center: 4-7 pm \n$5.00 admission\, under 12 free.\nAdmission charged by Landmark Center. Admission fees help Minnesota Landmarks support Landmark Center’s free and low cost community arts & cultural programs. \nA Saint Paul Holiday Tradition!\nDiscover the perfect holiday gifts for everyone on your list as you explore a marketplace brimming with distinctive\, artisanal goods. \nJoin us at the RCHS booth!\nAuthor appearances & book signings: \n\nNovember 30\, 4-7 pm: Dick Kronick & Jeanne Kosfeld\, Neighborhood Architecture–Irvine Park\nDecember 1\, 4-7 pm: Dick Kronick & Jeanne Kosfeld\, Neighborhood Architecture–Irvine Park\nDecember 2\, 10 am-noon: Peggy Stern\, Grasshoppers in My Bed\nDecember 2\, noon-2 pm: Terry Swanson\, Grasshoppers in My Bed
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SUMMARY:Pathways Gala
DESCRIPTION: Pathways Gala for Gibbs\nTuesday\, September 12\, 2023\n5:30-8:00 pm\nWabasha Street Caves\nPathways Gala Site: https://gibbs.givesmart.com  go to Browse\, Bid and Buy and you can view the items! \nThe Pathways Gala is a fundraising event supporting the one-of-a-kind educational programs at Gibbs Farm. As the Twin Cities’ premiere historic site dedicated to youth education\, Gibbs Farm is known for its vibrant and unique field trips that strengthen students’ understanding of the past. \n\nVery limited seating available\, register to our wait list and we will contact you to confirm your registration. Waitlist registration.\n \n\nThe Silent Auction is Live! \nRamsey County Historical Society welcomes you to bid on some of the amazing silent auction items! Funds raised will benefit Gibbs Farm and the one-of-a-kind education programs for children in our community. \nVisit our auction site to view and bid\, or text Gibbs to 76278 and follow the link! We have some amazing items including something for everyone\, including some unique and rare experiences\, theater performance tickets\, restaurant gift cards\, museum passes\, wine baskets and more! Take a look at the Pathways Gala Auction site.\nThe Silent Auction closes the night of the event at 7:00 pm. \n\n\n\nAnd we have some great Live Auction items for you to bid on at the event! \nLive Auction Preview\nLive Auction Item 1001: In Home Chef Dinner \nA Once-in-a-Lifetime foodie event! Local Chef Tammy Haas will prepare a four-course meal\, complete with wine pairings\, for up to six (6) guests in your home. Tammy’s cooking style combines classic techniques with impeccably fresh ingredients. She has been part of the Cooks of Crocus Hill family for more than 15 years where she teaches a wide array of cooking classes from the basic to exotic. \n \nLive Auction Item 1002: New Orleans Getaway \nGet away to the Big Easy! Visit The National WWII Museum\, featuring immersive exhibits\, multimedia experiences\, and an expansive collection of artifacts and first-person oral histories. Includes airfare vouchers for two\, two night stay in one of the era-inspired rooms at the Higgin Hotel\, and a docent-led tour and admission tickets to the museum. \n \n  \nAccessibility\nThis event is open to all and we welcome your attendance and support. Our auction can be viewed on a smartphone or tablet\, and we will have staff on site to aid with bidding or act as a proxy bidder if you are unable or uncomfortable using the technology. The Caves are ADA accessible and there is reserved parking on site. If you have any other accommodations or accessibility questions\, please reach out to us. \nParking\nParking is available at the Caves\, overflow parking is also available at the HealthPartners lot next door. There will be an attendant on site to direct guests once the Caves lot is full. \nQuestions?\nIf you have other dietary restrictions\, accessibility needs\, or other questions\, please feel free to reach out to us at events@rchs.com or call us at 651-222-0701. \n\nAbout Pathways Gala\nThe Pathways Gala is a fundraising event supporting the one-of-a-kind educational programs at Gibbs Farm. As the Twin Cities’ premiere historic site dedicated to youth education\, Gibbs Farm is known for its vibrant and unique field trips that strengthen students’ understanding of the past. Gibbs Farm’s hands-on\, participatory learning model helps students immerse themselves in the history of Minnesota’s earliest inhabitants. Each year\, 15\,000 students attend in-person field trips at Gibbs Farm\, participating in programming that enriches their education both academically and socially\, helping them to recall facts at a higher rate\, increase critical thinking skills\, and broaden their understanding of history and culture to increase empathy. \n \nAbout Gibbs Farm\nRamsey County Historical Society’s Gibbs Farm has been a regional leader in education for the past 68 years. Now considered one of the Twin Cities’ premiere historic sites\, Gibbs Farm serves more than 23\,000 students and educators each year during field trips\, summer camps\, special events\, and digital outreach programming. Gibbs Farm is recognized by educators across the region as one of the most important primary resources available for telling the story of Minnesota’s Indigenous cultures and early pioneers: a story many teachers require significant assistance to tell. Gibbs Farm supports schools with in-person and online historical programming that utilizes storytelling\, music\, arts\,\ncrafts\, role playing\, and other examples of hands-on\, participatory learning. \n \nYour Support Matters\nYour support of the Pathways Gala and will directly help strengthen and enhance the one-of-a-kind educational programs at Gibbs Farm. Your commitment to local education will connect you with more than 20\,000 supporting members of the RCHS community. RCHS brings together a diverse cross-section of educators\, parents\, homeowners\, local businesses\, and faith organizations – all connected by a love of their community and a passion for sharing its history. Please consider sponsoring the event or making an auction donation. \nSponsorship Levels\nSponsors will be acknowledged online\, in-person at the Pathways Gala\, and in RCHS’s annual report\, reaching an audience of more than 20\,000 people in the Twin Cities community. In addition\, all sponsors above $500 will receive complementary tickets to the Pathways Gala on Tuesday\, September 12 at the Wabasha Street Caves. All tickets include a plated meal\, presentation\, and the opportunity to participate in the silent and live auction events. \nLevels Support & Tickets\nPresenter: $7\,500\, 8 tickets\nTrailblazer: $2\,500\, 6 tickets\nTrail Guide: $1\,000\, 4 tickets\nDaytripper: $500\, 2 tickets \nFor more information on sponsorships or donating items for the Silent or Live Auctions\, please contact Natasha at natasha@rchs.com or call 651-222-0701. \nThank you to our Sponsors \n\n\n \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/pathways-gala/
LOCATION:Wabasha Street Caves\, 215 Wabasha St S\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:History Revealed: Scandinavian Immigrants & the Civil War
