BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ramsey County Historical Society - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://rchs.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ramsey County Historical Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20210314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20211107T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230615T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230615T173000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20230517T181815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230613T212100Z UID:10008997-1686843000-1686850200@rchs.com 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ERA.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230518T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230518T203000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20230424T145151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230425T141944Z UID:10008988-1684436400-1684441800@rchs.com SUMMARY:History Revealed: The Hormel Strike of 1985-1986 DESCRIPTION:The Hormel Strike of 1985-1986: Historical Perspectives\nPeter Rachleff\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, May 18\, 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 \nIn August 1985 the nation’s attention turned to Austin\, Minnesota\, where 1\,700 meatpacking workers prepared to launch a strike against the George A. Hormel Company in what was widely seen as the most significant labor-management conflict since the Professional Air Traffic Controllers’ strike of 1981\, and as a harbinger of the change in the direction of American labor relations since the election of Ronald Reagan. From coast-to-coast\, from factory floors to corporate boardrooms\, from the front pages to the drinking fountains\, it was seen as history in the making. In 1993\, the story would become the subject of Barbara Kopple’s Academy Award-winning documentary\, “American Dream.”\nHow did a small town in southern Minnesota come to occupy such a large place in our country’s labor history? What roles have meat-packing unions and the labor movement played in the Minnesota economic and political landscape? How have those roles impacted the influence of Minnesota’s labor movement on our nation’s economic and political landscape? And\, now\, thirty-seven years later\, what impact might this history have on the emergence of a new labor movement\, based in very different industries and led by workers who are very different from those meat-packing workers? \nJoin Peter Rachleff\, former Macalester College history professor\, Emeritus Co-Executive Director and co-founder of the East Side Freedom Library\, in an exploration of these and related questions. Professor Rachleff is the author of Hard-Pressed in the Heartland: The Hormel Strike and the Future of the Labor Movement (1993). URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-the-hormel-strike-of-1985-1986/ CATEGORIES:History Revealed ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Hormelmural.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230406T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230406T203000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20230125T181815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230228T160309Z UID:10008944-1680807600-1680813000@rchs.com SUMMARY:History Revealed: An Interrupted Childhood\, Part Two DESCRIPTION:An Interrupted Childhood:\nOral Histories of Polish WWII Survivors in Minnesota\, Part Two\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, April 6\, 2023\, 7:00 pm\nIn partnership with the Minnesota Polish Medical Society\, the East Side Freedom Library and the Roseville Library.\n \nIn conjunction with a photographic exhibition in Landmark Center\, March 5-April 30\, 2023 \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 \nThe stories of three Polish survivors of WWII will be shared – oral histories of their experiences as refugees\, and that of other Polish immigrants to Minnesota. In conjunction with the photo exhibition\, “An Interrupted Childhood” shown at Landmark Center and at the Minnesota State Capitol\, join us and learn the stories of Maria\, Wiktor\, and Adam\, shared histories that shed light on the forgotten children of WWII. Adam Han-Gorski will be the survivor in attendance at this program. \nIf you have missed Part One of this program it will be available on the RCHS YouTube channel. \nWWII shaped the course of Polish history in the 20th century and redefined its borders. It started in September 1939 when Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union jointly invaded Poland. The two invaders effectively dismembered the country. Poland suffered immense losses; nearly six million Polish citizens\, including three million Polish Jews\, were killed. \nThe stories of WWII survivors Adam\, Anatol\, Leonard\, Magdalena\, Maria\, Walter\, and Wiktor are part of the MPMS project An Interrupted Childhood: Polish WWII Survivors in Minnesota. During this phase of the Kalejdoskop Polski MN project\, we collected the oral histories and photographs of Polish Minnesotans who have been through the horrors of the war: a forced laborer in the Third Reich\, deportees to Siberia\, a Polish Army Cadet\, a Volhynia Massacre survivor\, and a Holocaust survivor. These stories represent different fates of Poles during WWII and its aftermath. The collected narratives teach us lessons of suffering\, survival\, resilience\, and gratitude are truly humbling and inspiring. \nThis two-part program and exhibition represents part two of the Kalejdoskop Polski MN project initiated in 2020 by the Minnesota Polish Medical Society that aims to document the stories of contemporary Polish immigrants and refugees who settled in Minnesota. The lead artist for Kalejdoskop Polski MN is Grzegorz Litynski\, a professional documentary photographer (www.litynski.com). This body of work forms a traveling photographic exhibition. Katarzyna Litak curates the exhibition. \nExhibition Organizer & Curator: Katarzyna Litak\, MD\, is MPMS President\, Kalejdoskop Polski\, MN project manager\, exhibition designer\, and curator. She conducted oral interviews for the project. Originally from Poland\, she continued medical training at the University of Minnesota. She is also a practicing physician. \nHistory Witness: Adam Han-Gorski was born to a Jewish family in Lwów\, Poland (now Ukraine)\, in 1940. Adam survived ghettos in Jaworów and Kraków and was saved by his Polish nanny Katarzyna. At age five\, he reunited with his parents\, who survived the Holocaust. After the war\, the family was forcibly relocated from Lwów\, which became part of the Soviet Union\, to Upper Silesia\, Poland. Later Adam lived in Israel\, Austria\, Germany\, and the United States. Adam became a renowned violinist and a concertmaster who performed with many orchestras worldwide\, including the Minnesota Orchestra. \nOral histories will be shared from: \nMaria was born in Tiutków\, Poland (now Ukraine)\, in 1939. In June 1940\, Maria was deported with her mother and brother by Soviet Security forces (NKVD) to a work camp in Siberia when she was 18 months old. She was separated from her mother during the deportation and stayed behind with her aunt. Tiutków (Ukrainian name: Тютьків\, Tiutkiw) is a village in the Tarnopol region\, around 100 miles southwest of Lviv. It is located in Volhynia and became a part of the Soviet Union in 1945. After the war\, Maria was deported to Poland from the village where she grew up. It was now a part of the Soviet Union. She grew up behind the Iron Curtain. Therefore\, she could not reunite with her mother and brother Anatol in the United States until March 1957\, when she was 18 \nWiktor was born in Warsaw in 1938. After the Germans and the Soviets jointly invaded Poland\, Wiktor’s family moved out of Warsaw because Wiktor’s father was threatened with arrest by the Nazis. Wiktor spent the whole German occupation in a small village in eastern Poland. After the war\, the family returned to Warsaw. Wiktor became a television documentary filmmaker. In 1980\, he became involved in the Solidarity movement. After martial law was imposed in December 1981\, he lost his job and was pushed out of the country by the communists with a one-way passport. Since 1983\, Wiktor has lived with his family in Minnesota. \n  URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-an-interrupted-childhood-part-two/ CATEGORIES:History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Opening-Panel.3.8.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230323T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230323T203000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20230125T190604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230228T162031Z UID:10008945-1679598000-1679603400@rchs.com SUMMARY:History Revealed: Strike! DESCRIPTION:Strike!: Twenty Days in 1970 When Minneapolis Teachers Broke the Law\nDr. William D. Green\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, March 23\, 2023\, 7:00 pm\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 \nThe program will focus on Dr. Green’s new book which recreates twenty days in April 1970 when a then-illegal strike by Minneapolis’s public school teachers marked a singular moment of cultural upheaval—and forever changed the city’s politics\, labor law\, educational climate\, and the right to collective bargaining. \nWhen viewed from our turbulent times\, the Minneapolis of fifty years ago might seem serene\, but Minneapolis schoolteachers of the day remember it quite differently. It was\, author William D. Green said of their recollections\, as if they’d been through war. Since the inception of public education in Minnesota\, teachers were expected to pursue their vocation out of civic spirit\, with low wages\, no benefits\, and no job security. Strike! describes the history and circumstances leading to the teachers’ extraordinary action\, which pitted the progressive and conservative teachers’ unions against each other—and both against the all-powerful school district\, a hostile governor and state legislature\, and a draconian Minnesota law. Capturing the intense emotions and heated rivalries of the strike\, Green profiles the many actors involved\, the personal and professional stakes\, and the issues of politics\, law\, and the business of education. \nInformed by interviews\, firsthand accounts\, news reports\, and