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Ramsey County History – Summer 2018: “‘Dr. Nellie:’ One Physician’s Experience at the Front in the Great War”
Johannes R. Allert“Dr. Nellie:” One Physician’s Experience at the Front in the Great War Author: Johannes R. Allert Nellie N. Barsness (1873–1966) was the first woman from the State of Minnesota to graduate from the University of Minnesota’s medical school (1902). She then set up her practice in St.
Ramsey County History – Summer 2018: “‘A Distinction Highly Prized and Not Easily Won:’ Upholding the Amateur Ideal at the Minnesota Boat Club”
Sarah M. Risser“A Distinction Highly Prized and Not Easily Won:” Upholding the Amateur Ideal at the Minnesota Boat Club Author: Sarah M. Risser Established in 1870, the Minnesota Boat Club holds the distinction of being the first formal athletic association in the state. The club soon wrestled with the question of…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2018: Annual Report
Ramsey County Historical SocietyThis issue also contains the Ramsey County Historical Society FY 2017-2018 Annual Report Ramsey County Historical Society FY 2017-2018 Annual Report…
Ramsey County History Podcast #11 – Spring 2018: North Star: Civil War Stories
Paul Nelson, Daniel Bergin, and Bill GreenNorth Star: Civil War Stories Ramsey County Historical Society (RCHS) and Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) have collaborated in the production of the documentary film, North Star: Civil War Stories, about Minnesotans of African heritage who served in the Civil War. At the premiere screening, filmmaker Daniel…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2018: “Charles and Elaine Eastman: Their Years in St. Paul, 1893–1898”
Teresa Swanson, Sydney Beane, and William BeaneCharles and Elaine Eastman: Their Years in St. Paul, 1893–1898 Authors: Teresa Swanson, Sydney Beane, and William Beane Born in 1858 in Minnesota, Charles A. Eastman (Ohiyesa) survived the US Dakota War of 1862 and fled with his family to Canada, where he was raised in the…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2018: “The St. Paul Camera Club Celebrates Its 125th Anniversary”
Bob MuschewskeThe St. Paul Camera Club Celebrates Its 125th Anniversary Author: Bob Muschewske The growth and popularity of photography in the late nineteenth century led to the founding of the St. Paul Camera Club (SPCC) in 1893. Over the years, the number of members of the SPCC has…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2018: “How St. Paul’s Federal Courts Building and Post Office Became Today’s Landmark Center”
Bob RoscoeHow St. Paul’s Federal Courts Building and Post Office Became Today’s Landmark Center Author: Bob Roscoe In 1969, demolition of St. Paul’s Federal Courts Building and Post Office, a Richardson Romanesque Chateauesque-style public building that the federal government had constructed between 1892 and 1901, seemed imminent. When a…
RCHS/TPT Film – North Star: Civil War Stories
RCHS and TPTNorth Star Civil War Stories Ramsey County Historical Society is proud to partner with TPT-Twin Cities PBS to produce a ground-breaking new documentary, North Star: Civil War Stories, which uncovers hidden details of African-American men from Minnesota involved in the Civil War. Using emerging research and scholarship, North Star: Civil War…
The Crusade for Forgotten Souls: Reforming Minnesota’s Mental Institutions, 1946–1954
Reviewer: Gary GleasonThe Crusade for Forgotten Souls: Reforming Minnesota’s Mental Institutions, 1946–1954 Susan Bartlett Foote Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2018 312 pages; soft cover; photos; $22.95 Susan Bartlett Foote has written an impressive book that combines a great story and exhaustive research about the early years of social…