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Ramsey County History – Winter 2011: Donors
Ramsey County Historical SocietyDonors PDF of RCHS Donors…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2010: “‘It Was Like Living in a Small Town:’ Three St. Paul Neighborhoods That Worked: Dayton’s Bluff, Payne Avenue, and Arcade Street in the 1940s and ‘50s “
Steven C. Trimble“It Was Like Living in a Small Town” Three St. Paul Neighborhoods That Worked: Dayton’s Bluff, Payne Avenue, and Arcade Street in the 1940s and ‘50s Author: Steven C. Trimble The three neighborhoods that abutted the industrial complex on St. Paul’s East Side developed as the city expanded outward…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2010: “Once There Was a Street Called Decatur”
Paul D. NelsonOnce There Was a Street Called Decatur Author: Paul D. Nelson This is the story of a small street, Decatur, which was perched on the western edge of Swede Hollow in the East Side of St. Paul. It had been laid out in the 1850s, but the first buildings…
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…