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SUMMARY:Volunteer: Friday Farm Chores
DESCRIPTION:Help us tackle our to-do list. Friday Farm Chore volunteer days are happening though out our season\, the outdoor projects change weekly usually planting\, watering\, weeding\, light landscape and orchard projects. \nClick here to register for Friday Farm Chores \nProjects are great for students\, families\, small groups (scouts\, 4-H ect.) and individuals. Children under 12 should sign up with an adult. \n  \nNo experience necessary! Projects will be lead by Gibbs Farm staff and volunteers and all supplies materials and instructions. \n  \nDay of Instructions: \n  \nVolunteers should park in the Gibbs Farm public parking lot of Cleveland Ave and enter the site through the wooden gates. \nPlease wear close-toed shoes and clothes you can work in. Light snacks are provided\, but feel free to bring your own. \nThere are bathrooms and a drinking fountain with water bottle filler on site.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/volunteer-friday-farm-chores-2/2023-06-02/
LOCATION:Gibbs Farm\, 2097 W Larpenteur Ave\, Saint Paul \, MN\, 55113\, United States
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SUMMARY:Gibbs Farm Saturday Public Hours
DESCRIPTION:Visit Gibbs Farm! Take a guided tour\, visit the farm animals or snap some pictures in the prairie. \nGuided tours are offered on the hour. \nAdmission is $10 for adults\, $7 for seniors\, $5 for children 4-16\, free for children 3 and under. RCHS Members visit Gibbs Farm for free! \nCredit & debit card purchases preferred. Gibbs Farm is located at 2097 Larpenteur Ave W\, Falcon Heights\, MN 55113.  Parking is free in our lot off Cleveland Avenue. Enter Gibbs Farm through the small white building just south of the parking lot. \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/gibbs-farm-saturday-public-hours/2023-06-03/
LOCATION:Gibbs Farm\, 2097 W Larpenteur Ave\, Saint Paul \, MN\, 55113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events
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SUMMARY:Art in the Hollow
DESCRIPTION:Art in the Hollow\nSwede Hollow Park\, St PaulSaturday\, June 3\, 2023 \n10:00 am-5:00 pm\nPark at the Saint Paul Brewing lot688 Minnehaha Ave E\, Saint Paul MN \nJoin us at the beautiful Swede Hollow Park for Art in the Hollow\, “best hidden art festival in Minnesota”! \nThe RCHS booth will feature: \n\n 10:00 am-Noon – Grasshoppers in My Bed: Lillie Belle Gibbs – Minnesota Farm Girl – 1877\, author Terry Swanson.\nNoon-2:00 pm – Irvine Park\, St. Paul: Neighborhood Architecture—a coloring book with author Dick Kronick and illustrator Jeanne Kosfeld.\n\nThe festival will have over 100 artists\, plein air painting workshop\, and more\nFor more information\, see www.artinthehollow.org
URL:https://rchs.com/event/art-in-the-hollow/
LOCATION:Swede Hollow Park\, 665 Greenbrier St\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Ages
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SUMMARY:June 7 Farmhouse Tour
DESCRIPTION:Our adult-centered farmhouse tour is back! Enjoy a drink\, snacks and seasonal samples before heading into the Historic Gibbs Farmhouse with Site Director Sammy Nelson. She will share the unique story of the Gibbs family with excerpts from family correspondence and Heman’s account books. \nThis fun\, in-depth tour focuses on a fascinating time in Minnesota history and is great for history-buffs AND first time visitors. \nThis tour includes samples\, snacks and a glass of wine\, beer\, or non-alcoholic beverage. \nTickets are $25 or $20 for Ramsey County Historical Society Members \nRegister Here! \nCall the Gibbs Farm Office at 651 646 8629 with any questions
URL:https://rchs.com/event/june-7-farmhouse-tour/
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SUMMARY:Gibbs Farm Saturday Public Hours
DESCRIPTION:Visit Gibbs Farm! Take a guided tour\, visit the farm animals or snap some pictures in the prairie. \nGuided tours are offered on the hour. \nAdmission is $10 for adults\, $7 for seniors\, $5 for children 4-16\, free for children 3 and under. RCHS Members visit Gibbs Farm for free! \nCredit & debit card purchases preferred. Gibbs Farm is located at 2097 Larpenteur Ave W\, Falcon Heights\, MN 55113.  Parking is free in our lot off Cleveland Avenue. Enter Gibbs Farm through the small white building just south of the parking lot. \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/gibbs-farm-saturday-public-hours/2023-06-10/
LOCATION:Gibbs Farm\, 2097 W Larpenteur Ave\, Saint Paul \, MN\, 55113\, United States
