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Ramsey County History – Winter 1997: Letters to the Editor
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Letters to the Editor…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1996: “Fires, Hurricanes, Diamonds, Elephants: The Colorful History of St. Paul Companies—Minnesota’s Oldest Business Corporation
Virginia Brainard KunzFires, Hurricanes, Diamonds, Elephants: The Colorful History of St. Paul Companies—Minnesota’s Oldest Business Corporation Author: Virginia Brainard Kunz The St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company was incorporated in 1853, five years before Minnesota became a state. As a steamboat, then rail transportation center, St. Paul needed this institution and…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1996: Book Review
Ramsey County Historical SocietySusan Davis Price, Minnesota Gardens: An Illustrated History (Afton, Minn.: Afton Historical Society Press, 1995). PDF of Book Review…
Ramsey County History – Summer 1996: “From ‘Part-Time Pick-up’ to Renowned Ensemble: The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Its First Ten Years—1959 to 1970”
Glenn PerachioFrom ‘Part-Time Pick-up’ to Renowned Ensemble: The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Its First Ten Years—1959 to 1970 Author: Glenn Perachio The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) gave its first performance 18 November 1959 at St. Paul Central High School. The musicians were mostly moonlighters from the Minneapolis Symphony. Ten…
Ramsey County History – Summer 1996: “Minnesota’s First Brewery: Yoerg’s Final Years, 1933–1952”
James B. BellMinnesota’s First Brewery: Yoerg’s Final Years, 1933–1952 Author: James B. Bell Anthony Yoerg began Minnesota’s first brewery at his home on the Upper Landing in St. Paul in 1848. Then in 1871 the brewery moved to several caves on the west side of the Mississippi because the cool temperatures in…
Ramsey Couny History – Summer 1996: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Grandfather Joel Larson—Swedish Immigrant—That ‘Mysterious Stranger’ in Our Midst”
John W. LarsonGrowing Up in St. Paul: Grandfather Joel Larson—Swedish Immigrant—That ‘Mysterious Stranger’ in Our Midst Author: John W. Larson Because the author’s grandfather rarely talked about himself even to family members, Joel Larson was something of a “mysterious stranger” to his grandson. This affectionate account of Joel Larson gives insight into…
Ramsey County History – Summer 1996: Letters to the Editor
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Letters to the Editor…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1996: “Jane Gibbs, the ’Little Bird That Was Caught’ and Her Dakota Friends”
Deanne Zibell WeberJane Gibbs, the ’Little Bird That Was Caught’ and Her Dakota Friends Author: Deanne Zibell Weber Jane DeBow Gibbs lived a wandering frontier life in the mid-19th century until settling in what is now Roseville in 1849. The article traces her childhood with Dakota friends in the early 1830s, life…