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Alexander Ramsey House
One of the nation's best preserved Victorian-era homes, the Ramsey House offers a glimpse into family and servant life in the 1870s. Three generations of Ramseys lived the home before it was willed to the Society in the 1960s. Original family items and furnishings remain.

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November 21, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

November 21, 2009

Create A Victorian Boxwood Tree

Time: Two classes are offered: 10 a.m. to noon or 1 to 3 p.m.

Fee: $55; $10 discount for MHS and Minnesota State Horticultural Society members.

Reservations: required, call 651-643-3601 ext. 211




Instructor and floral designer Ardith Beveridge will lead participants in creating a Victorian decorated boxwood tree using evergreens, a foam form, ...... more

November 22, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

November 25, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

November 27, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

November 28, 2009

Horse Drawn Carriage Rides

Time: 1 to 5 p.m.; rides leave every 15 minutes

Fee: $12, $10 for MHS members

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Take a trip back to the 1870s to celebrate the holidays with a spin in a horse-drawn carriage around scenic Historic Irvine Park. Bring a camera, ...... more

November 28, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

November 29, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

December 2, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

December 3, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

December 3, 2009

A Little Steinway Music

Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Fee: $17; $2 discount for MHS members

Reservations: required, call 651-296-8760




Enjoy a musical comedy performed in the Ramseys' elegant parlor decorated for the holidays. The play is an original short story produced by Walking ...... more

December 4, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

December 4, 2009

A Little Steinway Music

Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Fee: $17; $2 discount for MHS members

Reservations: required, call 651-296-8760




Enjoy a musical comedy performed in the Ramseys' elegant parlor decorated for the holidays. The play is an original short story produced by Walking ...... more

December 5, 2009

Horse Drawn Carriage Rides

Time: 1 to 5 p.m.; rides leave every 15 minutes

Fee: $12, $10 for MHS members

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Take a trip back to the 1870s to celebrate the holidays with a spin in a horse-drawn carriage around scenic Historic Irvine Park. Bring a camera, ...... more

December 5, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

December 6, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

December 9, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

December 10, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

December 11, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

December 12, 2009

Victorian Santa Claus

Time: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Fee: $9 adults, $7 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6 to 17, $3 children ages 5 and under; $2 discount for MHS members




Head to the Carriage House to meet a Victorian-era Santa Claus. At the top of each hour from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. listen in as Santa Claus reads from ...... more

December 12, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

December 13, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

December 16, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

December 16, 2009

The Doll’s Victorian Christmas

Time: Tours leave at 6, 6:30 and 7 p.m.

Fee: $10 adults; $9 seniors and children ages 17 and under. $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: required, call 651-296-8760




The Ramsey collection includes many dolls and a special dollhouse built for the youngest granddaughter, Laura Furness. Take a special child's tour ...... more

December 17, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

December 18, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

December 19, 2009

Horse Drawn Carriage Rides

Time: 1 to 5 p.m.; rides leave every 15 minutes

Fee: $12, $10 for MHS members

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Take a trip back to the 1870s to celebrate the holidays with a spin in a horse-drawn carriage around scenic Historic Irvine Park. Bring a camera, ...... more

December 19, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

December 20, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

December 23, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

December 26, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

December 27, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

December 30, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

December 31, 2009

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

December 31, 2009

Farewell to 2009 Candlelight Tour

Time: Tours leave every 30 min. at 6:30, 7 and 7:30 p.m.

Fee: $10 adults, $9 seniors, college students and children ages 6-17, $8 children age 5 and under; $2 discount for MHs members.

Reservations: required, call 651-296-8760




Follow a path lit with luminaries to the historic site's front door and begin a candlelit evening tour of one of the country's premier Victorian ...... more

January 1, 2010

The Pleasure of Your Call is Requested

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Fee: $9 adults, $7 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6 to 17; $3 for children ages 5 and under; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Alexander Ramsey wrote in his journal, on Jan. 1, 1875: "Day was pleasant and wife had about 100 callers." Calls, or brief formal visits, were ...... more

January 2, 2010

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more

January 3, 2010

The Homecoming: A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon to 3 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $9 adults; $7 seniors and college students; $6 children age 4-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-296-8760




Tour one of the nation's premier Victorian-era mansions decorated for the holidays. A guide will lead visitors through the parlor, where a 12-foot ...... more


Location

265 S. Exchange St.
St. Paul MN 55102


Directions

Near Irvine Park, one block south on Exchange Street from West Seventh Street. Map, Public transportation information

Phone

651-296-8760

Email

ramseyhouse@mnhs.org

Admission

$8 adults, $6 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Different fees apply for special events.

Hours

June-August 2009:

Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Sunday noon to 3 p.m.

Holiday Season Nov. 18, 2009-Jan. 3, 2010:

Wednesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Sunday noon to 3 p.m.



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