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Silver Tea Pot
Silver tea pot passed down in the family from the civil war.
Interview with Rondo Resident, Marvin R. Anderson
In the 1950s and 60s, the Department of Transportation in St. Paul, MN bisected a historically Black neighborhood, Rondo, with the construction of I-94, creating an intentional diaspora of the community there. These are the stories of their…
Interview with Rondo Resident, Joyce P. Williams
In the 1950s and 60s, the Department of Transportation in St. Paul, MN bisected a historically Black neighborhood, Rondo, with the construction of I-94, creating an intentional diaspora of the community there. These are the stories of their…
Interview with Rondo Resident, Jacque "Peaches" Polk
In the 1950s and 60s, the Department of Transportation in St. Paul, MN bisected a historically Black neighborhood, Rondo, with the construction of I-94, creating an intentional diaspora of the community there. These are the stories of their…
Interview with Rondo Resident, Patricia "Miss Pat" Lamb
In the 1950s and 60s, the Department of Transportation in St. Paul, MN bisected a historically Black neighborhood, Rondo, with the construction of I-94, creating an intentional diaspora of the community there. These are the stories of their…
Interview with Rondo Resident, Jim Gerlich
In the 1950s and 60s, the Department of Transportation in St. Paul, MN bisected a historically Black neighborhood, Rondo, with the construction of I-94, creating an intentional diaspora of the community there. These are the stories of their…
Bobbin lace pillow
Swedish bobbin lace pillow used for making lace, with patterns and home-made lace. The Swedish woman who owned the item, Elsie Johannsen Operland, immigrated from Motala to the Rondo area in 1903 where she became a charter member of Central Baptist…
Melvin Whitfield Carter, Sr. trumpet
Melvin Carter Sr.'s trumpet. Melvin Carter Jr. holding Voices of Rondo book open to photo of Melvin Carter Sr. playing trumpet.
Photo album and scrapbook
Various family and childhood photographs with captions handwritten by Martha Anderson Cobb. Images include family, friends, social events, vacations, and church.
Fletcher family birthday
Image of a birthday party thrown by the Fletcher family.