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We Should All Be Public Historians
Kylie Linh Hoangby Kylie Linh Hoang To see this complete magazine article with endnotes and additional images, please view the PDF version. My history education began in a very ordinary classroom with a whiteboard and a large world map. I remember reading atlases and encyclopedias and diligently copying down dates and…
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…
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…
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…
Looking Back at the Black Community
Eula T. Murphy (with David V. Taylor)“Growing Up in St. Paul” By Eula T. Murphy (with David V. Taylor) To see this complete magazine article with endnotes and additional images, please view the PDF version. Eula T. Murphy in 1961 when she was forty-one years old. The photographs with this article are from the author.
The Day Camp That Launched St. Paul’s Adaptive Recreation Program
Nancy Sanchelli Guertin“Close to You” By Nancy Sanchelli Guertin To see this complete magazine article with endnotes and additional images, please view the PDF version. It seems like every time Twin Cities Public Television has a pledge drive, they haul out concerts and documentaries designed to hit us baby boomers right…
The Women Who Have Shaped the Ramsey County Historical Society
Andrea Swensson, Youa Vang, Meredith CummingsThe Gibbs Farm team. (L-R): youth programs manager Janie Bender (holding her dog Matilda Jubilee), director Sammy Nelson, and volunteer and adult program manager Clare Holte. Photo by Youa Vang, Ramsey County Historical Society. Seventy-Five Years of Making History By Andrea Swensson, Youa Vang, Meredith Cummings To see this…