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Ramsey County History – Fall 1972: “Introduction: Anna Ramsey’s Letters”
Anna E. RamseyIntroduction: Anna Ramsey’s Letters Author: Anna E. Ramsey Anna Ramsey was the wife of Alexander Ramsey, Minnesota’s first territorial governor. Over 200 of her letters survive. The excerpts published here provide “a survey of various aspects of Mrs. Ramsey’s life.” These include her sense of humor, her relations with…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1968: “Spring Wagons and No Roads: A Pioneer Family’s Sunday”
Lillie Gibbs LeVesconteSpring Wagons and No Roads: A Pioneer Family’s Sunday Author: Lillie Gibbs LeVesconte A short reminiscence left by the youngest child (born 1865) of Jane and Heman Gibbs about Sundays in the 1870s in St. Anthony Park and the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota.
Ramsey County History – Spring 1967: “Early Explorers’ Trails Criss-Crossed Today’s’ Ramsey County”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyEarly Explorers’ Trails Criss-Crossed Today’s’ Ramsey County Author: Alan R. Woolworth A summary of the deeds of explorers who passed through or near Ramsey County (the piece in fact covers Minnesota generally) before 1840, including LeSueur, Carver, Hennepin, Pike, Long, Cass, Schoolcraft, and Nicollet. PDF…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1964: “Sod Shanty on the Prairie: Story of a Pioneer Farmer”
William L. CavertSod Shanty on the Prairie: Story of a Pioneer Farmer Author: William L. Cavert A brief recounting of some basic facts about the Gibbs family and their house and farm. Heman and Jane Gibbs came to St. Paul in April 1849 and quickly moved onto the 160 acres in…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1964: “‘. . . Conclude It My Duty to Enlist & Therefore Enlisted…:’ The Diary of a Civil War Soldier”
Hal E. McWethy‘. . . Conclude It My Duty to Enlist & Therefore Enlisted…:’ The Diary of a Civil War Soldier Author: Hal E. McWethy Newell Burch joined the Union army in August of 1862 in Jamestown, New York. Slightly wounded at Chancellorsville and captured at Gettysburg, he spent…