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Posted on March 7, 2023

Pathways Gala

Pathways Gala for Gibbs Farm Tuesday, September 12, 2023 5:30-8:00 pm Wabasha Street Caves 215 Wabasha St S, St Paul, MN 55107 Pathways Gala Site: https://gibbs.givesmart.com  go to Browse, Bid and Buy and you can view the items!…
Posted on March 6, 2023

Women’s History Month

RCHS will be featuring Women’s History Month on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/RamseyCountyHistoricalSociety. Watch for more posts throughout the month! And check out our online exhibition, Persistence: Continuing the Struggle for Suffrage and Equality, 1848-2020 which recognizes the champions who struggled to achieve voting rights for women…
Posted on February 13, 2023

Black History Month Celebration

Breaking the Silence: Black History Month Celebration February 26, 2023 2:00 pm-4:00 pm St. Luke’s Episcopal Church 615 Vermillion St. Hastings, MN Keynote Speaker: Sheletta Brundige Music & Performances by: Dale Alexander Wendell Kirk Readers Theatre Black Pioneers in Dakota…
Posted on February 6, 2023

Gibbs Farm Summer Camp Registration Now Open

Registration is now open for Gibbs Farm 2023 Summer Camps. Head over to our Camp Page to register. Are you ready for an adventure? In 2023, Gibbs Farm has camps for kids aged 4 to 13.  Whatever piques your interest – 19th century farm or Dakota seasonal life,…
Posted on February 1, 2023

Winter Carnival Ice Palaces 1887 & 1888

Interior of the 1887 Winter Carnival Ice Palace The 1887 Ice Palace The St. Paul Ice Palace and Winter Carnival Association held a competition for the design of the ice palace that would again stand in the center of Central Park. The grand prize was $200, which was won by…
Posted on February 1, 2023

Winter Carnival Ice Palaces

The 1886 Ice Palace St. Paul was one of the fastest growing cities in North America in 1885. Newspapers and magazines advertised the virtues of agriculture and development to attract new settlement and business. When a New York correspondent wrote that St. Paul was, “another Siberia, unfit for…