Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Upcoming Happenings for the St Paul History Buff

The Ramsey Hill Association's 2009 House Tour is coming up next month and tickets are available for purchase online. Ramsey Hill is a historic neighborhood that includes Summit Avenue east of Dale Street:

http://www.ramseyhill.org/tour.php

The Cass Gilbert Society's next event will be a celebration of his 150th birthday in November. There will be free tours of the Capitol building. Information is not yet up on the CGS website, but for those who are interested check back with their website as we get closer to November:

http://www.cassgilbertsociety.org/cgs/events.html

The Summit Hill Association will be publishing a history of Summit Hill this fall:

http://www.summithillassociation.org//files/uploaded_files/6.9.09_history_book_flyer.pdf

Finally, the MN Historical Society has tours of the James J Hill House, including walking tours of Summit Avenue.

http://www.mnhs.org/places/sites/jjhh/

They even have a virtual tour podcast online:

http://discussions.mnhs.org/tours/category/summit-avenue/

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