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Bridging Continents: The 1964 African Women’s Institute
Jeremiah E. EllisView this online sidebar as a PDF. African Women’s Institute at Macalester College, circa 1964. Photo courtesy of the Macalester College archives. Bridging Continents The 1964 African Women’s Institute Jeremiah E. Ellis In the summer of 1964, the Hugheses’ ten-acre enclave in Maplewood became a literal bridge between the…
A Tale of Two Lots: The Smith Family’s Path to Frank Street
Jeremiah E. EllisView this online sidebar as a PDF. In 1956, Silas and Roxie Smith began their arduous journey to secure a foothold in Maplewood. The Smiths overcame exclusionary real estate practices and restrictive covenants to build their modern rambler. Their persistence paved the way for four…
Ramsey County History 2026 Issue 1
Paul Nelson and James Fleming, Kate Dietrick, Eula T. Murphy (with David V. Taylor)Volume 61, No. 1 Paul Nelson and James Fleming, Kate Dietrick, Eula T. Murphy (with David V. Taylor) PDF of full issue: Ramsey County History 2026, Issue 1 Articles in this issue: “Hired to Carry the Dagger: Pierce Butler in St. Paul” Authors: Paul Nelson and James Fleming…
Pierce Butler in St. Paul
Paul Nelson and James Fleming“Hired to Carry the Dagger” by Paul Nelson and James Fleming To see this complete magazine article with endnotes and additional images, please view the PDF version. Pierce Butler, St. Paul, circa 1917. Photo by Golling Studio, courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society. Attorney Pierce Butler could be a…
Myth, Memory, and the Origins of the St. Paul Jewish Community Center Symphony Orchestra
Kate Dietrick“Under Lisowsky’s Baton” by Kate Dietrick To see this complete magazine article with endnotes and additional images, please view the PDF version. Conductor Peter Lisowsky in action. Part of the St. Paul Jewish Community Center records, courtesy of the Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives, University of…
Looking Back at the Black Community
Eula T. Murphy (with David V. Taylor)“Growing Up in St. Paul” By Eula T. Murphy (with David V. Taylor) To see this complete magazine article with endnotes and additional images, please view the PDF version. Eula T. Murphy in 1961 when she was forty-one years old. The photographs with this article are from the author.
Ramsey County History Summer 2025
Andrea Swensson, Diane Trout-Oertel, Robin J. Doroshow, Nancy Sanchelli Guertin, Frederick L. JohnsonRamsey County History Summer 2025 Volume 60, No. 3: Summer 2025 Diane Trout-Oertel, Robin J. Doroshow, Nancy Sanchelli Guertin Link to download PDF of full Ramsey County History Summer 2025 Articles in this issue: The Matriarch of the Art Colony Early Twentieth Century Art in St. Paul as…
The Day Camp That Launched St. Paul’s Adaptive Recreation Program
Nancy Sanchelli Guertin“Close to You” By Nancy Sanchelli Guertin To see this complete magazine article with endnotes and additional images, please view the PDF version. It seems like every time Twin Cities Public Television has a pledge drive, they haul out concerts and documentaries designed to hit us baby boomers right…
Growing Up Working at a Saint Paul Jewish Delicatessen
Robin J. DoroshowBy Robin J. Doroshow To see this complete magazine article with endnotes and additional images, please view the PDF version. So, what exactly is a Jewish Delicatessen? The word “delicatessen” itself means delicacy in German, but the image it evokes, when coupled with the descriptor, Jewish, is something more…