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Grasshoppers in My Bed: Lillie Belle Gibbs, Minnesota Farm Girl 1877
Terry Swanson, Author and Peggy Stern, IllustratorIt is 1876—Christmas day—which just happens to be the eleventh birthday of Lillie Belle Gibbs. Her mother and father present her with a new journal. Now she must decide how to fill the pages. Grasshoppers in her bed, a smudge pot to keep the mosquitos at bay, the one-room schoolhouse…
A Natural Curiosity: The Story of the Bell Museum
Reviewer: Anne FieldA Natural Curiosity: The Story of the Bell Museum Lansing Shepard, Don Luce, Barbara Coffin, and Gwen Schagrin Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2022 400 pages; cloth cover/jacket, 310 color plates, $34.95 The Bell Museum, located on the edge of the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul…
Whiteness in Plain View: A History of Racial Exclusion in Minnesota
Reviewer: Renoir GaitherChad Montrie St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2022 272 pages; 26 b/w photos and 4 maps, notes, bibliography, index; $19.95 Reviewed by Renoir Gaither Chad Montrie’s book, Whiteness in Plain View: A History of Racial Exclusion in Minnesota, examines racial exclusion around job and housing discrimination meted…
History Revealed: Irish Immigrants
Jane KennedyWorking to Assimilate: Irish Immigrants and Employment with Jane Kennedy History Revealed Series Thursday, April 21, 2022 Program Video on YouTube In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library and the Roseville Library We’ve heard the expression “Irish Need Not Apply,” but what was…
History Revealed: Invisible Warriors
Jeremiah Ellis & Gregory CookeInvisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II with Gregory S. Cooke and Jeremiah Ellis History Revealed Series Thursday, April 14, 2022 Video of the Discussion on YouTube Screening of the film is not included in this video. In partnership with the…
History Revealed: Whiteness in Plain View
Chad MontrieWhiteness in Plain View: A History of Racial Exclusion in Minnesota with Chad Montrie History Revealed Series Program date: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 Video on YouTube Sponsored by the East Side Freedom Library and Minnesota Historical Society Press, in partnership with the Ramsey County…
March of the Governors, Governor #12, Knute Nelson
Paul Nelson and Tyler TaylorKnute Nelson (1843-1923) spent two years as governor of Minnesota on his way to becoming a representative in the US Senate, where he served for twenty-eight years. Nelson was the first prominent Scandinavian-American politician in Minnesota and in the United States. He immigrated from Voss, Norway, to…
Great Episodes in Gibbs History: The Adventures of Young Heman Rice Gibbs
Janie Bender, Sammy NelsonDig in to Great Episodes of Gibbs History on YouTube with Gibbs Farm Site Director Sammy Nelson. In this Episode we discuss Heman Rice Gibbs and his life before marrying Jane and moving to Minnesota. YouTube Link…
History Revealed: Tikkun Olam
Kate Dietrick, Gabrielle Horner, and Janet KampfTikkun Olam: Jewish Women Serving Their St. Paul Community with Kate Dietrick, Gabrielle Horner, and Janet Kampf History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022 Video on YouTube In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library and the Roseville Library Five women from…