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Ramsey County History – Spring 1994: “D-Day Remembered by Seven Who Were There”
Virginia Brainard KunzD-Day Remembered by Seven Who Were There Author: Virginia Brainard Kunz This article consists of excerpts from interviews with seven men from the St. Paul area who were among the many British and American soldiers, sailors, and airmen who fought the Germans at Normandy in France on D-Day, June 6,…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1994: “The Harlem Renaissance: ‘An Age of Miracles, Excess, Satire’”
John S. WrigthThe Harlem Renaissance: ‘An Age of Miracles, Excess, Satire’ Author: John S. Wright This is an insightful summary of the Manhattan Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. It concentrates on the African-American contributions in music, literature, and the visual arts and ties them in with a touring exhibit titled “A Stronger…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1994: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Yankeedom: Goal of the 19th Century Immigrant”
John W. LarsonGrowing Up in St. Paul: Yankeedom: Goal of the 19th Century Immigrant Author: John W. Larson The author’s fond recollections of his Swedish grandparents who when they reminisced would never talk about Sweden and whose ideal was to become a Yankee. In researching his family’s origins in Sweden and their…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1994: Book Reviews
Ramsey County Historical SocietyVirginia Brainard Kunz, Where the Doors Never Close: The Story of St. Paul’s Union Gospel Mission (St. Paul: Union Gospel Mission, 1993). Charles A. Lindbergh, The Spirit of St. Louis, with a new introduction by Reeve Lindbergh (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1993). PDF of Book Reviews…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1994: Letters to the Editor
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Ramsey County History — Spring 1994: List of Contributors
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Ramsey County History – Winter 1994: “Giesen’s: Costumers to St. Paul’s Families and Festivals—1872-1970”
Virginia L. MartinGiesen’s: Costumers to St. Paul’s Families and Festivals—1872-1970 Author: Virginia L. Martin Out of the heavily German culture of St. Paul’s early decades grew Giesen’s, which for a time was one of the biggest commercial costume businesses in the country. The founder, Maria Giesen, ran it until 1903: her daughter-in-law,…
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…