2019
Rock Island County Illinois Genealogical Society’s Three Skill-Building Workshops at Butterworth Educational Center in Moline, Saturdays 1-4 p.m. Cost $10 per class or $25 for all three. Email info@ricigs.org
CLASS 1: August 10th – Basics, Genealogy Software, Internet Research, Vital Records, Ethnic Research
CLASS 2: Sept. 21st – DNA testing, Immigration, Census, Military Records
CLASS 3: Write and publish your family history, life story and other projects
August 5th: 6:30 p.m. The Library|MAIN Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society meeting – Program “Fraternal Organization Social Networking” with Danni Altman-Newell
August 14th: 6:00 p.m. The Library|EASTERN Kevin Braafladt, Army Sustainment Command Deputy Historian for Rock Island Arsenal leads the WWII Lecture Series: Battles of Iwo Jima & Okinawa
August 15th: 6:30 p.m. The Library|MAIN Gena Schantz, local historian, provides the Local History Lecture: Who Was George Davenport?
September 9th: 6:30 p.m. The Library|MAIN Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society meeting – Program to be announced
October 7th: 6:30 p.m. The Library|MAIN Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society meeting – Program “What’s New in the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center?” with archivist Kathryn Kuntz.
October 9th: 2:00 p.m. The Library|EASTERN Kevin Braafladt, Army Sustainment Command Deputy Historian for Rock Island Arsenal leads the WWII Lecture Series: The Philippine Campaign & Battles of Leyte & Luzon
November 4th: 6:30 p.m. Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society Annual Meeting at American Legion Post 26. Dinner and meeting including election of officers. Program: “The Genealogical Proof Standard” with Alice Hoyt Veen
December 2nd: 6:30 p.m. The Library|MAIN Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society meeting – Program to be announced
December 11th: 6:00 p.m. The Library|EASTERN Kevin Braafladt, Army Sustainment Command Deputy Historian for Rock Island Arsenal leads the WWII Lecture Series: Battle of the Bulge
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!