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March of the Governors, Governor #4, Stephen Miller
Paul Nelson, Matt Wright, and Rebekah CoffmanStephen Miller moved to Minnesota in middle age from Pennsylvania, several years after his friend Alexander Ramsey had moved to the state. He immediately involved himself in politics in St. Cloud. With the outbreak of the Civil War, he was named lieutenant colonel of the First Minnesota…
History Revealed: Reviving an 1850s Lager Beer Saloon
Tom SchroederReviving an 1850s Lager Beer Saloon–Do’s and Dont’s With Tom Schroeder History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, June 24, 2021 Video on YouTube Some say business and historic preservation don’t mix. ‘Not so,’ says Tom Schroeder, developer and owner of Waldmann Brewery in…
History Revealed: Tulsa Race Massacre
Karlos K. HillThe Tulsa Race Massacre With Karlos K. Hill History Revealed Program Date: Tuesday, June 22,2021 Video on YouTube The East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite invite you to join us for this very special History Revealed program with Karlos…
History Revealed: Irvine Park Architecture
Jeanne Kosfeld and Richard KronickIrvine Park Architecture With Jeanne Kosfeld and Richard Kronick History Revealed Series Program Date: June 17, 2021 Video on YouTube In partnership with the Roseville Library Twin Cities-based illustrator Jeanne Kosfeld and author Richard Kronick have together transformed a simple sketchbook featuring pen and…
History Revealed: Scandinavian Woman Suffrage
Anna M. PetersonThe Scandinavian Woman Suffrage Association of Minnesota With Anna M. Peterson History Revealed Series Program Date: 06/10/2021 Video on YouTube During the fight for women’s suffrage, Minnesota was home to one of the only ethnic suffrage organizations in the country. The Scandianvian Woman Suffrage…
History Revealed: Research + Restoration
Elyse Jensen, Mollie Spillman and Rich ArpiResearch + Restoration: Using History to Inspire Your Home’s Rehabilitation With Elyse Jensen, Mollie Spillman and Rich Arpi History Revealed Series June 8, 2021, 7:00 pm Video on YouTube In partnership with Rethos: Places Reimagined Irvine Park homeowner and restorer Elyse Jensen, RCHS Curator…
March of the Governors, Governor #3, Henry Swift
Paul Nelson and Matt WrightHenry Swift came to Minnesota from Ohio as a young man, eventually settling in St. Peter. He was elected to the state senate and saw combat in the US Dakota War of 1862 at the Battles of New Ulm. The next year, because of Lieutenant Governor Ignatius…
A Private Wilderness: The Journals of Sigurd F. Olson
Reviewer: Anne CowieA Private Wilderness: The Journals of Sigurd F. Olson Sigurd F. Olson; David Backes, ed. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2021 376 pages; cloth cover/jacket, 74 b&w photos, 1 map, $29.95 Sigurd Olson, a father of the movement to save the Boundary Waters in the Quetico-Superior…
History Revealed: Historic Ballparks
Stew ThornleyHistoric Ballparks of the Twin Cities With Stew Thornley History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, May 20, 2021 Video on YouTube In partnership with the Roseville Library From the rickety to the palatial, ballparks have grown up with and defined baseball in…