Event Date(s):
Sep 22 2012 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Location
Alexander Ramsey House
265 S. Exchange St.
St. Paul, MN
55102
United States
Phone:
651-296-8760
See map: Google Maps
Alexander Ramsey was Governor of the State of Minnesota in 1862 during the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. This special tour takes guests into the Alexander Ramsey House and focuses on the role Ramsey played in the politics and events prior to, during and after the war.
At 2 p.m. in the Carriage House, Professor Colette Hyman will speak on "Driven beyond our borders: Alexander Ramsey and The Removal of the Dakota.”
Colette Hyman is a professor of History and Women’s and Gender Studies at Winona State University. Her book, "Dakota Women’s Work: Creativity, Culture, & Exile," was published in April by the Minnesota Historical Society Press.
Event Organization:
Minnesota Historical Society
