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Ramsey County History – Fall 1998: “Henry Bosse and Samuel Clemens as Mark Twain—Parallel Lives on the Mighty Mississippi”
Michael ConnorHenry Bosse and Samuel Clemens as Mark Twain—Parallel Lives on the Mighty Mississippi Author: Michael Connor The author discovered one of the two sets of Henry Bosse cyanotype images of the Upper Mississippi made between 1883 and 1891. This appreciation of Bosse’s work draws parallels between it and the work…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1998: Book Review
Ramsey County Historical SocietyDuncan MacMillan with Patricia Condon Johnston, MacMillan: The American Grain Family (Afton, Minn.: Afton Historical Society Press, 1998). PDF of Book Reviews…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1998: Letters to the Editor
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Letters to the Editor…
Ramsey County History – Summer 1998: “A ‘Wicked Looking Revolver’ and $3,000 in Gold: F.R. Bigelow’s Dash to France to Rescue His Family from the Guns of August”
Frederic R. BigelowA ‘Wicked Looking Revolver’ and $3,000 in Gold: F.R. Bigelow’s Dash to France to Rescue His Family from the Guns of August Author: Frederic R. Bigelow It’s an adventure tale and a gripping one. The author was president of St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company in 1914 when his…
Ramsey County History – Summer 1998: “A Win at Wimbledon in 1959: Links, Courts, Lanes, Diamonds—Ramsey County’s Women Athletes and Their History of Success”
Kathleen C. RidderA Win at Wimbledon in 1959: Links, Courts, Lanes, Diamonds—Ramsey County’s Women Athletes and Their History of Success Author Kathleen C. Ridder North Ender Jean Havlish played pro baseball in the 1950s, then won a national amateur bowling title in 1964, then she turned pro. Jean Arthur, unseeded at Wimbledon…
Ramsey County History – Summer 1998: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Porches and Parties Around the Piano; A Year in the Life of Mary Etta Manship”
Margaret ManshipGrowing Up in St. Paul: Porches and Parties Around the Piano; A Year in the Life of Mary Etta Manship Author: Margaret Manship “We sat on the porch all evening.” Selections from the summer 1898 to spring 1899 diary of 17-year-old Mary Etta Manship, sister of sculptor Paul Manship. “After…
Ramsey County History – Summer 1998: Letters to the Editor
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Letters to the Editor…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1998: “Stairway to the Abyss: The Diverting Story of Cascade Creek and Its Journey under St. Paul”
Greg BrickStairway to the Abyss: The Diverting Story of Cascade Creek and Its Journey under St. Paul Author: Greg Brick Among the many lost wetlands and watercourses of Ramsey County is Cascade Creek, which flowed from near Cretin-Derham Hall High School and tumbled over a cascade into the Mississippi near the…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1998: “Westminster Junction and Its Tunnels—An 1880s ‘Highway Intersection’ for the Railroads”
Andrew J. SchmidtWestminster Junction and Its Tunnels—An 1880s ‘Highway Intersection’ for the Railroads Author: Andrew J. Schmidt Modern cities do a remarkable job of hiding infrastructure below ground. This article describes the below-ground engineering of railroad access to St. Paul through the Trout Brook corridor. Too narrow to…