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Ramsey County History – Fall 1969: “Forgotten Pioneers: Bishop Joseph Cretin”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyForgotten Pioneers: Bishop Joseph Cretin A brief account of Joseph Cretin’s early life and his six years in St. Paul, 1851–1857. As a young priest in France, Cretin burned to do missionary work, but had to wait until he was thirty-nine; then he was sent to Iowa and Wisconsin.
Ramsey County History – Spring 1968: “Ramsey County’s German Americans: Their Struggle with Pride and Prejudice”
Sister John Christine WolkerstorferRamsey County’s German Americans: Their Struggle with Pride and Prejudice Author: Sister John Christine Wolkerstorfer Throughout most of the modern history of Ramsey County, Germans have comprised the largest ethnic group. This article covers many aspects of German immigration to Ramsey County and the participation of German…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1966: “Random Recollections—45 Years as a School Board Member”
Robert M. JordanRandom Recollections—45 Years as a School Board Member Author: Robert M. Jordan Robert M. Jordan served as a rural school board chair in northern Ramsey County from 1919 to 1964. He presided over the transition from a one-room school house to a consolidated district, District 623, with…