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Ramsey County History Podcast #7 – Winter 2016: The Ford Motor Company in St. Paul
Paul Nelson and Brian McMahonThe Ford Motor Company in St. Paul For almost a century, the Ford Motor Company built vehicles in St. Paul, first on University Avenue, and, from 1925 onward, in Highland Park. Architect and historian Brian McMahon has now published a book telling the…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2016: “John Anderson’s Fall from the High Bridge”
John T. SielaffJohn Anderson’s Fall from the High Bridge Author: John T. Sielaff On May 2, 1902, John Anderson, a painter working as part of a crew repainting the St. Paul High Bridge, fell 125 feet into the Mississippi River and survived. Although injured when he hit the footing of the…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2016: “‘Abide with Me:’ Grace Craig Stork, 1916”
Rebecca A. Ebnet-Mavencamp‘Abide with Me:’ Grace Craig Stork, 1916 Author: Rebecca A. Ebnet-Mavencamp Beginning in 1903, the family of William and Grace Stork lived on St. Paul’s Cleveland Avenue. Grace began to experience eye pain in 1914, and two years later she underwent surgery for “orbital cancer,” which removed a tumor…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2016: “‘Production for Victory:’ The Ford Twin Cities Assembly Plant in World War II”
Brian McMahon‘Production for Victory:’ The Ford Twin Cities Assembly Plant in World War II Author: Brian McMahon Henry Ford was actively antiwar and anti-union in the 1930s. Thus, when war came to the United States in late 1941, the Ford Motor Company was barred from bidding on defense-related contracts. Eventually,…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2016: “Streetcars: A Way of Life”
DeAnne Marie CherryStreetcars: A Way of Life Author: DeAnne Marie Cherry Traveling by streetcar in St. Paul was a way of life for DeAnne Marie Cherry’s family at the turn of the twentieth century. Her great-grandparents used them to go to work or shopping. Her grandfather took the trolley to the…
Ramsey County History Podcast #6 – Fall 2016: Who Was Harriet Bishop?
Paul Nelson and Mary Lethert WingerdWho Was Harriet Bishop? Harriet Bishop is the only well-known woman among St. Paul’s early settlers. In fact, she may be the best-known of all. She was Minnesota’s first schoolteacher, yes, but what else do we know about her? Minnesota’s leading historian, Professor Emeritus Mary Lethert Wingerd,…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2016: “Helen Marks, Dressmaker, the 1903 Summer Carnival, and the Unions”
David RiehleHelen Marks, Dressmaker, the 1903 Summer Carnival, and the Unions Author: David Riehle In late July and early August of 1903, St. Paul held its only Summer Carnival. One of the principal events in this festival that lasted nearly two weeks was the popular election of a queen. Men…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2016: “Robert Foulis—Minnesota’s First Golf Professional”
Joseph GladkeRobert Foulis—Minnesota’s First Golf Professional Author: Joseph Gladke As the popularity of the game of golf grew in the late 1890s, St. Paul’s Town and Country Club hired its first professional, Robert Foulis (1873–1945), in 1898. Foulis had been born in St. Andrews, Scotland, and had learned the game…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2016: “Homes vs. Factories: The 95-Year Battle over the Future of the South Highland Park Neighborhood”
Marc J ManderscheidHomes vs. Factories: The 95-Year Battle over the Future of the South Highland Park Neighborhood Author: Marc J Manderscheid When the South Highland Park neighborhood was initially zoned in 1922, St. Paul officials designated it as a residential neighborhood made up of houses of not more than two families.