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Ramsey County History – Fall 2015: “St. Paul’s New Directions in the 1930s”
James A. StolpestadSt. Paul’s New Directions in the 1930s Author: James A. Stolpestad Author James A. Stolpestad recounts how, in the late 1920s and early 1930s, St. Paul leaders in government successfully campaigned for public funding to build the St. Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse, remade old…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2015: Book Reviews
Ramsey County Historical SocietyBook Reviews Curt Brown, The William Marvy Company of St. Paul: Keeping Barbershops Classic (Charleston, S.C.: The History Press, 2015). Lori Sturdevant, Her Honor: Rosalie Wahl and the Minnesota Women’s Movement (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2014). PDF of Book Reviews…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2015: “When Ramsey County Politics had an Edge: Maas vs. Williams”
Paul D. NelsonWhen Ramsey County Politics had an Edge: Maas vs. Williams Author: Paul D. Nelson From 1927 to early 1945, Melvin J. Maas (1898–1964), a Republican, represented Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District, which included St. Paul and Ramsey County. Today, few remember his long service in Washington or his career. This…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2015: “Long-Ago Snapshots: When Sitting Bull Was Photographed in St. Paul”
Leo J. HarrisLong-Ago Snapshots: When Sitting Bull Was Photographed in St. Paul Author: Leo J. Harris Sitting Bull, the Hunkpapa Lakota chief, visited St. Paul in 1884 and was photographed at the studio of Alfred Palmquist and Peder Jurgens. This article concentrates on what we know about Sitting Bull’s experience of…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2015: “Carnies and Calamities: A Carnival Midway on the Island at Phalen Park, 1903–1908”
Janice R. QuickCarnies and Calamities: A Carnival Midway on the Island at Phalen Park, 1903–1908 Author: Janice R. Quick A young entrepreneur, Jacob Barnet, built a carnival midway and amusement park on the island at Phalen Park in 1903. Under contract with the Board of Park Commissioners, Barnett’s midway was successful…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2015: Book Reviews
Ramsey County Historical SocietyBook Reviews Greg A. Brick, Fountain Cave, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota and Wakan-Tipi Cave (Carver’s Cave), Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota (Altoona, Pa.: Speece Productions, 2014). John W. Larson, The German Friend: War and Postwar Letters from German Anti-Nazi Prinz Hubertus zu Löwenstein to American Hans Christian, 1942–1947 (St. Paul: Ramsey County Historical Society, 2014).
Ramsey County History – Summer 2015: Letters to the Editor
Ramsey County Historical SocietyLetters to the Editor PDF of Letters to the Editor…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2015: “Brings Is Gone: The Life and Death of a St. Paul Family Business”
Marcia KremerBrings Is Gone: The Life and Death of a St. Paul Family Business Author: Marcia Kremer Joseph Brings and his family immigrated to the US in 1857 and eventually settled in St. Paul, where Joseph opened a store in 1870 on West Seventh Street that later (1884) became Brings…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2015: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Payne Avenue: Memories of Morra, Bocce Ball, Shining Shoes, Gardens, and Swede Hollow”
Richard A. SherwoodGrowing Up in St. Paul: Payne Avenue: Memories of Morra, Bocce Ball, Shining Shoes, Gardens, and Swede Hollow Author: Richard A. Sherwood The author fondly recalls his youth as a member of one of the few non-Italian, non-Catholic families living on Payne Avenue on the East Side in the…