Exploring St. Paul's past through the pages of the Pioneer Press.
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AWAY WITH YOU, MICROFICHE: The Minnesota Historical Society has digitized 750,000 pages of the @PioneerPress dating back to the 1860s, reports @nickwoltman. There’s a searchable database. History at your fingertips… twincities.com/2025/09/25/mi…
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Wow! Wow! Much of @PioneerPress old newsprint on the Internet to read and enjoy as one trapses through this 'jewel archive'. Thanks to @mikeburbachPP and @nickwoltman among others. Also ourselves with the Legacy $$$. twincities.com/2025/09/25/mi…
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Minnesota Historical Society launches online Pioneer Press archive twincities.com/2025/09/25/mi… via @pioneerpress
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One of the FBI's original 10 Most Wanted Fugitives was caught in St. Paul -- by a bunch of kids twincities.com/2025/03/15/wi… via @pioneerpress
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One of the FBI’s original 10 Most Wanted Fugitives was caught in St. Paul — by a bunch of kids pipr.es/9JycI2l
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On April 24, 1949, the St. Paul Sunday Pioneer Press published its 420-page centennial edition, the 2nd largest paper in U.S. history, complete with funnies and a letter from President Truman. I’d like to thank the reader that dropped off this gem…
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Wabasha at 5th
St. Paul, Minnesota
Nov. 23, 1949
Image: St. Paul Dispatch-Pioneer Press via @mnhs
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Sad news, @nytarchives on Twitter is retiring after eight years. I've been lucky enough to post on this scrappy little account hundreds of times and met lots of passionate folks interested in our archives. Here's my favorite tweets! 🧵
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This is a great “secret” viewpoint in St. Paul, looking across I-35E.
Growing trees have partially blocked the view over the decades - here’s that same general view from 2020
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You can explore a digital edition of this first issue of the Minnesota Pioneer more in-depth as well as all issues published between 1849-1855 for free on our Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub. bit.ly/2SdJb6Q
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#OTD 1934: A shootout occurs between John Dillinger and the FBI at the Lincoln Court Apartments in St. Paul. The outlaws was wounded in the leg but escaped authorities. Check out more on the story from @PioneerPress: twincities.com/2016/03/31/th…
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Annual reminder of the time in 1965 when Minneapolis and St. Paul couldn't agree on #DaylightSavingTime and were on different times strib.mn/1g9lLWO
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Minnesota Historical Society digitizes Handsaker annuals, puts historic collections free online pipr.es/wtG4EE0
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100 years of downtown St. Paul’s Hamm Building in pictures pipr.es/xqWzOoi
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Moon landing sent St. Paulites ‘into orbit’ 50 years ago this week — though some had their doubts pipr.es/QUPOLEL
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Tucked inside today’s @PioneerPress is a fantastic special section: “170 years of the Pioneer Press: a scrapbook.”
Great work by @PiPressArchives
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Happy birthday, @PioneerPress!
On this cast-iron hand press, the first issue of Minnesota Territory's first newspaper - the Minnesota Pioneer - was published by James M. Goodhue on this day in 1849.
📷: @mnhs
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Look for me on @tptAlmanac tonight. I’ll be the sweaty, nervous guy talking about St. Paul history and the new @PiPressArchives email newsletter, which you can subscribe to at TwinCities.com/newsletter.
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Thanks for the glimpse back through time @nickwoltman!
Construction of the Cathedral of St. Paul in photos twincities.com/2019/04/17/co… via @pioneerpress