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Ramsey County History – Winter 2010: “Growing Up in St. Paul: The CCC, Flying Hands, and the Armistice Day Blizzard”
Norman C. Horton Sr.Growing Up in St. Paul: The CCC, Flying Hands, and the Armistice Day Blizzard Author: Norman C. Horton Sr. Norman Horton’s family moved to St. Paul at the onset of the Great Depression eking out an existence and moving often. After graduation from high school, Horton served in the…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2010: Book Reviews
Ramsey County Historical SocietyBook Reviews Larry Millett, Murder Has a Public Face: Crime and Punishment in the Speed Graphic Era (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2008). Greg A. Brick, Subterranean Twin Cities (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2009). Robert Goodman, the Last Rafter: David Bronson and the St. Croix Lumber Industry (Stillwater, Minn.: Hardenbergh Foundation and the Washington…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2010: Donors
Ramsey County Historical SocietyDonors PDF of RCHS Donors…
The Dutiful Son: Louis W. Hill-Life in the Shadow of the Empire Builder, James J. Hill
Biloine (Billie) W. Young with Eileen R. McCormackAuthor Biloine (Billie) W. Young and researcher Eileen McCormack bring to light the extraordinary life and contributions of Louis W. Hill Sr., the second son of James J. Hill. Following the death of his father, Louis took on the management of the Great Northern Railway and banking empire, became the…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2009: “The 1924 Junior World Series, The St. Paul Saints’ Magnificent Comeback”
Roger A. GodinThe 1924 Junior World Series, The St. Paul Saints’ Magnificent Comeback Author: Roger A. Godin Starting in 1920, the winners of the two “high minor” baseball leagues had their own world series. It was a time when the smaller city teams played strong, independent entities whose play was close…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2009: “St. Paul’s Biggest Party: The Grand Army of the Republic’s 1896 National Encampment”
Moira F. Harris and Leo J. HarrisSt. Paul’s Biggest Party: The Grand Army of the Republic’s 1896 National Encampment Authors: Moira F. Harris and Leo J. Harris After the Civil War there had been annual Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) national conventions or “encampments” in many different cities. Between August 3 and September 4,…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2009: “Growing Up in St. Paul: The Mispacha on Texas Street”
Nathalie ChaseGrowing Up in St. Paul: The Mispacha on Texas Street Author: Nathalie Chase Bernstein “Mishpacha” is the Hebrew word for family, and this article looks at the story of the author’s Jewish family from Lithuania. They came to St. Paul and, in the late 1890s, and started a scrap…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2009: Book Reviews
Ramsey County Historical SocietyBook Reviews Joan C. Brainard and Richard E. Leonard, Three Bold Ventures: The History of North Oaks, Minnesota (North Oaks, Minn.: Hill Farm Historical Society and Beaver’s Pond Press, 2007). Biloine W. Young, “My Heart It Is Delicious:” Setting the Course for Cross-Cultural Health Care: The Story of the Center for International Health (Afton,…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2009: Letters to the Editor
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Letters to the Editor…