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Ramsey County History – Winter 2021: “We Represent:  Evolving Public Art at the Saint Paul City Hall – Ramsey County Courthouse”

Kristina Youso

We 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 Brown

The 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 Sturdevant

Turnout: 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 Hanson

Interminable 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 Gaut

Democracy 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 Roberts

History 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…

Persistence Exhibition Celebration

Ramsey County Historical Society

Virtual Celebration of the Persistence: Continuing the Struggle for Suffrage and Equality, 1848-2020 Exhibition Program Date: October 8, 2020 YouTube Video Celebration with the artists and historians that contributed to the exhibition. Visit exhibition-persistence.rchs.com to view the exhibition in full.

History Revealed: Suffrage at 100

Stacie Taranto and Leandra Zarnow

Suffrage at 100: Women in American Politics since 1920 Stacie Taranto and Leandra Zarnow History Revealed Series Program Date: October 1, 2020 YouTube Video In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library Editors & authors Stacie Taranto and Leandra Zarnow will discuss their book,…

Council Chamber Artwork

City of Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Ramsey County Historical Society

Council Chamber Artwork Presentation Event Program Date: August 19, 2020 YouTube Video Presentation of the artwork for the Ramsey County Courthouse/Saint Paul City Hall Council Chambers. RCHS thanks the artists, the Art Selection Task Force, Ramsey County and the City of Saint Paul for assisting…