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Ramsey County History – Fall 2011: “Growing Up in St. Paul: The West End Neighborhood of the Thirties and Forties”

Douglas R. Heidenreich

Growing Up in St. Paul: The West End Neighborhood of the Thirties and Forties Author: Douglas R. Heidenreich Somewhere, probably in a shoebox filled with curved, faded, brittle pictures shot about seventy years ago on a Kodak Brownie camera, Douglas Heidenreich has a short letter from Gerhard Bundlie, a…

Ramsey County History – Fall 2011: “Living la Vida en Ramsey County: A Journey through Ramsey County’s Mexican Past”

Leila Renee Albert

Living la Vida en Ramsey County: A Journey through Ramsey County’s Mexican Past Author: Leila Renee Albert In September 2011, the Ramsey County Historical Society (RCHs) opened an exhibit in its gallery space in the Landmark Center focused on Ramsey County’s Mexican past titled, “Living la Vida en Ramsey…

Ramsey County History – Summer 2011: “From Thomery to ‘The Anchorage:’ The Larpenteurs and Their Journey to St. Paul”

Michele Murnane

From Thomery to “The Anchorage:” The Larpenteurs and Their Journey to St. Paul Author: Michele Murnane One of the best-known avenues at the north end of St. Paul is Larpenteur, named after the French-American Auguste Louis Larpenteur (1823–1919), who came to St. Paul in the 1840s, enjoyed productive careers…

Ramsey County History – Summer 2011: “Growing Up in St. Paul: The Rondo Years, 1948–1950”

Susanne Sebesta Heimbuch

Growing Up in St. Paul: The Rondo Years, 1948–1950 Author: Susanne Sebesta Heimbuch The author describes her years growing up in the Ramsey Hill district in the late 1940s. The neighborhood was a mix of whites and Blacks, as she recalls it, but was known as Cornmeal Rondo and was…

Ramsey County History – Winter 2011: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Louis and Maybelle: Somewhere Out in the West”

John W. Larson

Growing Up in St. Paul: Louis and Maybelle: Somewhere Out in the West Author: John W. Larson This is John Larson’s evocative view of his aunt, Maybelle, and her husband, Louis, who were proprietors of a nightclub hotel in a Montana boom town, which flourished during the construction of…

Ramsey County History – Winter 2011: “‘Write Us in Your Own Way:’ A Tombstone from the Sears, Roebuck Catalog”

Janice R. Quick

“Write Us in Your Own Way:” A Tombstone from the Sears, Roebuck Catalog Author: Janice R. Quick The article highlights the process of buying a tombstone from none other than Sears & Roebuck catalog about 1909. This is what Katherine Rittle and two of her sisters in St. Paul…

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Ramsey County History – Fall 2010: “‘It Was Like Living in a Small Town:’ Three St. Paul Neighborhoods That Worked: Dayton’s Bluff, Payne Avenue, and Arcade Street in the 1940s and ‘50s “

Steven C. Trimble

“It Was Like Living in a Small Town” Three St. Paul Neighborhoods That Worked: Dayton’s Bluff, Payne Avenue, and Arcade Street in the 1940s and ‘50s  Author: Steven C. Trimble The three neighborhoods that abutted the industrial complex on St. Paul’s East Side developed as the city expanded outward…

Ramsey County History – Fall 2010: “Once There Was a Street Called Decatur”

Paul D. Nelson

Once There Was a Street Called Decatur Author: Paul D. Nelson This is the story of a small street, Decatur, which was perched on the western edge of Swede Hollow in the East Side of St. Paul. It had been laid out in the 1850s, but the first buildings…

Ramsey County History – Summer 2010: “‘He Had a Great Flair for the Colorful:’ Louis W. Hill and Glacier Park”

Biloine W. Young and Eileen R. McCormack

“He Had a Great Flair for the Colorful:” Louis W. Hill and Glacier Park Authors: Biloine W. Young and Eileen R. McCormack The article is an excerpt from two chapters of The Dutiful Son: Louis W. Hill; Life in the Shadow of the Empire Builder, James J. Hill, published…