written records\, Strike! brings to life a pivotal moment not just for Minneapolis’s teachers but for the city itself\, whose government\, school system\, and culture would\, in a complex but inexorable way\, change course for good. \n \nWilliam D. Green is the M. Anita Gaye Hawthorne Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies and professor of history at Augsburg University. He is author of The Children of Lincoln: White Paternalism and the Limits of Black Opportunity in Minnesota\, 1860–1876 and Degrees of Freedom: The Origins of Civil Rights in Minnesota\, 1865–1912 (both winners of the Hognander Minnesota History Award) and Nellie Francis: Fighting for Racial Justice and Women’s Equality in Minnesota\, all published by Minnesota. He is vice president of the Minnesota Historical Society. \n“At a time when teacher strikes\, education reform\, and public sector unionism are once again at the center of public debate\, we need this deeply researched and sharply narrated account of the 1970 Minneapolis teacher strike more than ever. And no one is better prepared to tell that story than the renowned historian\, professor\, and former superintendent of the Minneapolis Public Schools\, Bill Green.” —William P. Jones\, author of The March on Washington: Jobs\, Freedom and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights \n“Teachers’ unionism and teachers’ strikes emerged as central topics in American industrial relations in the past decade. William D. Green weaves personal experience with scholarly research to explore the roots of these developments half a century ago. The result facilitates a conversation between the past and the present\, which sheds new light on both.” —Peter Rachleff\, co-executive director\, East Side Freedom Library \n“An inspiring read that shows the hard-fought gains for schools. A frustrating read that shows how many of the problems facing schools have new names and new decorations but are at the core the same as they’ve always been. William D. Green’s book is an important and enthralling history that could not feel more relevant to today.” —Tom Rademacher\, author of It Won’t Be Easy: An Exceedingly Honest (and Slightly Unprofessional) Love Letter to Teaching \nPlease check out our partner Subtext Books\, located in downtown St. Paul and online at: https://subtextbooks.com/ for these and other History Revealed titles. URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-strike/ CATEGORIES:History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Strike_9781517912956_large-1-e1674673474593.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230302T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230302T203000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20230125T180924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230228T161956Z UID:10008943-1677783600-1677789000@rchs.com SUMMARY:History Revealed: An Interrupted Childhood\, Part One DESCRIPTION:An Interrupted Childhood:\nOral Histories of Polish WWII Survivors in Minnesota\, Part One\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, March 2\, 2023\, 7:00 pm\nIn partnership with the Minnesota Polish Medical Society.\n \nIn conjunction with a photographic exhibition in Landmark Center\, March 5-April 30\, 2023 \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 \nThe stories of three Polish survivors of WWII will be shared – oral histories of their experiences as refugees\, and that of other Polish immigrants to Minnesota. In conjunction with the photo exhibition\, “An Interrupted Childhood” shown at Landmark Center and at the Minnesota State Capitol\, join us and learn the stories of Magdalena\, Walter\, and Anatol\, shared histories that shed light on the forgotten children of WWII. Adam Han-Gorski will be the survivor in attendance at this program. \nThis is part one of a two part presentation\, the second part will be on April 6\, 2023\, also on Zoom. Please join us for one or both parts of this very important program. \nAdditionally\, please join the exhibition contributors for a concert by violinist Adam Han-Gorski at the Exhibition Opening on Sunday\, March 5\, 2023\, 2:00-4:00 at Landmark Center. For more information on the opening and this concert\, please see the Landmark Center calendar at https://www.landmarkcenter.org/events/. \nWWII shaped the course of Polish history in the 20th century and redefined its borders. It started in September 1939 when Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union jointly invaded Poland. The two invaders effectively dismembered the country. Poland suffered immense losses; nearly six million Polish citizens\, including three million Polish Jews\, were killed. \nThe stories of WWII survivors Adam\, Anatol\, Leonard\, Magdalena\, Maria\, Walter\, and Wiktor are part of the MPMS project An Interrupted Childhood: Polish WWII Survivors in Minnesota. During this phase of the Kalejdoskop Polski MN project\, the collected the oral histories and photographs of Polish Minnesotans who have been through the horrors of the war: a forced laborer in the Third Reich\, deportees to Siberia\, a Polish Army Cadet\, a Volhynia Massacre survivor\, and a Holocaust survivor. These stories represent different fates of Poles during WWII and its aftermath. The collected narratives teach us lessons of suffering\, survival\, resilience\, and gratitude are truly humbling and inspiring. \nThis two-part program and exhibition represents part two of the Kalejdoskop Polski MN project initiated in 2020 by the Minnesota Polish Medical Society that aims to document the stories of contemporary Polish immigrants and refugees who settled in Minnesota. The lead artist for Kalejdoskop Polski MN is Grzegorz Litynski\, a professional documentary photographer (www.litynski.com). This body of work forms a traveling photographic exhibition. Katarzyna Litak curates the exhibition. \nExhibition Organizer & Curator: Katarzyna Litak\, MD\, is MPMS President\, Kalejdoskop Polski\, MN project manager\, exhibition designer\, and curator. She conducted oral interviews for the project. Originally from Poland\, she continued medical training at the University of Minnesota. She is also a practicing physician. \nHistory Witness: Adam Han-Gorski was born to a Jewish family in Lwów\, Poland (now Ukraine)\, in 1940. Adam survived ghettos in Jaworów and Kraków and was saved by his Polish nanny Katarzyna. At age five\, he reunited with his parents\, who survived the Holocaust. After the war\, the family was forcibly relocated from Lwów\, which became part of the Soviet Union\, to Upper Silesia\, Poland. Later Adam lived in Israel\, Austria\, Germany\, and the United States. Adam became a renowned violinist and a concertmaster who performed with many orchestras worldwide\, including the Minnesota Orchestra. \nOral Histories will be shared from the following (they will not be in attendance):\nMagdalena was born in Kraków\, Poland in 1925. During WWII\, Magdalena lived in Kraków until she was arrested in a street roundup on the way home from school in 1941. Magdalena was 16 when she was sent to Germany as a forced laborer. In 1945\, after the war\, she met Eugeniusz (Eugene) Świderski\, a Polish officer who spent five years in a POW camp in Germany. They married and lived in France. In the 1950s\, the family emigrated to the United States with their daughter Elizabeth. Elizabeth Seidner\, Magdalena’s daughter\, was the history witness. \nAnatol was born in 1934 in Tiutków\, Poland (now Ukraine). In June 1940\, at age five\, he was deported with his mother and sister by the Soviet Security forces (NKVD) to a work camp in Siberia. He was released with his mother from the camp in the winter of 1941/42. On their way to the Polish army formed under General Anders\, Anatol separated from his mother and spent nine months in Soviet Russia alone. On the brink of death from starvation\, his mother found him in a Polish orphanage in Iran. With Polish troops\, he and his mother went from Iran to Lebanon before they immigrated to the United States after the war. \nWalter was born in Burdykowszczyzna\, Poland (now Belarus) in\, in 1926. In September 1939\, the Soviet Army invaded eastern Poland\, and the brutal occupation began. In February 1940\, Walter’s family was sent by NKVD to a Soviet work camp near Arkhangelsk in the Arctic Circle. Two years later\, Walter and his family were released from the work camp and journeyed to Uzbekistan to the Polish Army under General W. Anders. As a teenager\, Walter completed military training for Young Soldiers in Egypt and participated in the legendary Monte Cassino battle in 1944. After the war\, he lived in Great Britain and then emigrated to Minnesota in 1961. \n  URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-an-interrupted-childhood-part-one/ CATEGORIES:History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Opening-Panel.3.8.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230223T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230223T203000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20230109T200632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230125T191542Z UID:10008917-1677178800-1677184200@rchs.com SUMMARY:History Revealed: Call Him Jack DESCRIPTION:Call Him Jack: The Story of Jackie Robinson\, Black Freedom Fighter\nA Conversation with Authors Yohuru Williams and Michael Long\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, February 23\, 2023\, 7:00 pm\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 \nAccording to Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, Jackie Robinson was “a sit-inner before the sit-ins\, a freedom rider before the Freedom Rides.” According to Hank Aaron\, Robinson was a leader of the Black Power movement before there was a Black Power movement. According to his wife\, Rachel Robinson\, he was always Jack\, not Jackie―the diminutive form of his name bestowed on him in college by white sports writers. And throughout his whole life\, Jack Robinson was a fighter for justice\, an advocate for equality\, and an inspiration beyond just baseball. \nFrom prominent Robinson scholars Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long comes CALL HIM JACK\, an exciting biography that recovers the real person behind the legend\, reanimating this famed figure’s legacy for new generations\, widening our focus from the sportsman to the man as a whole\, and deepening our appreciation for his achievements on the playing