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Fellows (clockwise from top left) Kalia Vue, Wone Vang, Linda Lor, and KaoLee Vang Ramsey County Historical Society and the Center for Hmong Studies are proud to announce the Hmong Fellowship program designed to preserve the Hmong heritage and culture along with inspire future generations of Hmong Americans to know…

Photo by Caitlin Abrams for MSP Magazine Our Ramsey County Court House public tour is canceled for today (April 7, 2025). We apologize for any inconvenience.

On March 13, 2025, RCHS celebrated over a decade of service and work from Research Assistant, Rich Arpi. Rich Arpi’s career has included twenty years at the Minnesota Historical Society, twelve years as a corporate archivist at St. Paul Companies, six years as an archivist at the Ohio Historical Society,…

Ready for a Summertime Adventure? Registration is now open! Gibbs Farm has camps for kids aged 4 to 14. Whatever piques your interest – 19th century farm or Dakota seasonal life, nature, games, farm animals, gardening, tea parties – we have a camp for you! Gibbs Farm is an…

RCHS Welcomes Andrea Swensson, Editor Please join us in welcoming Andrea Swensson as Ramsey County Historical Society’s new editor. Andrea will be the fourth editor in this role of the entire history of publications for RCHS. She has a very tenured background in journalism – serving as music editor…

RCHS is thrilled to offer online access to the St. Paul Building Permit Collection Thanks to grant awards over the past 3 years , RCHS contracted Documents 2 Disc, Inc. to digitize the 350,000 St. Paul building permits (1883-1975). With the Schneider Geospatial Beacon system and a private funder, RCHS…

Ramsey County Historical Society and the Center for Hmong Studies are pleased to announce the four participants for our inaugural cohort of fellows in the Hmong Community Fellowship Program for the Preservation and Presentation of Cultural Heritage. Each fellow brings a dynamic background to the work they will be…

A heartfelt thanks to everyone that joined us at our third annual Pathways Gala to benefit Gibbs Farm. This year’s event took place at the History and Heritage Building on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. We raised over $37,000 amongst the 130 guests that attended.

Ramsey County History Fall 2024 Volume 59, No. 4: Fall 2024 John W. Diers, Jim McCartney, Adam Bledsoe Link to download PDF of full Ramsey County History Fall 2024   Articles in this issue: Growing Up on the Empire Builder Author: John W. Diers John W. Diers’…