Walking Tour
Immigration: Then and Now – The Past, Present, and Future of Payne Avenue (Walking Tour)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and Brunson’s Pub invite you to a walking tour Immigration: Then and Now The Past, Present, and Future of Payne Avenue Sunday, November 4, 2018, 11am - 12:30pm For more than 150 years, immigrants have planted their dreams and transplanted their cultures, from Swede Hollow to Arlington Hills. Join ESFL […]
Immigration Then and Now: From Swede Hollow to Arlington Hills Walking Tour
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite you to Immigration Then and Now From Swede Hollow to Arlington Hills Walking Tour Saturday, June 15th, 10-11:30am Historian and co-founder of the East Side Freedom Library, Peter Rachleff, will lead a 90 minute walking tour on Saint Paul’s East Side. The tour […]
Walking Tour: Immigration & The Remaking of St. Paul’s East Side
The East Side Freedom Library and the Community and Adult Education Department of the St. Paul Public Schools invite you to participate in a Walking Tour: Immigration & The Remaking of St. Paul's East Side Saturday, June 22, 2019, 10am to noon Join Peter Rachleff, the Co-Executive Director of the East Side Freedom Library, for […]
Immigrants to the East Side: Then and Now (Walking Tour and Performance)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesSaturday, September 21, 2019 Walking Tour: 3:30-5:00pm Performance of Swede Hallow Ghost Sonata: 6:00pm For 150 years, immigrants have come to the East Side to build new lives and new communities. Join us for an unusual opportunity to engage this history and consider its […]
A Special Evening with Ola Larsmo (Walking Tour + Reading)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and the University of Minnesota Press invite you to a special event, featuring Swedish author Ola Larsmo and his new book SWEDE HOLLOW: A NOVEL Thursday, October 10, 2019 4:30pm – A Walking Tour of the Immigrant History of the East Side 6:30pm – A Reading and Book-Signing with Ola […]
Immigration, Community, and Archives on St. Paul’s East Side (Walking Tour and Discussion)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesSaturday, October 19th, 2019, 10am-1:30pm The East Side Freedom Library is honored to host the annual gathering of the Norwegian-American Historical Association. The gathering will feature a walking tour by ESFL's Peter Rachleff and presentations on creating immigrant archives by Marlin Heise (Hmong Archives) and Kosol Sek (Khmer Legacy Museum). While we walk, we will explore […]
Walking Tour: Immigration and the (Re)Making of Saint Paul’s East Side
Classes for Adults / Trips & Travelogues Spring 2021 – Adult – Saturday, May 22, 2021, 10am-11:30am Examine the role of immigration in the making and remaking of St. Paul's East Side over the last 150 years. Explore Swede Hollow and its role as the first site of settlement in the 1850s, then onto Payne […]