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Ramsey County History – Winter 1994: “Growing Up in St. Paul: A Grandchild’s Journey into a Swedish Past”
Growing Up in St. Paul: A Grandchild’s Journey into a Swedish Past Author: John W. Larson An exceedingly amusing and well-written memoir of the author’s childhood and the mysteries surrounding his Swedish immigrant forebears. PDF of Growing_Up…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1994: “What’s Historic About This Site? The House Peder Foss Built—New Brighton, 1896”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyWhat’s Historic About This Site? The House Peder Foss Built—New Brighton, 1896 Norwegian immigrant Peder Foss built the largest and most intact Victorian residence in New Brighton in 1896. PDF of Historic Site…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1994: Book Reviews
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPeg Meier, Too Hot, Went To Lake (Minneapolis: Neighbors Publishing, 1993). Craig Johnson, James J. Hill House (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1993). Roger Barr, The Treasure Hunt (St. Paul: Medallion Press, 1993). PDF of Book Reviews…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1994: Letters to the Editor
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Letters to the Editor…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1993: “The Newly Restored, Newly Renovated City Hall-County Courthouse”
Thomas J. KelleyThe Newly Restored, Newly Renovated City Hall-County Courthouse Author: Thomas J. Kelley On the occasion of the completion of its renovation, the story of the financing, building, and decoration of Ramsey County’s art deco marvel (1929–32), and then its renewal sixty years later. PDF of Kelley – Courthouse…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1993: “What IS Art Deco?”
Thomas J. KelleyWhat IS Art Deco? Author: Thomas J. Kelley A short history of the iconic American architectural style of the 1920s and ‘30s. PDF of Kelley – Art Deco article…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1993: “A Short and Happy History of Ramsey County and Its Two Earlier Courthouses”
Dane SmithA Short and Happy History of Ramsey County and Its Two Earlier Courthouses Author: Dane Smith The courthouse elsewhere celebrated in this issue was Ramsey County’s third. This article tells the story of the first (1850–1889), a very simple structure; and the second (1889–1932), Edward Bassford’s handsome but quickly obsolete…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1993: “Creation in Stone: Carl Milles’s ‘Finest’: The God of Peace”
Dane SmithCreation in Stone: Carl Milles’s ‘Finest’: The God of Peace Author: Dane Smith St. Paul’s most famous artwork is the giant Mexican-onyx figure that dominates City Hall’s Memorial Hall. The artist was an enigmatic Swede, Carl Milles, whose first few proposals were rejected by the courthouse commissioners. He then disappeared…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1993: “Growing Up in St. Paul: The Return of the Cotters: A Family’s Story”
Dorothy Cotter Chaput and Thomas C. BuckleyGrowing Up in St. Paul: The Return of the Cotters: A Family’s Story Author: Dorothy Cotter Chaput, as told to Thomas C. Buckley The Cotter children grew up mostly in rural Wisconsin, but one by one they made their ways to St. Paul starting in 1920. The author recounts her…