DESCRIPTION:For Gud Og Vort Land:\nScandinavian Immigrants & the Civil War\nSaturday\, July 22\, 9:00 am-1:00 pm\nNorway House\n913 E Franklin Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN 55404 \nJoin us for a very special History Revealed as we explore the contributions of Scandinavian immigrants from Minnesota and Wisconsin during the Civil War. The motto of the Fifteenth Wisconsin Regiment\, “For Gud Og Vort Land\,” (For God and Our Country)\, serves as the thread for this day of programming. Beginning with a tour of the Pioneer & Soldiers Cemetery led by Susan Hunter\, the the day continues with the story of the Fifteenth Wisconsin\, known as the “Norwegian Regiment.” The life and contributions of Colonel Hans Christian Heg and other Scandinavian soldiers from Minnesota and Wisconsin will be told by Odd Lovoll\, author of Colonel Hans Christian Heg and the Norwegian American Experience. \nSchedule\n9:00-10:00 am \n\nTour the Pioneer & Soldiers Cemetery with Susan Hunter\nPark at the Cemetery\, 2945 Cedar Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN 55407\nCost for the tour is $5.00\nPre-registration is preferred\nTickets are available at the Norway House website\n\n11:00 am-1:00 pm \n\nColonel Hans Christian Heg and the Norwegian American Experience with Odd Lovoll\nBook signing and discussion\nProgram will take place at Norway House\nFree and open to the public\, no registration required\nThe book will be available for purchase\nSee the Norway House website for more\n\nSusan Hunter is the founding member of the Friends of the Pioneer & Soldiers Cemetery. She is a historian and author of many articles about the cemetery. \nColonel Hans Christian Heg and the Norwegian American Experience is the first full-length biography of Colonel Heg examines the life of a Civil War hero while illuminating the experiences of Norwegian American immigrants who found both hardship and success in a new home. \nHans Christian Heg (1829–1863) was a Norwegian American abolitionist\, journalist\, antislavery activist\, prison reformer\, politician\, and soldier. Best known for leading the Fifteenth Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment on the Union side during the Civil War\, Heg died of wounds received at the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863. \nWhile Heg’s achievements earned him a statue on the Wisconsin state capitol grounds\, behind his public persona was a life emblematic of his generation. Heg’s family hailed from Lier\, Norway; economic as well as religious challenges led them\, like so many others\, to leave their homeland for the promise of a better life. Heg himself trod multiple paths: joining in the California Gold Rush\, pursuing a political career in support of the Free Soil Party and then the newly formed Republican Party\, and taking up the role of Wisconsin state prison commissioner. Like his fellow immigrants\, he made a living and nurtured a family at the same time that he was defining what it meant to be both Norwegian and American. \nHeg’s remarkable leadership of the Fifteenth Wisconsin\, the “Norwegian regiment\,” is the stuff of legends. But this book is more than a biography of one man: it is the story of a generation of immigrant citizens who contributed politically\, economically\, and socially to the American Midwest and beyond. \nOdd S. Lovoll is the author of several books on the Norwegian American immigrant experience\, including Norwegians on the Prairie\, Norwegian Newspapers in America\, and Across the Deep Blue Sea. He was born in Sande\, in Møre og Romsdal\, Norway\, and immigrated to the United States in 1946. Lovoll was educated at the University of Bergen and the University of Oslo before receiving an M.A. from the University of North Dakota and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. He taught for three years at Minnesota and then spent 30 years as a professor of history at St. Olaf College in Northfield\, Minnesota\, where he is professor emeritus. Lovoll also served for 20 years as publication editor for the Norwegian-American Historical Association. In 1986\, Lovoll was decorated with the Knight’s Cross First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit by King Olav V of Norway\, and in 2001 he was inducted into the Scandinavian Hall of Fame at Norsk Høstfest\, North America’s largest Scandinavian festival. He lives in Northfield\, Minnesota.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-scandinavian-immigrants-the-civil-war/
LOCATION:Norway House\, 913 E Franklin Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55404\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Event,History Revealed,Special Events,Tours
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230615T173000
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SUMMARY:ERA Celebration & Commemorative Plaque Unveiling
DESCRIPTION:Celebration & Plaque Unveiling: Honoring WWII Codebreakers and the Founding of Engineering Research Associates\nThursday\, June 15\, 2023\n3:30-5:30 pm\n1902 Minnehaha Avenue West\, St. Paul\, MN 55104 \nParking for the plaque unveiling is available at the site. \nFeatured speakers include: \n\nLowell Benson\, VIP Club\nRemarks from Norb Berg\, Control Data\, read by James McGuire\, former Vice President at Control Data\nDean Laurance\, Sperry Rand\nDon Hall\, Historian and author\nChad Roberts\, President & CEO of RCHS\nJohn Rollwagen\, CEO at Cray Research\nManny Villafaña\, Cardiac Pacemakers\, etc.\n\nIn a salute to a remarkably powerful era of entrepreneurism\, the Ramsey County Historical Society (RCHS) is celebrating the enduring economic and technological activity unleashed in the Twin Cities by Engineering Research Associates (ERA) more than 75 years ago. A commemorative plaque was installed at the company’s original site\, 1902 Minnehaha Avenue West in St. Paul\, on Thursday\, June 15\, 2023. \nERA was formed in 1946 by a group of U.S. Navy codebreakers who had been brought together to help the country and its allies win World War II. They were mathematicians\, physicists\, engineers\, and other specialists who interpreted German and Japanese electronic communications at a top-secret location in the Washington\, D.C. area. When the war ended\, the Secretary of the Navy wanted to keep them together because he saw the group as an important national resource. Getting funding proved difficult until John Parker\, a US Naval Academy (Annapolis) graduate working in corporate finance\, raised $220\,000. \nAlthough a Washington resident\, Parker was a director of St. Paul-based Northwest Airlines. He also owned a glider business at 1902 Minnehaha that was deactivated after the war. Parker moved the key employees from Washington to his empty factory in St. Paul. In doing so\, he established the Twin Cities as one of the cradles of the computer industry\, eventually making it the home for many thousands of jobs in more than 100 technology companies. \nA lineage of corporate growth emerged in 1952\, when Remington Rand bought and combined ERA and Eckert Mauchly Computer Corp. in Philadelphia to form Remington Rand UNIVAC (RRU). Four years later Sperry Corp. acquired Remington Rand and renamed the company as\nSperry Rand. Its various computer activities were consolidated into the Univac Division. In 1986\, Sperry and Burroughs Corp. merged to form Unisys\, which then operated at twenty-eight sites in the Twin Cities area. \nWilliam Norris was an early member of the codebreakers group and of ERA. In 1957\, he left RRU to found Control Data Corp.\, which became one of the world’s leading computer manufacturers and spawned dozens of spinoff companies. Seymour Cray\, an employee of ERA and later Control Data\, left Control Data in 1972 to form Cray Research\, a company that dominated the supercomputer market well into the 1980s. The successes of these companies inspired local engineers to apply their technical expertise to medical products and create dozens of medical\ndevice companies. \nBy the 1980s\, Control Data and Unisys each had more than 20\,000 employees in Minnesota. Today\, at least four Control Data descendants\, all in Bloomington\, remain in the region: Ceridian\, SkyWater Technology\, Polar Semiconductor\, and Seagate Technology Holdings. Unisys retains a service center in Eagan. \n“The plaque memorializes the ERA story\, serving as reminder of Minnesota’s place as an early founder of the region’s high-tech economy while also underscoring the importance of entrepreneurs to our community\,” said Chad Roberts\, president and CEO of RCHS. \nAmong the speakers at the event will be John Rollwagen\, who was CEO at Cray Research\, and Manny Manny Villafaña\, who left Medtronic to found Cardiac Pacemakers\, St. Jude Medical\, and a string of other medical technology