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Ramsey County History – Winter 1993: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Looking Back at the Black Community”
Eula T. Murphy and David V. TaylorGrowing Up in St. Paul: Looking Back at the Black Community Author: Eula T. Murphy (with David V. Taylor) The author, born in Alabama in 1919, moved with her family to St. Paul in 1920. She grew up mostly in Frogtown during the Depression. The family suffered unemployment, her mother’s…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1993: “Charlotte Ouisconsin Van Cleve, Daughter of a Frontier Regiment—1819”
Ronald M. HubbsCharlotte Ouisconsin Van Cleve, Daughter of a Frontier Regiment—1819 Author: Ronald M. Hubbs Charlotte Clark was born in Prairie du Chien in 1819 as her family made their way to her father’s posting at still-to-be-built Fort Snelling. As an adult, she married another soldier, who served in the Dakota War…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1993: “Josias King: First Volunteer for the Union”
Robert J. StummJosias King: First Volunteer for the Union Author: Robert J. Stumm Minnesota legend insists that Minnesota offered the first Union army volunteers of the Civil War, and that the first of the first was Josias King. He posed for the monument at the foot of Summit Avenue. This is his…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1993: Book Reviews
Ramsey County Historical SocietyLarry Millet, Lost Twin Cities (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1992). St. Peter Claver Church, Centennial Booklet (St. Paul: St. Peter Claver Church, 1992). A.E. Greiner, compiler, The Minnesota History Calendar 1993 (St. Paul: S.K. Press, 1992). Jack El-Hai, Minnesota Collects (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1992). PDF of Book Reviews…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1993: Letters to the Editor
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Letters to the Editor…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1993: “What’s Historic About This Site?”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Historic Site…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1993: “A Matter of Time”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of A Matter of Time…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1992: “A Story of Change, Pride, and Perseverance: The Mexican-Americans and Their Roots in St. Paul’s Past”
Jane McClureA Story of Change, Pride, and Perseverance: The Mexican-Americans and Their Roots in St. Paul’s Past Author: Jane McClure Professional oboist Luis Garzon came to Minnesota from Mexico City in 1886 and stayed to become a grocer and pillar of the Mexican-American community on St. Paul’s West Side. This article…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1992: “Whistles, Crowds and Free Silver: St. Paul’s Noisy Election Night in 1896”
Thomas C. BuckleyWhistles, Crowds and Free Silver: St. Paul’s Noisy Election Night in 1896 Author: Thomas C. Buckley Though William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan were the principal candidates in the 1896 presidential election, the central figure in this article is James J. Hill. Hill provided the giant steam whistles used to…