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Twin Cities Snapshots: History Through the Lens of the St. Paul Pioneer Press
Reviewed by Steve TrimbleTwin Cities Snapshots: History Through the Lens of the St. Paul Pioneer Press St. Paul Pioneer Press, with Nick Woltman and Molly Ballis Vancouver, WA: Pediment Publishing, 2023 160 pages; hardcover, 250 b&w and color illustrations, $39.95 In April 2024, St. Paul’s Pioneer Press marked…
Spirits Dancing: The Night Sky, Indigenous Knowledge, & Living Connections to the Cosmos
Reviewed by Meredith CummingsSpirits Dancing: The Night Sky, Indigenous Knowledge, & Living Connections to the Cosmos Photography by Travis Novitsky; Text by Annette S. Lee St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2023 154 pages; paperback, 117 color illustrations, $19.95 “. .
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…
Images of America: Downtown St. Paul
Reviewer: Bob MuschewskeImages of America: Downtown St. Paul Author: Iric Nathanson Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2019 128 pages; soft cover; photos; $22.95 If you are a St. Paul history buff and enjoy viewing historic images, you will want to have a copy of Iric Nathanson’s new book, Downtown St. Paul.
Walk on the East Side: Pictures and Stories from Residents of St. Paul’s East Side
Authors: Hans Mouritzen and Carol MacAllister; Reviewer: John M. LindleyWalk on the East Side: Pictures and Stories from Residents of St. Paul’s East Side Authors: Hans Mouritzen and Carol MacAllister St. Paul: East Side Elders, 2017 28 pages; color photos; $20.00; Available from info@EastSideElders.org Reviewed by John M. Lindley Upon opening this slim, but colorful, little…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2005: “Lots of St. Paul: A Photo Essay on Downtown Parking and What Urban History Can Tell Us about a City”
Steve TrimbleLots of St. Paul: A Photo Essay on Downtown Parking and What Urban History Can Tell Us about a City Author: Steve Trimble This photo essay is a response to a letter to the editor wondering why the magazine bothered to publish an article on “nothing more than a…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2002: “Which One Is Houston Osbourne? Research Fails to Provide the Answer”
Paul D. NelsonWhich One Is Houston Osbourne? Research Fails to Provide the Answer Author: Paul D. Nelson This companion piece to the previous article recounts the author’s efforts to verify a Stillwater Prison photograph of Houston Osborne. PDF of Nelson Osborne article…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2002: “Lost Neighborhood: A Story in Pictures”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyLost Neighborhood: A Story in Pictures A companion piece to the previous article consisting of five photos of the neighborhood at the intersection of Selby and West Third (now Kellogg) just before construction of the Selby Tunnel. PDF of Lost Neighborhood…
Ramsey County History – Special 1979: “Saint Paul 1957 Panorama Photo Essay”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Saint Paul 1857 Panorama photo essay…