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Ramsey County History 2026 Issue 1

Paul Nelson and James Fleming, Kate Dietrick, Eula T. Murphy (with David V. Taylor)

Volume 61, No. 1 Paul Nelson and James Fleming, Kate Dietrick, Eula T. Murphy (with David V. Taylor) PDF of full issue: Ramsey County History 2026, Issue 1   Articles in this issue: “Hired to Carry the Dagger: Pierce Butler in St. Paul” Authors: Paul Nelson and James Fleming…

Myth, Memory, and the Origins of the St. Paul Jewish Community Center Symphony Orchestra

Kate Dietrick

“Under Lisowsky’s Baton” by Kate Dietrick To see this complete magazine article with endnotes and additional images, please view the PDF version. Conductor Peter Lisowsky in action. Part of the St. Paul Jewish Community Center records, courtesy of the Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives, University of…

Ramsey County History Summer 2025

Andrea Swensson, Diane Trout-Oertel, Robin J. Doroshow, Nancy Sanchelli Guertin, Frederick L. Johnson

Ramsey County History Summer 2025 Volume 60, No. 3: Summer 2025 Diane Trout-Oertel, Robin J. Doroshow, Nancy Sanchelli Guertin Link to download PDF of full Ramsey County History Summer 2025 Articles in this issue: The Matriarch of the Art Colony Early Twentieth Century Art in St. Paul as…

Growing Up Working at a Saint Paul Jewish Delicatessen

Robin J. Doroshow

By Robin J. Doroshow To see this complete magazine article with endnotes and additional images, please view the PDF version. So, what exactly is a Jewish Delicatessen? The word “delicatessen” itself means deli­cacy in German, but the image it evokes, when coupled with the descriptor, Jewish, is something more…

Ramsey County History Winter 2025

Andrea Swensson, Youa Vang, Meredith Cummings, Rebecca E. Bender

Ramsey County History Winter 2025 Volume 60, No. 1: Winter 2025 Andrea Swensson, Youa Vang, Meredith Cummings, Rebecca E. Bender Link to download PDF of full Ramsey County History Winter 2025   Articles in this issue: The Women Who Have Shaped the Ramsey County Historical Society Author: Andrea Swensson,…

St. Paul’s Forgotten Radio Pioneer Maurice G. Goldberg

Rebecca E. Bender

“St. Paul Radioman” M.G. Goldberg was photographed working at his Beacon Radio Service Shop, 142 East Fourth Street, St. Paul. In Radio and Television Retailing, December 1944. Catching Waves: St. Paul’s Forgotten Radio Pioneer Maurice G. Goldberg By Rebecca E. Bender To see this complete magazine article with endnotes…

History Revealed: Interrupted Childhood Part 2

Katarzyna Litak

An Interrupted Childhood: Histories of Polish WWII Survivors in MN, Part Two Katarzyna Litak History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, April 6, 2023 Video on YouTube In partnership with the Minnesota Polish Medical Society and in conjunction with a photographic exhibition…

History Revealed: An Interrupted Childhood, Part One

Katarzyna Litak

An Interrupted Childhood: Histories of Polish WWII Survivors in MN, Part One History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 Video on YouTube In partnership with the Minnesota Polish Medical Society and in conjunction with a photographic exhibition in Landmark Center, March 5-April…

Ramsey County History Winter 2023: Children’s Preventorium – Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums 2024 History Award Winner

Paul Nelson

Volume 57, Number 4: Winter 2023 The Children’s Preventorium of Ramsey County Author: Paul Nelson Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums 2024 History Award Winners History is challenging to piece together, but author Paul Nelson got…