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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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SUMMARY:Volunteer: Friday Orchard Chores
DESCRIPTION:Help us tackle our to-do list! No experience is necessary to help us complete seasonal orchard tasks. Gibbs Farm Heritage orchard has over 30 varieties of heirloom and UMN developed apples. In order to keep our crop safe from insects without using harsh chemical pesticides we use more time intensive methods like apple bagging\, sticky traps\, fencing and organic treatments. \nProjects are great for students\, families\, small groups (scouts\, 4-H ect.) and individuals. Children under 12 should sign up with an adult. \nClick Here to Register for Friday Farm Chores \nProjects will be lead by Gibbs Farm staff and volunteers and all supplies materials and instructions. \nGibbs Farm will be open to the public after this event\, volunteers are encouraged to stay\, take a tour or visit with the animals at no admission charge. \nDay of Instructions: \n  \nVolunteers should park in the Gibbs Farm public parking lot of Cleveland Ave and enter the site through the wooden gates. \nPlease wear close-toed shoes and clothes you can work in. Light snacks are provided\, but feel free to bring your own. \nThere are bathrooms and a drinking fountain with water bottle filler on site.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/volunteer-friday-orchard-chores/
LOCATION:Gibbs Farm\, 2097 W Larpenteur Ave\, Saint Paul \, MN\, 55113\, United States
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SUMMARY:Partner Event: Sketching with Jeanne Kosfeld
DESCRIPTION:Sketching in Irvine Park\nwith Jeanne Kosfeld\nJune 17\, 2023\, 10:00 am   –   12:00 pm\nIn Person\nOn Location at Irvine Park in Saint Paul\n \nOrganized by Wet Paint\nTickets: $32.00availble from Wet Paint\nFor tickets and more details see https://info.wetpaintart.com/event/sketching-in-irvine-park-with-jeanne-kosfeld/\n \n\nA playful\, no-fear sketching workshop where you’ll rekindle the wonder for drawing that you felt as a child.\nJeanne Kosfeld\, the illustrator for the RCHS publication\,  Neighborhood Architecture: Irvine Park – a coloring book will share her love for sketching and show you how she approaches a complex scene on location.\nYou’ll leave with a new friend — your sketchbook\, ready to give you hours of enjoyment wherever you are. \n\nBecome comfortable with basic tools and techniques to enjoy sketching anything anywhere.\nLearn to see simple shapes in complex scenes\, remembering childlike visual discovery.\nCreate energy in your drawing with playful line movement.\nGain confidence by working through a sketch from beginning to end and have fun doing it!\n\nInstructor\nJeanne Kosfeld paints and sketches primarily with waterbased media\, but her previous body of work includes newspaper design\, board game design\, creating public sculptures in ice\, organic matter\, and polymer. Growing up in a family of artists\, Jeanne started working as a newspaper illustrator. Along the way\, she taught at the University of Alaska-Anchorage where she also led the design department. For eighteen years\, Jeanne was the creative director at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in Saint Paul\, Minnesota. Her work appears in public & private collections. She has been honored with artist-in-residencies in Arles\, France; Mesa Verde National Park\, Colorado; Hot Springs National Park\, Arkansas; St. Croix Watershed Research Station as the Artist at Pine Needles\, Minnesota; the Western Wisconsin Land Trust at the Pine Creek Restoration Project\, Wisconsin; Whiskeytown National Recreation Area\, California; and Juneau\, Alaska at the Ernest Gruening Historic Site. Jeanne has participated in International Urban Sketchers Symposiums in Portugal and the Netherlands.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/partner-event-sketching-with-jeanne-kosfeld/
LOCATION:Irvine Park\, 251 Walnut Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Craft Workshop,Book Event
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SUMMARY:Gibbs Farm Saturday Public Hours
DESCRIPTION:Visit Gibbs Farm! Take a guided tour\, visit the farm animals or snap some pictures in the prairie. \nGuided tours are offered on the hour. \nAdmission is $10 for adults\, $7 for seniors\, $5 for children 4-16\, free for children 3 and under. RCHS Members visit Gibbs Farm for free! \nCredit & debit card purchases preferred. Gibbs Farm is located at 2097 Larpenteur Ave W\, Falcon Heights\, MN 55113.  Parking is free in our lot off Cleveland Avenue. Enter Gibbs Farm through the small white building just south of the parking lot. \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/gibbs-farm-saturday-public-hours/2023-06-17/
