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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…
Ramsey County History Spring 2025
Andrea Swensson, Chia Youyee Vang, PhD, Janice R. Quick, Pete BoulayRamsey County History Spring 2025 Volume 60, No. 2: Spring 2025 Chia Youyee Vang, PhD, Janice R. Quick, Pete Boulay Link to download PDF of full Ramsey County History Spring 2025 Articles in this issue: Reflections from the 1.5 Generation Fifty Years of Hmong Lives in Ramsey County…
A History of Drive-in Movie Theaters in Ramsey County
Pete BoulayThe Rose sat at the corner of Snelling Avenue and County Road C in Roseville from 1948 to 1979, and was Ramsey County’s first drive-in movie theater. Photo by Robert Murphy. “First Show at Dusk” By Pete Boulay To see this complete magazine article with endnotes and additional images,…
Ramsey County History Summer 2024
Haley Prochnow, Cherelle Swain, Christine Podas-LarsonVolume 59, Number 3: Summer 2024 Link to download PDF of full Ramsey County History Summer 2024 Articles in this issue: Rondo Recreation in the St. Croix River Valley, 1909-1977 Author: Haley Prochnow For some Minnesotans with a little extra disposable income, “summertime” can translate to “cabin time.”…
Rondo Recreation in the St. Croix River Valley, 1909-1977
Haley ProchnowThe Silverbrook Estate/St. Croix Valley Country Club. Courtesy of Interstate State Park. By Haley Prochnow To see this complete magazine article with endnotes and additional images, please view the PDF version. The thermostat is set at 55°F during the winter in the Baker Land and Title Company…
A Family Reclaims Its Heritage: Growing Up with Anna Belle Rideaux
Cherrelle SwainAnna Belle Rideaux. Courtesy of Rideaux, Edmond, Swain Family Archives. by Cherelle Swain To see this complete magazine article with endnotes and additional images, please view the PDF version. Whether material or spiritual, experiencing loss changes people, families, and communities. This article examines how losing a matriarch impacted her…
Ramsey County History Spring 2024
Paul Nelson, Drew Ross, Wendy Rossi, Meredith CummingsVolume 59, Number 2: Spring 2024 Link to download PDF of full Ramsey County History Spring 2024 Articles in this issue: The Fraud of the Century Author: Paul Nelson According to author Paul Nelson, “The human desire for wealth without risk and the capacity for self-delusion make an…
Growing Up In Frogtown: Little Women, Little Houses, Lots of Work, (and a Little Play)
Wendy RossiYoung Wendy Hams’ Gumpa Guy surprised her with a dollhouse on her third birthday. It was designed to replicate the family home at 435 Charles Avenue. Photo courtesy of Wendy Rossi. By Wendy Rossi To see the complete magazine with endnotes and images, please view the PDF version. …
Ramsey County History Winter 2024
Nicole Foss, Linda Kohl, Krista Finstad Hanson, Renoir Gaither, Mary Lethert WingerdVolume 59, Number 1: Winter 2024 Link to download PDF of full issue of RCHS Winter 2024 Magazine Articles in this Issue: Architect of St. Paul’s West Side: H. Emil Strassburger Author: Nicole Foss Link to N. Foss article PDF Additional Resources:…