firms. “It’s still true that individuals start companies from scratch and build them into big companies\,” Rollwagen said. “I still believe it can happen.” Villafana has founded and taken public seven medical technology companies and is now on his eighth startup. “We’re still the mecca of the med-tech industry\,” he said. \nThis is not the first time the Minnehaha Avenue site has earned a commemorative plaque. Lowell Benson has consistently kept the ERA story alive as the historian of the VIP Club\, which has represented retirees from ERA and its successor companies since 1980. Benson said Sperry\nput up a plaque on the site in 1986 but that it disappeared in the 1990s. \nThe Ramsey County Historical Society would like to acknowledge the work of Benson and of the University of Minnesota’s Charles Babbage Institute\, which has built up an extensive collection of documents about the computer industry in Minnesota. Erwin Tomash\, an engineer at ERA\, founded the Institute and Dr. Arthur Norberg\, who held the University’s ERA Land Grant Chair for the History of Technology\, was the Institute’s first chair. \nRCHS appreciates the generosity of Don Hall in making this event possible. Hall is the author of “Generation of Wealth: The rise of Control Data and how it inspired an era of innovation and growth in the Upper Midwest\,” published by the Nodin Press in 2014. RCHS thanks the current\nowners of the building\, Capital Partners\, for their assistance with this project. \nImage: Early ERA employees\, c. 1955\, l-r: Jack Hill\, Dr. Arnold Cohen\, Frank Mullaney\, Bob Perkins\, Arnie Hendrickson\, Bill Keye. From the Charles Babbage Institute\, University of Minnesota\, Minneapolis
URL:https://rchs.com/event/era-celebration-commemorative-plaque-unveiling/
LOCATION:1902 Minnehaha Avenue West\, St. Paul\, MN\, 1902 Minnehaha Avenue West\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220812T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220812T150000
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SUMMARY:Fridays at Gibbs Farm: In Search of Lillie Belle Gibbs
DESCRIPTION:Gibbs Farm hosts a special program inspired by the new book release\, Grasshoppers in My Bed.\n\nJoin Terry Swanson\, historian and author of Grasshoppers in My Bed\, as she introduces Lillie at age 11 in 1877\, through 11 Grasshoppers in My Bed-inspired topics\, for 11 minutes each\, all right here on the farm where she grew up. You’ll love getting to know Lillie! Sessions are scheduled every 15 minutes beginning at 12:15.  Join in for a session or two\, or as many as you like!\n\n​Artist’s activity: Join Peggy Stern\, illustrator of Grasshoppers in My Bed\, for a 3-step journal making adventure\, based on illustrations from the book: Step 1 “Search & Draw” – a “treasure hunt” of the site\, Step 2 “Fold  & Create” – make an 8-page booklet to illustrate\, Step 3 “Dip & Write” – use a dip pen like Lillie Belle used to do. This activity is on-going throughout the day and can done at own pace.  Steps can be done individually or in order. Please allow about an hour for all 3 steps.\n\nTo order or get more information Grasshoppers in My Bed\, see the book page and order form.\n\nThe site is open from 12:00pm to 3:00pm.  Allow time to enjoy the outdoor setting and visit the gift shop! Feel free to bring a picnic lunch.  \n\n\nNote: These are the only programs/tours scheduled for this day.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/fridays-at-gibbs-farm-grasshoppers-in-my-bed-program-3/
CATEGORIES:All Ages,Book Event,Children's Events,Family Events,Gibbs Events,Hands-On/Craft Event,Publishing,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220721T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220721T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215820
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220628T205207Z
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SUMMARY:Minnesota Sinfonia Family Concert
DESCRIPTION:Recommended for all ages\n\n\nGibbs Farm and the Bell Museum invite you to a fun-filled evening at the corner of Larpenteur and Cleveland on Thursday\, July 21. Kick off the night with an outdoor concert from the Minnesota Sinfonia\, who will be performing at Gibbs Farm. Enjoy the sounds of “Music on the Lighter Side” with your family. This concert will include music from the movies\, Broadway\, waltzes\, tangos\, marches\, polka\, and much more!\n\n\nThe concert is from 7pm to 8pm\, but please feel free to arrive as early as 6pm and bring a picnic dinner to enjoy with your friends and family. Please bring your own seating such as lawn chairs or picnic blankets for this event. There will be limited picnic tables. Restrooms will be available.\n\nThe concert has no registration fee\, but we do request guests RSVP if they plan to attend.\nClick here to RSVP \nFollowing the concert\, stroll on over to the Bell Museum to experience Gaia\, a touring installation by UK artist Luke Jerram. At 23 feet in diameter and hanging in the museum’s Horizon Hall\, Gaia is a giant\, glowing sculpture of the Earth that features imagery from NASA’s Visible Earth Project. The Bell Museum will be open for special evening hours until 10pm on Thursday\, July 21. \nRain date:\nIn the event of inclement weather\, a rain date has been set for Monday\, July 25. Guests who RSVP will receive an email notification if the original date has to be canceled. Please note that the Bell Museum will not have evening hours on July 25\, but Gaia will be visible from outside the museum. \nSpecial Guest:\n \n\nMinnesota Sinfonia\n\n\n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/minnesota-sinfonia-family-concert/
CATEGORIES:All Ages,Community Events,Family Events,Gibbs Events,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220617T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220617T150000
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SUMMARY:Fridays at Gibbs Farm: Grasshoppers in My Bed Tours
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy Gibbs Farm with the author & illustrator \n\n\nGibbs Farm will start their summer Friday public hours with a special event!  On Friday\, June 17\, join a special tour\, threaded with details about Lillie Belle Gibbs led by the creators of Grasshoppers in My Bed (RCHS’s newest publication). \nStoryteller’s tour:  Author Terry Swanson will share selections from the book\, moving from schoolhouse to farmhouse porch\, parlor\, and summer kitchen\, where the scenes take place. See period décor and artifacts at each location and learn about Terry’s research-based creative process.  Tours start at 12:15\, 1:15\, and 2:15.  Each lasts 45 minutes\, including Q&A. \n​Artist’s activity: Join Peggy Stern\, illustrator of Grasshoppers in My Bed\, for a 3-step journal making adventure\, based on illustrations from the book: Step 1 “Search & Draw” – a “treasure hunt” of the site\, Step 2 “Fold  & Create” – make an 8-page booklet to illustrate\, Step 3 “Dip & Write” – use a dip pen like Lillie Belle used to do. This activity is on-going throughout the day and can done at own pace.  Steps can be done individually or in order. Please allow about an hour for all 3 steps. \nThe site is open from 12:00pm to 3:00pm.  Allow time to enjoy the outdoor setting and visit the gift shop! Feel free to bring a picnic lunch.  \nNote: These are the only tours scheduled for this day.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/fridays-at-gibbs-farm-grasshoppers-in-my-bed-tours/
CATEGORIES:All Ages,Children's Events,Gibbs Events,Hands-On/Craft Event,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220528T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220528T160000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215820
CREATED:20220502T200807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220502T200807Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Gibbs Farm Opening Day & Book Launch!
