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March of the Governors, Governor #1, Henry Hastings Sibley
Paul Nelson and Ken PetersonHenry Hastings Sibley Podcast Link This is the first in a new series of podcasts. We call it March of the Governors because we will examine the lives and careers of governors of the State of Minnesota, one by one. We start with our first governor, Henry…
History Revealed: Hope In the Struggle
Dr. Josie Johnson & Tish JonesHope In the Struggle A Conversation with Dr. Josie Johnson and Tish Jones History Revealed Series Program Date: February 23, 2021 Video on YouTube In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library and the Roseville Library How did a Black woman from Texas become…
History Revealed: The Persistence Exhibition
Mollie Spillman, Dr. Bobbie Scott and Hannah Boehme, Daniel Brevick, Stephanie Kiihn, Klaire Lockheart, Anika Schneider, Lesley Walton, Sadie Ward, Hilary Woods, Mary YounkinThe Art and History of the Persistence Exhibition Mollie Spillman, Dr. Bobbie Scott and exhibition artists History Revealed Series Program Date: February 18, 2021 Video on YouTube With RCHS Curator Mollie Spilman; and historian and exhibition consultant Dr. Bobbie Scott; artists Hannah Boehme,…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2021: “We Represent: Evolving Public Art at the Saint Paul City Hall – Ramsey County Courthouse”
Kristina YousoWe Represent: Evolving Public Art at the Saint Paul City Hall – Ramsey County Courthouse Author: Kristina Youso On August 19, 2020, the public got its first look at four new 16’ x 5’ murals now on display in the council chambers of the Saint Paul City…
History Revealed: Sinking Middle Class
David Roediger, August Nimtz, Kieran Knutson, Megan BrownThe Sinking Middle Class David Roediger with August Nimtz, Kieran Knutson and Megan Brown History Revealed Series Program Date: 02/11/2021 Video on YouTube In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library. “Middle class” is an ideologically shaped and deployed term in American culture…
History Revealed: Turnout
Joan Growe and Lori SturdevantTurnout: Making Minnesota the State That Votes Joan Growe and Lori Sturdevant History Revealed Series Program Date: December 3, 2020 Video on YouTube In “Turnout,” the architect and chief promoter of Minnesota’s high voter turnout tells her story, showing how hard work and cooperation…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2020: “Interminable Township Turmoil: White Bear Township and the Power of the Vote”
Sara Markoe HansonInterminable Township Turmoil: White Bear Township and the Power of the Vote Author: Sara Markoe Hanson Why is White Bear Township shaped that way? If you’ve ever wondered about the answer to that question, Sara Markoe Hanson, executive director of the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society, carefully…
History Revealed: Democracy on Hold
Greg GautDemocracy on Hold, Minnesota during the Great War Greg Gaut History Revealed Series Program Date: November 11, 2020 YouTube Video A special Armistice Day/Veterans Day program presented by Greg Gaut and sponsored by the Ramsey County Historical Society and the East Side Freedom Library.
History Revealed: Suffrage in Minnesota
Kate RobertsHistory Revealed: Women’s Suffrage in Minnesota Kate Roberts History Revealed Series Program Date: October 22, 2020 YouTube Video In partnership with the Roseville Library The passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920 expanded voting rights for women and opened up an entire new…