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Ramsey County History – Fall 1968: “Forgotten Pioneers: Stephen Desnoyer”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyForgotten Pioneers: Stephen Desnoyer Stephen Desnoyer (1805–1877) operated a saloon and hotel on the old ox cart trail from Pembina to St. Paul. The site was later occupied by the Shriners Children’s Hospital. He came to St. Paul in 1845 and died there in 1877. The Desnoyer Park neighborhood…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1968: “Ramsey County’s German Americans: Their Struggle with Pride and Prejudice”
Sister John Christine WolkerstorferRamsey County’s German Americans: Their Struggle with Pride and Prejudice Author: Sister John Christine Wolkerstorfer Throughout most of the modern history of Ramsey County, Germans have comprised the largest ethnic group. This article covers many aspects of German immigration to Ramsey County and the participation of German…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1968: “In North St. Paul: Boom, Boom, Bust, Come-back!”
Edward J. LettermannIn North St. Paul: Boom, Boom, Bust, Come-back! Author: Edward J. Lettermann North St. Paul was an early planned community, first residential, then industrial. Just as industrial development seemed to be taking hold, the Panic of 1893 came along. Still, developer of North St. Paul (and historian)…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1968: “Forgotten Pioneers: William Randall”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyForgotten Pioneers: William Randall William Randall (1806–1861) came to St. Paul from New York and became the city’s first millionaire, mostly in real estate. He was ruined in the Panic of 1857 and died four years later at fifty-five. He was a man of great energy and a big…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1968: “From A Pioneer Farmer: Memories of Those Early Years Make ‘A Chill Run Up My Back’”
John D. SchofieldFrom A Pioneer Farmer: Memories of Those Early Years Make ‘A Chill Run Up My Back’ Author: John D. Schofield “The days were too short for the work that must be done, the nights too short for the needed rest.” John Schofield came to St. Paul in…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1967: “Charles Borup: Fur Trader, Banker, Lumberman, and Minnesota’s First Danish Consul”
Nancy L. WoolworthCharles Borup: Fur Trader, Banker, Lumberman, and Minnesota’s First Danish Consul Author: Nancy L. Woolworth Charles Borup lived in St. Paul only eleven years. Born in Copenhagen in 1806, he was educated to be a physician, but chose adventure instead. In about 1830, he landed at the…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1967: “Forgotten Pioneers: Women”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyForgotten Pioneers: Women “Among the most forgotten of Ramsey County’s forgotten pioneers are the patient, courageous wives of the men who founded, settled, and built St. Paul and the surrounding communities in the county.” Mrs. Abraham Perry was among the very first, settling near Fountain Cave in 1838. Rose…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1967: “Restless, Troubled Opportunist: Portrait of a Pioneer Photographer”
Henry HallRestless, Troubled Opportunist: Portrait of a Pioneer Photographer Author: Henry Hall William H. Illingworth, born 1844, came to St. Paul in 1850 and became a professional photographer in 1867. A pioneer of outdoor wet-plate photography, he went on an expedition with Custer in 1874, then illicitly sold…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1966: “Colorful and Handy With the Pistols: St. Paul’s Territorial Editors”
Berneta HilbertColorful and Handy With the Pistols: St. Paul’s Territorial Editors Author: Berneta Hilbert Early newspapering in St. Paul was competitive and rancorous. D.A. Robertson of the Minnesota Democrat wrote that James Goodhue of the Pioneer was “a moral lunatic … [whose] transparent wickedness would excite only the pity and compassion of…