DESCRIPTION:Come visit us on our opening day and learn all about RCHS’s new publication Grasshoppers in My Bed: Lillie Belle Gibbs\, Minnesota Farm Girl\, 1877! \nGrasshoppers in my Bed author Terry Swanson and illustrator Peggy Stern will be on site at Gibbs Farm Opening Day with author talks\, activities\, and book signings scheduled in the Red Barn at 10:30 am\, 12:30\, and 2:30 pm. Also that day\, guests at Gibbs may take farmhouse and Dakota lifeways tours\, see farm animals\, and participate in a chore obstacle course and other farm demonstrations. \nAdmission is $8 adults\, $7 seniors\, $5 children over four. RCHS members are free. Pre-registration is recommended (but not required). Click here to register. \nThe new book Grasshoppers in My Bed: Lillie Belle Gibbs\, Minnesota Farm Girl\, 1877 by author Terry Swanson and illustrator Peggy Swanson is a work of historical fiction created to capture a year in the life of Jane and Heman Gibbs’ youngest daughter Lillie Belle Gibbs. The idea for the book sprouted during the first Gibbs Girl Day Camp years ago when a curious participant wondered aloud: “What was it really like to live on this farm back then?” \nBooks will be for sale at the author talk and in the Gibbs Farm giftshop for a reduced price of $16 for this event only. Regular cost is $20 and $18 for RCHS members.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/2022-gibbs-farm-opening-day/
LOCATION:Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
CATEGORIES:All Ages,Book Event,Children's Events,Gibbs Events,Publishing,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220414T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220414T203000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215820
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SUMMARY:History Revealed: Invisible Warriors
DESCRIPTION:Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II\nwith Gregory S. Cooke and Jeremiah Ellis\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, April 14\, 2022\n7:00 pm\nIn partnership with the East Side Freedom Library and the Roseville Library \nLive presentation on Zoom\nRegister in advance for this meeting: Zoom Registration Link\nRegistration is limited. You will receive a confirmation email after registering.\nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nInvisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II\, share the untold story of 600\,000 Black women – “Rosie the Riveters” – who worked in factories and government offices during WWII\, including here at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP). Prior to the war\, nationally more than 80 percent of employed Black women were locked in life-stifling jobs as sharecroppers and domestics\, according to Invisible Warriors creator and World War II historian\, Gregory S. Cooke.  After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor\, many women quit their jobs as domestics. \nJeremiah Ellis will talk about some of the women who worked at TCAAP\, and Greogory Cooke will share the making of his film\,  Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II in a brief discussion. After the discussion\, attendees are invited to view a special screen of the entire film of Invisible Warriors\, about 60 minutes long. \nThe film Invisible Warriors shares the stories of women in the Philadelphia area who became “Black Rosies.” One of the women featured in the film\, Ruth Wilson\, left her job as a domestic and received training at Bok Technical High School before working as a sheet metal specialist at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Wilson helped build the aircraft carrier\, USS Valley Forge.  For Wilson\, the job paid significantly more\, but it was also about patriotism\, helping her country win the war. “I did something to help the cause\, and I was doing something to help the boys. It just made me feel special.”  “Wilson’s resilience and determination typified the spirit of Black Rosies as they sought brighter futures for themselves and family members in a country dominated by systemic racism and gender discrimination\,” according to Cooke. \nThe Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II screening is sponsored by the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota. \n \nThe Ramsey County Historical Society\, in partnership with the East Side Freedom Library\, the Ramsey County Roseville Library and other community organizations\, will present a series of programs and events during 2022 that will center on the experiences of indigenous people\, African Americans\, and immigrants in Ramsey County from the 1800s through the current day\, Making Minnesota: Natives\, Settlers\, Migrants\, and Immigrants. These programs focus on the too often lost\, erased\, forgotten or misrepresented histories and stories of Ramsey County and the state of Minnesota. We expect these presentations to enrich and complicate our understanding of the development of the county and the state that we call home.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-invisible-warriors/
CATEGORIES:History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211204T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211204T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215820
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211109T165958Z
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SUMMARY:Holiday Bazaar
DESCRIPTION:Landmark Center “Old-Fashioned Holiday Bazaar”\nThursday\, December 2\, 2021 10 am – 7 pmFriday\, December 3\, 2021 10 am – 7 pmSaturday\, December 4\, 2021 10 am – 5 pm\nLandmark Center75 Fifth St. West\, St. Paul\, 55102 \n$5.00 Landmark Center entry fee per person\, under 12 free (fees benefit Landmark Center) \nCome on down to the Holiday Bazaar at Landmark Center\, and receive a 20% discount off ALL books in the RCHS Office\, #323! \nAll in-person book sales will be discounted 20%. Includes RCHS publications and some previous History Revealed titles and backstock. \nNeighborhood Architecture – Irvine Park\, Saint Paul: a coloring book will also be 20% off during the Bazaar! \nFor more information\, see https://www.landmarkcenter.org/old-fashioned-holiday-bazaar/
URL:https://rchs.com/event/holiday-bazaar-2/
LOCATION:Catalog
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211203T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211203T190000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215820
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SUMMARY:Holiday Bazaar
DESCRIPTION:Landmark Center “Old-Fashioned Holiday Bazaar”\nThursday\, December 2\, 2021 10 am – 7 pmFriday\, December 3\, 2021 10 am – 7 pmSaturday\, December 4\, 2021 10 am – 5 pm\nLandmark Center75 Fifth St. West\, St. Paul\, 55102 \n$5.00 Landmark Center entry fee per person\, under 12 free (fees benefit Landmark Center)\nThursday & Friday Twilight Shopping Special:\nEnjoy a complimentary refreshment from Landmark Center\, 4 – 7 pm \nCome on down to the Holiday Bazaar at Landmark Center\, and receive a 20% discount off ALL books in the RCHS Office\, #323! \nAll in-person book sales will be discounted 20%. Includes RCHS publications and some previous History Revealed titles and backstock. \nNeighborhood Architecture – Irvine Park\, Saint Paul: a coloring book will also be 20% off during the Bazaar!\nJoin Jeanne Kosfeld and Dick Kronick on Friday evening from 4-7 pm! Jeanne and Dick will be available to sign books and answer questions during Friday’s Twilight Shopping!
URL:https://rchs.com/event/holiday-bazaar/2021-12-03/
LOCATION:Catalog
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211202T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211202T190000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215820
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211109T165655Z
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SUMMARY:Holiday Bazaar
DESCRIPTION:Landmark Center “Old-Fashioned Holiday Bazaar”\nThursday\, December 2\, 2021 10 am – 7 pmFriday\, December 3\, 2021 10 am – 7 pmSaturday\, December 4\, 2021 10 am – 5 pm\nLandmark Center75 Fifth St. West\, St. Paul\, 55102 \n$5.00 Landmark Center entry fee per person\, under 12 free (fees benefit Landmark Center)\nThursday & Friday Twilight Shopping Special:\nEnjoy a complimentary refreshment from Landmark Center\, 4 – 7 pm \nCome on down to the Holiday Bazaar at Landmark Center\, and receive a 20% discount off ALL books in the RCHS Office\, #323! \nAll in-person book sales will be discounted 20%. Includes RCHS publications and some previous History Revealed titles and backstock. \nNeighborhood Architecture – Irvine Park\, Saint Paul: a coloring book will also be 20% off during the Bazaar!\nJoin Jeanne Kosfeld and Dick Kronick on Friday evening from 4-7 pm! Jeanne and Dick will be available to sign books and answer questions during Friday’s Twilight Shopping!
