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Category Archives: Genealogy
#familyhistorymonth at the RSSC Center
October is #familyhistorymonth! One of our eagle-eyed volunteers spotted these photographs taken by the Gustav Dahms studio in Davenport (218 Brady Street from 1the 1870’s to approx. 1915) at an antiques store in Illinois. Although she purchased and donated them … Continue reading
Genealogy Night at Davenport Public Library
October is National Family History Month. We are kicking off the festivities with our semi annual Genealogy Night! The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center will be open after hours on Sunday, October 1st to give genealogy researchers uninterrupted research time. It … Continue reading
Back to School: A Letter from Immaculate Conception Academy, 1873 – Part II
This week we continue with our “back-to-school” theme, learning about the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center resources that help us place Immaculate Conception Academy student Ada Sala’s 1873 letter to her father, E.M. Sala, in historical context. Imma Conception, Davenport, Iowa, … Continue reading
Back to School: A Letter From Immaculate Conception Academy, 1873 – Part I
At this time of year, as many students return to school, we thought it appropriate to share one of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center’s latest acquisitions: a March, 1873 letter from a student at the Immaculate Conception Academy in Davenport … Continue reading
Davenport City Cemetery: Preserving and celebrating the past
In honor of National Cemetery Month and Memorial Day, we are taking a moment to highlight the history of Davenport City Cemetery and this Saturday’s dedication of headstones for veterans of the Civil and Spanish-American Wars. Located on Rockingham Road between South … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Local History
Tagged Davenport City Cemetery, Davenport Parks and Recreation, veterans
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An Exciting Find: Iowa death records, 1921 – 1940
One of the roadblocks we frequently run into while helping patrons with genealogy and local history research is a gap in Scott County death records from 1921 – 1940. During that time, death records were maintained by the State of Iowa and … Continue reading
An Unfortunate Valentine’s Day Blog
While researching recently, we came across what looked like a wonderful Valentine’s Day blog about love. It was only while doing further research we found it was more a case of love gone wrong. On February 6, 1920 The Davenport … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Local History
Tagged Mary Borsdorf, Mary McKay, Mary McNitt, Mary Ward, Valentine's Day, William McKay, World War I
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A Moment in (Watch) Time
Once again our J. B. Hostetler glass plate negative collection has yielded another fascinating image: a young H. E. Meier posing in his World War I Doughboy uniform. Herman Edward Meier was born to John and Christina Meier on July 21, … Continue reading
In Memoriam: Ellis Kell
The Quad Cities lost a local legend last week with the passing of Ellis Kell. Mr. Kell was well-known for not only his love of music, but also for his enthusiasm for life and the Quad Cities. Ellis E. Kell, … Continue reading
