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History Revealed: Irish Immigrants
Jane KennedyWorking to Assimilate: Irish Immigrants and Employment with Jane Kennedy History Revealed Series Thursday, April 21, 2022 Program Video on YouTube In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library and the Roseville Library We’ve heard the expression “Irish Need Not Apply,” but what was…
History Revealed: Harriet Scott
Jane HendersonSettler Colonialism Seen Through the Life of Harriet Scott With Jane Henderson History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, February 10, 2022 Video on YouTube In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library and the Roseville Library. Scholars of institutionalized racism have used the term…
History Revealed: The Story of St. Paul
Bill LindekeMaking Minnesota, The Story of St. Paul with Bill Lindeke History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, January 20, 2022 Video on YouTube In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library and the Roseville Library The Ramsey County Historical Society, in partnership with the…
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: Reviving an 1850s Lager Beer Saloon
Tom SchroederReviving an 1850s Lager Beer Saloon–Do’s and Dont’s With Tom Schroeder History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, June 24, 2021 Video on YouTube Some say business and historic preservation don’t mix. ‘Not so,’ says Tom Schroeder, developer and owner of Waldmann Brewery in…
History Revealed: Scandinavian Woman Suffrage
Anna M. PetersonThe Scandinavian Woman Suffrage Association of Minnesota With Anna M. Peterson History Revealed Series Program Date: 06/10/2021 Video on YouTube During the fight for women’s suffrage, Minnesota was home to one of the only ethnic suffrage organizations in the country. The Scandianvian Woman Suffrage…
History Revealed: Alvin Karpis and the Barker Gang
Deborah Frethem & Cynthia Schreiner SmithAlvin Karpis and the Barker Gang in Minnesota With Deborah Frethem & Cynthia Schreiner Smith History Revealed Program Date: Thursday, May 6, 2021 Video on YouTube In partnership with the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society From their home base in Minnesota, the Karpis-Barker…
History Revealed: St. Paul Hiking Club
Bob Tholkes, Janice Quick, Donna Naumann Jensen, Pat Hustings, Meredith CummingsThe St. Paul Hiking Club With Bob Tholkes, Janice Quick, Donna Naumann Jensen and Pat Hustings with editor Meredith Cummings History Revealed Program Date: 04/29/2021 Video on YouTube The history and stories of the St. Paul Hiking Club from its beginnings over one…
March of the Governors, Governor #1, Henry Hastings Sibley
Paul Nelson and Ken PetersonHenry Hastings Sibley Podcast Link This is the first in a new series of podcasts. We call it March of the Governors because we will examine the lives and careers of governors of the State of Minnesota, one by one. We start with our first governor, Henry…