URL:https://rchs.com/event/holiday-bazaar/2021-12-02/
LOCATION:Catalog
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211111T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211111T203000
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SUMMARY:History Revealed: Lost St. Paul Mansions
DESCRIPTION:Lost St. Paul Mansions\nwith Larry Millett\n\n\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, November 11\, 2021\n7:00 pm\nLive presentation on Zoom\nRegister in advance for this meeting: Zoom Registration Link\nRegistration is limited. You will receive a confirmation email after registering.\nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \n\nScores of mansions that once stood on the bluffs around downtown St. Paul and in other parts of the city have been demolished over the years. Larry Millett will offer a slide presentation showcasing some of the grandest and most fascinating of these long lost homes. \nLarry Millett\, a native of Minneapolis\, is a graduate of St. John’s University\, Collegeville\, Minnesota (BA\, English\, 1969) and the University of Chicago (MA\, English\, 1970). He spent much of his career as a writer\, reporter and editor for the St. Paul Pioneer Press\, joining the newspaper in 1972. In 1984\, he won a Knight Fellowship to the University of Michigan to study architectural history and theory. When he returned to St. Paul in 1985\, Millett became the newspaper’s first architecture critic. He held that post until his retirement from the Pioneer Press in June of 2002. While at the Pioneer Press\, Millett and fellow reporter Don Boxmeyer also served for several years as clue writers for the annual Winter Carnival medallion hunt. \nMillett has written articles for many publications\, including Architecture\, Inland Architect\, Architecture Minnesota and Minnesota History magazines. \nHe has also written fourteen works of non-fiction and nine mystery novels. His non-fiction books are: \n\nMetropolitan Dreams: The Scandalous Rise and Stunning Fall of a Minneapolis Masterpiece\, University of Minnesota Press\, 2018. The story of the legendary Metropolitan Building\, razed in 1962 as part of the Gateway Center urban renewal project.\nHeart of St. Paul: A History of the Pioneer and Endicott Buildings\, Minnesota Museum of American Art\, 2016. An illustrated history of two historic office buildings in downtown St. Paul.\nMinnesota Modern: Architecture and Life at Midcentury\, University of Minnesota Press\, 2015. An illustrated study of the Midcentury Modern style of architecture that shaped Minnesota after World War II. Minnesota Book Award winner.\nMinnesota’s Own: Preserving Our Grand Homes\, Minnesota Historical Society Press\, 2014. A profusely illustrated book featuring the stories of 22 great Minnesota houses built between 1865 and 1950.\nOnce There Were Castles: Lost Mansions and Estates of the Twin Cities\, University of Minnesota Press\, 2011. The book includes descriptions and photographs of  more than 90 lost mansions in the Twin Cities area. It is in its fourth printing.\nAIA Guide to Downtown St. Paul\, Minnesota Historical Society Press\, 2010. An illustrated guide to important buildings and places in Minnesota’s capital city.\nAIA Guide to Downtown Minneapolis\, Minnesota Historical Society Press\, 2010. An up-to-date guide to the architecture of downtown Minneapolis and nearby areas.\nAIA Guide to St. Paul’s Summit Avenue and Hill District\, Minnesota Historical Society Press\, 2009. A first-ever guide to St. Paul’s largest historic district.\nAIA Guide to the Minneapolis Lake District\, Minnesota Historical Society Press\, 2009. A guide to Minneapolis’s signature residential precinct.\nAIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul\, Minnesota Historical Society Press\, 2007. This is the first complete guidebook to Minneapolis and St. Paul architecture. It contains over 1\,500 entries.\nMurder Has a Public Face: Crime and Punishment in the Speed Graphic Era\, Minnesota Historical Society Press\, 2008. A look at four prominent murder cases in the Upper Midwest in the decade after World War II\, when tabloid-style press coverage in the Twin Cities reached its zenith. Includes numerous photographs. \nStrange Days\, Dangerous Nights: Photographs from the Speed Graphic Era\, Minnesota Historical Society Press\, 2004. A collection of over 200 black-and-white pictures taken in the 1940s and 1950s by photographers for St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch. Includes detailed captions that tell the story behind each image. It is in its third printing.\nTwin Cities Then and Now\, Minnesota Historical Society Press\, 1996. A book of comparative photographs showing how the Twin Cities have changed over time.\nLost Twin Cities\, Minnesota Historical Society Press\, 1992. This book\, now in its eighth printing\, won an International Book Award from the American Institute of Architects. It also served as the basis for three popular videos made by Twin Cities Public Television.\n The Curve of the Arch: The Story of Louis  Sullivan’s Owatonna Bank\, Minnesota Historical Society Press\, 1985. A critically acclaimed study of one of Sullivan’s most famous buildings and the three men behind it.\n\n Millett has also written an essay on the history of architecture in Minnesota for MNopedia\, an on-line encyclopedia published by the Minnesota Historical Society. The essay can be found at mnopedia.org/three-thousand-years-building-minnesota. \nMillett’s mystery novels\, which feature Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson as well as St. Paul saloonkeeper and part-time detective Shadwell Rafferty\, are: \n\nRafferty’s Last Case\, University of Minnesota Press\, Spring 2022.\nSherlock Holmes and the Eisendorf Enigma\, University of Minnesota Press\, 2017.\nStrongwood: A Crime Dossier\, University of Minnesota Press\, 2014.\nThe Magic Bullet\, University of Minnesota Press\, 2011.\nThe Mystery of the Jeweled Cross (chapbook)\, Minnesota Center for the Book Arts\, 2002.\nThe Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes\, Viking Penguin\, 2002.\nSherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance\, Viking Penguin\, 2001.\nSherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery\, Viking Penguin\, 1999.\nSherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders\, Viking Penguin\, 1998.\nSherlock Holmes and the Red Demon\, Viking Penguin\, 1996.\n\nOther published works of fiction include “The Adventure of the American Drifter\,” a short story in Strand Magazine\, Oct-Jan. 2016; “The Opera Thief\,” a short story in the MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories\, MX Publishers (London\, 2015; and “The Brewer’s Son\,” a short story in Twin Cities Noir\, an anthology published by Akashic Books (New York\, 2006).
URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-lost-st-paul-mansions/
CATEGORIES:History Revealed,Online Event,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210723T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210723T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215820
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SUMMARY:Minnesota Sinfonia Concert at Gibbs Farm
DESCRIPTION:The Minnesota Sinfonia will be performing outdoors at Gibbs Farm on Friday\, July 23rd. Enjoy the sounds of “Music on the Lighter Side” with your family! This concert with include music from the movies\, Broadway\, waltzes\, tangos\, marches\, and much more! The concert is from 7pm to 8pm\, but please feel free to arrive as early as 6pm and bring a picnic dinner to enjoy with your friends and family. Please bring your own seating such as lawn chairs or picnic blankets for this event. We ask that you set up your seating area 6 feet from other family groups. There will be limited picnic tables. \nThis event has no registration fee and does not require an RSVP\,  but we’d love to know if you plan to attend. Please RSVP if you plan to attend! \nIn the event of inclement weather\, a rain date has been set for Monday\, July 26th. You will receive an email notification if the original date has to be canceled. \nRestrooms will be available. \nA HUGE thank you to the Minnesota Sinfonia for allowing us to have this wonderful event opportunity at Gibbs Farm! \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/minnesota-sinfonia-concert-at-gibbs-farm/
LOCATION:Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
CATEGORIES:All Ages,Community Events,Family Events,Gibbs Events,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210722T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210722T203000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215820
CREATED:20210701T213705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210701T213705Z
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SUMMARY:History Revealed: Perennial Kitchen at Gibbs Farm
DESCRIPTION:The Perennial Kitchen with Beth Dooley\nHistory Revealed & Gibbs Farm Evening Series\nThursday\, July 22\, 2021\n5:30-8:30 pm \nPurchase Tickets Here \nIn her new cookbook\, The Perennial Kitchen\, Beth Dooley shares recipes and resources that connect thoughtfully grown\, gathered\, and prepared ingredients to a healthy future—for food\, farming\, and humankind. \nJoin author Beth Dooley for light refreshments and an entertaining book talk on her new cookbook\, The Perennial Kitchen. James Beard Award–winning author Beth Dooley provides the context of food’s origins\, along with delicious recipes\, nutrition information\, and tips for smart sourcing. More than a farm-to-table cookbook\, this book expands the definition of “local food” to embrace regenerative agriculture\, the method of growing small and large crops with ecological services. Beth will share highlights of the book\, recipes and more. \nLight dinner will be supplied by Lakewinds Coop – vegetarian\, vegan\, and gluten-free choices will be available. \nReservations and tickets required\, see the Reservation Form here to order tickets – note that ticket prices include refreshments and your choice to buy a copy of The Perennial Kitchen at a special event discount! Tickets are $35.00 for the program and light dinner & beverages\, $50.00 for program\, light dinner\, beverages and a copy of The Perennial Kitchen. \nRefreshments from the Lakewinds Coop include:\n \n\nGrain Salad\nGreen Salad\nFresh Bread + Spreads\nFruit Forward Seasonal Dessert\nTicket Price Includes drinks:\nWine\, Local Beer\, Batch Mocktail\, and/or themed non-alcoholic beverages\n\nAbout The Perennial Kitchen \n\nKnowing how and where food is grown can add depth and richness to a dish\, whether a meal of slow-roasted short ribs on creamy polenta\, a steaming bowl of spicy Hmong soup\, or a triple ginger rye cake\, kissed with maple sugar\, honey\, and sorghum. Here James Beard Award–winning author Beth Dooley provides the context of food’s origins\, along with delicious recipes\, nutrition information\, and tips for smart sourcing. \nMore than a farm-to-table cookbook\, The Perennial Kitchen expands the definition of “local food” to embrace regenerative agriculture\, the method of growing small and large crops with ecological services. These farming methods\, grounded in a land ethic\, remediate the environmental damage caused by the monocropping of corn and soybeans. In this thoughtful collection the home cook will find both recipes and insights into artisan grains\, nuts\, fruits\, and vegetables that are delicious and healthy—and also help retain topsoil\, sequester carbon\, and return nutrients to the soil. Here are crops that enhance our soil\, nurture pollinators and song birds\, rebuild rural economies\, protect our water\, and grow plentifully without toxic chemicals. These ingredients are as good for the planet as they are on our plates. \nDooley explains how to stock the pantry with artisan grains\, heritage dry beans\, fresh flour\, healthy oils\, and natural sweeteners. She offers pointers on working with grass-fed beef and pastured pork and describes how to turn leftovers into tempting soups and stews. She makes the most of each season’s bounty\, from fresh garlic scape pesto to roasted root vegetable hummus. Here we learn how best to use nature’s “fast foods\,” the quick-cooking egg and ever-reliable chicken; how to work with alternative flours\, as in gingerbread with rye or focaccia with Kernza®; and how to make plant-forward\, nutritious vegan and vegetarian fare. Among other sweet pleasures\, Dooley shares the closely held secret recipe from the University of Minnesota’s student association for the best apple pie. Woven throughout the recipes is the most recent research on nutrition\, along with a guide to sources and information that cuts through the noise and confusion of today’s food labels and trends. \nBeth Dooley looks back into ingredients’ healthy beginnings and forward to the healthy future they promise. At the center of it all is the cook\, linking into the regenerative and resilient food chain with every carefully sourced\, thoughtfully prepared\, and delectable dish. \nBeth Dooley is author or coauthor of several cookbooks\, including Savoring the Seasons of the Northern Heartland\, The Northern Heartland Kitchen\, Minnesota’s Bounty\, The Birchwood Cafe Cookbook\, Savory Sweet: Simple Preserves from a Northern Kitchen\, Sweet Nature: A Cook’s Guide to Using Honey and Maple Syrup\, and The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen (Best American Cookbook\, James Beard Award\, 2018)\, all from Minnesota. In Winter’s Kitchen is her memoir about finding her place in the Midwestern food scene. She lives in Minneapolis. \nMette Nielsen’s photographs have illustrated numerous books\, newspapers\, and magazines. A talented master gardener\, she created the edible garden for the Birchwood Cafe in Minneapolis\, collaborated on The Birchwood Cafe Cookbook and Minnesota’s Bounty\, and was a coauthor of Savory Sweet and Sweet Nature. \n\n  \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-perennial-kitchen-at-gibbs-farm/
LOCATION:Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
CATEGORIES:Adults Only Event,Book Event,Gibbs Events,History Revealed,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210626T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210626T111500
DTSTAMP:20260422T215820
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SUMMARY:June Prairie Walk
DESCRIPTION:Come and see what’s blooming on the prairie! \nJoin Master Naturalists Cathy Croghan and Kathy Robbins as they lead a 45 minute tour focusing on Gibbs Farm’s restored prairie. See the effects of our mid-May controlled burn while you learn about the flowers and grasses that make up this important and rare plant community that was once so common in Minnesota. \nGibbs Farm is open to the public on Fridays and Saturdays this summer from 10-4. The prairie walk is included in regular Saturday admission price. To reserve your tour spot\, pre-pay admission online (registration is free for RCHS members)\, or by calling the Gibbs Farm Office at 651-646-8629. \nAfter the tour\, stick around for live music from Light of the Moon\, take a history tour or enjoy the prairie on your own\, we suggest bringing a snack or picnic!
