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Ramsey County History – Summer 2006: “‘Dreams of the Immensity of the Future:’ Crex Carpet Company Revisited
Paul D. Nelson“Dreams of the Immensity of the Future:” Crex Carpet Company Revisited Author: Paul D. Nelson A short article that follows up on an earlier piece by the author, published in the Winter 2006 issue. It was prompted by the discovery of an unpublished manuscript written by Michael O’Shaughnessy, the…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2006: “Fighting Billy Miske: The Heart of a Champion”
Paul PicardFighting Billy Miske: The Heart of a Champion Author: Paul Picard St. Paul was known for its champion boxers even before the sport became legal in the city, and bouts had to be fought outside the state. Miske, the “St. Paul Thunderbolt,” was the son of German immigrants. He…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2006: Book Reviews
Ramsey County Historical SocietyBook Reviews Jeffrey A. Hess and Paul Clifford Larson, St. Paul’s Architecture: A History (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006). Victor Tedesco with Trudi Hahn, I Always Sang for My Father (or Anyone Who Would Listen) (Minneapolis: Syren Book Co., 2006). Dick Harris, TWOgethr: A Fictional History (Edina, Minn.: Beaver’s Pond Press, 2005). Duane Thein, ed., Father…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2006: Letters to the Editor
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Ramsey County History – Spring 2006: “Mary Hill’s Lowertown, 1867–1891”
Eileen R. McCormackMary Hill’s Lowertown, 1867–1891 Author: Eileen R. McCormack Mary Mehegan Hill lived most of her early life in St. Paul’s Lowertown and was there with her husband, James J. Hill, from the time of their marriage until the Hills moved to Summit Avenue in 1891. Surrounded by prosperous families…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2006: “Lowertown: Another Perspective”
David RiehleLowertown: Another Perspective Author: David Riehle Fire insurance maps are valuable resources that can reveal some of the patterns of economic class. For instance, pink coloring on the plats is reserved for stone and blue for frame homes. The Hills, Gotzians and Uphams were socially active with each other,…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2006: “St. Paul Underground: Stahlmann’s Cellars: The Cave under the Castle”
Greg A. BrickSt. Paul Underground: Stahlmann’s Cellars: The Cave under the Castle Author: Greg A. Brick Bavarian-born Christopher Stahlmann opened his brewery in St. Paul in 1855 on Fort and Oneida streets in the West Seventh area. By the late 1870s, it was the largest brewery in the state. Its lagering…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2006: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Stranger in a Strange Land: A Culture That for a Child Was Foreign and Alien”
Bernice M. FisherGrowing Up in St. Paul: Stranger in a Strange Land: A Culture That for a Child Was Foreign and Alien Author: Bernice M. Fisher Bernice Fisher started kindergarten at Scheffer School in 1933. A later move to St. Adelbert’s School changed her in ways her parents had not anticipated.
Ramsey County History – Spring 2006: Book Reviews
Ramsey County Historical SocietyBook Reviews Leigh Roethke, Minnesota’s Capitol: A Centennial Story (Afton, Minn.: Afton Historical Society Press, 2005). Pearl Marea Schenk, Pearl and the Howling Hound Farm: A Gifted Educator Remembers (St. Paul: Ramsey County Historical Society, 2006). William D. Bowell Sr., Ol’ Man River: Memoirs of a Riverboat Captain (Afton, Minn.: Afton Historical Society Press, 2005). Stephen…