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Ramsey County History Winter 2025 – Additional Reading
Andrea Swensson, Youa Vang, Meredith CummingsAdditional Reading For the past sixty-one years, Ramsey County History and the publishing staff of Ramsey County Historical Society have documented the stories of this region through magazine articles and books—occasionally turning inward to examine the people at the center of this very organization. Below is a brief overview of…
Ramsey County History Fall 2023 – Transforming Gibbs Farm
Chad P. RobertsVolume 58, Number 3: Fall 2023 Link to download full issue of Fall 2023 Ramsey County History magazine Imagining a Future that Doubles Our Impact: Campaign to Transform Gibbs Farm Author: Chad P. Roberts For seventy-five years, Ramsey County Historical Society has operated the historic Gibbs Farm…
Ramsey County History Fall 2023 – Full Issue
Daniel W. McGuiness, Maggie Lorenz, Deacon DeBoer, Eileen Bass, Justis Brokenrope, Ava Grace, Dr. Rev. Clifford Canku, Heather Menefee, ŠišókadútaVolume 58, Number 3: Fall 2023 Link to download full issue of Fall 2023 Ramsey County History magazine Articles in this Issue: A Sacred Dakhóta Site Inspires Community Renewal: From Lower Phalen Creek Project to Wakaŋ Tipi Awaŋyaŋkapi Authors: Daniel W. McGuiness, with Maggie Lorenz…
Great Episodes in Gibbs History: The Lost Gibbs House Unearthed
Janie Bender, Sammy NelsonDig in to Great Episodes of Gibbs History on YouTube with Gibbs Farm Site Director Sammy Nelson. This episode focuses on the archeological dig of the Gibbs Farm sod dugout site. YouTube Link…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2022: Retracing the Red River Trail
Terry DoerksenVolume 57, Number 3: Fall 2022 A Man, a Woman, an Ox, and a Cart: Retracing the Red River Trail Author: Terry Doerksen Remember your teachers assigning the annual class essay, What I Did on Summer Vacation? Canadians Terry and Patty Doerksen were kind enough to share Terry’s one-of-a-kind…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2022: Grasshoppers in My Bed: New RCHS Children’s Book Coming in May – Kickoff Event at Gibbs Farm
Ramsey County Historical SocietyGrasshoppers in My Bed New RCHS Children’s Book Coming in May Ramsey County Historical Society is pleased to announce the much-anticipated launch of a new children’s historical fiction book, Grasshoppers in My Bed: Lillie Belle Gibbs—Minnesota Farm Girl—1877 by author Terry Swanson and illustrator Peggy Stern. Written…
Grasshoppers in My Bed: Lillie Belle Gibbs, Minnesota Farm Girl 1877
Terry Swanson, Author and Peggy Stern, IllustratorIt is 1876—Christmas day—which just happens to be the eleventh birthday of Lillie Belle Gibbs. Her mother and father present her with a new journal. Now she must decide how to fill the pages. Grasshoppers in her bed, a smudge pot to keep the mosquitos at bay, the one-room schoolhouse…
Great Episodes in Gibbs History: The Adventures of Young Heman Rice Gibbs
Janie Bender, Sammy NelsonDig in to Great Episodes of Gibbs History on YouTube with Gibbs Farm Site Director Sammy Nelson. In this Episode we discuss Heman Rice Gibbs and his life before marrying Jane and moving to Minnesota. YouTube Link…
Great Episodes in Gibbs History: The Lost Gibbs House
Janie Bender, Sammy NelsonDig in to Great Episodes of Gibbs History on YouTube with Gibbs Farm Site Director Sammy Nelson. Great Episodes is back with a deep dive into Jane and Heman’s very first house in Minnesota. While the original structure no longer exists, a replica based on drawings, descriptions, and the archaeological…