LOCATION:Gibbs Farm\, 2097 W Larpenteur Ave\, Saint Paul \, MN\, 55113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events
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SUMMARY:Saturday Tree Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join a 45-minute walking tour through the Gibbs Farm site lead by Master Naturalists Cathy Croghan and Kathy Robbins. The tour tallest trees (Burr Oak\, Black Walnut) and some of our newer additions (Tamarack and American Hazelnut)! Learn how these Minnesota trees were used for food\, medicine and shelter by the Dakota and settlers. \nGibbs Farm is open to the public on Fridays from 12-3 and Saturdays from 10-4 this summer. The Tree Tour is included in regular Saturday admission price. \nAs always RCHS\, members visit Gibbs Farm at no cost. \nTo reserve your tour spot\, pre-pay admission online\, or by calling the Gibbs Farm Office at 651-646-8629. After the Tour\, stick around to take a history tour or enjoy the prairie on your own\, we suggest bringing a camera\, snack or picnic! \n  \nRegister Here!
URL:https://rchs.com/event/saturday-tree-tour-2/
LOCATION:Gibbs Farm\, 2097 W Larpenteur Ave\, Saint Paul \, MN\, 55113\, United States
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SUMMARY:Partner Event: Juneteenth at Rondo Commemorative Plaza
DESCRIPTION:Juneteenth in Rondo\nMonday\, June 19\, 2023\nNoon-5:00 pm\nRondo Commemorative Plaza\n820 Concordia Ave\, St. Paul\, MN \nOrganized by the Rondo Center of Diverse Expressions (RCODE). \nThe 3rd Annual Juneteenth Observance activities include entertainment\, food trucks\, and information for job applicants or those seeking additional information on skilled training opportunities starts at 12:00 PM and ends at 5:00 PM. A formal Juneteenth observance and program featuring speakers\, awards\, and keynote address begins at 3:00 – 4:00 PM. \nRCODE reveres Juneteenth as a celebration of the human spirit\, respect and the hope for better days ahead and its fundamental pillar of freedom to work with the expectation to be paid. To highlight the connection between labor and Juneteenth\, we invite employers who have semi and skilled labor openings for individuals between the ages of 18-26 and who will agree to apply our criteria for meaningful employment to participate in the job fair. We will distribute their information at our celebration on June 19th\, with the goal to connect 20 or more individuals with solid leads for jobs along with five individuals applying for admission to St. Paul College for skilled training. \nDr. Marvin Dunn\, Department Chair and Professor of Psychology Emeritus at Florida International University and Founder of the Dr. Marvin Dunn Academy for Community Education will deliver the Keynote Address. Other speakers will be announced at the start of the program. \nStop by the RCHS booth to see learn about the many Rondo histories published in our Ramsey County History magazine\, and meet authors Frank White\, Nieeta Presley\, and others! \nThe entire community is invited to attend and this unique occasion and celebrate Juneteenth with family and friends and the City of St. Paul\, especially those interested in gainful employment opportunities. \nKeynote Speaker\nDr. Marvin Dunn is one of the most forceful voices on race relations in the United States. He was a naval officer\, commander\, and founding Chair of the Department of Psychology at FIU. He is the author of five books\, hundreds of newspaper lead stories and journal articles\, producer of two documentary films\, lecturer\, husband\, father and proud graduate of Morehouse College. His views on racial and ethnic relations in Florida and the U.S. have been widely published and broadcast on the major news outlets.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/juneteenth-at-rondo/
LOCATION:Rondo Commemorative Plaza\, 820 Concordia Ave\, Saint Paul\, MN
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Early Summer Grounds and Gardens Tour
DESCRIPTION:Our first Grounds and Gardens Tour of the season. Drinks\, snacks and an evening stroll though our 8-acre site. Sample edible flowers and early veggies while learning about the agricultural and floral history of Falcon Heights. \nThis tour includes samples\, snacks and a glass of wine\, beer\, or non-alcoholic beverage. \nTickets are $25 or $20 for Ramsey County Historical Society Members \n  \nRegister Here!
