St. Joseph’s Academy, St. Paul

St. Joseph’s Academy traces its origins to 1851, when the first Sisters of St. Joseph opened a school for girls in a log cabin on the banks of the Mississippi. One hundred and twenty years later, the final St. Joseph’s Academy High School closed its doors. Today, its buildings on Marshall and Western Avenues are on the National Register of Historic Places and still in use.

Color image of Mayim Rabim Congregation members gathered to celebrate Chanukah, 2013.

Mayim Rabim Chanukah

Members of Mayim Rabim Congregation in Minneapolis gather to celebrate Chanukah on December 15, 2013. Photographed by Debra Hahn Fisher. Used with the permission of Mayim Rabim Congregation.

Color image of Rabbi Sharon Stiefel and members of Mayim Rabim Congregation. 2013.

Rabbi Sharon Stiefel

Rabbi Sharon Stiefel and members of Mayim Rabim Congregation in Minneapolis prepare to participate in the Twin Cities Pride Parade, July 30, 2013. Photographed by Carolyn Belle. Used with the permission of Mayim Rabim Congregation.

Color image of a Mayim Rabim Storytelling event, 2013.

Mayim Rabim Storytelling

Members of the Mayim Rabim Congregation gather for a storytelling event. Photographed by Debra Hahn Fisher on March 16, 2013. Used with the permission of Mayim Rabim Congregation.

Mayim Rabim Congregation, Minneapolis

Mayim Rabim, the only Reconstructionist synagogue in the Twin Cities, was founded in 1992. Its founders were former members of Adath Jeshurun in South Minneapolis. In 2014, the small congregation continues to worship at its original home, the Minneapolis Friends Meetinghouse.

Black and white photograph of St. John's Church at Indian agency near Morton

St. John's Church at Indian agency near Morton

This Episcopal Church was under construction at the Agency under the direction of Reverend Samuel Hinman when the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 began. It was destroyed during the war.

Map of Morrison County, c.1874.

Map of Morrison County

Detail view of a map reproduced in Alfred Andreas's An Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Minnesota. Chicago: A.T. Andreas, 1874. The map shows the location of the Belle Prairie Mission relative to Fort Ripley and Little Falls.

Elizabeth Ayer's gravestone

Elizabeth Ayer's gravestone at Oakland Cemetery in Little Falls, Minnesota. Elizabeth's son Lyman, his wife Laura Hill Ayer, and his daughter Agnes are buried nearby. Photograph by Linda Louise Bryan, c.2013.

Color image of the title page of the Missionary Herald, c.2013.

Title page from the Missionary Herald

During the period historians call the "Second Great Awakening," publications such as the Missionary Herald inspired young people to dedicate their lives to spreading Christianity. Young Elizabeth Taylor read magazines like this one before devoting herself to mission work. Photograph by Linda Louise Bryan, c.2013.

Black and white tintype photograph of Elizabeth Ayer, c.1880.

Elizabeth Ayer

Tintype photograph of Elizabeth Ayer, c.1880.

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