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Ramsey County History – Summer 2005: “Growing Up in St. Paul: I Remember My Aunt: Frances Boardman—Music Critic, Who Covered an Archbishop’s Funeral”
Alexandra (Sandy) KlasGrowing Up in St. Paul: I Remember My Aunt: Frances Boardman—Music Critic, Who Covered an Archbishop’s Funeral Author: Alexandra (Sandy) Klas Written by the niece of Frances Boardman, the memoir starts with the background of the family. Boardman graduated from Central High School and became a pioneering woman in…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1998: “A ‘Launching Upon Journalistic Seas:’ A Chronicle of The St. Paul Daily News—1900–1933”
James B. BellA ‘Launching Upon Journalistic Seas:’ A Chronicle of The St. Paul Daily News—1900–1933 Author: James B. Bell The St. Paul Daily News, an afternoon newspaper, appeared in 1900 to challenge the Pioneer Press-Dispatch monopoly. It thrived for over thirty years until killed off by the Great Depression. This article tells…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1967: Ramsey County History Wins Award
Ramsey County Historical SocietyRamsey County History Wins Award RCHS Wins Award…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1966: “Colorful and Handy With the Pistols: St. Paul’s Territorial Editors”
Berneta HilbertColorful and Handy With the Pistols: St. Paul’s Territorial Editors Author: Berneta Hilbert Early newspapering in St. Paul was competitive and rancorous. D.A. Robertson of the Minnesota Democrat wrote that James Goodhue of the Pioneer was “a moral lunatic … [whose] transparent wickedness would excite only the pity and compassion of…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1966: “Minnesota’s Early Libel Laws”
Henry H. Cowie Jr.Minnesota’s Early Libel Laws Author: Henry H. Cowie Jr. Early Minnesota libel laws put a brake on the excesses of early journalism. The first state Supreme Court libel decision in 1860 held that accusing an editor of stooping low enough to “steal children’s diapers from the clothes…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1966: “Press and the Public: 100 Years Ago”
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Ramsey County History – Fall 1965: “The Story of White Bear Lake: Hardship and Struggle in a Rugged Wilderness”
Nancy L. WoolworthThe Story of White Bear Lake: Hardship and Struggle in a Rugged Wilderness Author: Nancy L. Woolworth This article covers the town’s first fourteen years, 1849–1862. The first settler in 1849, the official opening for claims in 1850, James Goodhue’s stories of a land boom, the first…