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Ramsey County History – Spring 1985: “Health Care Crisis of the 1920s—A ‘National Epidemic’ Launches Blue Cross and Blue Shield”
Gary PhelpsHealth Care Crisis of the 1920s—A ‘National Epidemic’ Launches Blue Cross and Blue Shield Author: Gary Phelps The article focuses on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. In 1932, the Hospital Service Association of St. Paul was organized to operate a nonprofit prepaid hospitalization plan. In 1935, the…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1985: Board of Directors
Ramsey County Historical SocietyOfficers of the Society and The Board of Directors. PDF of Board of Directors …
Ramsey County History – Fall 1984: “The Minnesota Club: St. Paul’s Enterprising Leaders and Their ‘Gentlemen’s Social Club'”
Robert Orr BakerThe Minnesota Club: St, Paul’s Enterprising Leaders and Their “Gentlemen’s Social Club” Author: Robert Orr Baker The Minnesota Club was launched in St. Paul in March 1869. It had a “refreshment room” with bar, a card room, a billiard room, and a reading room. Membership was by invitation only…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1984: Board of Directors
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Board of Directors…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1984: “Horse-and-Wagon Dairyman: Harry Schroeder’s Dairy”
Cathy DalglishHorse-and-Wagon Dairyman: Harry Schroeder’s Dairy Author: Cathy Dalglish Henry Schroeder came to St. Paul as a penniless man in 1875, and, a century later, the business he created had annual sales of $20 million. Along with his brother Herman, they established routes, selling their milk and surplus product bought…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1984: Board of Directors
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Board of Directors…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1983: “Tom Lowry and the Launching of the Street Railway System”
Goodrich LowryTom Lowry and the Launching of the Street Railway System Author: Goodrich Lowry The writer’s theme is that public mass transportation has never paid for itself. St. Paul introduced horse cars in 1872, and they failed twice in the first ten years. Later, cable cars served to increase debt,…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1983: “Colorfully Critical: Newspapers and the Horse Cars of the 1870s”
Denis MurphyColorfully Critical: Newspapers and the Horse Cars of the 1870s Author: Denis Murphy Horse car service in downtown St. Paul commenced in July of 1872, operating from 6:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. with a fare of five cents. Problems began right away. Demand strained capacity. In winter, snow forced…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1983: “St. Paul’s Fire Insurance Patrol—Gone But Not Forgotten!”
John SonnenSt. Paul’s Fire Insurance Patrol—Gone But Not Forgotten! Author: John Sonnen From 1895 to 1939, the Fire Insurance Patrol raced the Fire Department to conflagrations with the sole mission of salvaging as much property as possible from fires. Authorized by the Minnesota Legislature but privately financed, the Fire Patrol…