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Ramsey County History Podcast #9 – Fall 2017: Gibbs Farm

Paul Nelson

The Gibbs Farm The Gibbs Farm museum preserves remnants of both Indigenous and pioneer life from the mid-nineteenth century, right in the middle of a densely populated urban environment. There, you can find farm buildings from the Gibbs family, an archeological site, recreations of a sod hut,…

Ramsey County History – Summer 2017: “William Nettleton, John G. Wardell, and the Highland Spring Water Company in St. Paul”

Donald L. Empson

William Nettleton, John G. Wardell, and the Highland Spring Water Company in St. Paul Author: Donald L. Empson William Nettleton (1822–1905) was born in Ohio, relocated to northern Minnesota in the early 1850s, and was one of the founders of Duluth. Around 1871, he moved again, this…

Ramsey County History – Spring 2017: “Honoring F. Scott in St. Paul: 35 Years of Fitz and Starts”

David Page and Lisa Heinrich

Honoring F. Scott in St. Paul: 35 Years of Fitz and Starts Authors: David Page and Lisa Heinrich In 1982, the University of Minnesota’s Office of Continuing Education organized a conference in St. Paul that focused on the career and accomplishments of literary icon F. Scott Fitzgerald. Since then,…

Ramsey County History – Spring 2017: “Two Graves in White Bear Lake: The Story of Claude and Daisy White”

James Lindner

Two Graves in White Bear Lake: The Story of Claude and Daisy White Author: James Lindner Claude and Daisy White died within two days of each other in November 1918 and are buried in a single grave in White Bear Lake. This circumstance inspired the author to wonder who…

Ramsey County History – Winter 2017: “William T. Francis, at Home and Abroad”

Paul D. Nelson

William T. Francis, at Home and Abroad Author: Paul D. Nelson William T. (Billy) and Nellie Francis were a “Golden Couple” in Ramsey County in the 1920s. They were good-looking, intelligent, talented, ambitious, and successful. Then they went to Africa, and things went terribly wrong. This article presents the…

Ramsey County History – Fall 2016: “‘Abide with Me:’ Grace Craig Stork, 1916”

Rebecca A. Ebnet-Mavencamp

‘Abide with Me:’ Grace Craig Stork, 1916 Author: Rebecca A. Ebnet-Mavencamp Beginning in 1903, the family of William and Grace Stork lived on St. Paul’s Cleveland Avenue. Grace began to experience eye pain in 1914, and two years later she underwent surgery for “orbital cancer,” which removed a tumor…

Ramsey County History – Fall 2016: “Streetcars: A Way of Life”

DeAnne Marie Cherry

Streetcars: A Way of Life Author: DeAnne Marie Cherry Traveling by streetcar in St. Paul was a way of life for DeAnne Marie Cherry’s family at the turn of the twentieth century. Her great-grandparents used them to go to work or shopping. Her grandfather took the trolley to the…

Ramsey County History – Spring 2016: “Carl Florin, Ray Florén, and Eleven Houses near Hamline University”

Barbro Sollbe and Ann Thorson Walton

Carl Florin, Ray Florén, and Eleven Houses near Hamline University Authors: Barbro Sollbe and Ann Thorson Walton Carl O. Florén (1884–1948) came to the United States in 1900 from Sweden. He eventually made his way to St. Paul about 1906 and began working for Hamline University. He subsequently married…

Ramsey County History – Fall 2015: “ALLY People Solutions: 50 Years of Service to Individuals and the Community”

Eileen R. McCormack

ALLY People Solutions: 50 Years of Service to Individuals and the Community Author: Eileen R. McCormack ALLY People Solutions, a St. Paul nonprofit corporation that serves people in the community with disabilities, traces its roots to a small group of parents who opened a Day Activity Center…