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Ramsey County History – Fall 1982: “The St. Paul Farmer’s Market: A 130-Year-Old Tradition”
Rosemary PalmerThe St. Paul Farmer’s Market: A 130-Year-Old Tradition Author: Rosemary Palmer The St. Paul Farmer’s Market is one of the oldest institutions in the city. In 1853, a man built a market house with a second floor that served as a place for community gatherings and where farmers could…
Ramsey County History – Fall: “Swede Hollow: Sheltered Society for Immigrants to St. Paul”
Mollie PriceSwede Hollow: Sheltered Society for Immigrants to St. Paul Author: Mollie Price Swede Hollow was an important St. Paul immigrant neighborhood along Phalen Creek on the city’s East Side. As early as the 1840s, a few hunters and trappers staked claims and an enterprise or two started using water…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1982: Board of Directors
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Ramsey County History – Spring 1982: “The St. Paul Public Library and Its First 100 Years”
Gary PhelpsThe St. Paul Public Library and Its First 100 Years Author: Gary Phelps The history of the city library system from its origins into 1982 is discussed. The library movement began with the German Reading Association in 1854, the Mercantile Library Association in 1857, and the YMCA. The city…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1982: Board of Directors
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Ramsey County History – Fall 1981: “Beer Capital of the State—St Paul’s Historic Family Breweries”
Gary J. BrueggemannBeer Capital of the State—St Paul’s Historic Family Breweries Author: Gary J. Brueggemann St. Paul had the largest German population in the state and, by 1887, contained twelve operating breweries. St. Paul had barley and hops-growing regions nearby, plenty of good water, and cool caves for aging. The first…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1981: “Montgomery Schuyler Takes on ‘The West’”
Patricia MurphyMontgomery Schuyler Takes on ‘The West’ Author: Patricia Murphy In 1891, architecture critic Montgomery Schuyler wrote an article in Harper’s Magazine entitled “Glimpses of Western Architecture: St. Paul and Minneapolis.” It looked at nine buildings in St. Paul: the Ryan Hotel, the Dayton Avenue Presbyterian Church, the Pioneer Building,…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1981: “1910s ‘One-Horse’ Gladstone Recalled”
Lucile Arnold1910s ‘One-Horse’ Gladstone Recalled Author: Lucile Arnold A memoir of the vanished hamlet of Gladstone along Frost Avenue in today’s Maplewood. The writer recalls its two-room schoolhouse with its bell tower and spiral fire escape, swimming in Gladstone Lake, childhood games, the frequent railroad traffic and streetcar service, Mrs.
Ramsey County History – Fall 1981: Board of Directors
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Board of Directors…