URL:https://rchs.com/event/early-summer-grounds-and-gardens-tour/
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SUMMARY:History Revealed: Nature's Crossroads
DESCRIPTION:Nature’s Crossroads: The Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota:\nA Wide-Ranging Environmental and Historical Study of the Evolution of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul Area\nWith George Vrtis and Christopher W. Wells \nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, June 22\, 2023\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 \nThe industrial and commercial development of the Twin Cities transformed the landscape\, dispossessed the original Native inhabitants\, and had consequences which reached far beyond the geographic borders of the Metro Area.  Join Chris Wells and George Vrtis as they describe the environmental history of our region.  \nMinnesota’s Twin Cities have long been powerful engines of change. From their origins in the early nineteenth century\, the Twin Cities helped drive the dispossession of the region’s Native American peoples\, turned their riverfronts into bustling industrial and commercial centers\, spread streets and homes outward to the horizon\, and reached well beyond their urban confines\, setting in motion the environmental transformation of distant hinterlands. As these processes unfolded\, residents inscribed their culture into the landscape\, complete with all its tensions\, disagreements\, contradictions\, prejudices\, and social inequalities. These stories lie at the heart of Nature’s Crossroads. The book features an interdisciplinary team of distinguished scholars who aim to open new conversations about the environmental history of the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota. \nAbout the Editors \nGeorge Vrtis is an environmental historian and professor of history and environmental studies at Carleton College. He is the coeditor of Mining North America: An Environmental History since 1522. His research interests include mining and resource use\, urban environments\, and protected areas and wilderness. \nChristopher W. Wells is an environmental historian and professor of environmental studies at Macalester College. His is the author of Car Country: An Environmental History and Environmental Justice in Postwar America: A Documentary Reader. His research focuses on the ways that technology—and especially technological systems—have reshaped the American environment\, mediating and structuring people’s relationships with the natural world. \nFor more\, see:\nhttps://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/northland-outdoors/new-book-explores-minnesotas-environmental-history\nhttps://minnesotareformer.com/2023/03/08/book-excerpt-twin-cities-grew-thanks-to-dakota-ojibwe-land-connections-to-national-markets/
URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-natures-crossroads/
CATEGORIES:History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event
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SUMMARY:Gibbs Farm Summer Friday Public Hours
DESCRIPTION:Visit Gibbs Farm! Take a guided tour\, visit the farm animals or snap some pictures in the prairie. \nGuided tours are offered on the hour. \nAdmission is $10 for adults\, $7 for seniors\, $5 for children 4-16\, free for children 3 and under. RCHS Members visit Gibbs Farm for free! \nCredit & debit card purchases preferred. Gibbs Farm is located at 2097 Larpenteur Ave W\, Falcon Heights\, MN 55113.  Parking is free in our lot off Cleveland Avenue. Enter Gibbs Farm through the small white building just south of the parking lot. \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/gibbs-farm-summer-friday-public-hours/2023-06-23/
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230624T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230624T160000
DTSTAMP:20260412T173426
CREATED:20230127T185459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230417T171934Z
UID:10008950-1687600800-1687622400@rchs.com
SUMMARY:Gibbs Farm Saturday Public Hours
DESCRIPTION:Visit Gibbs Farm! Take a guided tour\, visit the farm animals or snap some pictures in the prairie. \nGuided tours are offered on the hour. \nAdmission is $10 for adults\, $7 for seniors\, $5 for children 4-16\, free for children 3 and under. RCHS Members visit Gibbs Farm for free! \nCredit & debit card purchases preferred. Gibbs Farm is located at 2097 Larpenteur Ave W\, Falcon Heights\, MN 55113.  Parking is free in our lot off Cleveland Avenue. Enter Gibbs Farm through the small white building just south of the parking lot. \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/gibbs-farm-saturday-public-hours/2023-06-24/
