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Ramsey County History – Fall 2015: “St. Paul’s New Directions in the 1930s”

James A. Stolpestad

St. Paul’s New Directions in the 1930s Author: James A. Stolpestad Author James A. Stolpestad recounts how, in the late 1920s and early 1930s, St. Paul leaders in government successfully campaigned for public funding to build the St. Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse, remade old…

Ramsey County History – Summer 2015: “Carnies and Calamities: A Carnival Midway on the Island at Phalen Park, 1903–1908”

Janice R. Quick

Carnies and Calamities: A Carnival Midway on the Island at Phalen Park, 1903–1908 Author: Janice R. Quick A young entrepreneur, Jacob Barnet, built a carnival midway and amusement park on the island at Phalen Park in 1903. Under contract with the Board of Park Commissioners, Barnett’s midway was successful…

Ramsey County History – Spring 2015: “Brings Is Gone: The Life and Death of a St. Paul Family Business”

Marcia Kremer

Brings Is Gone: The Life and Death of a St. Paul Family Business Author: Marcia Kremer Joseph Brings and his family immigrated to the US in 1857 and eventually settled in St. Paul, where Joseph opened a store in 1870 on West Seventh Street that later (1884) became Brings…

Ramsey County History – Winter 2015: “William Boss and His Specialty Manufacturing Company”

Harlan Stoehr

William Boss and His Specialty Manufacturing Company Author: Harlan Stoehr During his lifetime, William Boss (1869–1965) of St. Paul was a farmer, student, instructor, inventor, professor, administrator, and entrepreneur. This article examines how he came to play so many roles, first at the School of Agriculture at the University…

Ramsey County History – Summer 2014: “‘A Banner with the Strange Device:’ Longfellow and Saint Paul”

Moira F. Harris

“A Banner with the Strange Device:” Longfellow and Saint Paul Author: Moira F. Harris Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is widely known as the poet who wrote “The Song of Hiawatha,” which was inspired by reports of Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis. Although he never visited Minnesota, Longfellow wrote the poem “Excelsior”…

Ramsey County History – Spring 2014: “Neither Posters Nor Stamps: Poster Stamp Advertising in St. Paul”

Leo J. Harris

Neither Posters Nor Stamps: Poster Stamp Advertising in St. Paul Author: Leo J. Harris Poster stamps are neither posters nor stamps. They are printed in sheets of various sizes, then gummed, and perforated. In the early 1900s, “poster stamps” became a form of collectible advertising that were attached to…

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Ramsey County History – Winter 2014: “Citizens versus the Freeway: RIP-35E and the Pleasant Avenue Route through St. Paul”

John Watson Milton

Citizens versus the Freeway: RIP-35E and the Pleasant Avenue Route through St. Paul Author: John Watson Milton In September 1955, the National System of Interstate Highways identified the Pleasant Avenue corridor as the route for north-south Interstate 35E through the City of St. Paul, connecting with…

Ramsey County History – Winter 2014: “Who Are These Young Men? The Shell Service Station at Arcade and Jenks”

Linda McShannock

Who Are These Young Men? The Shell Service Station at Arcade and Jenks Author: Linda McShannock The article discusses the activities and friendships born out of the neighborhood at Arcade and Jenks streets on St. Paul’s East Side and includes photos from March 1941. A fun-loving group of young…

Ramsey County History – Winter 2014: “Fighting to Keep Seeger Running: Ralph M. Scalze and His Leadership of Local No. 20459, AFL-CIO, 1949–1955”

Gerald E. Scalze

Fighting to Keep Seeger Running: Ralph M. Scalze and His Leadership of Local No. 20459, AFL-CIO, 1949–1955 Author: Gerald E. Scalze A World War II veteran, Ralph Scalze was the leader of Local No. 20459 of the Refrigerator Workers’ Union of the AFL-CIO from 1949 to 1955, the largest…