Tag: St. Paul History
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Origin Stories Part The Tenth: Origins Of The Church Of St. Paul
In 1680 Franciscan Louis Hennepin, a Catholic missionary, began exploring Minnesota along with French and métis fur traders. In 1727 two Jesuits, Michael Guignas and…
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St. Patrick’s Day Parade Tradition Marches On In St. Paul for 60th Year
When green-clad marchers step into downtown St. Paul this March, they will be continuing a tradition that stretches back more than a century — and…
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In “Saints and Sinners,” Local Author Tells the Unknown Story of the Founding of St. Paul
For many Minnesotans, St. Paul’s early history is reduced to a handful of familiar names and half-remembered legends. In “Saints and Sinners: The Pioneers of…
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Origin Stories Part the Ninth: Origins of St. Paul, Radically Revised
The City of St. Paul was birthed with the expulsion of immigrants by the U.S. military. In the 1600s French explorers, traders and missionaries came…