LOCATION:Gibbs Farm\, 2097 W Larpenteur Ave\, Saint Paul \, MN\, 55113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events
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SUMMARY:Gibbs Farm Summer Friday Public Hours
DESCRIPTION:Visit Gibbs Farm! Take a guided tour\, visit the farm animals or snap some pictures in the prairie. \nGuided tours are offered on the hour. \nAdmission is $10 for adults\, $7 for seniors\, $5 for children 4-16\, free for children 3 and under. RCHS Members visit Gibbs Farm for free! \nCredit & debit card purchases preferred. Gibbs Farm is located at 2097 Larpenteur Ave W\, Falcon Heights\, MN 55113.  Parking is free in our lot off Cleveland Avenue. Enter Gibbs Farm through the small white building just south of the parking lot. \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/gibbs-farm-summer-friday-public-hours/2023-06-30/
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events
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CREATED:20230127T185459Z
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SUMMARY:Gibbs Farm Saturday Public Hours
DESCRIPTION:Visit Gibbs Farm! Take a guided tour\, visit the farm animals or snap some pictures in the prairie. \nGuided tours are offered on the hour. \nAdmission is $10 for adults\, $7 for seniors\, $5 for children 4-16\, free for children 3 and under. RCHS Members visit Gibbs Farm for free! \nCredit & debit card purchases preferred. Gibbs Farm is located at 2097 Larpenteur Ave W\, Falcon Heights\, MN 55113.  Parking is free in our lot off Cleveland Avenue. Enter Gibbs Farm through the small white building just south of the parking lot. \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/gibbs-farm-saturday-public-hours/2023-07-01/
LOCATION:Gibbs Farm\, 2097 W Larpenteur Ave\, Saint Paul \, MN\, 55113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230707T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230707T150000
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SUMMARY:Gibbs Farm Summer Friday Public Hours
DESCRIPTION:Visit Gibbs Farm! Take a guided tour\, visit the farm animals or snap some pictures in the prairie. \nGuided tours are offered on the hour. \nAdmission is $10 for adults\, $7 for seniors\, $5 for children 4-16\, free for children 3 and under. RCHS Members visit Gibbs Farm for free! \nCredit & debit card purchases preferred. Gibbs Farm is located at 2097 Larpenteur Ave W\, Falcon Heights\, MN 55113.  Parking is free in our lot off Cleveland Avenue. Enter Gibbs Farm through the small white building just south of the parking lot. \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/gibbs-farm-summer-friday-public-hours/2023-07-07/
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230708T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230708T160000
DTSTAMP:20260412T173426
CREATED:20230127T185459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230417T171934Z
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SUMMARY:Gibbs Farm Saturday Public Hours
DESCRIPTION:Visit Gibbs Farm! Take a guided tour\, visit the farm animals or snap some pictures in the prairie. \nGuided tours are offered on the hour. \nAdmission is $10 for adults\, $7 for seniors\, $5 for children 4-16\, free for children 3 and under. RCHS Members visit Gibbs Farm for free! \nCredit & debit card purchases preferred. Gibbs Farm is located at 2097 Larpenteur Ave W\, Falcon Heights\, MN 55113.  Parking is free in our lot off Cleveland Avenue. Enter Gibbs Farm through the small white building just south of the parking lot. \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/gibbs-farm-saturday-public-hours/2023-07-08/
LOCATION:Gibbs Farm\, 2097 W Larpenteur Ave\, Saint Paul \, MN\, 55113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230708T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230708T114500
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SUMMARY:Saturday Prairie Walk
DESCRIPTION:Join 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 late-April 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 from 12-3 and Saturdays from 10-4 this summer. The Tree Tour is included in regular Saturday admission price. \nAs always RCHS\, members visit Gibbs Farm at no cost. \nTo reserve your tour spot\, pre-pay admission online\, or by calling the Gibbs Farm Office at 651-646-8629. After the Tour\, stick around to take a history tour or enjoy the prairie on your own\, we suggest bringing a camera\, snack or picnic! \n  \nRegister Here!
