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Ramsey County History – Fall 1969: “The Letters of Samuel Pond, Jr.: Students Cooked Their Food, Built Their Fires”
Samuel W. Pond Jr.The Letters of Samuel Pond, Jr.: Students Cooked Their Food, Built Their Fires Author: Samuel W. Pond Jr. Samuel Pond was a student at the University of Minnesota in the late 1860s and early 1870s. Many letters he wrote to his brother Judson, back home in Shakopee,…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1969: “Forgotten Pioneers: Dr. John H. Murphy”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyForgotten Pioneers: Dr. John H. Murphy Dr. John Henry Murphy (1826–1894) was “virtually the first formally trained doctor to settle in what is now the Twin Cities.” He and wife, Adelaide, the daughter of Ramsey County pioneer Benjamin Hoyt, settled in St. Anthony in 1849. He served in the…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1969: “Summer Evenings, a Smudge Kettle, Tallow Candles—And Farm Life Recalled”
Lillie Gibbs LeVesconteSummer Evenings, a Smudge Kettle, Tallow Candles—And Farm Life Recalled Author: Lillie Gibbs LeVesconte A short memoir written by the youngest daughter of Jane and Heman Gibbs about her years in the 1870s during summer evenings after all the chores were done and family members gathered in…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1968: “Silver Lake Childhood – Revisited”
William F. MorganSilver Lake Childhood – Revisited Author: William F. Morgan A very brief memoir of the author’s childhood spent at Silver Lake in North St. Paul. PDF of Morgan article…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1968: “Spring Wagons and No Roads: A Pioneer Family’s Sunday”
Lillie Gibbs LeVesconteSpring Wagons and No Roads: A Pioneer Family’s Sunday Author: Lillie Gibbs LeVesconte A short reminiscence left by the youngest child (born 1865) of Jane and Heman Gibbs about Sundays in the 1870s in St. Anthony Park and the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota.
Ramsey County History – Spring 1968: “Ramsey County’s German Americans: Their Struggle with Pride and Prejudice”
Sister John Christine WolkerstorferRamsey County’s German Americans: Their Struggle with Pride and Prejudice Author: Sister John Christine Wolkerstorfer Throughout most of the modern history of Ramsey County, Germans have comprised the largest ethnic group. This article covers many aspects of German immigration to Ramsey County and the participation of German…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1968: “From A Pioneer Farmer: Memories of Those Early Years Make ‘A Chill Run Up My Back’”
John D. SchofieldFrom A Pioneer Farmer: Memories of Those Early Years Make ‘A Chill Run Up My Back’ Author: John D. Schofield “The days were too short for the work that must be done, the nights too short for the needed rest.” John Schofield came to St. Paul in…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1967: “Charles Borup: Fur Trader, Banker, Lumberman, and Minnesota’s First Danish Consul”
Nancy L. WoolworthCharles Borup: Fur Trader, Banker, Lumberman, and Minnesota’s First Danish Consul Author: Nancy L. Woolworth Charles Borup lived in St. Paul only eleven years. Born in Copenhagen in 1806, he was educated to be a physician, but chose adventure instead. In about 1830, he landed at the…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1967: “Memories of The University—1870s”
Lillie Gibbs LeVesconteMemories of The University—1870s Author: Lillie Gibbs LeVesconte Lillie Gibbs grew up on what became Ramsey County Historical Society’s Gibbs Farm at Larpenteur and Cleveland Avenues in Falcon Heights. At age seventy-nine, she wrote her memories of the University of Minnesota in the 1870s.