URL:https://rchs.com/event/june-prairie-walk/
LOCATION:Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events,Special Events,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210622T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210622T203000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215820
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SUMMARY:History Revealed: Tulsa Race Massacre
DESCRIPTION:The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre\nKarlos K. Hill\n\nHistory Revealed Series\nTuesday\, June 22\, 2021\, 7:00 pm\nNew registration link: Rescheduled Registration Link\nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nIn partnership with the East Side Freedom Library \n\n\n\nJoin us for this very special History Revealed program with Karlos K. Hill\, author of the new book\, The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: A Photographic History\, on the centennial of the event in Tulsa\, OK.  \nOn the evening of May 31\, 1921\, and in the early morning hours of June 1\, several thousand white citizens and authorities violently attacked the African American Greenwood District of Tulsa\, Oklahoma. In the course of some twelve hours of mob violence\, white Tulsans reduced one of the nation’s most prosperous black communities to rubble and killed an estimated 300 people\, mostly African Americans. This richly illustrated volume\, featuring more than 175 photographs\, along with oral testimonies\, shines a new spotlight on the race massacre from the vantage point of its victims and survivors. \nHistorian and Black Studies professor Karlos K. Hill presents a range of photographs taken before\, during\, and after the massacre\, mostly by white photographers. Some of the images are published here for the first time. Comparing these photographs to those taken elsewhere in the United States of lynchings\, the author makes a powerful case for terming the 1921 outbreak not a riot but a massacre. White civilians\, in many cases assisted or condoned by local and state law enforcement\, perpetuated a systematic and coordinated attack on Black Tulsans and their property. \nDespite all the violence and devastation\, black Tulsans rebuilt the Greenwood District brick by brick. By the mid-twentieth century\, Greenwood had reached a new zenith\, with nearly 250 Black-owned and Black-operated businesses. Today the citizens of Greenwood\, with support from the broader community\, continue to work diligently to revive the neighborhood once known as “Black Wall Street.” As a result\, Hill asserts\, the most important legacy of the Tulsa Race Massacre is the grit and resilience of the Black survivors of racist violence. \nThe 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: A Photographic History offers a perspective largely missing from other accounts. At once captivating and disturbing\, it will embolden readers to confront the uncomfortable legacy of racial violence in U.S. history. \n \nKarlos K. Hill is Associate Professor and Chair of the Clara Luper Department of African and African American Studies at the University of Oklahoma and the author of Beyond the Rope: The Impact of Lynching on Black Culture and Memory.\nImage of Professor Hill from https://www.ou.edu/cas/afam/faculty-staff\n \n \nAn additional book for families and children grades 3-6\, Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford\, illustrated by Floyd Cooper\, is available from Lerner Publications at https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/20776 \nTo purchase titles from the History Revealed series\, or other books of interest\, see our partner\, Subtext Books at https://subtextbooks.com/
URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-tulsa-race-massacre/
CATEGORIES:Book Event,History Revealed,Online Event,Presentation,Publishing,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210608T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210608T203000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215820
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210429T164228Z
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SUMMARY:History Revealed: Research & Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Ramsey County Historical Society Presents\nResearch + Restoration: Using History to Inspire Your Home’s Rehabilitation\nElyse Jensen\, Mollie Spillman and Rich Arpi\nHistory Revealed Series\nJune 8\, 2021\nTuesday\, 7:00 pm\nIn partnership with Rethos: Places Reimagined\nLive presentation on Zoom\nRegister in advance for this meeting:\nRegister Here\n \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.\nThe presentation will be recorded.\nFor registration or other questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nJoin Irvine Park homeowner and restorer Elyse Jensen\, RCHS Curator Mollie Spillman and RCHS Research Associate Rich Arpi in a panel discussion. They will share insights on how you can research the history of your home or property\, to help you make choices that are functional\, but also respect your home’s history. \nRestorer Elyse Jensenwill talk about the research they did on their home in Irvine Park to guide their rehab & design projects. Using archival data\, old newspapers\, stories from former owners\, etc.\, they were able to make choices that preserved and renovated their home and also kept the historic nature of the house and the neighborhood. Their experience can help inspire & teach other homeowners about using research to explore their homes’ histories & futures. \nRCHS Curator Mollie Spillman and Research Associate Rich Arpi will provide insights on what the RCHS Collection has to offer homeowners looking to research their property\, including building permits\, plat maps\, survey photos and more. They will share the process of how to go about researching your home\, and where to go for assistance. \nZoom registration is required:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tdOGtqDMvHN0ixtsvyNy8CmQ4f7PUkMbU \nFor past History revealed programs\, see History Revealed Online. \nFeatured image: The Ohage House in the Irvine Park neighborhood of St. Paul\, undergoing restoration\, date unknown (built in 1889). From the RCHS Collection.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-research-restoration/
CATEGORIES:History Revealed,Online Event,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210515T111500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210515T133000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215820
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SUMMARY:Irvine Park Coloring Book Walking Tours
DESCRIPTION:Irvine Park Walking Tour and Book Release Event for\nNeighborhood Architecture – Irvine Park\, Saint Paul: a coloring book\nSaturday\, May 15\, 2021\nTwo sessions: 11:15 am and 12:30 \nJeanne Kosfeld and Richard Kronick have created a unique first book featuring the lovely Irvine Park neighborhood. Readers may color or paint eighteen sketches of old homes while learning about the area’s history and architecture. \nFor tour registrations\, see our secure form here. \nRCHS will host a COVID-safe kickoff event for the coloring book and short tour of the Irvine Park neighborhood on Saturday\, May 15\, 2021. \nTickets are $30 each or $27 for members and include a copy of the coloring book\, which will be distributed at the end of the tour. \n\nThe first tour begins at 11:15 am followed by a second tour at 12:30 pm.\nTours are limited to sixteen people\, two people per registration.\nMasks are required to be worn throughout the event.\nPlease meet ten minutes before the start of the tour at 223 Walnut Street.\nPark at the Alexander Ramsey House lot\, 265 Exchange Street South.\nRain date: June 5\, 2021.\n\nPlease contact RCHS at events@rchs.com if concerned about the weather or to cancel your registration.\nThere are no refunds\, but we will contact you to get a mailing address to ship your coloring book. \nExtra copies of Neighborhood Architecture – Irvine Park\, Saint Paul: a coloring book are available in softcover with eighteen house sketches\, brief histories of the homes’ owners and architecture; and an architectural style guide and glossary at the end of the forty-eight-page book. Cost is $20; $18 for RCHS members.\nOrder at https://rchs.com/publishing/books/. \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/irvine-park-coloring-book-walking-tours/
CATEGORIES:Book Event,Publishing,Special Events,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210423T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210423T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215820
CREATED:20210330T144239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210330T144239Z
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SUMMARY:History Revealed: From Hurt to Healing