URL:https://rchs.com/event/saturday-prairie-walk/
LOCATION:Gibbs Farm\, 2097 W Larpenteur Ave\, Saint Paul \, MN\, 55113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230713T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230713T200000
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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 13. Kick off the night with an outdoor concert from the Minnesota Sinfonia\, who will be performing at Gibbs Farm. Enjoy the sounds of “Summer Pops” 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 \nRain date:\nIn the event of inclement weather\, a rain date has been set for Monday\, July 17. Guests who RSVP will receive an email notification if the original date has to be canceled. \nSpecial Guest:\n \n\nMinnesota Sinfonia\n\n\n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/minnesota-sinfonia-family-concert-2/
CATEGORIES:Family Events,Gibbs Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230714T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230714T120000
DTSTAMP:20260412T173426
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230315T155002Z
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SUMMARY:Volunteer: Friday Farm Chores
DESCRIPTION:Help us tackle our to-do list. Friday Farm Chore volunteer days are happening though out our season\, the outdoor projects change weekly usually planting\, watering\, weeding\, light landscape and orchard projects. \nClick Here to Register for Friday Farm Chores \nProjects are great for students\, families\, small groups (scouts\, 4-H ect.) and individuals. Children under 12 should sign up with an adult. \n  \nNo experience necessary! Projects will be lead by Gibbs Farm staff and volunteers and all supplies materials and instructions. \nGibbs Farm will be open to the public after this event\, volunteers are encouraged to stay\, take a tour or visit with the animals at no admission charge. \nDay of Instructions: \n  \nVolunteers should park in the Gibbs Farm public parking lot of Cleveland Ave and enter the site through the wooden gates. \nPlease wear close-toed shoes and clothes you can work in. Light snacks are provided\, but feel free to bring your own. \nThere are bathrooms and a drinking fountain with water bottle filler on site.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/volunteer-friday-farm-chores-3/
LOCATION:Gibbs Farm\, 2097 W Larpenteur Ave\, Saint Paul \, MN\, 55113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events,Gibbs Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230714T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230714T150000
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SUMMARY:Gibbs Farm Summer Friday Public Hours
DESCRIPTION:Visit Gibbs Farm! Take a guided tour\, visit the farm animals or snap some pictures in the prairie. \nGuided tours are offered on the hour. \nAdmission is $10 for adults\, $7 for seniors\, $5 for children 4-16\, free for children 3 and under. RCHS Members visit Gibbs Farm for free! \nCredit & debit card purchases preferred. Gibbs Farm is located at 2097 Larpenteur Ave W\, Falcon Heights\, MN 55113.  Parking is free in our lot off Cleveland Avenue. Enter Gibbs Farm through the small white building just south of the parking lot. \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/gibbs-farm-summer-friday-public-hours/2023-07-14/
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230715T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230715T120000
DTSTAMP:20260412T173426
CREATED:20230628T132757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230628T132757Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Event: Sketching in Irvine Park with Jeanne Kosfeld
