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Ramsey County History – Winter 2018: “Terror Visits Fort Snelling: The 1940 Murder of Mary Jane Massey”
Steve LydonTerror Visits Fort Snelling: The 1940 Murder of Mary Jane Massey Author: Steve Lydon On the afternoon of July 13, 1940, thirteen-year-old Mary Jane Massey disappeared from the grounds of Fort Snelling, a quiet US Army base on the western outskirts of St. Paul. Mary Jane’s father…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2007: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Frogtown’s Arundel Street”
James R. BrownGrowing Up in St. Paul: Frogtown’s Arundel Street Author: James R. Brown Driving through his old neighborhood brought back memories to James Brown, especially while he was looking at the Edmund Street home where he lived in the 1920 and ‘30s. One of his recollections was about climbing up…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2017: “‘Onward Central, Onward Central:’ The 150-Year Legacy of St. Paul Central High School”
Steven C. Trimble“Onward Central, Onward Central:” The 150-Year Legacy of St. Paul Central High School Author: Steven C. Trimble Central High School in St. Paul has been operating continuously for more than 150 years. Founded in 1866 as St. Paul High School, it opened its doors in the heart of…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2017: “Emma F. Brunson: The First Woman Registered as an Architect in Minnesota”
Diane Trout-OertelEmma F. Brunson: The First Woman Registered as an Architect in Minnesota Author: Diane Trout-Oertel Shortly after the Minnesota Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors was organized in 1921, Emma F. Gruetzke Brunson registered and thereby became Minnesota’s first woman to hold this professional credential.
Ramsey County History – Fall 2017: Book Reviews
Robert F. Garland and John LindleyBook Reviews PDF of Book Reviews…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2017: “The Ties That Bind: Mounds-Park Nurses and the Great War”
Johannes R. AllertThe Ties That Bind: Mounds-Park Nurses and the Great War Author: Johannes R. Allert After the United States entered World War I in 1917, some graduates of the Mounds-Park Nursing School in St. Paul joined the American Red Cross, which played a supportive role in the conflict,…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2017: “A Good Turn for the Great Minnesota Get Together: The Boy Scout Service Camp at the Minnesota State Fair”
M.D. SalzbergA Good Turn for the Great Minnesota Get Together: The Boy Scout Service Camp at the Minnesota State Fair Author: M.D. Salzberg Beginning in 1913 and lasting into the mid-1970s, Boy Scouts from Region 10 camped on the grounds of the Minnesota State Fair and provided a…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2017: “William Nettleton, John G. Wardell, and the Highland Spring Water Company in St. Paul”
Donald L. EmpsonWilliam Nettleton, John G. Wardell, and the Highland Spring Water Company in St. Paul Author: Donald L. Empson William Nettleton (1822–1905) was born in Ohio, relocated to northern Minnesota in the early 1850s, and was one of the founders of Duluth. Around 1871, he moved again, this…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2017: “Can America Be Bombed? The St. Paul Science Museum’s Answer”
Brian McMahonCan America Be Bombed? The St. Paul Science Museum’s Answer Author: Brian McMahon In the spring of 1941, the St. Paul Science Museum (predecessor to today’s Science Museum of Minnesota) opened an exhibit provocatively titled “Can America Be Bombed?” The museum’s president, Charles Lesley Ames, was alarmed…