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Ramsey County History Summer 2023 – Roller Skating
Heidi HellerVolume 58, Number 2: Summer 2023 Rolling through the Decades Roller Skating in Ramsey County Author: Heidi Heller What better way to spend a Saturday night than rolling ‘round and ‘round a skate floor with friends? Some will remember the disco era, complete with a sparkly, mirrored ball and…
Ramsey County History Winter 2023: My Harley Grandma
Eleta PierceVolume 57, Number 4: Winter 2023 Growing Up in St. Paul: My Harley Grandma Mary Eileen Kehoe and the St. Paul Motorcycle Escort Club Author: Eleta Pierce When friends introduced Mary Kehoe, fresh out of high school in 1944, to the world of Harley-Davidson motorcycles, it didn’t take…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2022: “Bob Brown: ‘Paint What You See'”
Paul NelsonBob Brown: “Paint What You See” Author: Paul Nelson This is the story of a solitary St. Paul resident named Bob Brown. Attempting to make a living in the midst of the Great Depression was difficult, to say the least, but Brown took long walks around the…
History Revealed: Reviving an 1850s Lager Beer Saloon
Tom SchroederReviving an 1850s Lager Beer Saloon–Do’s and Dont’s With Tom Schroeder History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, June 24, 2021 Video on YouTube Some say business and historic preservation don’t mix. ‘Not so,’ says Tom Schroeder, developer and owner of Waldmann Brewery in…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2006: “St. Paul Underground: Stahlmann’s Cellars: The Cave under the Castle”
Greg A. BrickSt. Paul Underground: Stahlmann’s Cellars: The Cave under the Castle Author: Greg A. Brick Bavarian-born Christopher Stahlmann opened his brewery in St. Paul in 1855 on Fort and Oneida streets in the West Seventh area. By the late 1870s, it was the largest brewery in the state. Its lagering…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1998: “Stairway to the Abyss: The Diverting Story of Cascade Creek and Its Journey under St. Paul”
Greg BrickStairway to the Abyss: The Diverting Story of Cascade Creek and Its Journey under St. Paul Author: Greg Brick Among the many lost wetlands and watercourses of Ramsey County is Cascade Creek, which flowed from near Cretin-Derham Hall High School and tumbled over a cascade into the Mississippi near the…
Ramsey County History – Summer 1997: “Growing Up in St. Paul: West Seventh Street: Czechs, Slovaks, Bohemians, and Kolache Dough Rising in the Warm Attic”
Emily {anushka EricksonGrowing Up in St. Paul: West Seventh Street: Czechs, Slovaks, Bohemians, and Kolache Dough Rising in the Warm Attic Author: Emily Panushka Erickson A memoir of growing up in one of St. Paul’s ethnic neighborhoods in the early twentieth century (the author was born in 1900). Quite a few of…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1995: “What Happened to Fountain Cave —The Real Birthplace of St. Paul?”
Greg BrickWhat Happened to Fountain Cave —The Real Birthplace of St. Paul? Author: Greg Brick A detailed account by a noted speleologist and urban geologist of his research on Fountain Cave in St. Paul, which was first reported by Major Stephen Long in 1817. The mouth of Fountain Cave was sealed…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1995: “The Obscure Plaque on the Wall: Who Were the Boys from the Adams School?”
Paul D. NelsonThe Obscure Plaque on the Wall: Who Were the Boys from the Adams School? Author: Paul D. Nelson Adams School is today a public grade school in St. Paul’s West Seventh neighborhood. Built in 1924, the building contains a memorial plaque acknowledging boys from the school who gave their lives…