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Heading Back to Campus: Collegiate Yearbooks
As college campuses revive with the activities of students moving into the dormitories, attending classes, and studying in every conceivable place, we wanted to share a resource for those searching for faculty, students, and other aspects of collegiate life over … Continue reading
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Tagged Davenport (Iowa), Genealogy, Iowa, Local History, Yearbooks
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“Last Seen” and the Black Community in Davenport
A valuable resource for discovering more details about the families of Davenport’s post-Civil War Black community is Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, an online database of advertisements “placed in newspapers across the United States (and beyond) by formerly enslaved … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, Ashe, Black history, Cooper, Davenport (Iowa), Genealogy, Local History, Pitts, Reynolds, Robinson, Simons
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A Century of Back to School
A new school year is upon us! Fresh pencils, new beginnings, stomach butterflies, and of course…. NEW SHOES AND CLOTHES! Here is a century of back-to-school fashion from 1900-2000 available from our local business establishments! The 1900s The 1910s The … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertisements, Clothing, Davenport (Iowa), newspapers, Schools
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In Memoriam: Rochelle Ann Murray
We were saddened to learn of the passing of longtime Davenport Public Library Children’s Librarian, Miss Rochelle Murray, who died on Sunday, July 31, 2022, at the age of 85. Rochelle Ann Murray was born December 14, 1936, at Mercy … Continue reading
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Small Towns of Scott County: Read Beyond the Beaten Path
We’re over halfway done with our Summer Reading Program for 2022! If you are looking for other activities to check off your reading log, we have a couple options for you! The two activities are “Read a book with a … Continue reading
Travel by Stagecoach: Read Beyond the Beaten Path
With the arrival of the first stagecoach in 1837, the state of Iowa welcomed its second kind of public transportation after steamboats, which first began cruising the Upper Mississippi River in 1827. They carried mail, passengers, and their baggage. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 1840s, Early Settlers, immigrants, Mail Delivery, stagecoach, transportation, Travel
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A Beautiful Place: A Letter about Davenport of July 1842
This newsy July 1842 letter addressed to “Aunt” Elizabeth B. Langdon from Ellen Harris describes her ten-day journey along the Ohio River, then to the mighty Mississippi River as Ellen, husband William, her mother, and perhaps other family made their … Continue reading
Saluting the Sailor Suit
With the approaching July 4th holiday, we decided to celebrate the endearing tradition of children’s sailor suits. Introduced from England shortly before the U.S. Civil War, these small outfits were designed to resemble uniforms worn by Navy sailors. By the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred H. Eckman, Bahsen, Charles Dunn, Clothing, Erna Reistein, Fashion, Frederic G. Homer, Laurence B. Morrissey, M. Potter, Sailor Suit
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Lost but Not Forgotten: A Brief History of 1125 Pershing Avenue
The Quad Cities have a number of structures imbued with an aura of their time, the residence located at 1125 Pershing Avenue was one of those. The setting for this historic home was the late 19th century when the City … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Moritz, Davenport (Iowa), Local History, Peter Bendixen, Photographs
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