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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. ScalzeFighting 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…
“Ramsey County History – Fall 2013: “Growing Up in St. Paul: My Family and La Nuova Vita”
Eugene A. RanconeGrowing Up in St. Paul: My Family and La Nuova Vita Author: Eugene A. Rancone This is a memoir of a man who grew up in the neighborhood of St. Paul’s Upper Levee in the 1930s and ’40s. He recounts his immigrant forebears who came to the city from…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2013: “St. Paul Union Depot: Decline and Rebirth”
John W. DiersSt. Paul Union Depot: Decline and Rebirth Author: John W. Diers St. Paul’s first Union Depot opened in 1881, but it was destroyed by fire in 1884. Fire also destroyed its replacement in 1913. This article is about the building of the third depot, which took place between 1917…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2013: “Aviation Pioneer: Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie:
Roger BergersonAviation Pioneer: Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie Author: Roger Bergerson Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie (1902–1975) was the first woman to do a lot of things in American aviation: hold a federal pilot’s license; fly over the Rocky Mountains in a light plane; and serve as a top government aeronautics official. Fairgrave first…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2013: “Helping the Sun Shine Brighter for Farmers: Robert Freeman on Mount Ramsey”
Harlan StoehrHelping the Sun Shine Brighter for Farmers: Robert Freeman on Mount Ramsey Author: Harlan Stoehr The year 2013 marks the centennial of extension work in Ramsey County, beginning with Harry G. Krum’s appointment as county agricultural agent. At the time of Krum’s hiring, Ramsey County was home to over…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2013: “‘Cold Blooded Fraud:’ The White Bear Lake Sewer Project of 1926–1935”
James Lindner“Cold Blooded Fraud:” The White Bear Lake Sewer Project of 1926–1935 Author: James Lindner In the mid-1920s, the City of White Bear Lake occupied a relatively remote portion of Ramsey and Washington counties in Minnesota, but its population was growing and city leaders decided that they needed to replace…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2012: “Growing Up in St. Paul: University Avenue: Then and Now”
Joanne A. EnglundGrowing Up in St. Paul: University Avenue: Then and Now Author: Joanne A. Englund Looking back on memories of University Avenue mixed with current observations: traffic accidents; the beat of the author’s father, a St. Paul police officer; patronizing local movie theaters, drugstores, and ice cream shops; passing by…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2012: “The Little Engine That Did: The ‘Iron Walker’ and Its Inaugural Run”
Dave RiehleThe Little Engine That Did: The “Iron Walker” and Its Inaugural Run Author: Dave Riehle The focus of this article is the inaugural run of the William Crooks, also known as the “Iron Walker,” the first railroad locomotive to operate in Minnesota. It made its debut running from St.
Ramsey County History – Winter 2012: “From Boom Times to the Great Depression: Two Stolpestad Men in St. Paul Real Estate, 1886–1936”
James A. StolpestadFrom Boom Times to the Great Depression: Two Stolpestad Men in St. Paul Real Estate, 1886–1936 Author: James A. Stolpestad This is a story about a Norwegian immigrant, Andrew H. Stolpestad, to St. Paul in 1884 who went on to make a modest mark for himself in local real estate…