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History Revealed: The Persistence Exhibition
Mollie Spillman, Dr. Bobbie Scott and Hannah Boehme, Daniel Brevick, Stephanie Kiihn, Klaire Lockheart, Anika Schneider, Lesley Walton, Sadie Ward, Hilary Woods, Mary YounkinThe Art and History of the Persistence Exhibition Mollie Spillman, Dr. Bobbie Scott and exhibition artists History Revealed Series Program Date: February 18, 2021 Video on YouTube With RCHS Curator Mollie Spilman; and historian and exhibition consultant Dr. Bobbie Scott; artists Hannah Boehme,…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2021: “Take a Hike: A Century of Walks with the St. Paul Hiking Club”
Bob Tholkes, with Meredith CummingsTake a Hike: A Century of Walks with the St. Paul Hiking Club Author: Bob Tholkes, with Meredith Cummings On January 15, 1921, twenty-five hardy young people bundled up in their warmest boots, knickers, hiking skirts, and woolen mittens and socks for a six-mile round-trip jaunt on the…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2021: “Growing Up Along the Mighty Mississippi: The Great Depression Through the Eyes of a Young ‘River Rat'”
Harriette Peterson Koopman, with Connie Koopman PettersenGrowing Up Along the Mighty Mississippi: The Great Depression Through the Eyes of a Young “River Rat” Author: Harriette Peterson Koopman, with Connie Koopman Pettersen When Harriette Peterson Koopman was growing up during the Great Depression, she and her siblings were sometimes called “river rats” by classmates. The derogatory slur…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2021: “We Represent: Evolving Public Art at the Saint Paul City Hall – Ramsey County Courthouse”
Kristina YousoWe Represent: Evolving Public Art at the Saint Paul City Hall – Ramsey County Courthouse Author: Kristina Youso On August 19, 2020, the public got its first look at four new 16’ x 5’ murals now on display in the council chambers of the Saint Paul City…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2021: “How’d They Do That? Bringing Ramsey County History Tours Right to Your Home”
Jeremy NienowHow’d They Do That? Bringing Ramsey County History Tours Right to Your Home Author: Jeremy L. Nienow The COVID-19 pandemic significantly limited our abilities to get out and about and explore the many interesting and unique museums, historic homes, and other local venues in Ramsey County. But don’t…
History Revealed: Sinking Middle Class
David Roediger, August Nimtz, Kieran Knutson, Megan BrownThe Sinking Middle Class David Roediger with August Nimtz, Kieran Knutson and Megan Brown History Revealed Series Program Date: 02/11/2021 Video on YouTube In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library. “Middle class” is an ideologically shaped and deployed term in American culture…
History Revealed: Winter Carnival
Kate RobertsSt. Paul’s Winter Carnival: 135 Years of Fun…And Counting! Kate Roberts History Revealed Series Program Date: January 21, 2021 Video on YouTube In partnership with the Roseville Library Kate Roberts, Senior Exhibit Designer from the Minnesota Historical Society, shared some of the history,…
History Revealed: Somewhere In the Unknown World
Kao Kalia Yang, Saymoukda Duanphouxay Vongsay, Thet-Htar Thet, Najaha MusseSomewhere in the Unknown World: A Collective Refugee Memoir Kao Kalia Yang with Saymoukda Duanphouxay Vongsay, Thet-Htar Thet, Najaha Musse History Revealed Series Program Date: January 7, 2021 Video on YouTube In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library. As the country’s doors…
Neighborhood Architecture–Irvine Park, Saint Paul: a coloring book.
Jeanne Kosfeld, Illustrator and Richard Kronick, AuthorTwin Cities-based illustrator Jeanne Kosfeld and author Richard Kronick have together transformed a simple sketchbook featuring pen and ink drawings into a brief storytelling of the Irvine Park neighborhood’s unique 173-year history. Artists of all ages and abilities may colorize their own imagined versions of these historic edifices, including fanciful…