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Ramsey County History – Spring 2016: “Albert Wolff: Brilliant Career, Tragic Death”
LaVern J. RippleyAlbert Wolff: Brilliant Career, Tragic Death Author: LaVern J. Rippley Albert Wolff (1825–1893) was a German Forty-eighter; that is an out-spoken liberal who left Germany in the wake of the revolutionary spirit that swept much of Europe starting in 1848. Wolff’s participation in street fighting led to the commutation…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2016: “Carl Florin, Ray Florén, and Eleven Houses near Hamline University”
Barbro Sollbe and Ann Thorson WaltonCarl Florin, Ray Florén, and Eleven Houses near Hamline University Authors: Barbro Sollbe and Ann Thorson Walton Carl O. Florén (1884–1948) came to the United States in 1900 from Sweden. He eventually made his way to St. Paul about 1906 and began working for Hamline University. He subsequently married…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2016: Book Reviews
Ramsey County Historical SocietyBook Reviews Jane King Hession and Tim Quigley, John H. Howe, Architect: From Taliesin Apprentice to Master of Organic Design (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2015). Frank M. White, They Played for the Love of the Game: Untold Stories of Black Baseball in Minnesota (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2016). Scott Wright, Carrying the…
Ramsey County History Podcast #5 – Spring 2016: Mayor for Life – George Latimer
Paul Nelson and George LatimerMayor for Life – George Latimer He was sometimes known as “mayor for life.” George Latimer served as mayor of St. Paul from 1976 to 1990, the longest consecutive term in St. Paul history. A lot happened on his watch: the Town Square and Lowertown developments; the…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2016: “The West Publishing Company Buildings and Ramsey County’s Adult Detention Center”
Paul D. NelsonThe West Publishing Company Buildings and Ramsey County’s Adult Detention Center Author: Paul D. Nelson Founded in 1876 in St. Paul, West Publishing Company established its offices and manufacturing plant on the south side of Kellogg Boulevard west of the Wabasha Bridge. By the 1920s, West provided…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2016: “Creative Destruction in the Midway”
John W. DiersCreative Destruction in the Midway Author: John W. Diers The intersection of Snelling and University Avenues in St. Paul’s Midway neighborhood is a case study in what economists call “creative destruction.” There, in 1908, the Twin Cities Rapid Transit Company built a large carbarn and other streetcar shops. When…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2016: “The Sullwold Saga”
William Beyer, FAIAThe Sullwold Saga Author: William Beyer, FAIA This article is a biographical profile of a little-known architect, Herbert A. Sullwold (1883–1969), who was born in St. Paul, studied mechanical engineering at the University of Minnesota, and, in 1907, graduated from the program in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2016: “The Slaveholders of Payne-Phalen”
Christopher P. LehmanThe Slaveholders of Payne-Phalen Author: Christopher P. Lehman The year 2016 is the 160th anniversary of the purchase of the eastern part of St. Paul’s Payne-Phalen neighborhood by three southerners from Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Two of them—William Sprigg Hall and Harwood Iglehart—owned slaves in Maryland, and the latter…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2015: “ALLY People Solutions: 50 Years of Service to Individuals and the Community”
Eileen R. McCormackALLY People Solutions: 50 Years of Service to Individuals and the Community Author: Eileen R. McCormack ALLY People Solutions, a St. Paul nonprofit corporation that serves people in the community with disabilities, traces its roots to a small group of parents who opened a Day Activity Center…