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Ramsey County History – Winter 2001: “The Practical Millionaire: James J. Hill and His Oriental Rugs”
Lou Ann MatossianThe Practical Millionaire: James J. Hill and His Oriental Rugs Author: Lou Ann Matossian When Mary Hill died in 1921, her estate included 116 oriental rugs used to furnish the Hills’ Summit Avenue mansion. James J. Hill’s obsessive record-keeping has permitted a considerable, though incomplete, summary of the collection, including…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1998: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Dawn to Dusk: Grand Hill and Its Grand Fourth of July Extravaganza”
Charlotte McKendree Wright LewisGrowing Up in St. Paul: Dawn to Dusk: Grand Hill and Its Grand Fourth of July Extravaganza Author: Charlotte McKendree Wright Lewis This memoir begins around 1960. The author and her childhood chums organized elaborate Fourths—games, parades, speeches, posters, and more games in her Summit Hill neighborhood. PDF…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1997: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Everyone Knew the Rules for the Rites of Passage and Transportation Was Mainly on Foot”
Brenda RaudenbushGrowing Up in St. Paul: Everyone Knew the Rules for the Rites of Passage and Transportation Was Mainly on Foot Author: Brenda Raudenbush The author grew up in St. Paul in the 1940s and ‘50s. “To every child . . . the very bricks, dogs, and all growing things of…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1995: “What’s Historic About This Site? The Blair Flats—Once the Old Angus—High Victorian on Cathedral Hill”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyWhat’s Historic About This Site? The Blair Flats—Once the Old Angus—High Victorian on Cathedral Hill The handsome Victorian pile at Selby and Western started out elegant, gradually declined to derelict, but it somehow survived to return to prosperity. A brief examination of one of St. Paul’s historic preservation…
Ramsey County History – Summer 1995: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Flexible Flyers, Trolleys to Wildwood and the Wondrous Tree House on Grand Hill”
Samuel H. MorganGrowing Up in St. Paul: Flexible Flyers, Trolleys to Wildwood and the Wondrous Tree House on Grand Hill Author: Samuel H. Morgan The author lived at 710 Linwood, deep in Crocus Hill, from 1918 (when he was seven) to 1958. This memoir covers the first eleven years. He recalls riding…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1995: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Gas Stoves, Gas Jets, Gas Lamps and Coal through an Open Chute to the Cellar”
Frieda ClaussenGrowing Up in St. Paul: Gas Stoves, Gas Jets, Gas Lamps and Coal through an Open Chute to the Cellar Author: Frieda Claussen The author, born in 1897, grew up in a well-to-do German-American home. This delightfully detailed memoir describes life in her privileged childhood milieu, college “out east,” and…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1991: “What’s Historic About This Site? Woodland Park Historic District”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyWhat’s Historic About This Site? Woodland Park Historic District A brief summary of the rise, decline, and revival of the neighborhood bounded by Marshall, Selby, Dale, and Kent streets. During its rise, 1880–1924, prominent citizens such as Judson Bishop, D. W. Lawler, and William Marshall built houses there.
Ramsey County History – Spring 1989: “Minnesota’ First Art School: St. Agatha’s Conservatory and the Pursuit of Excellence”
Sister Ann Thomasine SampsonMinnesota’ First Art School: St. Agatha’s Conservatory and the Pursuit of Excellence Author: Sister Ann Thomasine Sampson Five pieces by the same author tell the story of St. Agatha’s Conservatory. Cousins Mother Seraphine and Mother Celestine of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet were major figures. St. Agatha…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1988: “The Guild of Catholic Women and Their ‘Constant Efforts To Brighten Lives’”
Virginia Brainard KunzThe Guild of Catholic Women and Their ‘Constant Efforts To Brighten Lives’ Author: Virginia Brainard Kunz “The 20th century’s great social movements—suffrage, social service, prohibition and temperance—were reflected in the work of St. Paul’s women,” according to the author. One of the institutions formed in this period of social…