Press Releases
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November 16, 2023
Give to the Max!
Make the most of Give to the Max! Your donation will help impact more than 45,000 individuals in our community and help RCHS fulfill our mission of preserving the past, informing the present, and inspiring the future. And this year, a gift of $50 or more means that you receive…
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October 31, 2023
Celebration & Plaque Unveiling: Honoring WWII Codebreakers, ERA and Technology Innovators
Celebration & Plaque Unveiling: Honoring WWII Codebreakers and the Founding of Engineering Research Associates In a salute to a remarkably powerful era of entrepreneurism, the Ramsey County Historical Society (RCHS) celebrated the enduring economic and technological activity unleashed in the Twin Cities by Engineering Research Associates (ERA) more than 75…
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October 20, 2023
Justus Ramsey House
Justus Ramsey House Updated October 20, 2023 The preservation of the Justus Ramsey House on 7th Street in Saint Paul has been a matter of public debate for months. RCHS will periodically provide updates via this page and its Facebook pages. Your Ramsey County Historical Society supports historic preservation…
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June 21, 2023
Rondo Achievement Award
RCHS editor-in-chief Meredith Cummings receiving the award from Marvin Roger Anderson. Dr. Marvin Dunn, the keynote speaker, is in the background on the left, Governor Walsh is center. Image from the RCHS Collection. As Minnesota celebrated its first official Juneteenth holiday on June 19, 2023, RCHS joined…
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May 30, 2023
Celebration & Plaque Unveiling: Honoring WWII Codebreakers and the Founding of Engineering Research Associates on June 15
Celebration & Plaque Unveiling: Honoring WWII Codebreakers and the Founding of Engineering Research Associates Thursday, June 15, 2023 3:30-5:30 pm 1902 Minnehaha Avenue West, St. Paul, MN 5510 Parking for the plaque unveiling is available at the site. Featured speakers will include: Lowell Benson, VIP Club Remarks…
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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!…
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November 21, 2022
Leetta Douglas Wins Ramsey County Historical Society’s 2022 Virginia B. Kunz Award
Author Spotlights History of St. Paul’s African American Suffragists. Ramsey County Historical Society (RCHS) presented Leetta M. Douglas with the Virginia B. Kunz Award for her article, “Votes for Everywoman: Nellie Griswold Francis, the Women of Rondo, and Their Suffrage Crusade.” It ran as the cover story in the…