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Ramsey County History 2026 Issue 3
Jennings Mergenthal, Lisa Heinrich, and Kylie Linh HoangVolume 61, No. 3 Jennings Mergenthal, Lisa Heinrich, and Kylie Linh Hoang PDF of full issue: Ramsey County History 2026 #3 Articles in this issue: “An Insatiable Colonial Appetite: The Rise and Fall of the Passenger Pigeon in Ramsey County and Environs” Author: Jennings Mergenthal Flocks of passenger…
The Rise and Fall of the Passenger Pigeon in Ramsey County and Environs
Jennings Mergenthal“An Insatiable Colonial Appetite” by Jennings Mergenthal To see this complete magazine article with endnotes and additional images, please view the PDF version. In April 1864, the Saint Paul Daily Press advertised the lunch menu at the Star and Garter Concert Saloon: “Turtle soup, frog legs, roast…
James and Frances Hughes and the Architecture of Black Excellence in Minnesota
Jeremiah E. Ellis“The Merit of Service” by Jeremiah E. Ellis To see this complete magazine article with endnotes and additional images, please view the PDF version. My mother once told me about a day in her childhood when a teacher offered to drive her home from school. As they pulled out…
60 Stories of Maplewood History
Reviewer: John M. Lindley60 Stories of Maplewood History Bob Jensen, editor, with Pete Boulay, Nicole DeGuzman, Elaine Ekstedt, Virginia Gaynor, Frank Gilbertson, Brenda Rudberg, Chris Soutter, and Mike Steinmetz Maplewood, MN: Maplewood Area Historical Society, 2017 125 pages; Softcover; photos and maps; $15.00; order at www.Maplewood Historical Society.org Over the years, Ramsey County History has tried…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2006: “Lowertown: Another Perspective”
David RiehleLowertown: Another Perspective Author: David Riehle Fire insurance maps are valuable resources that can reveal some of the patterns of economic class. For instance, pink coloring on the plats is reserved for stone and blue for frame homes. The Hills, Gotzians and Uphams were socially active with each other,…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2005: “Rendezvous at the Riverbend: Pike’s Seven Days in the Band of Little Crow—the Wilderness That Later Became St. Paul”
Gary BrueggemannRendezvous at the Riverbend: Pike’s Seven Days in the Band of Little Crow—the Wilderness That Later Became St. Paul Author: Gary Brueggemann In 1805, Zebulon Pike, a twenty-six year old lieutenant, led the first American expedition to explore Minnesota. A group of twenty-two men came up the Mississippi River…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2003: “Oakland Cemetery and Its First 150 Years—Pioneers, Politicians, the Public Share These Grounds”
Arthur W. (Chip) Lindeke IIIOakland Cemetery and Its First 150 Years—Pioneers, Politicians, the Public Share These Grounds Author: Arthur W. (Chip) Lindeke III The Oakland Cemetery Association was formed on June 24, 1853. The cemetery is the resting place for many famous people including Alexander Ramsey and Henry Sibley. In 1884, it incorporated…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1980: Oakland Cemetery Map
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Oakland Cemetery Map…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1969: Trail Map
Ramsey County Historical SocietyTrail Map PDF of Trail Map…