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Ramsey County History – Summer 2022: “Addressing the ‘Trust Gap’ Harming History in the Twin Cities”
Chad P. RobertsAddressing the “Trust Gap” Harming History in the Twin Cities Author: Chad P. Roberts Museum directors try to create institutions where everyone interested in and impacted by their institutions will be represented, welcomed, and engaged. However, following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, as museum staff…
History Revealed: Land Acknowledgments
Jacob JurssHistory Revealed: Land Acknowledgments, Land Back, & 10,000 Lakes: Indigenous History in Minnesota With Dr. Jacob Jurss History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, August 11, 2022 Video on YouTube In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library & Roseville Library What do land acknowledgments…
A Natural Curiosity: The Story of the Bell Museum
Reviewer: Anne FieldA Natural Curiosity: The Story of the Bell Museum Lansing Shepard, Don Luce, Barbara Coffin, and Gwen Schagrin Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2022 400 pages; cloth cover/jacket, 310 color plates, $34.95 The Bell Museum, located on the edge of the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul…
History Revealed: Whiteness in Plain View
Chad MontrieWhiteness in Plain View: A History of Racial Exclusion in Minnesota with Chad Montrie History Revealed Series Program date: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 Video on YouTube Sponsored by the East Side Freedom Library and Minnesota Historical Society Press, in partnership with the Ramsey County…
The March of the Governors, Special Edition, The US Dakota War of 1862
Paul Nelson, Sydney Beane, Mary Lethert Wingerd, and Rebekah CoffmanThe US Dakota War of 1862 was a unique event in Minnesota history. In his book, Massacre in Minnesota, the eminent historian Gary Clayton Anderson calls it “the most violent ethnic conflict in American history.” It was a calamity that we Minnesotans are still trying to deal with…
Confluence: A History of Fort Snelling
Reviewer: Matthew W. Wright2022 Minnesota Book Award Winner Confluence: A History of Fort Snelling Hampton Smith St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2021 256 pages; hardcover; $34.95 The past six years have seen the publication of two new histories of Fort Snelling…
History Revealed: Welcoming the Dear Neighbor
Dr. Rachel Neiwert, Dr. Kristine West and Mapping PrejudiceWelcoming the Dear Neighbor: Housing Inequality and Race in Ramsey County with Dr. Rachel Neiwert, Dr. Kristine West and Mapping Prejudice History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, July 8, 2021 Video on YouTube An interdisciplinary group of St. Catherine University faculty, staff, and students…
History Revealed: Tulsa Race Massacre
Karlos K. HillThe Tulsa Race Massacre With Karlos K. Hill History Revealed Program Date: Tuesday, June 22,2021 Video on YouTube The East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite invite you to join us for this very special History Revealed program with Karlos…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2021: “A Fort Snelling History Mystery: The Lost Barracks and the Twenty-Fifth US Infantry Regiment”
Matt FluegerA Fort Snelling History Mystery: The Lost Barracks and the Twenty-Fifth US Infantry Regiment Author: Matt Flueger Historic Fort Snelling celebrated its bicentennial in 2020. After 200 years, it’s not surprising that a lot has been written about this place, which still stands today on a bluff at…