DESCRIPTION:The East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society Present\n\nFrom Hurt to Healing: An Intergenerational Activity Book\n\nJan Mandell and Mariana Morgan-Sawyer\nHistory Revealed Series\nApril 23\, 2021\nFriday\, 6:30 pm\nLive presentation on Zoom\nRegister in advance for this meeting:\nRegister Here\n \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.\nThe presentation will be recorded.\nFor registration or other questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nHow do we move from hurt to healing? The murder of George Floyd and the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic brought together young people and elders in a three-month Zoom conversation focused on healing from trauma. Elders shared stories of how they persevered in their racial justice struggles when they were young\, and young people asked questions\, listened\, and led mind-body medicine breathing tools they were practicing to heal from their stress and burn-out in the aftermath of intensive activism responding to the traumatic events of 2020. \nIn From Hurt to Healing: An Intergenerational Activity Book\, there are coloring pages of community elders including blocks of texts and inspirational quotations where they share their wisdom and experiences for moving from hurt to healing as well as beautifully hand drawn coloring pages of breathing tools with directions and other healing practices such as humming\, hair braiding\, and dancing. There are word searches and writing prompts to encourage intergenerational dialogue and includes the wisdom of the St. Paul Rondo community with coloring pages of the Selby Avenue Jazz Fest\, Rondo Days\, and other local festivals. \nJoin some of the creators of From Hurt to Healing and members of the ESFL community in an exploration of how this coloring activity book can promote cross-generational connection and healing from trauma. From Hurt to Healing: An Intergenerational Activity Book\, a collaboration between Every Body’s In and Irreducible Grace Foundation (IGF)\, two black-led non-profits in the Rondo Community of St. Paul\, MN\, is available now! Books can be ordered on the Irreducible Grace website.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-from-hurt-to-healing/
CATEGORIES:Book Event,History Revealed,Library Programs,Online Event,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210422T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210422T203000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215820
CREATED:20210217T211712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210217T211712Z
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SUMMARY:History Revealed: Charles Malchow
DESCRIPTION:Charles W. Malchow and the Story Behind “The Sexual Life”\nDr. Ryan Hurt with Paul Nelson\n\n\nHistory Revealed Series\nApril 22\, 2021\nThursday\, 7:00 pm\nLive presentation on Zoom\nRegister in advance for this meeting:\nRegistration Link\nRegistration is limited. You will receive a confirmation email after registering.\nThe presentation will be recorded.\nFor registration or other questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nAt the turn of the twentieth century\, a progressive doctor named Charles W. Malchow\, who worked at Hamline University’s short-lived Department of Medicine\, wrote a book—a book about sex. Trained at the Minneapolis College of Physicians and Surgeons and in Europe\, the young doctor believed it was important for readers\, particularly women\, to better understand sexual relationships as healthy and normal. He partnered with publisher Olly Burton. Together\, they ran their work by test audiences. They even contacted the postal authorities to make sure they could send promotional materials and the book itself through the mail. They were reminded by one postal official of the Comstock Law. Despite that\, they proceeded as planned. \nAuthors Ryan T. Hurt and Paul Nelson\, will share the story of Dr. Malchow\, Olly Burton and the aftermath of their publication. \nFor a PDF of their article in Ramsey County History magazine\, “A Doctor Ahead of His Time and the Trouble that Followed: The Sexual Life by Charles W. Malchow\,” see the link here. \nRyan T. Hurt is a physician and professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester\, MN. Born in Rochester\, he attended Hamline University as an undergraduate. He serves on the Mayo Clinic Historical Committee and has an interst in the history of medicine. \nPaul Nelson is an amateur historian living in St. Paul. Born and raised in Ohio’s Connecticut Western Reserve\, he is the author of many publications on Minnesota history\, including for Ramsey County History magazine\, and the RCHS podcast series\, and is a graduate of University of Minnesota’s Law School.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-charles-malchow/
CATEGORIES:History Revealed,Online Event,Special Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210218T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210218T203000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215820
CREATED:20201030T155740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201030T155740Z
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SUMMARY:History Revealed: The Art & History of the Persistence Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The Art and History of the Persistence Exhibition\nPanel Discussion\nWith historian and exhibition consultant Dr. Bobbie Scott\, and artists Hannah Boehme\, Daniel Brevick\, Stephanie Kiihn\, Klaire Lockheart\, Anika Schneider\, Lesley Walton\, Sadie Ward\, Hilary Woods and Mary Younkin.\nHistory Revealed Series\nFebruary 18\, 2021\nThursday\, 7:00 pm\nLive presentation on Zoom\nRegister in advance for this meeting:\nRegister Here \nFor registration or other questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nJoin us for a panel presentation to explore the artwork and history behind RCHS’ Persistence: Continuing the Struggle for Suffrage and Equality\, 1860-2020 exhibition. This will be a panel discussion with the artists and historian Bobbie Scott to explore the making of the exhibition\, including creating the original artwork and the research that went into presenting the histories of each of the featured suffragists in the exhibition. \nFeatured image: Teresa Peyton by Klaire A. Lockheart
URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-art-history-persistence-exhibition/
CATEGORIES:Exhibits & Research,History Revealed,Online Event,Special Events
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SUMMARY:History Revealed: The Sinking Middle Class
DESCRIPTION:The Sinking Middle Class\nA conversation with historian David Roediger\nHistory Revealed Series\nFebruary 11\, 2021\nThursday\, 7:00 pm\nLive presentation on Zoom and streamed on Facebook\nRegister in advance for this meeting:\nRegistration: Zoom Registration Page\nRegistration is limited. You will receive a confirmation email after registering.\nFor registration or other questions\, please email events@rchs.com \n“Middle class” is an ideologically shaped and deployed term in American culture and politics. Activist-scholar David Roediger makes clear in his pointed and persuasive polemic\, this obsession with the middle-class is relatively new in US politics. It began with the attempt to win back so-called “Reagan Democrats” by Bill Clinton and it was accompanied by a pandering to racism and a shying away from meaningful wealth redistribution that continues to this day. \nDrawing on rich traditions of radical social thought\, Roediger disavows the thinly sourced idea that the United States was\, for much of its history\, a “middle-class” nation and the still more indefensible position that it is one now. The increasing immiseration of large swathes of middle-income America\, only accelerated by the current pandemic\, nails a fallacy that is a major obstacle to progressives. \n \nDavid Roediger taught in the 1990s at the University of Minnesota and now teaches American Studies at the University of Kansas. His books include Seizing Freedom\, The Wages of Whiteness\, How Race Survived U.S. History\, and Towards the Abolition of Whiteness and Working toward Whiteness. His book The Production of Difference (with Elizabeth Esch) recently won the International Labor History Association Book Prize. He is past president of the American Studies Association and of the Working-Class Studies Association. \nProfessor Roediger will be joined in conversation by: \nAugust Nimtz\, Professor of Political Science and African American Studies at the University of Minnesota. August has been an activist in progressive movements in the Twin Cities (and beyond) since the 1970s with a particular emphasis on solidarity with the people of Cuba. \nKieran Knutson\, President of Communications Workers of America Local 7250 (Minnesota AT&T). Kieran has been a long time activist at the intersection of the racial justice and labor movements. \nMegan Brown\, Assistant Professor in the Masters in Advocacy and Political Leadership (MAPL) program at Metropolitan State University. A geographer by training and trade\, Megan has recently found her way to St. Paul. \nTo purchase titles from the History Revealed series\, or other books of interest\, see our partner\, Subtext Books at https://subtextbooks.com/
URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-the-sinking-middle-class/
CATEGORIES:Book Event,History Revealed,Library Programs,Special Events
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