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Pierce Butler’s Seventeen Years Serving as St. Paul’s First US Supreme Court Justice
Paul Nelson and James Fleming“Horseman of the Court” by James Fleming and Paul Nelson To see this complete magazine article with endnotes and additional images, please view the PDF version. The following is the second of a two-part series about the life and career of Pierce Butler. To read the first article on…
Ramsey County History Fall 2024
John W. Diers, Jim McCartney, Adam BledsoeRamsey County History Fall 2024 Volume 59, No. 4: Fall 2024 John W. Diers, Jim McCartney, Adam Bledsoe Link to download PDF of full Ramsey County History Fall 2024 Articles in this issue: Growing Up on the Empire Builder Author: John W. Diers John W. Diers’…
Communist Clarence Hathaway and His Powerful Impact on Minnesota Politics
Jim McCartneyThe Communist Party played an influential role in Farmer-Labor Party politics in the 1930s and early ’40s, thanks, in part, to relationships that Minnesota-born Clarence Hathaway developed with Gov. Floyd B. Olson and Gov. Elmer Benson. Hathaway image in Minneapolis Newspaper Photograph Collection, courtesy of Hennepin County Library; Olson/Benson images…
Clarence Hathaway and the 1934 Riot at Madison Square Garden
Jim McCartneyBy Jim McCartney How did Minnesota native Clarence Hathaway find himself bruised, beaten, and dangling from a railing in front of a packed house at Madison Square Garden in New York City? The year was 1934. The poverty and social unrest from the Great Depression had warmed many citizens in America…
History Revealed: Defying the Silence
Julie AyerDefying the Silence: A Chronicle of Resilience that Saved the World-Renowned Minnesota Orchestra Julie Ayer History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023 Video on YouTube In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library & Roseville Library In this extraordinary example…
History Revealed: The Hormel Strike
Peter RachleffThe Hormel Strike of 1985-1986: Historical Perspectives with Peter Rachleff History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, May 18, 2023 YouTube Video In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library and the Roseville Library. In August 1985 the nation’s attention turned to Austin,…
History Revealed: Strike!
Dr. William D. GreenStrike!: Twenty Days in 1970 When Minneapolis Teachers Broke the Law Dr. William D. Green History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023 Video on YouTube In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library & Roseville Library Dr. William Green shares the history…
History Revealed: Farmer-Labor Movement
Randy Croce, Tom O’Connell, and Anna KuharjecThe Farmer-Labor Movement: A Minnesota Story Documentary Film Screening & Discussion with Filmmakers Randy Croce, Tom O’Connell, and Anna Kuharjec History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, November 10, 2022 Video on YouTube In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library and the Roseville Library…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2022: William Mahoney
Jim McCartneyVolume 57, Number 3: Fall 2022 Farmer-Labor Founder William Mahoney and his Battle with Communists Author: Jim McCartney Writer Jim McCartney and William Mahoney, St. Paul mayor (1932-1934), have something in common—a house on Dayton Avenue. The McCartneys have lived there for thirty years. Mahoney owned the home from…