field in the process. \nSpeakers \n \nDr. Yohuru Williams is Distinguished University Chair and Professor of History and founding director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul\, Minnesota. The former chief historian of the Jackie Robinson Foundation\, he appeared in Ken Burns’s “Jackie Robinson” and was one of the hosts of “Sound Smart\,” the History Channel’s popular YouTube program. His educational videos on civil rights\, social movements\, and other historic events have garnered over 1 million views. He is the author of numerous books\, including Teaching Beyond the Textbook\, and he has appeared on a variety of media outlets\, including ABC\, CNN\, MSNBC\, HISTORY\, BET\, CSPAN\, and NPR. \n \nMichael G. Long is the author or editor of books on civil rights\, religion\, and politics\, including Jackie Robinson: A Spiritual Biography\, which was selected as a best book of the year by Publishers’ Weekly; Gay Is Good: The Life and Letters of Gay Rights Pioneer Franklin Kameny; Beyond Home Plate: Jackie Robinson on Life after Baseball; Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, Homosexuality\, and the Early Gay Rights Movement; and Marshalling Justice: The Early Civil Rights Letters of Thurgood Marshall. Long also served as an expert historian for Ken Burns’s documentary on Jackie Robinson. He lives in Pennsylvania with his family. \nPlease check out our partner Subtext Books\, located in downtown St. Paul and online at: https://subtextbooks.com/ for these and other History Revealed titles. URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-call-him-jack/ CATEGORIES:History Revealed ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/9780374389956-e1673302159889.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230202T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230202T213000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20230131T163829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230131T163829Z UID:10008978-1675357200-1675373400@rchs.com SUMMARY:Winter Carnival Rondo Night DESCRIPTION:Join RCHS at the Winter Carnival for Rondo Night!\nThursday\, Feb. 2\, 2023 – 5:00-9:30 pm\nLandmark Center 75 West 5th Street\, Saint Paul 55102\n\n\nEnjoy lively Rondo performances. Support BIPOC artisans\, businesses and organizations.\nSavor flavorful bites from Taste of Rondo while learning more about the vibrant history of Rondo.\n\n\n\nGuest RCHS authors:\n5:00-6:00 – Leetta Douglas and Jeremiah Ellis\n6:00-7:00 – Marion Jones Kennon\n7:00-8:00 – Nieeta Presley and Frank White\n\n\n\nFor more information: https://www.wintercarnival.com/events/rondo-night/ URL:https://rchs.com/event/winter-carnival-rondo-night/ LOCATION:Landmark Center\, 75 W Fifth Street \, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55102\, United States CATEGORIES:All Ages,Community Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/BEST-IMAGE-e1675182744438.jpg GEO:44.945308;-93.097105 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Landmark Center 75 W Fifth Street Saint Paul MN 55102 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=75 W Fifth Street:geo:-93.097105,44.945308 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230129T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230129T153000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20221202T135351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221214T185908Z UID:10008911-1675002600-1675006200@rchs.com SUMMARY:Color with the Illustrator--Neighborhood Architecture: Irvine Park\, St. Paul with Jeanne Kosfeld DESCRIPTION:On a cold\, January afternoon\, why not take a Wet Paint class with illustrator Jeanne Kosfeld. Experiment with various media while coloring in Ramsey County Historical Society’s Neighborhood Architecture: Irvine Park\, Saint Paul coloring book. Have fun with techniques that add pizazz to your page while learning about the architecture and history of the mid-nineteenth century homes in one of Saint Paul’s oldest neighborhoods! \nREGISTER:\nClick here to sign up: \nSUPPLIES:\nFee includes Neighborhood Architecture: Irvine Park St. Paul coloring book. Bring your favorite art-making media such as colored pencils\, watercolor sets\, and markers sets\, or play with various options available in the classroom. \nJEANNE KOSFELD BIO:\nArtist Jeanne Kosfeld paints primarily with water-based media\, but her large body of work also includes print design\, board game design\, and public sculpture. She began her career as a newspaper illustrator and cartoonist. Along her creative path\, she led the design department at the University of Alaska\, where she was also an adjunct faculty member. In Minnesota\, for eighteen years\, she was the creative director at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. \nKosfeld has won several awards\, and her work resides in many public and private collections. She has been honored with artist-in-residences around globe. \nCurrently\, she is illustrating architectural/historical coloring books for Ramsey County Historical Society along with architectural historian Richard Kronick. URL:https://rchs.com/event/color-with-the-illustrator-neighborhood-architecture-irvine-park-st-paul-with-jeanne-kosfeld-3/ LOCATION:Wet Paint\, 1684 Grand Avenue\, St. Paul\, MN\, 55105\, United States CATEGORIES:All Ages,Art & Craft Workshop,Book Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Irvine-Park-Cover-image-scaled-e1679938257563.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Wet Paint":MAILTO:https://wetpaintart.com/contact-us/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230121T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230121T163000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20230105T170210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230105T170212Z UID:10008916-1674313200-1674318600@rchs.com SUMMARY:Exhibition Reception DESCRIPTION:Ramsey County Historical Society\ncordially invites you to the\nExhibition Reception \nConnected in Friendship and Service: \n50 Years of the Minneapolis-St. Paul (MN) Chapter \nof The Links\, Incorporated\, 1972-2022\nJanuary 21\, 2023\, 3:00-4:30 pm\nLandmark Center\nRamsey County Historical Society Gallery\n75 Fifth Street West\, Saint Paul MN 55102 \nLight Refreshments\nProgram: 3:15 pm\nTour the Exhibition with Links members: 3:30-4:30 pm \nFree and open to the public. \n \n \n  URL:https://rchs.com/event/exhibition-reception/ LOCATION:Landmark Center\, 75 W Fifth Street \, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55102\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibits & Research ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Roses-Square.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com GEO:44.945308;-93.097105 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Landmark Center 75 W Fifth Street Saint Paul MN 55102 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=75 W Fifth Street:geo:-93.097105,44.945308 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230119T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230119T203000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20220930T202602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230113T152401Z UID:10008901-1674154800-1674160200@rchs.com SUMMARY:History Revealed: Martin Luther King's Vision DESCRIPTION:Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.’s Vision of Freedom in American Memory\nDr. Walter Greason\nHistory Revealed Series\nNew Date: Thursday\, January 19\, 2023\, 7:00 pm\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 \nThe study of Martin Luther King\, Jr.’s life and legacy offers important lessons about radical democracy in the 21st century. These principles have never been more urgently needed than in the aftermath of the 2022 election cycle. Our observation of the King Holiday and this presentation give us the opportunity to have a rich conversation between the past and the present and to get to know a new member of the Twin Cities historians’ community. \nFeatured image: Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where he delivered his famous\, “I Have a Dream\,” speech during the Aug. 28\, 1963\, march on Washington\, D.C.\, August 28\, 1963. \n \nDr. Walter Greason is Professor and Chairperson of the History Department at Macalester College\, and he has just been named to the DeWitt Wallace Endowed Chair in History.  He is a dedicated teacher and a prolific scholar.  His books include The Path to Freedom: Black Families in New Jersey; Cities Imagined: The African Diaspora in Media and History (with Julian Chambliss); Suburban Erasure: How the Suburbs Ended the Civil Rights Movement in New Jersey; Industrial Segregation (with David Goldberg); The American Economy (with William Gorman); Stories of Slavery in New Jersey (with Rick Geffken); and Finding your Blind Spots: Eight Guiding Principles for Overcoming Implicit Bias in Teaching. Dr. Greason is a lifelong civil rights activist and educator. His most recent projects explore the history of Black education\, hip hop\, and architecture in the United States. URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-martin-luther-kings-vision/ CATEGORIES:History Revealed ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Martin_Luther_King_Jr._addresses_a_crowd_from_the_steps_of_the_Lincoln_Memorial_cropped-e1664818462943.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221210T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221210T170000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20221205T144215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221205T222126Z UID:10008913-1670673600-1670691600@rchs.com SUMMARY:RCHS Author at St. Nikolaustag Event December 10! DESCRIPTION:Join Terry Swanson—author of RCHS book Grasshoppers in My Bed—at the Maplewood Area Historical Society’s St. Nikolaustag event from noon to 5PM on December 10 at 2170 County Road D East. \nBring children and gather ’round for a story! As you browse the old-fashioned traditions at the Heritage Farm\, visit Terry for “Lillie’s Christmas-Birthday Wish\,” the imagined prequel to Grasshoppers in My Bed. Kids of all ages may help Terry in trimming Lillie’s tree and make an orange slice ornament to take home. (She’ll sign a book for you\, too.) Story times: 12:30\, 1:30\, 2:30\, 3:30\, 4:30.   \nHosted by the Maplewood Area Historical Society\, the day features tours of the historic house and farm\, a mini-Christmas market\, hayrides\, games and live music\, hot drinks and food trucks\, a Christmas Tree Forest… and Saint Nikolaus himself. URL:https://rchs.com/event/rchs-author-at-st-nikolaustag-event-december-10/ LOCATION:Maplewood Area Historical Society’s Bruentrup Farm\, 2170 County Road D East\, Maplewood\, MN\, 55109\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Screenshot-2022-12-05-094123.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221203T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221203T170000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20221107T161705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221107T161705Z UID:10008908-1670061600-1670086800@rchs.com SUMMARY:Landmark Center Old-Fashioned Holiday Bazaar DESCRIPTION:History defines us\, changes us\, and helps us grow. What better gift can you give than history? Ramsey County Historical Society offers a variety of Ramsey County and Minnesota history books for readers of all ages. We’ll be selling these stories of local heroes\, everyday Minnesotans\, grand architecture\, Dakota lifeways\, business and industry\, and more at the 44th Annual Landmark Center Old-Fashioned Holiday Bazaar. In addition\, we’ll showcase our newest publications with author signings. Enjoy festive holiday music and refreshments while you shop! \nThursday\, December 1 – 10 am to 7 pm \n5 – 7 pm: RCHS Meet & Greet/Book Signing: Neighborhood Architecture: Irvine Park\, St. Paul—a coloring book by Richard Kronick & Jeanne Kosfeld                              \nFriday\, December 2 – 10 am to 7 pm \n3 – 5 pm: RCHS Meet & Greet/Book Signing: Mairs & Power at 90: A Rich History\, a Bright Future by Dave Beal              \n5 – 7 pm: RCHS Meet & Greet/Book Signing: Grasshoppers in My Bed: Lillie Belle Gibbs\, Minnesota Farm Girl\, 1877 by Terry Swanson & Peggy Stern  \nThursday/Friday Twilight Shopping Special: Enjoy a complimentary refreshment from 4 to 7 pm \nSaturday\, December 3 – 10 am to 5 pm \n10 am – 12 pm: RCHS Meet & Greet/Book Signing: Grasshoppers in My Bed: Lillie Belle Gibbs\, Minnesota Farm Girl\, 1877 by Terry Swanson & Peggy Stern                   \n12 – 2 pm: RCHS Meet & Greet/Book Signing: Neighborhood Architecture: Irvine Park\, St. Paul—a coloring book by Richard Kronick & Jeanne Kosfeld   \n2 – 4 pm: RCHS Meet & Greet/Book Signing: Mairs & Power at 90: A Rich History\, a Bright Future by Dave Beal    \n$5 admission/under 12 free \nLandmark Center * 75 West 5th Street * St. Paul\, Minnesota URL:https://rchs.com/event/landmark-center-old-fashioned-holiday-bazaar/2022-12-03/ LOCATION:Landmark Center\, 75 W Fifth Street \, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55102\, United States CATEGORIES:Publishing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Bazaar-2022-image-e1667837813523.jpg GEO:44.945308;-93.097105 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Landmark Center 75 W Fifth Street Saint Paul MN 55102 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=75 W Fifth Street:geo:-93.097105,44.945308 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221202T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221202T190000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20221107T161705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221107T161705Z UID:10008907-1669975200-1670007600@rchs.com SUMMARY:Landmark Center Old-Fashioned Holiday Bazaar DESCRIPTION:History defines us\, changes us\, and helps us grow. What better gift can you give than history? Ramsey County Historical Society offers a variety of Ramsey County and Minnesota history books for readers of all ages. We’ll be selling these stories of local heroes\, everyday Minnesotans\, grand architecture\, Dakota lifeways\, business and industry\, and more at the 44th Annual Landmark Center Old-Fashioned Holiday Bazaar. In addition\, we’ll showcase our newest publications with author signings. Enjoy festive holiday music and refreshments while you shop! \nThursday\, December 1 – 10 am to 7 pm \n5 – 7 pm: RCHS Meet & Greet/Book Signing: Neighborhood Architecture: Irvine Park\, St. Paul—a coloring book by Richard Kronick & Jeanne Kosfeld                              \nFriday\, December 2 – 10 am to 7 pm \n3 – 5 pm: RCHS Meet & Greet/Book Signing: Mairs & Power at 90: A Rich History\, a Bright Future by Dave Beal              \n5 – 7 pm: RCHS Meet & Greet/Book Signing: Grasshoppers in My Bed: Lillie Belle Gibbs\, Minnesota Farm Girl\, 1877 by Terry Swanson & Peggy Stern  \nThursday/Friday Twilight Shopping Special: Enjoy a complimentary refreshment from 4 to 7 pm \nSaturday\, December 3 – 10 am to 5 pm \n10 am – 12 pm: RCHS Meet & Greet/Book Signing: Grasshoppers in My Bed: Lillie Belle Gibbs\, Minnesota Farm Girl\, 1877 by Terry Swanson & Peggy Stern                   \n12 – 2 pm: RCHS Meet & Greet/Book Signing: Neighborhood Architecture: Irvine Park\, St. Paul—a coloring book by Richard Kronick & Jeanne Kosfeld   \n2 – 4 pm: RCHS Meet & Greet/Book Signing: Mairs & Power at 90: A Rich History\, a Bright Future by Dave Beal    \n$5 admission/under 12 free \nLandmark Center * 75 West 5th Street * St. Paul\, Minnesota URL:https://rchs.com/event/landmark-center-old-fashioned-holiday-bazaar/2022-12-02/ LOCATION:Landmark Center\, 75 W Fifth Street \, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55102\, United States CATEGORIES:Publishing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Bazaar-2022-image-e1667837813523.jpg GEO:44.945308;-93.097105 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Landmark Center 75 W Fifth Street Saint Paul MN 55102 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=75 W Fifth Street:geo:-93.097105,44.945308 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221201T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221201T190000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20221107T161705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221107T161705Z UID:10008906-1669888800-1669921200@rchs.com SUMMARY:Landmark Center Old-Fashioned Holiday Bazaar DESCRIPTION:History defines us\, changes us\, and helps us grow. What better gift can you give than history? Ramsey County Historical Society offers a variety of Ramsey County and Minnesota history books for readers of all ages. We’ll be selling these stories of local heroes\, everyday Minnesotans\, grand architecture\, Dakota lifeways\, business and industry\, and more at the 44th Annual Landmark Center Old-Fashioned Holiday Bazaar. In addition\, we’ll showcase our newest publications with author signings. Enjoy festive holiday music and refreshments while you shop! \nThursday\, December 1 – 10 am to 7 pm \n5 – 7 pm: RCHS Meet & Greet/Book Signing: Neighborhood Architecture: Irvine Park\, St. Paul—a coloring book by Richard Kronick & Jeanne Kosfeld                              \nFriday\, December 2 – 10 am to 7 pm \n3 – 5 pm: RCHS Meet & Greet/Book Signing: Mairs & Power at 90: A Rich History\, a Bright Future by Dave Beal              \n5 – 7 pm: RCHS Meet & Greet/Book Signing: Grasshoppers in My Bed: Lillie Belle Gibbs\, Minnesota Farm Girl\, 1877 by Terry Swanson & Peggy Stern  \nThursday/Friday Twilight Shopping Special: Enjoy a complimentary refreshment from 4 to 7 pm \nSaturday\, December 3 – 10 am to 5 pm \n10 am – 12 pm: RCHS Meet & Greet/Book Signing: Grasshoppers in My Bed: Lillie Belle Gibbs\, Minnesota Farm Girl\, 1877 by Terry Swanson & Peggy Stern                   \n12 – 2 pm: RCHS Meet & Greet/Book Signing: Neighborhood Architecture: Irvine Park\, St. Paul—a coloring book by Richard Kronick & Jeanne Kosfeld   \n2 – 4 pm: RCHS Meet & Greet/Book Signing: Mairs & Power at 90: A Rich History\, a Bright Future by Dave Beal    \n$5 admission/under 12 free \nLandmark Center * 75 West 5th Street * St. Paul\, Minnesota URL:https://rchs.com/event/landmark-center-old-fashioned-holiday-bazaar/2022-12-01/ LOCATION:Landmark Center\, 75 W Fifth Street \, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55102\, United States CATEGORIES:Publishing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Bazaar-2022-image-e1667837813523.jpg GEO:44.945308;-93.097105 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Landmark Center 75 W Fifth Street Saint Paul MN 55102 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=75 W Fifth Street:geo:-93.097105,44.945308 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221112T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221112T140000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20221026T201008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221026T201008Z UID:10008905-1668258000-1668261600@rchs.com SUMMARY:Immigration\, Identity & the Arts: The Song Poet DESCRIPTION:NEA Big Read\nImmigration\, Identity and the Arts: The Song Poet\nwith Kao Kalia Yang\n\nSaturday\, November 12\, 1:00-2:00 pm\nHistory Revealed \nPart of the NEA Big Read series launched by American Composers Forum and East Side Freedom Library\, the “Immigration\, Identity\, and the Arts” series ss part of the NEA Big Read\, featuring Minnesota immigrant communities and NEA Big Read book “The Best We Could Do” by Thi Bui. \nPresented with the Ramsey County Historical Society\, Historic Saint Paul and the Minnesota Opera\, this event will feature Minnesota author and Hmong-American Kao Kalia Yang to discuss her book\, The Song Poet\, and her collaboration with Jocelyn Hagen about their opera presented by Minnesota Opera this Spring. \nRegister here \nA father’s love\, a family’s journey.\nThe first Hmong story adapted for the operatic stage\, St. Paul writer Kao Kalia Yang’s memoir The Song Poet comes to life in this world premiere opera. It tells the story of Yang’s family and her song poet father as war drives them from the mountains of Laos into a Thai refugee camp and ultimately on to the challenging world of life as an immigrant. With his poetry\, Kalia’s father inspires hope in his family\, polishing their reality so that they might shine.  \nKao Kalia Yang is a Hmong-American writer. She is the author of the memoirs The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir\, The Song Poet\, and Somewhere in the Unknown World. Yang is also the author of the children’s books A Map Into the World\, The Shared Room\, The Most Beautiful Thing\, and Yang Warriors. She co-edited the ground-breaking collection What God is Honored Here?: Writings on Miscarriage and Infant Loss By and For Native Women and Women of Color. Yang’s work has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts\, the National Book Critics Circle Award\, the Chautauqua Prize\, the PEN USA literary awards\, the Dayton’s Literary Peace Prize\, as Notable Books by the American Library Association\, Kirkus Best Books of the Year\, the Heartland Bookseller’s Award\, and garnered four Minnesota Book Awards. Kao Kalia Yang lives in Minnesota with her family\, and teaches and speaks across the nation. \n  \n\n \nAmerican Composers Forum believes that music is a medium that can help us connect as humans\, tell stories\, and share experiences. East Side Freedom Library has long hosted study groups\, partnerships\, and community events that lift up the stories of its neighborhood in the name of justice. Together\, we will host several cultural events and conversations examining the theme of “Immigration\, Identity\, and the Arts\,” to amplify the voices\, stories\, and music of immigrant artists and community members wrestling with this theme. Included in our events will be discussion of\, and inspiration from\, Thi Bui’s graphic memoir\, The Best We Could Do. Supported by the NEA’s Big Read project\, this book aligns greatly with our theme\, and resonates with so many members of our community. We are planning parallel in-person and virtual options to accommodate health and accessibility considerations. All events are free and open to the public. \nNEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. URL:https://rchs.com/event/immigration-identity-the-arts-the-song-poet/ LOCATION:Landmark Center\, 75 W Fifth Street \, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55102\, United States CATEGORIES:History Revealed ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/SongPoet.jpg GEO:44.945308;-93.097105 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Landmark Center 75 W Fifth Street Saint Paul MN 55102 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=75 W Fifth Street:geo:-93.097105,44.945308 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221110T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221110T203000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20221013T194621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221019T164655Z UID:10008904-1668108600-1668112200@rchs.com SUMMARY:History Revealed: The Farmer-Labor Movement: A Minnesota Story DESCRIPTION:History Revealed: The Farmer-Labor Movement: A Minnesota Story\nDocumentary Film Screening & Discussion\nwith Filmmakers Randy Croce\, Tom O’Connell\, and Anna Kuharjec\n\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, November 10\, 2022\, 7:00 pm\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.\nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nThe East Side Freedom Library\, Ramsey County Historical Society\, and Roseville Public Library invite you to a special session of History Revealed: The Farmer-Labor Movement: A Minnesota Story. This event will include a screening and discussion of a new documentary film.\n\nThe Farmer-Labor movement founded the most successful third-party in U.S. political history. This progressive movement elected candidates and advanced political change in Minnesota from 1917 until its merger with the Democrats in 1944\, to form the DFL\, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. The documentary portrays this history through the voices of Farmer-Labor leaders and their descendants\, as well as contemporary historians and activists. Animated segments bring the personal stories of Farmer-Labor men and women to life\, while songs from the period convey the spirit of the movement. \nWhile the movement’s ideas and achievements still affect Minnesota’s political and social fabric\, its history is largely unknown. The documentary addresses that awareness gap and points out how Farmer-Labor goals and the challenges still resonate today. \nPlease join filmmakers Randy Croce\, Tom O’Connell\, and Anna Kuharjec for a conversation after the screening. \nRandy Croce has been a documentary photographer and video producer since 1976. His PBS broadcast shows include Clouded Land\, If Stone Could Speak and Who built Our Capitol? He worked at the U of M Labor Education Service\, where he produced shows with workers and their unions. \nTom O’Connell is a retired professor of Political Studies from Metropolitan State University and served as founding chairperson of ESFL’s Board of Directors. He has taught and written about social movements with a special focus on MInnesota’s Farmer-Labor and Progressive Populist History. \nAnna Kuharjec has a Ph.D. in History from the University of Illinois and is teaching in the History program of the Dougherty Family College of the University of St. Thomas. \nFree and open to all. \n\nThis presentation is part of our 2022 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-the-farmer-labor-movement-a-minnesota-story/ CATEGORIES:History Revealed ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/farmer-labor.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221020T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221020T190000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20220831T191241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221019T164429Z UID:10008897-1666292400-1666292400@rchs.com SUMMARY:History Revealed: Vikings in the Attic DESCRIPTION:Vikings in the Attic: In Search of Nordic America\nwith Eric Dregni\n\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, October 20\, 2022\, 7:00 pm\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.\nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nGrowing up with Swedish and Norwegian grandparents with a dash of Danish thrown in for balance\, Eric Dregni thought Scandinavians were perfectly normal. Who doesn’t enjoy a good\, healthy salad (Jell-O packed with canned fruit\, colored marshmallows\, pretzels\, and even olives) or perhaps some cod soaked in drain cleaner as the highlights of Christmas? In Vikings in the Attic\, Dregni tracks down and explores the significant—and quite often bizarre—historic sites\, tales\, and traditions of Scandinavia’s peculiar colony in the Midwest. It’s a legacy of the unique—shots of turpentine for the common cold—but also one of poor immigrants living in sod houses while their children attend college\, the birth of the co-op movement\, and government agents spying on Scandinavian meetings hoping to nab a socialist or antiwar activist. \n \nEric Dregni is the author of 20 books including Vikings in the Attic\, Weird Minnesota\, Never Trust a Thin Cook\, Let’s Go Fishing!\, For the Love of Cod\, and Impossible Road Trip. He wrote about his 15-year experience running one of the Concordia Language Villages in You’re Sending Me Where? Dispatches from Summer Camp. As a Fulbright fellow to Norway\, he survived a dinner of rakfisk (fermented fish) thanks to 80-proof aquavit\, took the “meat bus” to Sweden for cheap salami with a busload of knitting pensioners\, and compiled the stories in In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream. \nHe is Professor of English\, Journalism\, & Italian at Concordia St. Paul and\, in the summer\, dean of the Italian Concordia Language Village\, Lago del Bosco. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and three kids. \nMaking 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-vikings-in-the-attic/ CATEGORIES:History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/VikingsAttic-HistoryRevealed-web2-1-e1664818541729.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221011T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221011T203000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20220719T211215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221003T212341Z UID:10008890-1665508500-1665520200@rchs.com SUMMARY:Gala For Gibbs DESCRIPTION:Ramsey County Historical Society invites you to join us for the\nGala for Gibbs\nTuesday\, October 11\, 2022\, 5:15-8:30 pm\nJoin RCHS at Dove Hill to help children experience Gibbs Farm! \nGALA FOR GIBBS \nDove Hill\n260 Summit Ave\, Saint Paul MN 55102\nParking at the Cathedral of Saint Paul lot on Selby Ave.\nSchedule\n5:15: Social Hour\n6:00: Heavy hors d’oeuvres\, hosted bar\, silent auction\n7:00: Program featuring historian and author Larry Millett \nCocktail Attire\nMasks are welcomed and encouraged. \nTickets $150.00 per person\nRegistration and Silent Auction bidding site: \nGALA FOR GIBBS \nPlease register by Tuesday\, September 27\, 2022.\nOr call 651-222-0701 ext. 226\nemail: events@rchs.com\nPlease contact us with questions. \n\n\n\n\nGala for Gibbs is a fundraising event to support the fun\, hands-on\, and one-of-a-kind educational programs Gibbs Farm provides to more than 15\,000 students in our community each year. \nGala for Gibbs will take place at Dove Hill\, a beautiful historic home in Saint Paul’s Cathedral Hill district\, on Tuesday\, October 11\, 2022. The event will benefit Gibbs Farm and includes a live auction\, silent auction and fund-a-need. Historian and author Larry Millett is the featured speaker along with a testimonial from a teacher on the positive impact that visits to Gibbs Farm has on students. \nProceeds from the Gala for Gibbs will help keep Gibbs Farm programming accessible and affordable for the children in our community. \nGibbs Farm is currently the only organization in Minnesota offering field trips that focus on the dual interpretation of pioneer and Indigenous life-ways. URL:https://rchs.com/event/gala-for-gibbs/ LOCATION:Dove Hill\, 260 Summit Ave.\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55102\, United States CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DoveHillA-e1664832211478.