1932 Peace Review

1932 Peace Review

This December 4, 1932 event called the “Peace Review” was sponsored by the International Institute and held at the downtown St. Paul YWCA at 123 West Fifth Street. Used with the permission of the International Institute of Minnesota.
Holding location: International Institute of Minnesota

Bess Leuthold Beebe

Bess Leuthold Beebe

Bess Leuthold Beebe, president of the International Institute of Minnesota’s board of directors. Taken from the institute’s 1921 annual report. Used with the permission of the International Institute of Minnesota.

Christmas Party at the International Institute, 1920

Christmas Party at the International Institute, 1920

Christmas party at the International Institute’s first location at 584 Rice Street in St. Paul. The image was included in the 1921 annual report for the year of December 1919– December 1920. Photography by Brown’s Photo Studio, St. Paul. Used with the permission of the International Institute of Minnesota.

International Institute of Minnesota

The International Institute in St. Paul opened on December 12, 1919. For one hundred years, it has helped meet the needs of immigrants, refugees, and asylees beginning their new lives in Minnesota.

Sisters of St. Benedict in front of the Gardner family house

Sisters of St. Benedict in front of the Gardner family house

Sisters of St. Benedict in front of the Gardner family house (301 Summit Avenue, St. Paul) in 1948. Used with the permission of the Germanic-American Institute.

Visitors entering the Germanic-American Institute.

Visitors entering the Germanic-American Institute.

Visitors entering the Germanic-American Institute, ca. 2010s. Used with the permission of the Germanic-American Institute.

German-American Institute at Christmas time

German-American Institute at Christmas time

The exterior of the Germanic-American Institute decorated for Christmas, ca. 2010s. Used with the permission of the Germanic-American Institute.

Germanic-American Institute

In 1957, a group of German clubs based in the Twin Cities came together to form the Volksfest Association, which represented German Minnesotans at that year’s centennial statehood celebration. After the centennial, eager to obtain an official building, it raised money through selling bonds and organizing fundraising events. In 1965, it purchased a home on Summit Avenue for $57,500 and refurbished the interior to accommodate large social gatherings.

America First Association button

America First Association button

America First Association brass button, created ca. 1918.

America First Association parade float

America First Association parade float

America First Association float in the Thanksgiving parade, St. Paul, 1918.

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