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History Revealed: Natural Curiosity
Don LuceA Natural Curiosity: The Story of the Bell Museum with Don Luce History Revealed Series Program Date: July 21, 2022 Video on YouTube Since its humble start in 1872 as a one-room cabinet of curiosities, the University of Minnesota’s Bell Museum of natural history…
History Revealed: Research + Restoration
Elyse Jensen, Mollie Spillman and Rich ArpiResearch + Restoration: Using History to Inspire Your Home’s Rehabilitation With Elyse Jensen, Mollie Spillman and Rich Arpi History Revealed Series June 8, 2021, 7:00 pm Video on YouTube In partnership with Rethos: Places Reimagined Irvine Park homeowner and restorer Elyse Jensen, RCHS Curator…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2016: “Virginia Brainard Kunz and Ramsey County History”
John M. LindleyVirginia Brainard Kunz and Ramsey County History Author: John M. Lindley John Lindley served as the volunteer chair of the RCHS editorial board between 1989 and 2005. In that capacity, he worked closely with Virginia Brainard Kunz, who was the founding editor of Ramsey County History (published twice a year…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2014: “The RCHS Archives and Collections Since 1964”
Mollie SpillmanThe RCHS Archives and Collections Since 1964 Author: Mollie Spillman Collections form the foundation of Ramsey County Historical Society’s (RCHS) history and programs. When RCHS was organized in 1949 by Ethel Hall Stewart and others, it first acquired the Gibbs Farm Museum, which opened in 1954, and began to…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2007: “The Other Librarian: Clara Baldwin and the Public Library Movement in Minnesota”
Robert F. GarlandThe Other Librarian: Clara Baldwin and the Public Library Movement in Minnesota Author: Robert F. Garland Clara Baldwin (1871–1951) was the state librarian from 1900 to 1936. She lived almost all her life in St. Paul and was part of a turn-of-the-century movement to establish public libraries throughout Minnesota.
Ramsey County History – Summer 2007: “Mystery in the Library: The Bishop Jade Books and the St. Paul Public Library”
Biloine W. YoungMystery in the Library: The Bishop Jade Books and the St. Paul Public Library Author: Biloine W. Young The article revolves around a local library “mystery.” It began in April 22, 1915, when a candy store located in the Market House building caught fire. It spread to the second…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2005: “Zebulon Pike and James Aird: The Explorer and the ‘Scottish Gentleman’”
Duke Addicks and James AirdZebulon Pike and James Aird: The Explorer and the ‘Scottish Gentleman’ Authors: Duke Addicks and James Aird A short piece written by a fur trade reenactor (Addicks) who portrays James Aird, a Scotsman who farmed near Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin. Addicks states that one of his goals is to…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2004: “From Farm to Florence: The Gifted Keating Sisters and the Mystery of Their Lost Paintings”
Margaret M. MarrinanFrom Farm to Florence: The Gifted Keating Sisters and the Mystery of Their Lost Paintings Author: Margaret M. Marrinan This article centers on two Irish farm girls, Anysia and Sophia Keating who became nuns and developed into prolific painters. The mystery had to do with a search for information…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2003: “Fear a Powerful Motivator—A Harvest of Victims: The Twin Cities and St. Paul’s Traumatic Small Pox Epidemic of 1924”
Paul D. NelsonFear a Powerful Motivator—A Harvest of Victims: The Twin Cities and St. Paul’s Traumatic Small Pox Epidemic of 1924 Author: Paul D. Nelson The Twin Cites most traumatic encounter with smallpox took place in 1924–25. There were two different variations of smallpox, and, at the time, the local health departments’…