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Painting the Dakota: Seth Eastman at Fort Snelling
Marybeth Lorbiecki, Foreword by Lori K. Crowchild (Native American descendant of Seth Eastman)Readers learn about Dakota culture through Seth Eastman paintings. Painted during seven years on the frontier, these watercolor and oil paintings comprise the most significant source of information about Native American life in pre-territorial Minnesota. Softcover. Member Price: $15.00; Non-Member Price: $16.00. Order books here.
Ramsey County History – Spring 1999: “In the Beginning: The Geological Forces that Shaped Ramsey County and the People Who Followed”
Scott F. AnfinsonIn the Beginning: The Geological Forces that Shaped Ramsey County and the People Who Followed Author: Scott F. Anfinson “Ramsey County lies in a setting that is geologically complex, both in its bedrock and its glacially produced features.” Beginning about sixty-five million years ago when the region was very close…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1999: “A Short History of Ramsey County: The Territorial Years and the Rush to Settlement”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyA Short History of Ramsey County: The Territorial Years and the Rush to Settlement Compiled from multiple published sources, this long article is just what its title indicates. The history begins with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and carries the account forward to 1858, which Minnesota was admitted to the…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1999: “The Dakota Perspective: ‘We Have Been Cheated So Often’”
Mark DiederichThe Dakota Perspective: “We Have Been Cheated So Often” Author: Mark Diedrich Before white Minnesotans organized Minnesota as a territory in 1849, the Native American population of the region consisted mainly of Dakota, who had been living in the area of Lake Mille Lacs since the 1600s. One division of…
Ramsey County Historical Society – Spring 1999: “Ramsey County History Preserved in Its Survey Office”
Ramsey County Public Information OfficeRamsey County History Preserved in Its Survey Office Author: Ramsey County Public Information Office A brief overview of the history of the surveying of public lands in Ramsey County using the rectangular grid system established in the Ordinance of 1785. In the 1890s Ramsey County was resurveyed to replace old…
Farming in Early Minnesota
Edward J. Lettermann97 pages, profusely illustrated by the author. Softcover. Member Price: $10.00; Non-Member Price: $11.00. Order books here.
Ramsey County History – Summer 1997: “
Norma SommerdorfNo Grass Beneath Her Feet: Harriet Bishop and Her Life in Minnesota Author: Norma Sommerdorf Harriet Bishop came to St. Paul in 1847 and died there in 1883. In that time she taught school, dealt in real estate, married and divorced, wrote books and poetry, and organized the Women’s Christian…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1996: “Jane Gibbs, the ’Little Bird That Was Caught’ and Her Dakota Friends”
Deanne Zibell WeberJane Gibbs, the ’Little Bird That Was Caught’ and Her Dakota Friends Author: Deanne Zibell Weber Jane DeBow Gibbs lived a wandering frontier life in the mid-19th century until settling in what is now Roseville in 1849. The article traces her childhood with Dakota friends in the early 1830s, life…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1995: “Who Was Millard Fillmore? And What Was He Doing in St. Paul?”
Virginia Brainard KunzWho Was Millard Fillmore? And What Was He Doing in St. Paul? Author: Virginia Brainard Kunz The excursion’s most famous participant was ex-president (1850–1853) Millard Fillmore. This one-page article briefly summarizes his life and career. PDF of Millard Fillmore article…