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Rasmey County History – Fall 1997: “Speakers, Style Shows, and 12,000 Shoppers: The Women’s Institute and How It Revived Downtown St. Paul”
Kathleen C. RidderSpeakers, Style Shows, and 12,000 Shoppers: The Women’s Institute and How It Revived Downtown St. Paul Author: Kathleen C. Ridder “The mission of the Women’s Institute, created in 1939 . . . was to generate retail business in St. Paul by actively encouraging women to shop in the city.” And…
Ramsey County History – Summer 1996: “From ‘Part-Time Pick-up’ to Renowned Ensemble: The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Its First Ten Years—1959 to 1970”
Glenn PerachioFrom ‘Part-Time Pick-up’ to Renowned Ensemble: The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Its First Ten Years—1959 to 1970 Author: Glenn Perachio The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) gave its first performance 18 November 1959 at St. Paul Central High School. The musicians were mostly moonlighters from the Minneapolis Symphony. Ten…
Ramsey County History – Summer 1995: “Vision, Vigor, Earthbound Practicality: Friends of the Library—A Powerhouse after 50 Years”
Virginia L. MartinVision, Vigor, Earthbound Practicality: Friends of the Library—A Powerhouse after 50 Years Author: Virginia L. Martin Since its founding in 1945 by librarian Perrie Jones, the Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library has protected and promoted St. Paul’s public library system. This long article traces its first fifty years,…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1993: “Romance, Melodrama, Murder, Mayhem—The Novelist in Not-So-Fictional St. Paul”
Frances SontagRomance, Melodrama, Murder, Mayhem—The Novelist in Not-So-Fictional St. Paul Author: Frances Sontag As a setting for fiction, St. Paul still trails London, New York, Paris, and perhaps a few other cities. Novels set here include Maud Hart Lovelace’s Early Candlelight; Colonel C. Hankins’s Dakota Land, or The Beauty of St. Paul; and Grace…
Ramsey County History – Summer 1992: “Hope Chests and Honeymoons—Marriages in America Still Wedded to Tradition”
Tamara TruerHope Chests and Honeymoons—Marriages in America Still Wedded to Tradition Author: Tamara Truer This article examines wedding customs and fashions in the 19th and early 20th centuries, especially in the Midwest. It is accompanied by photos of home wedding decorations from an album in the Ramsey County Historical Society collections.
Ramsey County History – Spring 1981: “God of Peace”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of God of Peace article…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1979: “The Ghost of the Roaring Twenties”
Lucile ArnoldThe Ghost of the Roaring Twenties Author: Lucile Arnold Lucile Arnold grew up in Gladstone, now vanished into Maplewood, in the 1920s. She and her friends danced the Charleston, rode the streetcars, shopped (and worked) at the Golden Rule, talked about Babe Ruth and Nazimova and Charles Lindbergh, saw…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1966: “‘Reminiscences of a Lady in the Vicinity of St. Paul:’ A Sioux Medicine Dance and a Perilous Journey”
Ellen Rice Hollinshead‘Reminiscences of a Lady in the Vicinity of St. Paul:’ A Sioux Medicine Dance and a Perilous Journey Author: Ellen Rice Hollinshead This is an 1892 reminiscence written by the daughter of Edmund Rice and the niece of Henry M. Rice about her experiences in early Minnesota.
Ramsey County History – Fall 1964: “Little Canada—Heritage from the French”
Margaret Whitney WallLittle Canada—Heritage from the French Author: Margaret Whitney Wall Most of St. Paul’s first settlers were French Canadians. Two of them, Benjamin and Genevieve Gervais, sold their downtown St. Paul land and claims in 1844 and moved north, near the lake that became Lake Gervais. Other French…