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Ramsey County History – Spring 1986: Board of Directors
Ramsey County Historical SocietyOfficers of the Society and The Board of Directors PDF of Board of Directors…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1985: “Farming in the Shadow of the Cities: The Not-So-Rural History of Rose Township Farmers, 1850–1900”
Kendra DillardFarming in the Shadow of the Cities: The Not-So-Rural History of Rose Township Farmers, 1850–1900 Author: Kendra Dillard The story of farming in the shadow of the city of St. Paul focuses on the Gibbs Farm and the Gibbs family history as an example of agriculture’s relation to nearby…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1985: “Growing Up on Dayton’s Bluff—A Turn-of-the-Century Boyhood”
Karl H. TroutGrowing Up on Dayton’s Bluff—A Turn-of-the-Century Boyhood Author: Karl H. Trout The author recalls the everyday life of a boy who lived in the Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood. His family lived on Burns Avenue in a home with no central heat, gas, or electric heat. Warmth was provided from coal…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1985: “Will the Real Dorothy Hunt Please Stand Up?”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyShort statement to show correct image of Dorothy Hunt, Vice President of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, versus the image published with the article in Volume 20, Issue 2, which was an image of Doreen Lindberg. PDF of “Will the Real Dorothy Hunt Please Stand Up?”…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1985: Board of Directors
Ramsey County Historical SocietyOfficers of the Society and The Board of Directors PDF of Board of Directors…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1985: “Health Care Crisis of the 1920s—A ‘National Epidemic’ Launches Blue Cross and Blue Shield”
Gary PhelpsHealth Care Crisis of the 1920s—A ‘National Epidemic’ Launches Blue Cross and Blue Shield Author: Gary Phelps The article focuses on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. In 1932, the Hospital Service Association of St. Paul was organized to operate a nonprofit prepaid hospitalization plan. In 1935, the…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1985: Board of Directors
Ramsey County Historical SocietyOfficers of the Society and The Board of Directors. PDF of Board of Directors …
Ramsey County History – Fall 1984: “The Minnesota Club: St. Paul’s Enterprising Leaders and Their ‘Gentlemen’s Social Club'”
Robert Orr BakerThe Minnesota Club: St, Paul’s Enterprising Leaders and Their “Gentlemen’s Social Club” Author: Robert Orr Baker The Minnesota Club was launched in St. Paul in March 1869. It had a “refreshment room” with bar, a card room, a billiard room, and a reading room. Membership was by invitation only…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1984: Board of Directors
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Board of Directors…