A Swedish Mansion in Minnesota
Six major Swedish-American museums and institutions are in the United States, according to the Consulate General of Sweden in New York. The American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis is number three on the list after New York City and Philadelphia. Christina […]
A Swedish Mansion in Minnesota
By Kathy Gamble
Six major Swedish-American museums and institutions are in the United States, according to the Consulate General of Sweden in New York. The American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis is number three on the list after New York City and Philadelphia. Christina […]
My First Caucus – Super Tuesday 2016
On Super Tuesday I was going to go to a Minnesota Wild hockey game. I had a box seat. My son texted me and asked me if I was going
The Dating Game
Back in the dark ages before the Internet there was a column at the back of some newspapers titled “personals." This was where people could take out ads selling themselves
Winter Break in Chicago
Last time we were in Chicago we stopped by the Palmer House just to have a look. This time we stayed there. The hotel was built as a gift from
My first trip to Moscow
The Soviet Union came to an end in August of 1991 with a Coup d’Etat in Moscow. My husband, Nicholas, was working there at the time as a freelance
DC day tripping: Returning for some fun and history
I moved from Washington DC to St Paul, Minnesota almost exactly a year ago. Last weekend I found myself back in the District to visit friends and attend an
The Gems of Rice Park
Rice Park takes up a city block in downtown St Paul. Minnesota. On one side is Landmark Center, the old Federal Building where the FBI had a regional office
My year in South America
When I was 15, my family moved to Bogota, Colombia. That first summer my parents and I took a trip to the coast by car. My father was a
First American Woman on Top of the World
I met Fran Yarbro when I was 17 and she was 15. We were both on the varsity volleyball team at The American School in Switzerland. We spent two hours
Defeat of Jesse James
Every year the townspeople of Norhtfield, Minnesota re-enact a robbery that took place in 1876. Cole Younger and his brothers Bob and Jim along with Jesse and Frank James and