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 Avenue, a center of immigrant life from Swedish, Italian, and German immigrants of the 19th century, to the Hmong, Mexican, and Salvadoran immigrants of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Please note: There may be moments when proper social distancing isn’t possible on this tour, therefore participants must agree to wear a face mask that covers their nose and mouth at all times while on this walking tour to protect our instructor as well as each other.

Peter Rachleff taught American Labor, Immigration and African American History at Macalester College for over 30 years. He has retired from college instruction and is now leading the East Side Freedom Library, which is transforming the historic Carnegie library formerly known as Arlington Hills Library into a labor and immigration history center.

To register, call 651-767-8179 or email [email protected]
For info about East Side Freedom Library, email [email protected] or call 651-207-4926

Co-hosted by St. Paul Public Schools Community Ed

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