“Origin Story of
Fort Road/West Seventh Street,
the Township/City of Saint Paul,
the Territory/State of Minnesota,
Glacial Age Forward”
ISBN: 979-8-218-57397-3
ISBN: 979-8-218-57397-3 Price $30
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The subject matter reflects the title.
The
history is locally sourced, locally promoted andmet a ready audience. Its narrative
is illustrated by 1069 vintage and commissioned images documented with 246 endnotes. A segmented bibliography of 108 resources will fuel further research. The first edition
of 400 sold out in two months (January/February 2025). A second edition
of 500 (August 2025) was revised to include a dozen sagas from those who purchased the first.
Dozens of book talks are well received to diverse groups of
50+
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Each book was inscribed
“Thank you for (contributing to and) supporting the history
of immigrants and volunteers of W7!”
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All proceeds from sales
benefit non-profits: 2026 immigrant related.
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The book is serialized in the
Community Reporter;
February 2026 is the nineth.
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Events/Talks/Sales:
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Fridays, April 3 – May 15, 12:30-2:00, @ CSPS Hall!.
OLLI spring series course, seven sessions entitled "Minnesota
Origins: Selected Topics",
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Friday, May 15, 7:30 p.m.: German-Bohemian Heritage Society, New Ulm
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Preview (not sales) available at
Google Books!
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Purchase through
Terrace Horticultural Books
(THB). Free postage.
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Purchase through
Czech and Slovak Sokol MN 383 Michigan
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Purchase through
Federation/District 9 Community Council
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Reference Collections
providing a comprehensive and authoritative resource for
researchers, students, professionals, and the general public.:
- University of Minnesota
- Immigration History Research Center
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Ramsey County Historical Society
- Redwood Falls Historical Society
- Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
- City of Saint Paul Libraries
- Dakota County Libraries (Minnesota)
- Minnesota Department of Transportation Library
- University of St Thomas Libraries
- Gustavus Adolphus College Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library
- Czech and Slovak Sokol Minnesota
- French American Heritage Foundation of Minnesota
- Germanic American Institute
- Marine Community Library
- Minnesota New Country School, Henderson MN
- Scott County Library
“Origin Story” Media!
- Episodic serialization in the Community
Reporter!
- Profile: The Minnesota Scholar, semi-annual journal of the Minnesota Independent Scholars Forum
- PBS documentary "We Are the River" (On-camera interview March 24)
2025 Past events:
- Thursday, March 26 New Prague for the Czech Heritage Club
at Giesenbräu Bier Co.
- Friday, March 6: Minnesota New Country School, Henderson MN
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Sunday,
February 22:
St.
Michael’s Lutheran Church (Roseville), 11 a.m.
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Friday, February 6: @ C.S.P.S. Hall! Sponsored by the
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), University of Minnesota
College of Continuing and Professional Studies Registration.
Back by popular demand!
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Saturday, January 24 10:30 AM. Minnesota Independent
Scholars Forum (MISF)
Shoreview
Public Library, 4560 Victoria Street North in Shoreview
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Friday, December 12: Panel discussion: The Path to a Book.
Peg Guilfoyle (essays and regional history), Jim Lenfestey
(poet and columnist), Dave Beal (business writer and
columnist) and Joe Landsberger (community historian).
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Saturday, November 8:
25th annual Twin Cities Book Festival.
Union Depot. Exhibitor table at Union Depot in Saint Paul.
Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Book Festival is an annual Minnesota
gathering. Proceeds: Federation/District 9 Community Council
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Book talk Sunday, November 2, 4 p.m. and purchase
at/through
SubText Bookstore, Downtown Saint Paul, 6 Fifth Street West
- Sunday September 28:
Czech and Slovak
Annual Festival
- Tuesday, September 23 Federation/District
9 Community Council Happy Hour at Waldmann Brewery 445 Smith Ave N
- August 17: Germanic-American Institute Cafe
- June 5, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, University of
Minnesota College of Continuing and Professional Studies
Registration @ C.S.P.S. Hall!)
- May 9: Mannillo/Friday Lunch Forum
- April 29 Presentation at the Fort Road Federation/
District 9 Community Council’s annual meeting, Summit
Brewery, 910 Montreal Cir.
- March 14, Czech and Slovak Sokol
Minnesota at its historic C.S.P.S. Hall (383 Michigan,
sokolmn.org,).
- March 24, The West Seventh
Library and Keystone/West Seventh Community Center (265
Oneida)
- February 27 West Seventh Library and
Keystone/West Seventh Community Center
- February 18 Saint Paul Rotary Club
(University Club)
- Front page feature in the Community Reporter
(November 28, 2024) and My Villager (January 6, 2025)
- Outreach to libraries and historical societies is complete with advanced copies
distributed and accepted gratis.
Additions to
the first published edition. They include
- Saint Paul's first waterworks and CD Gilfillan
- Two Irvine Park corrections, the Spencer House (1860) and Charles L. Wood House (1854);
- West End Cartographer Dj Devan's rendering of Ward 2 major arteries,
Pleasant Avenue replaced with 35E;
- West End "mob" murders: Anthony (Tony) Devito (1895-1953)
and Chaim Paster/Pastoro (1903-1960).
- Commemorating the eleven fallen firefighters of Fire Stations 3 (Leech Street) and 10 (Randolph Avenue) in service to the West End;
- Celebrating friends of the West End: Noted photographer Brad Stauffer’s poignant image of Mayor George Latimer (1935-2024) and Monroe Graduate Ruby Hunt (1924-2024).
Restored,
reformatted, and revised with 200 guides to promote learning, middle
school through returning adult--with translations in 38 languages!
Non-ChatGPT, non-Bard; non-AI.
Kiosk guides for learning
is a freely accessible educational
environment that offers strategies to recognize and realize learning
objectives. We accept individual differences without regard to ability and
creed; sexual and affectional orientation; caste, tribal and national
affiliation; individual, familial and collective history. Dates from
1996.
I sold my bluffside home of 40+ years in 2022 when my partner Steve
and I moved next door to a house and gardens we built over four years.
The Website Aging Gardens
is both a summary of the construction and an inventory of the perennials, ground covers, bushes, trees, cacti and houseplants over the years.
Minneapolis/Saint Paul Home Tour, April 30/May 1, 2022.
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
HOME & GARDEN section, August 19, 2022:
St. Paul garden tour founder
is all about creating Zen in his garden ... By Nancy Ngo
Community
service and volunteer activities.
MN
Public Radio "Music with Minnesotans";
"MN State Capital" documentary;
KARE-TV "Summer Backyard (Garden) Tour";
Czech Radio
Professional activities including research and development of Online educational resources
Joseph Frank Landsberger
Kiosk: Guides for learning (2024)
Website
Aging Gardens
Website
Recognition:
Media:
CV/Resume
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