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Ramsey County History – Summer 2019: “William DeWitt Mitchell: The Other William Mitchell”
Thomas H. Boyd and Douglas R. HeidenreichWilliam DeWitt Mitchell: The Other William Mitchell Authors: Thomas H. Boyd and Douglas R. Heidenreich “Like Father, Like Son” is a common saying that most certainly applies to this article. Thomas H. Boyd, a St. Paul attorney, and Douglas R. Heidenreich, former dean of the William Mitchell College of…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2019: “St. Paul’s Distinct Leadership Tradition: A Century of The Sterling Club”
Jeremiah E. EllisSt. Paul’s Distinct Leadership Tradition: A Century of The Sterling Club Author: Jeremiah E. Ellis At the turn of the twentieth century, social clubs were providing opportunities for members with like interests to serve their communities and gather for recreation, social activities, and timely discussions. In 1919, a group of…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2019: “‘I’m as Restless as a Lion:’ The Aspirations of St. Paulite Ruth Cutler”
Johannes Allert“I’m as Restless as a Lion:” The Aspirations of St. Paulite Ruth Cutler Author: Johannes Allert A young, affluent St. Paulite, Ruth Cutler searched for a purposeful life. A college-educated progressive, Ruth watched the world around her react to war, poverty, the suffrage movement, illness, and loss and responded…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2019: Annual Report
Ramsey County Historical SocietyRamsey County Historical Society 2018-2019 Annual Report PDF of RCHS Annual Report 2018-2019…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2019: “One Hundred Years Serving New Americans: The Centennial of the International Institute of Minnesota”
Krista Finstad HansonOne Hundred Years Serving New Americans: The Centennial of the International Institute of Minnesota Author: Krista Finstad Hanson 2020 Co-Winner of the Ramsey County Historical Society Virginia B. Kunz Award As visitors and clients open the doors to the International Institute of Minnesota in St. Paul, they…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2022: “Growing Up in Ramsey County: With a Dash of Foreign Spice”
Kitty GoginsGrowing Up in Ramsey County: With a Dash of Foreign Spice Author: Kitty Gogins 2020 Co-Winner of the Ramsey County Historical Society Virginia B. Kunz Award Kitty Gogins wrote the companion piece to Krista Finstad Hanson’s International Institute of Minnesota history. Gogin’s family, beginning with her refugee parents, Olga and…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2019: “Where the Grass is Always Green: The Founding of Midland Hills a Century Ago”
John HamburgerWhere the Grass is Always Green: The Founding of Midland Hills a Century Ago Author: John Hamburger Golf was growing in popularity in 1915 when a group of University of Minnesota professors built a nine-hole golf course on the edge of the Farm Campus. Four years later, the…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1992: “A Matter of Time”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of A Matter of Time…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2019: Book Review
Gary GleasonBook Review of The Crusade for Forgotten Souls: Reforming Minnesota’s Mental Institutions, 1946–1954 by Susan Bartlett Foote. PDF of Book Review…