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Ramsey County History – Spring 1998: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Dawn to Dusk: Grand Hill and Its Grand Fourth of July Extravaganza”
Charlotte McKendree Wright LewisGrowing Up in St. Paul: Dawn to Dusk: Grand Hill and Its Grand Fourth of July Extravaganza Author: Charlotte McKendree Wright Lewis This memoir begins around 1960. The author and her childhood chums organized elaborate Fourths—games, parades, speeches, posters, and more games in her Summit Hill neighborhood. PDF…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1998: Book Reviews
Ramsey County Historical SocietyCharles E. Twining, F.K. Weyerhaeuser: Beyond the Sawmill (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1997). Steven M. Koop, M.D., We Hold This Treasure: The Story of Gillette Children’s Hospital (Afton, Minn.: Afton Historical Society Press, 1998). Paul Clifford Larson, A Place at the Lake (Afton, Minn.: Afton Historical Society Press, 1998). PDF of Book…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1998: Letters to the Editor
Ramsey County Historical ScoeityPDF of Letters to the Editor…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1998: “A ‘Launching Upon Journalistic Seas:’ A Chronicle of The St. Paul Daily News—1900–1933”
James B. BellA ‘Launching Upon Journalistic Seas:’ A Chronicle of The St. Paul Daily News—1900–1933 Author: James B. Bell The St. Paul Daily News, an afternoon newspaper, appeared in 1900 to challenge the Pioneer Press-Dispatch monopoly. It thrived for over thirty years until killed off by the Great Depression. This article tells…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1998: “The Legend of Sam Taran: Boxer, Bootlegger, and St. Paul’s ‘Fighting Tailor'”
Paul R. GoldThe Legend of Sam Taran: Boxer, Bootlegger, and St. Paul’s “Fighting Tailor” Author: Paul R. Gold Sam Taran was less a boxer or tailor than he was a bootlegger and career criminal; he was good at being a crook. Taran was a minor figure in St. Paul’s gangster era but…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1998: “Growing Up in St. Paul: From Amerika to America: Alma Crosses the Border”
John W. LarsonGrowing Up in St. Paul: From Amerika to America: Alma Crosses the Border Author: John W. Larson This memoir of the author’s grandmother illuminates the lives of Swedish immigrants, life on the East Side (Oak Park and Hazel Park), Ames School, the Harvester Works, People’s Church, the Swedish Lutheran Church,…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1998: Letters to the Editor
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Letters to the Editor…
Jane Gibbs: Little Bird That Was Caught
Anne E. Neuberger, Illustrations by Tessie BundickIn 1834, five-year old Jane was placed into a covered wagon to travel with a family she did not know. The Stevens–a missionary family–took her through great woods and savannahs, boating across Lake Michigan and up rivers until they reached Minnesota. While the Stevens were building a log cabin, Jane…