Give to the Max Day Support RCHS online during Give to the Max Day – Minnesota’s very own giving day! - through the RCHS website or GiveMN.org. Join your friends and neighbors in supporting local history and RCHS’s efforts to tell the stories that preserve our past, inform our present and inspire our future. Give […]
Thank you! Everyone at RCHS and the Gibbs Farm is grateful for the support of our members, donors, friends and neighbors in helping us reach so many students, families and adults in Ramsey County and beyond, sharing the multi-faceted stories of our Capital County. And we want to particularly thank all of our individual volunteers […]
The Fall 2016 issue of Ramsey County History magazine is now released. Ramsey County History Magazine, Vol. 51, #3 A Workplace Accident: John Anderson's Fall from the High Bridge Author: John T. Sielaff Includes: St. Paul's High Bridge: 1889-1985 Abide with Me: Grace Craig Stork, 1916 Author: Rebecca A. Ebnet-Mavencamp Production for Victory: The Ford […]
The RCHS collection of photos & postcards is now available online. RCHS Photograph & Postcard Research Collection RCHS has an extensive collection of historical photos and postcards that are available for searching and researching on the RCHS PastPerfect online database. If you are interested in an image for publication or another project, please contact the […]
In Honor of Pearl Harbor In honor of the 75th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor that ushered the US into WWII on December 7, 1941, at 7:48 am, we want to thank all the service men and women from Ramsey County and throughout the US, and their families. The destroyer U.S.S. Ward and […]
RCHS & Gibbs Farm wishes you and yours a very festive and happy Holiday Season! We thank all of our supporters at RCHS and Gibbs Farm, you are fulfilling our wishes for a great 2016! The image above is from a 1922 postcard, printer unknown, and features a rather athletic Santa strewing wreaths with the […]
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents Brian McMahon, The Ford Century in Minnesota History Revealed Series February 23, 2017 Thursday, 7 p.m. Ramsey County Library – Roseville Free and open to all Join the Ramsey County Historical Society for a new series, History Revealed, featuring the best of local history authors talking about a wide range […]
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents Paul D. Nelson, The Golden Couple: Billy and Nellie Francis History Revealed Series March 16, 2017 Thursday, 7 p.m. Ramsey County Library – Roseville Free and open to all. William T. (Billy) and Nellie Francis were “The Golden Couple” in Ramsey County in the 1920’s. They were good-looking, intelligent, successful, […]
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents Stephen Osman: Fort Snelling and the Civil War History Revealed Series April 20, 2017 Thursday, 7 p.m. Ramsey County Library - Roseville Free and open to all. Join RCHS for a new series, History Revealed, featuring the best of local history authors talking about a wide range of topics drawn […]
Ramsey County Historical Society Presents Jeremy Nienow: Archaeological Leads and Mysteries of Ramsey County History Revealed Series May 16, 2017 Tuesday, 7 p.m. Ramsey County Library - Roseville Free and open to all. No reservations needed. Join RCHS for a new series, History Revealed, featuring the best of local history authors talking about a wide […]
Spring Volunteer Day at Gibbs Farm Help us prepare for our annual site opening! Gibbs Farm could use your help in getting ready for our Season Opening! We'll have chores suited for the whole family, and refreshments for everyone too! Please RSVP by Monday, May 15th. To RSVP or for questions, please contact Gibbs farm […]
Opening Weekend at Gibbs Farm! Come and see us, we'll be open for the 2017 season starting Saturday and Sunday, May 27 & 28, from 10:00 am-4:00 pm. Visit our farm animals - we have new pigs, goats sheep and lambs, and young chickens. Our gardens are getting going, and the prairie is growing. Our […]