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History Revealed: Interrupted Childhood Part 2
Katarzyna LitakAn 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 LitakAn 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 NelsonVolume 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…
History Revealed: Tikkun Olam
Kate Dietrick, Gabrielle Horner, and Janet KampfTikkun Olam: Jewish Women Serving Their St. Paul Community with Kate Dietrick, Gabrielle Horner, and Janet Kampf History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022 Video on YouTube In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library and the Roseville Library Five women from…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2021: “Tikkun Olam: Jewish Women Serving Their St. Paul Community”
Kate Dietrick, Gabrielle Horner, and Janet KampfTikkun Olam: Jewish Women Serving Their St. Paul Community Author: Kate Dietrick, Gabrielle Horner, and Janet Kampf Question: How do we go about repairing the troubled world in which we live—in which we’ve always lived? Answer: With the help and creativity of one determined person at a time. In this article,…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2020: “Born in Ukraine: Sculptor Antin Pavlos”
Janice QuickBorn in Ukraine: Sculptor Antin Pavlos Author: Janice Quick Sculptor Antin Pavlos was one of many Ukrainians who came to St. Paul following World War II to escape the looming threat of Communism. He took a job with St. Paul Statuary upon his arrival in the late…
The Life of Swede Hollow: a pictorial history
Reviewer: Bob MuschewskeThe Life of Swede Hollow: a pictorial history Authors: Angela DuPaul and Karin DuPaul St. Paul, MN: Friends of Swede Hollow 115 pages; soft cover; 217 b&w photos and art; $18 In their 2019 book, The Life of Swede Hollow: a pictorial history, Angela and Karin DuPaul—a daughter and…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2019: “Three Jewish Writers”
Steve Trimble and Paul NelsonThree Jewish Writers Authors: Steve Trimble and Paul Nelson What do three men who grew up in St. Paul’s predominately Jewish neighborhoods in the first half of the twentieth century have in common? Quite a bit, actually. Authors Steve Trimble and Paul Nelson highlight the lives of…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2019: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Reflections of Three Jewish Writers”
William Hoffman, Norman Katkov, and Max ShulmanGrowing Up in St. Paul: Reflections of Three Jewish Writers Authors: William Hoffman, Norman Katkov, and Max Shulman William Hoffman, Norman Katkov, and Max Shulman grew up in the West Side Flats and Selby-Dale neighborhoods. All three passed away years ago, and yet, through a bit of luck…