DESCRIPTION:Sketching in Irvine Park\nwith Jeanne Kosfeld\nJuly 15\, 2023\, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nIn Person\nOn Location at Irvine Park in Saint Paul\n \nOrganized by Wet Paint\nTickets: $32.00 available from Wet Paint\nFor tickets and more details see https://info.wetpaintart.com/event/sketching-in-irvine-park-with-jeanne-kosfeld-2/\n \nA playful\, no-fear sketching workshop where you’ll rekindle the wonder for drawing that you felt as a child. \n\nJeanne Kosfeld\, the illustrator for the RCHS publication\,  Neighborhood Architecture: Irvine Park – a coloring book will share her love for sketching and show you how she approaches a complex scene on location.\nYou’ll leave with a new friend — your sketchbook\, ready to give you hours of enjoyment wherever you are. \n\nBecome comfortable with basic tools and techniques to enjoy sketching anything anywhere.\nLearn to see simple shapes in complex scenes\, remembering childlike visual discovery.\nCreate energy in your drawing with playful line movement.\nGain confidence by working through a sketch from beginning to end and have fun doing it!\n\nInstructor\nJeanne Kosfeld paints and sketches primarily with water-based media\, but her previous body of work includes newspaper design\, board game design\, creating public sculptures in ice\, organic matter\, and polymer. Growing up in a family of artists\, Jeanne started working as a newspaper illustrator. Along the way\, she taught at the University of Alaska-Anchorage where she also led the design department. For eighteen years\, Jeanne was the creative director at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in Saint Paul\, Minnesota. Her work appears in public & private collections. She has been honored with artist-in-residencies in Arles\, France; Mesa Verde National Park\, Colorado; Hot Springs National Park\, Arkansas; St. Croix Watershed Research Station as the Artist at Pine Needles\, Minnesota; the Western Wisconsin Land Trust at the Pine Creek Restoration Project\, Wisconsin; Whiskeytown National Recreation Area\, California; and Juneau\, Alaska at the Ernest Gruening Historic Site. Jeanne has participated in International Urban Sketchers Symposiums in Portugal and the Netherlands.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/partner-event-sketching-in-irvine-park-with-jeanne-kosfeld/
CATEGORIES:All Ages,Art & Craft Workshop,Book Event,Publishing
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230715T160000
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SUMMARY:Gibbs Farm Saturday Public Hours
DESCRIPTION:Visit Gibbs Farm! Take a guided tour\, visit the farm animals or snap some pictures in the prairie. \nGuided tours are offered on the hour. \nAdmission is $10 for adults\, $7 for seniors\, $5 for children 4-16\, free for children 3 and under. RCHS Members visit Gibbs Farm for free! \nCredit & debit card purchases preferred. Gibbs Farm is located at 2097 Larpenteur Ave W\, Falcon Heights\, MN 55113.  Parking is free in our lot off Cleveland Avenue. Enter Gibbs Farm through the small white building just south of the parking lot. \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/gibbs-farm-saturday-public-hours/2023-07-15/
LOCATION:Gibbs Farm\, 2097 W Larpenteur Ave\, Saint Paul \, MN\, 55113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230720T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230720T193000
DTSTAMP:20260412T173426
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230523T155716Z
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SUMMARY:Prairie Bloom Grounds and Gardens Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening tour focusing on our restored prairie! The prairie was installed 20 years ago by prairie restorations and contains grasses\, sedges\, edible and medicinal plants. We will talk about some of our favorite plants\, insects and birds. \nThis event features drinks\, snacks and fun facts about one of Minnesota’s most interesting biomes. Make and take a small bouquet inspired by the prairie bloom. \nThis tour includes samples\, snacks and a glass of wine\, beer\, or non-alcoholic beverage. \nTickets are $25 or $20 for Ramsey County Historical Society Members. \nRegister Here!
