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Dahcotah: or Life and Legends of the Sioux around Fort Snelling
Mary Henderson Eastman, Illustrations by Seth EastmanFirst published in 1849, this book presents an unparalleled glimpse into Dakota customs by a writer who had the advantage of long-term residency among the Dakota people. The wife of army officer and illustrator Seth Eastman, Mary Eastman gathered the material for the book during the couple’s seven years at…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1993: “Growing Up in St. Paul: The Return of the Cotters: A Family’s Story”
Dorothy Cotter Chaput and Thomas C. BuckleyGrowing Up in St. Paul: The Return of the Cotters: A Family’s Story Author: Dorothy Cotter Chaput, as told to Thomas C. Buckley The Cotter children grew up mostly in rural Wisconsin, but one by one they made their ways to St. Paul starting in 1920. The author recounts her…
Ramsey County History – Summer 1993: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Albert Fuller and the Family Business”
Liz Holum JohnsonGrowing Up in St. Paul: Albert Fuller and the Family Business Author: Liz Holum Johnson Excerpts from the diary of Albert Fuller document the early days of the H.B. Fuller Company, and lots more: Archbishop Ireland, mucilage and paste, gambling at the State Fair, patents, and more. The frequently witty…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1992: “Whistles, Crowds and Free Silver: St. Paul’s Noisy Election Night in 1896”
Thomas C. BuckleyWhistles, Crowds and Free Silver: St. Paul’s Noisy Election Night in 1896 Author: Thomas C. Buckley Though William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan were the principal candidates in the 1896 presidential election, the central figure in this article is James J. Hill. Hill provided the giant steam whistles used to…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1992: “Postcards: A Full-blown Love Affair”
Robert M. StummPostcards: A Full-blown Love Affair Author: Robert J. Stumm Photo postcards soared in popularity at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century. The author, a collector, records the history of the American postcard and displays ten of his favorite scenes of old St. Paul. PDF of…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1992: “The Earl of Selkirk and His Utopian Dream”
Ronald M. HubbsThe Earl of Selkirk and His Utopian Dream Author: Ronald M. Hubbs Some of the first, and still remembered, settlers of St. Paul were refugees from the Selkirk Colony near today’s Winnipeg. This short piece tells the story of its conception, creation, creators, and fate. Its failure was Minnesota’s gain.
Ramsey County History – Winter 1991: “St. Paul’s First Shot Veterans: The Crew of the U.S.S. Ward and the Attack on Pearl Harbor”
Jane McClureSt. Paul’s First Shot Veterans: The Crew of the U.S.S. Ward and the Attack on Pearl Harbor Author: Jane McClure The U.S.S. Ward, a destroyer, served in combat for precisely three years, December 7, 1941 to December 6, 1944. Manned by naval reservists from St. Paul, the Ward saw combat…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1991: “Help, Housing ‘Almost Impossible to Find’: A Single Mother and World War II”
Hilda RacheyHelp, Housing ‘Almost Impossible to Find’: A Single Mother and World War II Author: Hilda Rachey The trials of a young, single, working mother of two in St. Paul during World War II. She had to scramble time and again to find housing and child care (both often inadequate), deal…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1991: “The 150th Anniversary of the Naming of the City: St. Paul and the Rush to Settlement—1840 to 1880
Virginia Brainard KunzThe 150th Anniversary of the Naming of the City: St. Paul and the Rush to Settlement—1840 to 1880 Author: Virginia Brainard Kunz St. Paul’s earliest years recounted by the dean of Ramsey County historians. The essential information and vital characters are all here: Father Galtier, the chapel and the name,…