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Ramsey County History – Winter 2003: Book Reviews
Ramsey County Historical SocietyBook Reviews Peter Damian Bellis and George Bellis, The Rooftops of St. Paul: A History of the Thomas Finn Company, 1898 to 2002 (St. Paul: Thomas Finn Company, 2002). Byron Olson and Joe Cabadas, The American Auto Factory (St. Paul: MBI Publishing, 2002). Stephen R. Graubard, ed., “Minnesota: A Different Place?” 129:3 Daedalus (Summer 2000).
Ramsey County History – Winter 2003: RCHS Donors
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Ramsey County History – Winter 2003: Letters to the Editor
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Ramsey County History – Fall 2002: “Lost Neighborhood: Borup’s Addition and the Prosperous Pioneer African Americans Who Owned Homes There”
David RiehleLost Neighborhood: Borup’s Addition and the Prosperous Pioneer African Americans Who Owned Homes There Author: David Riehle The story of a vanished neighborhood populated, though not exclusively, by pioneer African Americans, many of whom arrived around the time of the Civil War. This nineteenth-century community was located in Borup’s…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2002: “Fur Trader, Banker, Danish Vice Consul: This Was the Borup of Borup’s Addition”
Virginia Brainard KunzFur Trader, Banker, Danish Vice Consul: This Was the Borup of Borup’s Addition Author: Virginia Brainard Kunz A short biographical sketch of Danish-born Charles William Wulff Borup, a man with a medical degree. He came to the Midwest in 1835 as an agent for the American Fur Company and…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2002: “St. Gaudens’ New York Eagle: Rescue and Restoration of St. Paul’s First Outdoor Sculpture, Icon of Its Past”
Christine Podas-LarsonSt. Gaudens’ New York Eagle: Rescue and Restoration of St. Paul’s First Outdoor Sculpture, Icon of Its Past Author: Christine Podas-Larson The New York Eagle is one of St. Paul’s most famed outdoor sculptures. It became a fixture in downtown in 1887 when the New York Life Insurance Company…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2002: “Restoring the New York Eagle”
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Ramsey County History – Fall 2002: “Summit Overlook Park: Once Upon a Time: Carpenter Park and Its Five-Story Hotel”
Thomas ZahnSummit Overlook Park: Once Upon a Time: Carpenter Park and Its Five-Story Hotel Author: Thomas Zahn A short history of Summit Overlook Park, which once held the Carpenter Hotel. It was acquired by the Saint Paul Parks Department in 1900 and was the spot chosen for the New York…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2002: “Growing Up In St Paul: Seeing, Talking to, Calling on Sprits: Grandma Minda’s Adventures in Spiritualism”
Joanne EnglundGrowing Up In St Paul: Seeing, Talking to, Calling on Sprits: Grandma Minda’s Adventures in Spiritualism Author: Joanne Englund This is the story of Minda Sands, a Scandinavian woman as remembered and written by her granddaughter. Minda and her husband bought a lot on Edmund Street between Albert and…