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Ramsey County History – Spring 2015: “Brings Is Gone: The Life and Death of a St. Paul Family Business”
Marcia KremerBrings Is Gone: The Life and Death of a St. Paul Family Business Author: Marcia Kremer Joseph Brings and his family immigrated to the US in 1857 and eventually settled in St. Paul, where Joseph opened a store in 1870 on West Seventh Street that later (1884) became Brings…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2015: “Robert C. Minor: Steward on James J. Hill’s Private Railway Car”
Eileen R. McCormackRobert C. Minor: Steward on James J. Hill’s Private Railway Car Author: Eileen R. McCormack An African American who was the steward on James J. Hill’s private railway car (the A-18) for more than twenty years and was one the small number of Black employees of the Great Northern,…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2015: “October 1857: The Kochendorfers Arrive in St. Paul”
Daniel C. MunsonOctober 1857: The Kochendorfers Arrive in St. Paul Author: Daniel C. Munson Johan and Catherine Kochendorfers were German immigrant farmers in central Illinois who along with their four children moved to Minnesota Territory in 1857. In November of that year, Catherine wrote a long letter in German to her…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2014: “In Search of Ethel Stewart”
Steve TrimbleIn Search of Ethel Stewart Author: Steven C. Trimble Ethel Hall Stewart (1879–1959) is considered the person most responsible for the founding of the Ramsey County Historical Society (RCHS). Steve Trimble wrote a biographical profile of Stewart that was published in the Fall 2012 issue. Here, he revisits Stewart’s…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2014: “Expanding Our Understanding of the Past: The Sod House and Dakota Kin at the Gibbs Museum”
Priscilla FarnhamExpanding Our Understanding of the Past: The Sod House and Dakota Kin at the Gibbs Museum Author: Priscilla Farnham In this article, Priscilla Farnham, the retired executive director of RCHS (1991–2011) focuses on the history of Gibbs Farm in Falcon Heights, which is owned and operated by Ramsey County…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2014: “The Stork Family in St. Paul, 1914–1916”
Rebecca A. MavencampThe Stork Family in St. Paul, 1914–1916 Author: Rebecca A. Mavencamp William E. and Grace C. Stork moved to St. Paul from western Minnesota in 1903 along with their children, Florence C. and Norman Clinton. They built a home in the western part of the city near the Mississippi…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2014: “Fighting to Keep Seeger Running: Ralph M. Scalze and His Leadership of Local No. 20459, AFL-CIO, 1949–1955”
Gerald E. ScalzeFighting to Keep Seeger Running: Ralph M. Scalze and His Leadership of Local No. 20459, AFL-CIO, 1949–1955 Author: Gerald E. Scalze A World War II veteran, Ralph Scalze was the leader of Local No. 20459 of the Refrigerator Workers’ Union of the AFL-CIO from 1949 to 1955, the largest…
“Ramsey County History – Fall 2013: “Growing Up in St. Paul: My Family and La Nuova Vita”
Eugene A. RanconeGrowing Up in St. Paul: My Family and La Nuova Vita Author: Eugene A. Rancone This is a memoir of a man who grew up in the neighborhood of St. Paul’s Upper Levee in the 1930s and ’40s. He recounts his immigrant forebears who came to the city from…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2013: “Aviation Pioneer: Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie:
Roger BergersonAviation Pioneer: Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie Author: Roger Bergerson Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie (1902–1975) was the first woman to do a lot of things in American aviation: hold a federal pilot’s license; fly over the Rocky Mountains in a light plane; and serve as a top government aeronautics official. Fairgrave first…