Local History Matters: Charles Schultz and Minneapolis Bike Coalition

We're back with another installment of our history series put together by 6th graders at Ramsey Middle School.  This week, the kids are investigating the creator of the beloved Peanuts comic strip, plus a nonprofit group working to make Minneapolis an even safer and more enjoyable city for riding bikes. https://soundcloud.com/user-694815605/sets/local-history-matters-a-collaboration-w-ramsey-middle-school Check in with us each Tuesday for [...]

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Learn about Minneapolis’ most notorious gangster and the founder of an important newspaper

Our 6th grade partners over at Ramsey Middle School are back with another set of reports about people and places in our city's history.  This time, click to learn more about Kid Cann, the criminal boss who is reported to have dismantled Minneapolis' trolley system.  Stick around to learn more about the founder of the Minneapolis Spokesman Recorder, [...]

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