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Ramsey County History – Summer 2000: Book Review
Mary Jane LaVigneBook Review John W. Johnson, John O. Johnson: From Norway to White Bear Lake (White Bear Lake, Minn.: John W. Johnson, 1999). PDF of Book Review…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2000: Letters to the Editor
Ramsey County Historical SocietyLetters to the Editor Letters about Walter Liggett and his 1935 murder, and Dakota life in the Twin Cities area. PDF of Letters to the Editor…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2000: “The Two Worlds of Jane Gibbs: The Gibbs Farm and the Santee Dakota”
Julie A. HumannThe Two Worlds of Jane Gibbs: The Gibbs Farm and the Santee Dakota Author: Julie A. Humann This article begins with how a young girl, Jane DeBow, and the Santee Dakota people came to know and learn about each other, starting in 1834 when she was living near the…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2000: “Gummy, Yellow, White Flint Corn—The Dakota Garden at the Gibbs Museum”
Janet CassGummy, Yellow, White Flint Corn—The Dakota Garden at the Gibbs Museum Author: Janet Cass At the Gibbs Farm, which was established by Jane and Heman Gibbs in 1849 outside St. Paul, the museum there offers a view of pioneer and native gardens side-by-side. These demonstration plots allow visitors to…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2000: “The Gibbs Farm, Its Neighbor, The University Farm, and How Both of Them Influenced Minnesota’s Agricultural History”
William F. Hueg Jr.The Gibbs Farm, Its Neighbor, The University Farm, and How Both of Them Influenced Minnesota’s Agricultural History Author: William F. Hueg Jr. The 160 acres of farmland acquired by Herman and Jane Gibbs in 1849 in Falcon Heights proved to be some of the most valuable acreage in the…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2000: “Growing Up In St. Paul: Mystic Caverns and Their Short-Lived Glory Days”
Ray BartonGrowing Up In St Paul: Mystic Caverns and Their Short-Lived Glory Days Author: Ray Barton In the 1930s, a hangout for gangsters and other colorful characters was Mystic Caverns, a nightclub built into the caves on the lower West Side of St. Paul. Its heyday was short-lived, however; within…
Ramsey County History – Spring 2000: Book Reviews
Thomas H. Boyd, John Lindley, Virginia Brainard KunzBook Reviews Douglas R. Heidenreich, With Satisfaction and Honor: William Mitchell College of Law, 1900– 2000 (St. Paul: William Mitchell College of Law, 1999). Thomas H. Boyd, “The Life and Career of the Honorable John B. Sanborn, Jr.,” 23:2 William Mitchell Law Review (1997): 203–312. Edward J. Lettermann, Farming in Early Minnesota, second edition (St.
Ramsey County History – Spring 2000: Letters to the Editor
Ramsey County Historical SocietyLetters to the Editor Letters and editorial responses about the Harriet Island Pavilion, Sioux v. Dakota word choice, immigration, the 1940 ice palace, and the Backus School for Girls. PDF of Letters to the Editor…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2000: “Architect to the Kings of the Carnivals: ‘Cap’ Wigington and His Ice Palace ‘Babies’”
Bob OlsenArchitect to the Kings of the Carnivals: ‘Cap’ Wigington and His Ice Palace ‘Babies’ Author: Bob Olsen A chronicle of Clarence W. “Cap” Wigington’s designs for the St. Paul Ice Palaces of the 1930s and ‘40s. Financed by the US Works Progress Administration during the years of the Great…