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Ramsey County History – Fall 1992: “Postcards: A Full-blown Love Affair”
Robert M. StummPostcards: A Full-blown Love Affair Author: Robert J. Stumm Photo postcards soared in popularity at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century. The author, a collector, records the history of the American postcard and displays ten of his favorite scenes of old St. Paul. PDF of…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1992: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Polish Sausage and Trips on the Streetcar”
DeAnne M. CherryGrowing Up in St. Paul: Polish Sausage and Trips on the Streetcar Author: DeAnne M. Cherry The author spent many days on St. Paul’s North End in the 1940s in the company of her Polish grandparents. This memoir includes St. Casimir’s Church, Calvary Cemetery, Hank’s Grocery, visits from the rag…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1992: “A Matter of Time”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyA Matter of Time A selection of local news items from 1852, 1892, and 1917, featuring a short history of St. Peter Claver church by Arthur C. McWatt. PDF of A Matter of Time…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1992: “What’s Historic About This Site? St. Casimir’s Church and Its 100-Year Journey of Faith”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyWhat’s Historic About This Site? St. Casimir’s Church and Its 100-Year Journey of Faith Founded in 1892, this is the third St. Paul Catholic parish organized to serve Polish parishioners. The building, at 937 East Jessamine, went up in 1904. PDF of Historic Site…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1992: Book Review
Ramsey County Historical SocietyWalter Trenerry, Murder in Minnesota: A Collection of True Cases (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1962). PDF of Book Review…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1992: Letters to the Editor
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Letters to the Editor…
Ramsey County History – Summer 1992: “The Junior League’s First 75 Years: Follies, ‘Friendly Visiting’ and Women’s Changing Roles”
Gareth O. PetersonThe Junior League’s First 75 Years: Follies, ‘Friendly Visiting’ and Women’s Changing Roles Author: Gareth O. Peterson The national Junior League began in 1901; the St. Paul chapter in 1917. Its mission was to find volunteers workers for social good. In its first few decades, it concentrated on…
Ramsey County History – Summer 1992: “Hope Chests and Honeymoons—Marriages in America Still Wedded to Tradition”
Tamara TruerHope Chests and Honeymoons—Marriages in America Still Wedded to Tradition Author: Tamara Truer This article examines wedding customs and fashions in the 19th and early 20th centuries, especially in the Midwest. It is accompanied by photos of home wedding decorations from an album in the Ramsey County Historical Society collections.
Ramsey County History – Summer 1992: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Father Begged Feed for His Animals”
Margaret ManshipGrowing Up in St. Paul: Father Begged Feed for His Animals Author: Margaret Manship The father in this case was William McMahon, zookeeper at the Como Zoo starting in 1931. This memoir traces the early decades of the zoo, its struggles with lack of money, the animal donations, and the…