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March of the Governors: Karl Fritjof Rolvaag
Tom Beer, Paul NelsonMarch of the Governors, Governor #31 Karl Fritjof Rolvaag (Series Podcast #34) Karl Fritjof Rolvaag (1913-1990) grew up in Northfield, the son of acclaimed novelist Ole Rolvaag. Upon his father’s untimely death in 1931, Rolvaag roamed the West for five years, working…
History Revealed: Prairie Imperialists
Katherine BjorkPrairie Imperialists: The Indian Country Origins of American Empire with Katherine Bjork History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023 Video on YouTube In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library & Roseville Library The Spanish-American War marked the emergence of…
March of the Governors: Orville Freeman
Paul Nelson and Tom O'ConnellMarch of the Governors, Governor #29 Orville Lothrop Freeman (Series Podcast #32) Orville Lothrop Freeman (1918-2003) was, like governors Floyd Olson and Luther Youngdahl before him, a product of the streets and schools of Minneapolis: His parents ran a clothing store on…
Ramsey County History Summer 2023
Kristina Her, John H. Guthmann, Heidi Heller, John Lindley, Dave Beal, Lowell Benson, Don Hall, Jay Pfaender, and Chad RobertsVolume 58, Number 2: Summer 2023 Link to download PDF of RCHS Summer 2023 Magazine Articles in this Issue: Hmong Foodways in Ramsey County Author: Kristina Her Growing Up at Fort Snelling: Honoring the First Regiment of…
Ramsey County History Summer 2023 – Hmong Foodways
Kristina HerVolume 58, Number 2: Summer 2023 Hmong Foodways in Ramsey County Author: Kristina Her For nearly fifty years, a large population of Hmong from Southeast Asia have called Ramsey County home. Settling into a new environment in the 1970s and ’80s was tough. Few of the earliest…
Ramsey County History Summer 2023 – Honoring Minnesota First Regiment
John GuthmannVolume 58, Number 2: Summer 2023 Growing Up at Fort Snelling Honoring the First Regiment of Minnesota Volunteer Infantry for Fifty Years Author: John H. Guthmann When seventeen-year-old John Guthmann took at summer job as a tour guide at Fort Snelling, little did he know that he’d get “hooked…
Ramsey County History Summer 2023 – ERA
Dave Beal, Lowell Benson, Don Hall, Jay Pfaender, and Chad RobertsVolume 58, Number 2: Summer 2023 Honoring WWII Codebreakers and the Founding of Engineering Research Associates Authors: Dave Beal, Lowell Benson, Don Hall, Jay Pfaender, and Chad Roberts Several years ago, Jay Pfaender, a St. Paul businessman and member of the Ramsey County Historical Society Editorial Board, introduced…
March of the Governors #30: Special Edition Billy Williams
Frank White, Paul NelsonMarch of the Governors Special Edition: Billy Williams March of the Governors Series Podcast #30 William F. (Billy) Williams never served as Minnesota’s governor, but he served more Minnesota governors than any public servant in our state’s history. He caught the eye of…
Ramsey County History Spring 2023
Frank M. White, Matt Goff, Johannes R. AllertVolume 58, Number 1: Spring 2023 Link to download PDF of RCHS Spring 2023 Magazine Articles in this Issue: From a Star on the Baseball Diamond to a Star at the Minnesota State Capitol: Billy Williams Author: Frank M. White A Slow…