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Ramsey County History – Fall 1980: Board of Directors
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Board of Directors…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1980: “Oakland Cemetery: A Safe and Permanent Resting Place”
Robert Orr BakerOakland Cemetery: A Safe and Permanent Resting Place Author: Robert Orr Baker In 1853, the Oakland Cemetery Association was formed and bought forty acres at its current site. The city and county purchased a few acres for burial of the poor. The association added the nearby graveyard of Christ…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1980: Oakland Cemetery Map
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Oakland Cemetery Map…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1980: “Oakland Cemetery Art”
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Ramsey County History – Spring 1980: Board of Directors
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Board of Directors…
Ramsey County History – Special 1979: “Murders Mar the Dawning of 1854”
Robert Orr BakerMurders Mar the Dawning of 1854 Author: Robert Orr Baker An essay drawn from primary source material documenting events in the burgeoning town of St. Paul in 1854. Excerpts from St. Paul’s first newspapers relate to the town’s first murder, early businesses, transportation, entertainment, and other topics. Riverboats brought…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1974: “Promoters Waxed Lyrical in “Selling” St Paul”
Virginia Brainard KunzPromoters Waxed Lyrical in “Selling” St Paul Author: Virginia Brainard Kunz A publication entitled The Minnesota Year Book for 1853, published in St. Paul, offered its readers information on a host of subjects. Among them were: the makeup of the Territorial Legislature and its salient acts, including a Prohibition…
Ramsey County History – Special 1979: “Saint Paul 1957 Panorama Photo Essay”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Saint Paul 1857 Panorama photo essay…
Ramsey County History – Fall/Winter 1976: “Kate Donnelly and the ‘Cult of True Womanhood’”
Gretchen KreuterKate Donnelly and the ‘Cult of True Womanhood’ Author: Gretchen Kreuter Ignatius Donnelly’s 1895 tribute to his late wife, In Memoriam. Mrs. Katharine Donnelly, praised her as a model of “true womanhood,” a 19th century “cult” of ideal femininity comprised of “purity, piety, domesticity, and submissiveness.” This essay explores…