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Great Episodes in Gibbs History: The Lost Gibbs House Unearthed

Janie Bender, Sammy Nelson

Dig 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 Doerksen

Volume 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 Society

Grasshoppers 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, Illustrator

It 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 Nelson

Dig 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…

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2022

Great Episodes in Gibbs History: The Lost Gibbs House

Janie Bender, Sammy Nelson

Dig 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…

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2021

History Revealed: Recent Archaeology

Jeremy Nienow, Bob Jensen, Barry Madore

Recent Archaeology in Ramsey County Dr. Jeremy Nienow and Bob Jensen, with Barry Madore History Revealed Series Program Date: July 23, 2020 YouTube Video In partnership with the Roseville Library. Archaeologist Jeremy Nienow discussed some of the findings from recent archaeological digs…

Ramsey County History – Spring 2020: “Public Archaeology: Unearthing the Past in Ramsey County and Beyond”

Jeremy Nienow

Public Archaeology: Unearthing the Past in Ramsey County and Beyond Author: Jeremy L. Nienow Over the past few years, archaeologists and cultural resource management consultants like Jeremy Nienow occasionally open their doors to amateur help. This effort, known as public archaeology, allows those interested in culture and…

Ramsey County History – Fall 2018: “Fighting Students’ Summer Slide in Ramsey County: Investigate MN!”

Teresa Swanson

Fighting Students’ Summer Slide in Ramsey County: Investigate MN! Author: Teresa Swanson According to the Children’s Literacy Initiative, “Summer Slide is what happens when the skills students learn during the school year are lost or forgotten over the summer.” In 2015, the Ramsey County Historical Society (RCHS)…

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2018