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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…
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).