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221010T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221010T203000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20220915T192546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221003T173632Z UID:10008898-1665428400-1665433800@rchs.com SUMMARY:History Revealed: Gichigami Hearts DESCRIPTION:Gichigami Hearts: Stories and Histories from Misaabekong\nLinda Legarde Grover\nHistory Revealed Series\nMonday\, October 10\, 2022\, 7:00 pm\nIndigenous Peoples’ Day\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. \nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nAward-winning author Linda LeGarde Grover interweaves family and Ojibwe history with stories from Misaabekong (the place of the giants) on Lake Superior \nLong before there was a Duluth\, Minnesota\, the massive outcropping that divides the city emerged from the ridge of gabbro rock running along the westward shore of Lake Superior. A great westward migration carried the Ojibwe people to this place\, the Point of Rocks. Against this backdrop—Misaabekong\, the place of the giants—the lives chronicled in Linda LeGarde Grover’s book unfold\, some in myth\, some in long-ago times\, some in an imagined present\, and some in the author’s family history\, all with a deep and tenacious bond to the land\, one another\, and the Ojibwe culture. \nLinda will also be sharing highlights from her new poetry book\, The Sky Watched\, Poems of Ojibwe Lives. \n\n\nLinda LeGarde Grover is professor emeritus of American Indian studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth and a member of the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe. Her books The Road Back to Sweetgrass\, Onigamiising: Seasons of an Ojibwe Year\, and In the Night of Memory\, all from Minnesota\, have earned numerous awards\, including the Native Writers Circle of the Americas First Book Award; Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards for Poetry\, Memoir\, and Fiction; and a Minnesota Book Award for Memoir and Creative Nonfiction. Her book of stories The Dance Boots was the winner of the Flannery O’Connor Award and the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize. \nMaking 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-gichigami-hearts/ CATEGORIES:History Revealed ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/9781517911935_edit-e1664818584338.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220915T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220915T203000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20220628T160134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221003T173844Z UID:10008888-1663268400-1663273800@rchs.com SUMMARY:History Revealed: Indigenous Peoples Day DESCRIPTION:Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Traditions & Celebrations\nDr. Kate Phillips\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, September 15\, 2022\, 7:00 pm\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.\nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nThe second Monday in October is a day to honor Native American people\, their histories\, and cultures. People mark the day with food\, dancing\, and songs. DR. Kate Phillips will share the history and the multiple traditions that this holiday can have\, and how it can be celebrated in all with family and friends in many ways. \nDr. Katrina Phillips is a citizen of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe. She earned her BA and PhD in History from the University of Minnesota\, and she teaches Native American history and the history of the American West at Macalester College. \nMaking 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-indigenous-peoples-day/ CATEGORIES:Making Minnesota,Online Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/811zERjEEfL-e1664818716508.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220913T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220913T130000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20220822T154419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T154419Z UID:10008896-1663070400-1663074000@rchs.com SUMMARY:Gallery Talk DESCRIPTION:Bob Brown Exhibition Gallery Talk\nPaul Nelson\nTuesday\, September 13\, noon-1:00 pm\nLandmark Center North Gallery\nFree and open to all. \nRamsey County Historical Society\, in partnership with Landmark Center\, premieres an exhibition featuring local artist Robert Brown (1893-1954) in the North Gallery.  While there are few known details of Brown’s life\, we do know he studied briefly in Europe and New York City before settling in St. Paul\, where he worked as an artist in the 1930s and ’40s. He painted\, mostly watercolors\, in the regionalist style promoted by the Federal Art Project (FAP).  The FAP provided work and a basic income to a few thousand American artists and artisans during the Great Depression. Most of Brown’s known works are St. Paul urban scenes and landscapes. \nAdditional free programming includes a gallery talk with local historian\, Paul Nelson\, who wrote a retrospective of Brown and discovered images of many artworks that have not been seen in nearly 100 years.  Paul Nelson will talk at noon – 1pm on Tuesday\, September 13 in the North Gallery.  Time is allowed to view the artwork on display and ask questions. \nLook for the article “Bob Brown: Paint What You See” in the upcoming Summer 2022 issue of Ramsey County History magazine. \nThe exhibition is free and open to the public during public Landmark Center hours August 7th through September 25th. URL:https://rchs.com/event/gallery-talk/ LOCATION:Landmark Center\, 75 W Fifth Street \, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55102\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Brick-Yard-Cherokee-Heights-web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com GEO:44.945308;-93.097105 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Landmark Center 75 W Fifth Street Saint Paul MN 55102 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=75 W Fifth Street:geo:-93.097105,44.945308 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220908T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220908T203000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20220512T160429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221003T174000Z UID:10008874-1662663600-1662669000@rchs.com SUMMARY:History Revealed: Shared Community: Chicano Studies DESCRIPTION:A Shared Community: Chicano Studies at the University of Minnesota\nwith Dionicio Valdes\, PhD\n\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, September 8\, 2022\, 7:00 pm\nIn partnership with the East Side Freedom Library & Roseville Library \nLive presentation on Zoom \nRegister in advance for this meeting\, register on Zoom here. \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nDr. Valdes will take us on an examination of the birth and 20th century history of the Chicano Studies Department at the University of Minnesota\, with particular attention to the role played by the political turbulence of the 1960s and 1970s throughout the nation and in the Twin Cities.  He will focus on the creative ongoing tensions between advocates of distinct visions\, both within the academic world and within the Twin Cities community\, that created the Department and have supported it for more than half a century. \n \nProfessor Dionicio Valdes directed the U of M’s Ph.D. program in Chicano/Latino Studies and taught in it for 23 years before moving to Michigan State University.  He has been a very active and respected scholar. His publications include El Pueblo Mexicano en Detroit y Michigan: A Social History(private printing\, 1981); Al Norte: Agricultural Workers in the Great Lakes Region\, 1917-1970(University of Texas Press\, 1991); Barrios Norteños: St. Paul and Midwestern Mexican Communities in the Twentieth Century (University of Chicago Press\, 2000); Mexicans in Minnesota (MinnesotaHistorical Society Press\, 2006); and Organized Agriculture and the Labor Movement Before the UFW: Puerto Rico\, Hawai’i\, and California (University of Chicago Press\, 2011). \nMaking 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-shared-community-chicano-studies/ CATEGORIES:History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/valdes1-e1664818792984.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220818T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220818T203000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20220505T170156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220505T170156Z UID:10008866-1660849200-1660854600@rchs.com SUMMARY:History Revealed: Black\, Brown & Red Power DESCRIPTION:Black\, Brown and Red Power in the Twin Cities: Parallels\, Intersections and Self-Determination in a Liberal Haven\nDr. Jimmy Patino\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, August 18\, 2022\, 7:00 pm\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.\nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nThe Twin Cities evolved in a unique and dynamic historical conjuncture in the long 1960s as a site in which African American\, American Indian and Mexican American communities were concentrated in an otherwise overwhelmingly white state. The emergence of Black Power\, the American Indian Movement\, and the Chicano Movement parallel and overlapping in a shared urban site speaks to the socio-political context of racialized injustice within a labor friendly and liberal progressive state. This presentation explores the direct and indirect overlap of these constituent communities’ struggles against police violence\, inter-residential violence related to concentrated poverty\, and physical and cultural displacement. These dynamic movements built infrastructure to confront these shared forms of repression\, but through their particular racialized communities: The Way organization in the Black community\, Centro Cultural Chicano in the Mexican community\, and in several independent schools in the American Indian community. These institutions—also evident in the emergence of the Black Patrol\, the AIM Patrol and the Brown Berets in addressing police violence—emerged independently to address the overlapping racial capitalist context and highlighting its differential articulation. However\, there were points of convergence and direct interaction\, culminating in the struggle for ethnic studies at the University of Minnesota\, among others. \n \nJimmy Patiño is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chicano & Latino Studies at the University of Minnesota.  His book Raza Sí\, Migra No: Chicano Movement Struggles for Immigrant Rights in San Diego was published in 2017. He has also written on Mexican American desegregation\, African American and Latina/o/x critical thought in hip-hop culture\, and is currently writing on ideas about solidarity and anti-capitalist thought across Black\, Brown and Red Power Movements. URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-black-brown-red-power/ CATEGORIES:History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Chicano.