Alexander Ramsey probably expected a more leisurely home life when he retired in 1881. Due to family problems, his daughter Marion and three grandchildren returned to live in Gov. Ramsey's St. Paul home.
On fieldtrips to the Alexander Ramsey House, students hear and see what growing up was like for the grandchildren Anita, Laura, and Alexander Ramsey Furness based on their letters, diaries and photographs. Using these primary sources and over 14,000 original artifacts, each room is decorated as it was from 1872-1900.
Students
take a tour with our expert costumed guides and learn how their lives
compare to the Ramsey family and household. Students also sample a cookie
prepared in our wood-burning stove while learning how the Ramsey's up-to-date
kitchen operated.
