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Ramsey County History – Spring 1974: “Board of Directors”

Ramsey County Historical Society

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Ramsey County History – Fall 1973: “Schubert Club History Reflects Romance of Music in St. Paul”

Bruce Carlson

Schubert 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…

Ramsey County History – Fall 1973: “Highland–Groveland–Macalester Park: The Old Reserve Township”

Donald Empson

Highland–Groveland–Macalester Park: The Old Reserve Township Author: Donald Empson Settlement and development of the southwest corner of the city, bounded by Marshall Avenue on the north, Dale Street on the east, and the Mississippi everywhere else. The first permanent settler was William Finn in 1848. Formal land sales…

Ramsey County History – Fall 1973: “Memories of Early St. Paul: Perilous Escape from Fire down Eighty-Foot Bluff”

Mrs. George R. Becker with George A. Rea

Memories of Early St. Paul: Perilous Escape from Fire down Eighty-Foot Bluff Authors: Mrs. George R. Becker with George A. Rea The author’s father and uncle, August and Charles Mueller, were working in a downtown tailor shop when fire broke out on May 17, 1870. To save themselves they…

Ramsey County History – Fall 1973: “Board of Directors”

Ramsey County Historical Society

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Ramsey County History – Spring 1973: “A Revolutionary, a Scientist, and a Civil Rights Leader: 300 Years of Pioneering for St. Paul’s Colorful Markoes”        

Jeffrey H. Smith

A Revolutionary, a Scientist, and a Civil Rights Leader: 300 Years of Pioneering for St. Paul’s Colorful Markoes                                                                 …

Ramsey County History – Spring 1973: “1924’s “Prime Underdogs” and Their Two-Title Victory”

Gordon Hayes with Norvy Mulligan

1924’s “Prime Underdogs” and Their Two-Title Victory                                                                                       …

Ramsey County History – Spring 1973: “The First “Living Flag””

Mrs. George R. Becker with George A. Rea

The First “Living Flag” Authors: Mrs. George R. Becker, with George A. Rea The first-known “living flag” was mounted near Rice Park in St. Paul in 1896. The flag was made up of St. Paul schoolchildren under the direction of Prof. C.H. Congdon, supervisor of music for the city schools.

Ramsey County History – Spring 1973: Board of Directors”

Ramsey County Historical Society

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1973