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220804T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220804T203000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20220224T220202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220224T220202Z UID:10008849-1659639600-1659645000@rchs.com SUMMARY:History Revealed: Grasshoppers in My Bed DESCRIPTION:Grasshoppers in My Bed: Lillie Belle Gibbs\, Minnesota Farm Girl\, 1877\nTerry Swanson and Peggy Stern\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, August 4\, 2022\, 7:00 pm\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.\nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nJoin author Terry Swanson and illustrator Peggy Stern as they present their new historical fiction book\, Grasshoppers in My Bed\, based on the journal of 11-year- old Lillie Gibbs of Gibbs Farm. \nIt is 1876—Christmas day—which just happens to be the eleventh birthday of Lillie Belle Gibbs. Her mother and father present her with a new journal. Now she must decide how to fill the pages. \nGrasshoppers in her bed\, a smudge pot to keep the mosquitos at bay\, the one-room schoolhouse across the road\, popping corn in the Victorian parlor\, hired hands who work on the farm half the year\, and her best friend\, Minnesota Mae Hendrickson\, all make appearances. \nUsing clues Lillie left behind through writings as a child and an adult\, this important work of historical fiction is filled with stories and illustrations detailing a year in the ordinary life of a real Minnesota farm girl from the 1870s. \nGrasshoppers in My Bed: Lillie Belle Gibbs – A Minnesota Farm Girl – 1877 is available through the Ramsey County Historical Society or other local vendors.\nRCHS Member price: $18.00\nRegular Price: $20.00\nTo order\, see the form here. \nFor more information on the book\, see the post here. \nTerry Swanson is a Minnesota historian who has specialized in public history in the Twin Cities area since 1990. She was director of collections\, education\, and programs at the American Swedish Institute from 1997 to 2005. She worked as program and site manager at Ramsey County Historical Society’s (RCHS) Gibbs Farm from 2007 to 2016. Since retiring in 2017\, she has worked as a historical consultant and with Investigate MN\, a partnership between local libraries and museums (including RCHS) designed for school-age children to boost academic achievement and help close the achievement gap. \nPeggy Stern is a former site interpreter at Gibbs Farm where\, under the direction of the then-program and site manager Terry Swanson\, she handcrafted murals and signage to enhance the venue. Their working relationship eventually developed into a collaboration for this book. Stern holds a degree in fine art from the University of Wisconsin–River Falls and has continued her art education at Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) and at both Minnetonka and White Bear Centers for the Arts. In addition to illustration\, her main areas of interest are drawing\, painting\, and sculpture. Her work has been exhibited at various Twin Cities locations including\, most recently\, the Northern Lights Exhibition. \nFeatured image by Peggy Stern. URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-grasshoppers-in-my-bed/ CATEGORIES:Book Event,History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event,Publishing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Lillie_COVER_F_web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220721T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220721T203000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20220610T185043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T185043Z UID:10008883-1658430000-1658435400@rchs.com SUMMARY:History Revealed: The Bell Museum DESCRIPTION:A Natural Curiosity: The Story of the Bell Museum.\nDon Luce\n\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, July 21\, 2022\, 7:00 pm\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.\nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \n\nSince its humble start in 1872 as a one-room cabinet of curiosities\, the University of Minnesota’s Bell Museum of natural history has become one of the state’s most important cultural institutions. From its conception as part of a state-mandated geological and natural history survey\, to its most recent ventures into technology\, environmental science\, and DNA sequencing\, the Bell Museum has informed\, explained\, and expanded our relationship to the natural world. Drawing on a wealth of materials unearthed during the museum’s recent move\, the gorgeously illustrated book\, A Natural Curiosity\, chronicles the remarkable discoveries and personalities that have made the Bell Museum what it is today. \n\nTo order the book\, see University of Minnesota Press: A Natural Curiosity \nDon Luce was Bell Museum Curator of Exhibits. For more than forty years he curated most of the museum’s temporary exhibitions\, including Exploring Evolution\, The Lion’s Mane\, Wildlife Art in America\, and Audubon and the Art of Birds. He initiated the Bell’s traveling exhibitions program\, developed and expanded its natural history art collection\, and played a key role in the conception and design of the new museum’s permanent exhibit gallery\, Minnesota Journeys. URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-the-bell-museum/ CATEGORIES:Book Event,History Revealed,Online Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Bell-Museum-PHOTO-1_web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220714T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220714T203000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20220610T184235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T184235Z UID:10008882-1657825200-1657830600@rchs.com SUMMARY:History Revealed: Daybreak Woman DESCRIPTION:Daybreak Woman\nJane Lamm Carroll\n\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, July 14\, 2022\, 7:00 pm\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.\nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nA remarkable woman’s life spans nearly a century of peace\, invasion\, war\, exile\, return\, and astonishing change.Join us as historian Jane Lamm Carroll share her extraordinary work\, Daybreak Woman. Daybreak Woman\, also known as Jane Anderson Robertson\, was born at a trading post on the Minnesota River in 1810 and lived for ninety-two years in Minnesota\, Wisconsin\, Michigan\, Canada\, and South Dakota. The daughter of an Anglo- Canadian trader and a Scots-Dakota woman\, she witnessed seismic changes.For her first five decades\, Daybreak Woman was nurtured and respected in the multi-ethnic society that thrived for generations in the region. But in the last forty years of the nineteenth century\, this way of life was swamped and nearly annihilated as the result of Euro-American colonization and the forced exile of most Dakota and Euro-Dakota people from Minnesota after the US–Dakota War of 1862. Dakota and Euro-Dakota people struggled to reestablish their communities in the face of racial violence\, injustice\, calls for their mass extermination\, abject poverty\, disease\, starvation\, and death. Daybreak Woman and her children survived these cataclysmic events and endured to rebuild their lives as Anglo- Dakota people in an anti-Indian world.In this extraordinary biography\, historian Jane Lamm Carroll uses the life of one mixed-heritage woman and her family as a window into American society\, honoring the past’s complexity and providing insights into the present. \n\nAdvance Praise:“In this deft biography\, Jane Lamm Caroll guides us through a life rooted in the vital and expansive kinship networks that determined belonging\, opportunity\, conflict\, and resilience for Dakota and mixed-ancestry community members in nineteenth-century Mni Sota Makoce. In a journey from the height of the fur trade\, through the devastating war of 1862\, and onward to the turn of a new century\, we see the ways in which women’s labor — cultural\, spiritual\, economic\, diplomatic\, and domestic — built and rebuilt worlds of meaning that persisted despite great upheaval and change. This is a vibrant and engrossing book.”Catherine J. Denial\, author of Making Marriage: Husbands\, Wives\, and the American State in Dakota and Ojibwe Country“The research in Daybreak Woman is rich\, dense\, and inclusive\, and Jane Lamm Carroll writes a story that is highly personal and engaging. Learning about the lives of so many Dakota and Anglo-Dakota individuals and families forces readers to re-think what we thought we knew about the history of Mni Sota Makoce.”Colette Hyman\, author of Dakota Women’s Work: Creativity\, Culture\, and Exile\n\n“Daybreak Woman\, a gripping American drama\, is history made real.” CHOICE \nExcerpt in Minnesota History magazine \n\n\nJane Lamm Carroll is professor of history and women’s studies at St. Catherine University and contributing author and coeditor of Liberating Sanctuary: 100 Years of Women’s Education at the College of St. Catherine. \nAvailable November 2020 from Minnesota Historical Society \n\n$18.95 paper\, ISBN: 978-1-68134-166-8256 pages\,  6 x 9 inches\, 20 b/w photos\, notes\, index\, bibliography$9.99 e-book\, ISBN: 978-1-68134-167-5 \nMaking 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-daybreak-woman/ CATEGORIES:Book Event,History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/CARROLL_M9781681341668_web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220609T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220609T203000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20220224T220919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220224T220919Z UID:10008850-1654801200-1654806600@rchs.com SUMMARY:History Revealed: Dejsiab DESCRIPTION:Dejsiab: From My Liver to Yours\nwith Mai Neng Vang\n\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, June 9\, 2022\, 7:00 pm\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.\nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \n“Dejsiab: From My Liver to Yours” is a one of a kind poetry book that explores colonialism\, patriarchy\, hope\, and healing through a critical Hmong womxn’s lens. Author Mai Neng Vang will share her poems and process. \n“Through the years\, I’ve come to realize that healing is not a linear process – there are no definitive steps to take before one can say they have healed from their traumas. More than this\, healing looks different for everyone\, but regardless of how we heal or how long it takes us to heal\, healing is so necessary for us to reconcile with the generations of trauma and hurt that our ancestors\, mothers\, sisters\, aunties have endured…The poems found in this book are a series of love letters: love letters to who I was\, from who I am\, for who I will become. As a reader\, you bear witness to the struggles\, the joys\, and the thoughts that I have as someone who is constantly becoming. In this way\, we\, too\, are having a heart-to-heart throughout this book. I hope that you find relevance and solace in my words and are able to draw strength and dejsiab from these pages.” – Mai Neng Vang\, Author. \nImage: Front cover illustrated by: Peevxwm Lauj URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-dejsiab/ CATEGORIES:Book Event,History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Dejsiab.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220512T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220512T203000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20220224T212546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220224T212546Z UID:10008847-1652382000-1652387400@rchs.com SUMMARY:History Revealed: Sunrise Over Wat Thamkrabok DESCRIPTION:Sunrise Over Wat Thamkrabok\nwith Dr. Brian V. Xiong & Marlin L. Heise\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, May 12\, 2022\, 7:00 pm\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.\nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nWhen Thailand closed refugee camps in December 1992\, Wat Thamkrabok (called Tha Ka Bo or Vaj Loog Tsua by Hmong) became a Hmong settlement until the last wave of some 15\,000 Hmong refugees were resettled in the United States in 2004-2006. At a 2017 Wat Thamkrabok Reunion in Minnesota held at the East Side Freedom Library\, “The Past in the Present: An Exhibition and Reunion Celebration for Hmong Families from Wat Thamkrabok\,” hundreds of photos and many items left behind were displayed\, including marbles\, an armless Barbie doll\, two small wooden stools\, and a skirt later identified. \n“SUNRISE OVER WAT THAMKRABOK: A Photographic Legacy of the Last Hmong American Refugees” is a history told in photographs and stories that encompasses the experiences of Wat Thamkrabok former residents in Minnesota and across the United States. Dr. Brian V. Xiong & Marlin L. Heise will talk about the making of the book and will give insight into the conditions of crowded refugee existence and the lives of our Hmong neighbors before they came to America.  \nThis book is made possible by Minnesota Humanities Center Legacy Cultural Heritage & Identity Grant\, Hmong Archives Wat Thamkrabok Collections\, and Hmong Educational Resources Publisher. \nMarlin L. Heise began working with a high school student\, Chia Thao in May 1981\, fostering his connection with Hmong all over the world. In 1982 he lived in Ban Vinai with Chia Thao’s uncle and family. Marlin crossed the Mekong to Vientiane in early 1998 and became connected with Hmong college students that continues. After retiring\, he had the opportunity to become involved with the Hmong Archives as its chief volunteer for daily work since it became a nonprofit in February 1999. \nDr. Brian V. Xiong is a Hmong American scholar\, researcher\, and higher education professional. He is an in-demand\, highly sought-after presenter\, speaking regularly to various groups of diverse students\, faculty\, and staff on the importance of diversity\, equity\, inclusion\, access\, and equal opportunity in higher education. He has served at both\, public and private\, two-year community colleges and four-year universities. \nDr. Xiong holds a bachelor’s degree in Justice Administration and Sociology from Southwest Minnesota State University\, a master’s degree in Multicultural and Ethnic Studies from Minnesota State University-Mankato\, and a doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) from MSU-Mankato. Dr. Xiong is a former Page Scholar\, Wallin Scholar\, Cornwell Scholar\, Diversity & Equity Fellow\, Chief Diversity Officer & Affirmative Action\, and an Advisory Chief Diversity Officer for the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity. He is an active Executive Board member of numerous community services and nonprofit organizations. Dr. Xiong is the author of: \n\n A Clan of Our Own: Coming Out Experiences of Gay Hmong Men\nA New Journey: Hmong College Student Experiences\nPuag Thaum Ub: Hmoob Xeem\nMartha L. Zimmerman Paj Ntaub Collection\nSunrise Over Wat Thamkrabok\nHmong Teacher Experiences: Voices from the Field URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-sunrise-over-wat-thamkrabok/ CATEGORIES:Book Event,History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1-2-WatThamkrabok-Cover_web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220503T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220503T203000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20220418T183345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220418T183345Z UID:10008857-1651604400-1651609800@rchs.com SUMMARY:History Revealed: Poor Farm DESCRIPTION:History Revealed: Geographies of the Ramsey County Poor Farm\, from Minnesota Territory to the New Deal\nwith Jack Acomb\, Eva Stromgren\, Marisa Williamson\, and Henry Yackel\, Macalester College Geography Department\, Prof. Jesse McClelland\nHistory Revealed Series\nTuesday\, May 3\, 2022\n7:00-8:30 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 East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite you to History Revealed: Geographies of the Ramsey County Poor Farm\, from Minnesota Territory to the New Deal\, a special presentation by Macalester College Geography students. \nRegister here to join this event on Zoom \nPoor farms were government-run homes for poor and vulnerable people that doubled as working farms. As a local response to extreme poverty\, poor farms spread across the US in the 19th Century up until the federalization of anti-poverty relief in the New Deal era. Minnesota’s first poor farm was founded by pioneer landholders in Ramsey County in 1854\, making it one of the first residential facilities in Minnesota Territory. Across four different sites\, the Ramsey County Poor Farm would shelter thousands of unpaid county residents while providing income to paid supervisors and workers and would provide nutrition to countless patients at the county hospital. Yet abuse and neglect at the Poor Farm – as well as ableist\, classist\, and anti-immigrant stigmatization of poor farm residents – kept this program a continual target of criticism. \nThe presentation explores the regulation of livelihood as a key mode of power in the colonial frontier. We seek to honor the often overlooked lives and ambitions of impoverished and marginalized people who lived and died on poor farms. We ask\, How might consideration of this often-overlooked institution and its residents shape ongoing popular debates about land\, dispossession\, welfare and belonging? \nPresenters are Jack Acomb\, Eva Stromgren\, Marisa Williamson\, and Henry Yackel – students in Geography at Macalester College. Jesse McClelland is their Professor. The presentation traces main archival findings for a practice-based advanced course\, Unearthing the Poor Farm: Local Geographies of Land\, Law and Livelihood\, which will be shared on a forthcoming website. \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\, Making Minnesota: Natives\, Settlers\, Migrants\, and Immigrants. These programs 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-poor-farm/ CATEGORIES:History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20220503-Poor-Farm-map_web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220414T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220414T203000 DTSTAMP:20260412T193014 CREATED:20220307T154714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220307T154714Z UID:10008851-1649962800-1649968200@rchs.com SUMMARY:History Revealed: Invisible Warriors DESCRIPTION:Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II\nwith Gregory S. Cooke and Jeremiah Ellis\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, April 14\, 2022\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 \nInvisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II\, share the untold story of 600\,000 Black women – “Rosie the Riveters” – who worked in factories and government offices during WWII\, including here at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP). Prior to the war\, nationally more than 80 percent of employed Black women were locked in life-stifling jobs as sharecroppers and domestics\, according to Invisible Warriors creator and World War II historian\, Gregory S. Cooke.  After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor\, many women quit their jobs as domestics. \nJeremiah Ellis will talk about some of the women who worked at TCAAP\, and Greogory Cooke will share the making of his film\,  Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II in a brief discussion. After the discussion\, attendees are invited to view a special screen of the entire film of Invisible Warriors\, about 60 minutes long. \nThe film Invisible Warriors shares the stories of women in the Philadelphia area who became “Black Rosies.” One of the women featured in the film\, Ruth Wilson\, left her job as a domestic and received training at Bok Technical High School before working as a sheet metal specialist at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Wilson helped build the aircraft carrier\, USS Valley Forge.  For Wilson\, the job paid significantly more\, but it was also about patriotism\, helping her country win the war. “I did something to help the cause\, and I was doing something to help the boys. It just made me feel special.”  “Wilson’s resilience and determination typified the spirit of Black Rosies as they sought brighter futures for themselves and family members in a country dominated by systemic racism and gender discrimination\,” according to Cooke. \nThe Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II screening is sponsored by the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota. \n \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\, Making Minnesota: Natives\, Settlers\, Migrants\, and Immigrants. These programs 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-invisible-warriors/ CATEGORIES:History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/invisible-warriors-web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR