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Ramsey County History – Summer 2010: “‘He Had a Great Flair for the Colorful:’ Louis W. Hill and Glacier Park”
Biloine W. Young and Eileen R. McCormack“He Had a Great Flair for the Colorful:” Louis W. Hill and Glacier Park Authors: Biloine W. Young and Eileen R. McCormack The article is an excerpt from two chapters of The Dutiful Son: Louis W. Hill; Life in the Shadow of the Empire Builder, James J. Hill, published…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2010: “‘A Rented House Is Not a Home:’ Thomas Frankson: Real Estate Promoter and Unorthodox Politician”
Roger Bergerson“A Rented House Is Not a Home:” Thomas Frankson: Real Estate Promoter and Unorthodox Politician Author: Roger Bergerson Thomas Frankson, a real estate developer, oil land speculator, and often successful politician is no longer well known. His house near the western entrance of Como Park with its two concrete…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2010: “A Saint Paul Chronicle: The Return of the ‘Black Maria'”
Maya J. BeechamA Saint Paul Chronicle: The Return of the “Black Maria” Author: Maya J. Beecham A short article based on an excerpt from a letter written by Bernard M. Schorn Jr. whose grandfather drove a “Black Maria.” This was a name given to the workforce vans that transported convicts from…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2010: Book Review
Ramsey County Historical SocietyBook Review Mary Lethert Wingerd, North Country: The Making of Minnesota (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2010). PDF of Book Review…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2010: “They Played for the Love of the Game: Adding to the Legacy of Minnesota Black Baseball”
Frank M. WhiteThey Played for the Love of the Game: Adding to the Legacy of Minnesota Black Baseball Author: Frank M. White Based on a Ramsey County Historical Society exhibit, this article reveals the untold story of some of the local St. Paul baseball players who struggled to overcome racial indignities…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2010: “‘Good Grief!’ Said Charlie Brown: The Business of Death in Bygone St. Paul”
Moira F. Harris & Leo J. Harris“Good Grief!” Said Charlie Brown: The Business of Death in Bygone St. Paul Authors: Moira F. Harris & Leo J. Harris The article outlines the views of death and funeral customs in the nineteenth century, drawing heavily on the archives of the Albert Scheffer family in St. Paul. It…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2010: Book Reviews
Ramsey County Historical SocietyBook Reviews William D. Green, A Peculiar Imbalance: The Fall and Rise of Racial Equality in Early Minnesota (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2007). Roger Bergerson, Winging It at a Country Crossroads: The Ups and Downs of Minnesota’s First Real Airport (St. Paul: Roger Bergerson, 2008). PDF of…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2010: “Recollections of Cathedral Hill: A Glimpse of Old St. Paul from an Up-and-Down Duplex on Holly Avenue”
Mary ReichardtRecollections of Cathedral Hill: A Glimpse of Old St. Paul from an Up-and-Down Duplex on Holly Avenue Author: Mary Reichardt An owner of 444 Holly Avenue in the Cathedral Hill neighborhood tells the story of her home. Allen John Sovereign, a railroad man, moved to St. Paul with his…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2010: “‘Part and Parcel of a Great Cause:’ The St. Paul Society for the Hard of Hearing”
Kristen Mapel Bloomberg and Leah S. McLaughlin“Part and Parcel of a Great Cause:” The St. Paul Society for the Hard of Hearing Authors: Kristen Mapel Bloomberg and Leah S. McLaughlin After providing general information on social clubs and organizations in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this article focuses on the group that worked…