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Ramsey County History – Fall 1967: “Forgotten Pioneers: Women”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyForgotten Pioneers: Women “Among the most forgotten of Ramsey County’s forgotten pioneers are the patient, courageous wives of the men who founded, settled, and built St. Paul and the surrounding communities in the county.” Mrs. Abraham Perry was among the very first, settling near Fountain Cave in 1838. Rose…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1967: “Memories of The University—1870s”
Lillie Gibbs LeVesconteMemories of The University—1870s Author: Lillie Gibbs LeVesconte Lillie Gibbs grew up on what became Ramsey County Historical Society’s Gibbs Farm at Larpenteur and Cleveland Avenues in Falcon Heights. At age seventy-nine, she wrote her memories of the University of Minnesota in the 1870s.
Ramsey County History – Fall 1967: Ramsey County History Wins Award
Ramsey County Historical SocietyRamsey County History Wins Award RCHS Wins Award…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1967: Board of Directors
Ramsey County Historical SocietyBoard of Directors PDF of Board of Directors…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1967: “Early Explorers’ Trails Criss-Crossed Today’s’ Ramsey County”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyEarly Explorers’ Trails Criss-Crossed Today’s’ Ramsey County Author: Alan R. Woolworth A summary of the deeds of explorers who passed through or near Ramsey County (the piece in fact covers Minnesota generally) before 1840, including LeSueur, Carver, Hennepin, Pike, Long, Cass, Schoolcraft, and Nicollet. PDF…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1967: “Restless, Troubled Opportunist: Portrait of a Pioneer Photographer”
Henry HallRestless, Troubled Opportunist: Portrait of a Pioneer Photographer Author: Henry Hall William H. Illingworth, born 1844, came to St. Paul in 1850 and became a professional photographer in 1867. A pioneer of outdoor wet-plate photography, he went on an expedition with Custer in 1874, then illicitly sold…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1967: “The Saga of Charley Pitts’ Body”
Lillie Gibbs LeVesconteThe Saga of Charley Pitts’ Body Charley Pitts was part of the James-Younger gang that robbed the First National Bank in Northfield in September 1876. He was killed by a posse two weeks later. His body was exhibited at the Minnesota Capitol. What became of it after that? In…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1967: “Forgotten Pioneers: Rose Township”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyForgotten Pioneers: Rose Township Roseville takes its name from Minnesota pioneer Isaac Rose, but he never lived there. A soldier and farmer, Rose came to St. Paul in 1843 and farmed mostly in what became the Merriam Park neighborhood. He once owned the land now occupied by Macalester…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1967: “Time, Luck, Stamina—Pioneers Needed Them All When Seeking a Farm”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyTime, Luck, Stamina—Pioneers Needed Them All When Seeking a Farm Coates P. Bull of St. Paul, age ninety-three, recalls the story of how his parents came to Minneapolis in 1857, found and bought farm land at what became 50th Street and France Avenue in Edina, and began farm…