URL:https://rchs.com/event/prairie-bloom-grounds-and-gardens-tour/
CATEGORIES:Adults Only Event,Gibbs Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230720T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230720T203000
DTSTAMP:20260412T173426
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230628T213243Z
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SUMMARY:History Revealed: Italians on St. Paul's East Side
DESCRIPTION:Italians on Saint Paul’s East Side\nJohn Andreozzi\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, July 20\, 2023\nIn partnership with the East Side Freedom Library & Roseville Library \nLive presentation on Zoom\nRegister in advance for this meeting\, register on Zoom here. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. For questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nItalians have had a significant presence in St. Paul.  Although there were only a few as the City began to grow in the 1850s\, within five decades their numbers had grown substantially. Many settled in Railroad Island and Swede Hollow on the East Side. They had been farmers in Italy\, but in St. Paul they worked on the railroads that surrounded their neighborhood\, as well as the city’s public works department\, while some were self- employed as peddlers or operators of confectionery and grocery stores. \n\nSt. Paul Italians founded institutions in Railroad Island that offered protection from bigotry and facilitated the assimilation process. The Dante Alighieri society formed in 1883\, was the first Italian group in the state. The Christ Child Center\, a Catholic settlement house which offered a variety of programs\, was located in a building erected by Italians. East Side Italians established Saint Ambrose church in 1915\, and they became known for their processions honoring patron saints. \nJohn Andreozzi was born in Lackawanna\, NY\, and has worked as a teacher\, clinical social worker\, community organizer\, and ethnic historian.  He has been studying Italian American history for more than fifty years\, and he holds Master’s Degrees in Sociology and Social Work. In 1985\, he moved to the Twin Cities to work at the Immigration History Research Center and Archives.\, and he became an organizer of Festa Italiana MN.  John has written two books and several scholarly articles on the experiences of Italians in the United States\, and he maintains a website at Italian-American-Experience.org. \nHis presentation is part of our series “Making Minnesota: Natives\, Settlers\, Migrants\, and Immigrants.” \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. programs which 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-italians-on-st-pauls-east-side/
CATEGORIES:History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230721T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230721T150000
DTSTAMP:20260412T173426
CREATED:20230127T204332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T162904Z
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SUMMARY:Gibbs Farm Summer Friday Public Hours
DESCRIPTION:Visit Gibbs Farm! Take a guided tour\, visit the farm animals or snap some pictures in the prairie. \nGuided tours are offered on the hour. \nAdmission is $10 for adults\, $7 for seniors\, $5 for children 4-16\, free for children 3 and under. RCHS Members visit Gibbs Farm for free! \nCredit & debit card purchases preferred. Gibbs Farm is located at 2097 Larpenteur Ave W\, Falcon Heights\, MN 55113.  Parking is free in our lot off Cleveland Avenue. Enter Gibbs Farm through the small white building just south of the parking lot. \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/gibbs-farm-summer-friday-public-hours/2023-07-21/
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230722T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230722T130000
DTSTAMP:20260412T173426
CREATED:20230613T140120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230622T181044Z
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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.
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LOCATION:Norway House\, 913 E Franklin Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55404\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Event,History Revealed,Special Events,Tours
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SUMMARY:Gibbs Farm Saturday Public Hours
DESCRIPTION:Visit Gibbs Farm! Take a guided tour\, visit the farm animals or snap some pictures in the prairie. \nGuided tours are offered on the hour. \nAdmission is $10 for adults\, $7 for seniors\, $5 for children 4-16\, free for children 3 and under. RCHS Members visit Gibbs Farm for free! \nCredit & debit card purchases preferred. Gibbs Farm is located at 2097 Larpenteur Ave W\, Falcon Heights\, MN 55113.  Parking is free in our lot off Cleveland Avenue. Enter Gibbs Farm through the small white building just south of the parking lot. \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/gibbs-farm-saturday-public-hours/2023-07-22/
LOCATION:Gibbs Farm\, 2097 W Larpenteur Ave\, Saint Paul \, MN\, 55113\, United States
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