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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 – Spring 2022: “The Man and the Can: Patrick J. Towle and the St. Paul Origins of Log Cabin Syrup”
Matthew M. ThomasThe Man and the Can: Patrick J. Towle and the St. Paul Origins of Log Cabin Syrup Author: Mathew M. Thomas In 1888, after a grocery business failed in Chicago, Patrick J. Towle relocated to St. Paul with a new focus on packaging and selling a single product—maple-flavored syrup. Settling on…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2022: “Fifty Years of Friendship Connected in Community Service: The Minneapolis-St. Paul (MN) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated”
Marion Jones KennonFifty Years of Friendship Connected in Community Service: The Minneapolis-St. Paul (MN) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated Author: Marion Jones Kennon In 1972, sixteen women joined in friendship and service to charter the Minneapolis-St. Paul (MN) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. Today, their chapter is one of 292 across most…
Mairs & Power at 90: A Rich History, A Bright Future
Dave BealOver the last nine decades, nearly all the firms in the tumultuous and unforgiving financial services industry have been rolled up, split up, spun out, or blown up. A shining exception: St. Paul’s Mairs & Power, the oldest continuously independent investment management firm in Minnesota and one of relatively few…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2021: “Closing the Book: The James Jerome Hill Reference Library, 1921-2021”
Eileen McCormackClosing the Book: The James Jerome Hill Reference Library, 1921-2021 Author: Eileen McCormack James J. Hill, was a creator of businesses, railroads, banks, trusts, and mansions. In 1912, he set to work on one more creation—a gift to the people of St. Paul. Hill died in 1916 before his dream—the James…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2021: “How It Started; How It’s Going: Land O’Lakes Celebrates Ten Decades of Innovation”
Karen Mellott-FosierHow It Started; How It’s Going: Land O’Lakes Celebrates Ten Decades of Innovation Author: Karen Mellott-Fosier Arden Hills-based Land O’Lakes, Inc. celebrates a milestone birthday in 2021. A century ago on June 7, 1921, representatives from 320 of the state’s co-op creameries gathered in the old state capitol…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2021: “How’d They Do That? Bringing Ramsey County History Tours Right to Your Home”
Jeremy NienowHow’d They Do That? Bringing Ramsey County History Tours Right to Your Home Author: Jeremy L. Nienow The COVID-19 pandemic significantly limited our abilities to get out and about and explore the many interesting and unique museums, historic homes, and other local venues in Ramsey County. But don’t…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2019: “Creating Communities of Interest: James J. Hill and the Minnesota Transfer”
Brian McMahonCreating Communities of Interest: James J. Hill and the Minnesota Transfer Author: Brian McMahon Railroad magnate James J. Hill was a busy man with little patience for inefficiencies. So he initiated a partnership that some might consider counterintuitive. Hill met with other railroad directors—intense competitors—to collaborate, coordinate, and…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2019: “Where the Grass is Always Green: The Founding of Midland Hills a Century Ago”
John HamburgerWhere the Grass is Always Green: The Founding of Midland Hills a Century Ago Author: John Hamburger Golf was growing in popularity in 1915 when a group of University of Minnesota professors built a nine-hole golf course on the edge of the Farm Campus. Four years later, the…