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Ramsey County History – Spring 2005: “A Novel Look at History”
Steve TrimbleA Novel Look at History Author: Steve Trimble There are some historians who believe that in many cases novels can give readers the real feel of a city—its smells, sounds, and landscape. This article looks at four novels set in St. Paul. Mr. White’s Confession by Robert Clark is set in…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2005: Book Reviews
Ramsey County Historical SocietyBook Reviews Rhoda R. Gilman, Henry Hastings Sibley: Divided Heart (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2004). Ralph W. Hidy, Muriel E. Hidy, Roy V. Scott, and Don L. Hofsommer, The Great Northern Railway: A History (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2004). Larry Millett, Strange Days, Dangerous Nights: Photos from the Speed Graphic Era (Minneapolis: University…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2005: Letters to the Editor
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Ramsey County History – Winter 2005: “Curtain Up in 1933: The Legacy of the St. Paul Opera Association”
Steve TrimbleCurtain Up in 1933: The Legacy of the St. Paul Opera Association Author: Steve Trimble Inspired by a trip to Europe, Mrs. W. Homer Sweeney successfully spearheaded the creation of the St. Paul Municipal Opera. Opening in 1933, it was a “civic opera” that chose to present quality music…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2005: “Ramsey County Historical Society’s Collection of Building Permits and the Story of the DeLoop Parking Ramp”
Robert F. GarlandRamsey County Historical Society’s Collection of Building Permits and the Story of the DeLoop Parking Ramp Author: Robert F. Garland St. Paul began to require building permits in 1883. This is the story of one downtown property, the DeLoop Parking Ramp, which the author researched using these permits, now…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2005: “Union Park in the 1880s—Band Concerts, Balloon Ascensions Once Lured 10,000 People in a Single Day”
Minnesota Junior PioneersUnion Park in the 1880s—Band Concerts, Balloon Ascensions Once Lured 10,000 People in a Single Day Author: Minnesota Junior Pioneers In 1880, the Milwaukee Short Line Railroad opened up development in today’s Macalester, Groveland, and Merriam Park neighborhoods, then on the outskirts of St. Paul. Union Park, as it…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2005:
Ramsey County Historical SocietyBook Reviews Larry Haeg, In Gatsby’s Shadow: The Story of Charles Macomb Flandrau (Iowa City, Ia.: University of Iowa Press, 2004). Nancy Goodman and Robert Goodman, Paddlewheels on the Upper Mississippi. 1823–1854 (Stillwater, Minn.: Washington County Historical Society, 2003). PDF of Book Reviews…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2005: Letters to the Editor
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Letters to the Editor…