Jayne Becker

Jayne Becker is an educator and public historian with seventeen years of experience in the history and museum field. She has worked for the Minnesota Historical Society and Three Rivers Park District.

The controversial career of Minnesota’s first territorial governor, Alexander Ramsey

By Jayne Becker

Oct. 1, 2018

Deeply respected for many years as a founder of the state, Ramsey has become controversial for his role in removing the area’s Indigenous residents from their homelands.