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Ramsey County History Winter 2023: Arrival of the Birds
Dave RiehleVolume 57, Number 4: Winter 2023 Arrival of the Birds: The (Almost) Incredible 1897 Central High School Bird Observation Author: Dave Riehle In the late nineteenth century, it wasn’t uncommon for boys (or amateur ornithology enthusiasts) to take down birds with slingshots or help themselves to unhatched eggs—many…
March of the Governors #23: Hjalmar Petersen
Paul Nelson and Tyler TaylorMarch of the Governors, Governor #23 Hjalmar Petersen (Series Podcast #24) Hjalmar Petersen (1890-1968) holds many distinctions as a governor of Minnesota: our only Dane, our only Hjalmar, our last immigrant (so far), our only governor from Askov (so far), and the…
History Revealed: Dr. Martin Luther King’s Vision
Dr. Walter Greason“Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Vision of Freedom in American Memory” with Dr. Walter Greason History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, January 19, 2023, 7:00 pm Video on YouTube In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library & Roseville Library The study of Martin…
March of the Governors #22: Floyd B. Olson
Paul Nelson, Fred Johnson, and Tom BeerMarch of the Governors #22 Floyd Bjornstjerne Olson (Series Podcast #23) By age thirty, Floyd Bjornstjerne Olson (1891-1936) had been a shabbos goy, a college dropout, a stevedore, and a Wobbly. By age forty, he had served ten years as Hennepin County…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2022: William Mahoney
Jim McCartneyVolume 57, Number 3: Fall 2022 Farmer-Labor Founder William Mahoney and his Battle with Communists Author: Jim McCartney Writer Jim McCartney and William Mahoney, St. Paul mayor (1932-1934), have something in common—a house on Dayton Avenue. The McCartneys have lived there for thirty years. Mahoney owned the home from…
March of the Governors, Governor #19 Joseph AA Burnquist
Paul Nelson and Fred JohnsonMarch of the Governors, Governor #19 Joseph Alfred Arner Burnquist (Series Podcast #20) Joseph Alfred Arner Burnquist (1879-1961), born in Dayton, Iowa, was destined for leadership from an early age. A star student and orator at Carleton, he was in the…
March of the Governors, Governor #18 Winfield Scott Hammond
Paul Nelson and Ken PetersonMarch of the Governors, Governor #18 Winfield Scott Hammond (Series Podcast #19) Winfield Scott Hammond (1863-1915) was Minnesota’s eighteenth governor and the last of only four from the Democratic Party (decades before, by merger, it became the DFL.) He was the…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2022: “Traveling Without Aggravation: How Victor H. Green Changed Travel for Black Americans: Green Book Locations in the Historic Rondo Community (1940-1956)” – Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums 2024 History Award Winner and 2024 Virginia B. Kunz Honorable Mention
Nieeta L. PresleyTraveling Without Aggravation: How Victor H. Green Changed Travel for Black Americans: Green Book Locations in the Historic Rondo Community (1940-1956) Author: Nieeta L. Presley Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums 2024 History Award Winner 2024 Virginia B. Kunz Honorable Mention Traveling, especially with young…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2022: “Bob Brown: ‘Paint What You See'”
Paul NelsonBob Brown: “Paint What You See” Author: Paul Nelson This is the story of a solitary St. Paul resident named Bob Brown. Attempting to make a living in the midst of the Great Depression was difficult, to say the least, but Brown took long walks around the…