Landmark Center Opens Registration for Summer History Tours

Landmark Center has opened registration for a series of free guided tours exploring St. Paul’s architecture, geology and civic history throughout the summer.
Origin Stories Part the 14th: German Immigration Part 2 : Taverns, Brewers and Maltsters

Back in early St. Paul “Tied Bars” served beer exclusively from one of its local German brewers. In the 1870s local Germans took out 121…
From Arts Organizing To 42 Years In The Legislature, Sandy Pappas Readies For Retirement

For more than four decades, Senator Sandy Pappas helped shape both Minnesota policy and the physical landscape of St. Paul — from women’s workplace protections…
Summit Hill Association June 2026

Community Garage Sale- June 12+13 Summit Hill, Highland Park, and Mac-Groveland are teaming up to host the Great Neighborhood Garage Sale from 9am – 3pm…
Origin Stories part 13: Einwanderung Angespannte/German Fraught Immigration Part 1

Life wasn’t easy for Minnesota’s German immigrants. The stresses of life in one’s country can bring desires to “emigrate” for a new life. For the…
State Heritage Grants Include St. Paul Projects Preserving Local History

Several St. Paul organizations are among the recipients of nearly $277,000 in statewide grants awarded to preserve Minnesota history through the Minnesota Historical Society. The…
Origin Story Part The Twelfth: Robert Sweeny Sketches Early St. Paul

Robert Ormsby Sweeny (1830-1902) arrived in St. Paul in 1852 as near the first documented Quaker to the territory. His mother Rachel Ormsby (1797-1841) was…
Origin Story Part The Eleventh: Water Water Everywhere And A Dangerous Drop To Drink

The land of skyblue waters, Minnesota, did not provide clean drinking water for its growing population. In the West End, the glacial landscape created a…
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…