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Ramsey County History – Spring/Summer 1975: “Volstead and Prohibition: A Roaring ’20’s Memoir”
Helen Warren Pfleger as told to George A. ReaVolstead and Prohibition: A Roaring ’20’s Memoir …
Ramsey County History – Spring/Summer 1975: “Board of Directors”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Board of Directors…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1974: “John Ayd’s Grist Mill and Reserve Township History”
Donald EmpsonJohn Ayd’s Grist Mill and Reserve Township History Author: Donald Empson Ayd Mill Road takes its name from John Ayd, a German immigrant, who bought 160 acres bounded by present-day Lexington, Victoria, St. Clair, and Randolph avenues in 1854. There in 1860 he built the only grist mill and…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1974: “The Necessities of Life, Available Early on the Frontier”
Kevin GalvinThe Necessities of Life, Available Early on the Frontier Author: Kevin Galvin Six businesses operating downtown in 1859 were still in actively running in 1974. The author traces their histories. Philip Fabel began selling handmade shoes in 1856. His descendants still run the store. Albrecht Furs began in 1855,…
Ramsey County Hstory – Fall 1974: “Board of Directors”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Board of Directors…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1974: “Minnesota’s Wandering State Fair and How It Settled in St. Paul”
Gordon HayesMinnesota’s Wandering State Fair and How It Settled in St. Paul Author: Gordon Hayes People connived and schemed to get and keep the Minnesota State Fair for over 30 years from 1854 to 1885. The outcome represented a rare win for St. Paul in its rivalry with Minneapolis. The…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1974: “Explorers, Traders, Farmers: The Early History of St. Paul”
Anne CowieExplorers, Traders, Farmers: The Early History of St. Paul Author: Anne Cowie The basic geology of the river gorge, the early explorers, Pike’s purchase, Fort Snelling, the Selkirk refugees, Pig’s Eye and the expulsions from Fort Snelling, Vetal Guerin, Abraham Perry, Louis Robert, Norman Kittson, Henry Jackson, Lucien Galtier,…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1974: “Board of Directors”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Board of Directors…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1973: “Schubert Club History Reflects Romance of Music in St. Paul”
Bruce CarlsonSchubert Club History Reflects Romance of Music in St. Paul Author: Bruce Carlson The early years of concert-style music in the city. Singing societies, mostly German, began in the early 1850s. Prof. Philip Rohr introduced opera in the late 1850s, and the Signor Lotti Grand German Opera Company took…