Celia Forstner and family papers, 1908-[198-].

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Celia Forstner and family papers, 1908-[198-].

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Correspondence (1908-1912) of Celia Tauer, second cook at the St. Paul (Minn.) mansion of Great Northern Railway president James J. Hill (1908-1911); Forstner family histories and reminiscences (undated and 1964-1969); menus, recipes, and ephemera (ca. 1908-1912) of the Hill family, and newspaper clippings (undated and 1910-1978) documenting activities of the Hill family. Celia Tauer married Henry J. Forstner in 1912.

0.3 cu. ft. (1 box)

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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Hill, Mary Theresa Mehegan , 1846-1921.

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Mary Theresa Mehegan was born in New York City July 1, 1846, the daughter of recent Irish immigrants. Mary’s father, Timothy Mehegan, moved the family to St. Anthony in the newly organized Minnesota Territory in 1850. They quickly moved to St. Paul where Mr. Mehegan worked tailoring clothes and selling real estate until his death on Christmas Eve, 1854. Mary and her sister Eliza attended St. Joseph’s Academy in St. Paul and Mary worked as a waitress at the Merchant’s Hotel where she...

Forstner, Celia Tauer, 1891-1982.

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Hill, James Jerome 1838-1916

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Railroad financier. From the description of Addresses, 1902-1916. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29853289 Businessman and railroad executive, James J. Hill (1838-1916), was founder of the Great Northern Railway Company, which incorporated and extended an important transcontinental line, running from St. Paul, Minnesota to Seattle, Washington by 1893. Frequently called the "Empire Builder," Hill amassed a personal fortune through h...