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Ramsey County History – Fall 1988: “Love and Marriage on the Old Frontier”
Edward Duffield NeillLove and Marriage on the Old Frontier Author: Edward Duffield Neill This article consists of extracts from an address made by Edward Duffield Neill at Fort Snelling in 1889. Neill tells about romances born at the fort in olden days. Characters include Zachary Taylor, Seth Eastman, Joseph Plympton, and…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1988: “The American National Bank and the Bremer Brothers”
Thomas J. KelleyThe American National Bank and the Bremer Brothers Author: Thomas J. Kelley Many entered the field of banking in the 1880s, but due to the Depression of 1893, many of these institutions folded. The American National Bank was opened in 1903 by local businessmen led by Otto Bremer, owner…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1988: “George H. Trout and the Corner Grocery Store”
Karl TroutGeorge H. Trout and the Corner Grocery Store Author: Karl Trout This memoir from the son of a grocer in the Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood is filled with delightful details: how the commodities were delivered and sold and how customers tasted the butter before buying. According to the author, “the…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1987: “Cattleman and Capitalists—And The Founding of New Brighton”
Gene F. SkibaCattleman and Capitalists—And The Founding of New Brighton Author: Gene F. Skiba The article covers the founding of the city of New Brighton and memories from early settlers. Minneapolis businessmen created the city hoping to be in the cattle business. They chose a location on Long Lake, set up…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1985: “Farming in the Shadow of the Cities: The Not-So-Rural History of Rose Township Farmers, 1850–1900”
Kendra DillardFarming in the Shadow of the Cities: The Not-So-Rural History of Rose Township Farmers, 1850–1900 Author: Kendra Dillard The story of farming in the shadow of the city of St. Paul focuses on the Gibbs Farm and the Gibbs family history as an example of agriculture’s relation to nearby…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1984: “Horse-and-Wagon Dairyman: Harry Schroeder’s Dairy”
Cathy DalglishHorse-and-Wagon Dairyman: Harry Schroeder’s Dairy Author: Cathy Dalglish Henry Schroeder came to St. Paul as a penniless man in 1875, and, a century later, the business he created had annual sales of $20 million. Along with his brother Herman, they established routes, selling their milk and surplus product bought…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1981: “Beer Capital of the State—St Paul’s Historic Family Breweries”
Gary J. BrueggemannBeer Capital of the State—St Paul’s Historic Family Breweries Author: Gary J. Brueggemann St. Paul had the largest German population in the state and, by 1887, contained twelve operating breweries. St. Paul had barley and hops-growing regions nearby, plenty of good water, and cool caves for aging. The first…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1979: “The Liberated Woman Patrick O’Brien Married”
Michael MaherThe Liberated Woman Patrick O’Brien Married Author: Michael Maher Fannie Higgins worked in her youth as a dressmaker in Hudson, Wisconsin. The same cache of family letters that inspired the previous article about Patrick O’Brien also yields a portrait of Fannie Higgins and her times. She was independent, a…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1979: “A Grandson Describes: The O’Briens’ House on George Street”
George A. ReaA Grandson Describes: The O’Briens’ House on George Street Author: George A. Rea The author remembers his grandparents, Patrick and Fannie O’Brien, and their big house (still standing) at 255 George Street. Initially they lived on Irvine Park, but grandfather “decided to move the day a neighbor’s bantam chickens…