2019
December 24th and 25th: All Davenport Library locations closed.
December 31st and January 1st: All Davenport Library locations closed.
2020
January 6th
January 8th:
January 13th:
Date & Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, Monday, January 13, 2020
Title: Jump into Genealogy: A Beginner’s Workshop–Class 2: Types of Records
Description: The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center and The Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society are jointly offering a six-week beginner’s genealogy workshop. There is no fee, but registration is required. Email scigsregistrar@gmail.com or call 563-326-7902 to register.
Location: Main – Special Collections
January 20: Friends of Rock Island County Historical Society Luncheon Riverfront Grille 4619 34th Street Rock Island, IL 11:30 Lunch | 12:15 Program “What’s Happening at RICHS” presented by Kelly Wendt
January 20: ALL DAVENPORT PUBLIC LIBRARIES CLOSED FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY
January 21st: Date & Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Title: Jump into Genealogy: A Beginner’s Workshop–Class 3: There’s More to Life (and Family) Than the Internet
Description: The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center and The Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society are jointly offering a six-week beginner’s genealogy workshop. There is no fee, but registration is required. Email scigsregistrar@gmail.com or call 563-326-7902 to register.
Location: Main – Special Collections
January 27th: Date & Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, Monday, January 27, 2020
Title: Jump into Genealogy: A Beginner’s Workshop–Class 4: Internet Searches
Description: The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center and The Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society are jointly offering a six-week beginner’s genealogy workshop. There is no fee, but registration is required. Email scigsregistrar@gmail.com or call 563-326-7902 to register.
Location: Main – Special Collections
February 10th: Date & Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, Monday February 10, 2020
Title: Jump into Genealogy: A Beginner’s Workshop–Class 5: Games, Games and More Games
Description: The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center and The Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society are jointly offering a six-week beginner’s genealogy workshop. There is no fee, but registration is required. Email scigsregistrar@gmail.com or call 563-326-7902 to register.
Location: Main – Special Collections
February 17: Friends of Rock Island County Historical Society Luncheon Riverfront Grille 4619 34th Street Rock Island, IL 11:30 Lunch | 12:15 Program “Historical Perspective of the Mississippi presented by Mike McKean, Corp of Engineers Park Ranger
February 18th: Date & Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Title: Jump into Genealogy: A Beginner’s Workshop–Class 6: This Is Just the Beginning
Description: The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center and The Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society are jointly offering a six-week beginner’s genealogy workshop. There is no fee, but registration is required. Email scigsregistrar@gmail.com or call 563-326-7902 to register.
Location: Main – Special Collections
March 16: Friends of Rock Island County Historical Society Luncheon Riverfront Grille 4619 34th Street Rock Island, IL 11:30 Lunch | 12:15 Program “Female Flyers” presented by Gina Schantz
April 20: Friends of Rock Island County Historical Society Luncheon Riverfront Grille 4619 34th Street Rock Island, IL 11:30 Lunch | 12:15 Program “Sylvan Island, 150 Years of Uses” presented by Dr. Norm Moline
May 18: Friends of Rock Island County Historical Society Luncheon Riverfront Grille 4619 34th Street Rock Island, IL 11:30 Lunch | 12:15 Program “The Sauk-Mesquakie & Black Hawk State Park” presented by Julie Nelson
June 15: Friends of Rock Island County Historical Society Luncheon Riverfront Grille 4619 34th Street Rock Island, IL 11:30 Lunch | 12:15 Program “Lincoln Slept Here” presented by Dr. Maryan Wherry
I lived in Davenport until I was 4 years old and am now getting into genealogy. Is there a society homepage? All I see are the “events” listing.
The Scott County Iowa Genealogy Society does not have a website at this time.
However, you may contact them via e-mail (scigscorsec@yahoo.com) or regular mail (P.O. Box 3132, Davenport, Iowa 52808-3132).
http://scottcountyroots.org/
SCIGS website
i am researching my families ancesters, and have knowledge of my great great grandparents settling in davenport; and living at 1025 west 5th st. their name was franz and maria bruggemann.their daughter (my great grandmother)was born at that address. i am looking for any information you may have as to when they settled in davenport.
Hello!
If you could please fill our our online research request form on our website (www.qcmemory.org/Page/Ask_a_Question.aspx?nt=208), with any general dates you might have for this family, we will see what our resources can do for you!
I am looking for any information about my Grandmother, Ida Roneau (?Spelling) who was born in Hamburg, Germany on March 25, 1860. She immigrated to the US in 1879 or 1880 and joined her sister in Davenport, Iowa. She married Wilhelm Peters(born 28Aug1880) soon after her arrival and they lived in Dysart, Tama County Iowa. I have not been able to find any information about her prior to her marriage to Wilhelm. If someone could look for any information in Davenport with anyone with that name I would be happy to pay for any information about her or her sister. Unfortunately, I do not know her sisters name or whether or not she was married. thanks, Helen Peters.
Ms. Peters,
We ask that our blog followers please send all research requests through our website (http://www.davenportlibrary.com/genealogy-and-history/ask-a-genealogy-question) or through e-mail (specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com).
Thank you!
Special Collections
This year I began a FB page where I’m posting my grandfather’s diary entries from 1915. At that time he was 18 years old, living in Davenport with his sister and mother. He was a student at Palmer School of Chiropractic. I thought you might find it interesting. His name was Earl Benton. His sister was Rosybell Benton and his mother Rosy Leaf Benton.
How can I register for the genealogy conference on the 26th of April if I do not live close to Davenport? There must be a way to get the form online? An email to ask for one? I live over an hour away, but would love to go……
thanks,
Fawn
Hi Fawn! Here’s a link to the Conference Brochure and Registration: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilbgsrim/calendar-of-events/2014-conference-registratio.pdf
It’s going to be a good one!