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Ramsey County History 2026 Issue 2
Jeremiah E. Ellis, James Fleming and Paul Nelson, Frank M. WhiteVolume 61, No. 2 Jeremiah E. Ellis, James Fleming and Paul Nelson, Frank M. White PDF of full issue: Ramsey County History 2026, Issue 2 Articles in this issue: “James and Frances Hughes and the Architecture of Black Excellence in Minnesota” Author: Jeremiah E. Ellis At a…
James and Frances Hughes and the Architecture of Black Excellence in Minnesota
Jeremiah E. Ellis“The Merit of Service” by Jeremiah E. Ellis To see this complete magazine article with endnotes and additional images, please view the PDF version. My mother once told me about a day in her childhood when a teacher offered to drive her home from school. As they pulled out…
Pierce Butler’s Seventeen Years Serving as St. Paul’s First US Supreme Court Justice
Paul Nelson and James Fleming“Horseman of the Court” by James Fleming and Paul Nelson To see this complete magazine article with endnotes and additional images, please view the PDF version. The following is the second of a two-part series about the life and career of Pierce Butler. To read the first article on…
Growing Up Dos Culturas
Frank M. Whiteby Frank M. White To see this complete magazine article with endnotes and additional images, please view the PDF version. When I think back on my family history, where do I begin? I was born in November of 1945, which seems like a long time ago, into a bicultural…
Rights and Reasoning: Pierce Butler’s Supreme Court Opinions
Paul Nelson and James FlemingView this online sidebar as a PDF. Rights and Reasoning Pierce Butler’s Supreme Court Opinions by James Fleming and Paul Nelson Buck v. Bell In 1927, the Supreme Court ruled that sterilization of female dependents by a state was lawful.1 Carrie Buck, an eighteen-year-old resident of a…
Bridging Continents: The 1964 African Women’s Institute
Jeremiah E. EllisView this online sidebar as a PDF. African Women’s Institute at Macalester College, circa 1964. Photo courtesy of the Macalester College archives. Bridging Continents The 1964 African Women’s Institute Jeremiah E. Ellis In the summer of 1964, the Hugheses’ ten-acre enclave in Maplewood became a literal bridge between the…
A Tale of Two Lots: The Smith Family’s Path to Frank Street
Jeremiah E. EllisView this online sidebar as a PDF. In 1956, Silas and Roxie Smith began their arduous journey to secure a foothold in Maplewood. The Smiths overcame exclusionary real estate practices and restrictive covenants to build their modern rambler. Their persistence paved the way for four…
Ramsey County History 2026 Issue 1
Paul Nelson and James Fleming, Kate Dietrick, Eula T. Murphy (with David V. Taylor)Volume 61, No. 1 Paul Nelson and James Fleming, Kate Dietrick, Eula T. Murphy (with David V. Taylor) PDF of full issue: Ramsey County History 2026, Issue 1 Articles in this issue: “Hired to Carry the Dagger: Pierce Butler in St. Paul” Authors: Paul Nelson and James Fleming…
Pierce Butler in St. Paul
Paul Nelson and James Fleming“Hired to Carry the Dagger” by Paul Nelson and James Fleming To see this complete magazine article with endnotes and additional images, please view the PDF version. Pierce Butler, St. Paul, circa 1917. Photo by Golling Studio, courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society. Attorney Pierce Butler could be a…