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Davenporters of Note: Leonidas W. Ramsey
Davenport residents have long been passionate about gardening. In June of 1913, nearly 400 people were hard at work preparing their properties for the first of the Rotary Club of Davenport’s “City Beautiful” contests. This dedication to beautification attracted young … Continue reading
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The Quad Cities Museum Alliance
In honor of Quad Cities Museum Week, we’re looking back at previous collaborations by area museums, galleries, and other historical & cultural institutions. 12 major area museums and art galleries got together in 1986 to form the Quad Cities Museum … Continue reading
FAQs about the DPL FAL (FamilySearch Affiliate Library)
The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center has exciting news to share about access to genealogical research materials: The Davenport Public Library has been designated as a FamilySearch Affiliate Library! “But I already use FamilySearch online from home for my genealogical research,” … Continue reading
From Decoration Day to Memorial Day
We think of Memorial Day Weekend as the unofficial kickoff to summer, but in 1868 “Decoration Day” was established by a G.A.R. organization to decorate the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the War of … Continue reading
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Living Memory History: The Levee Inn
At the foot of Main Street and the Mississippi River in Davenport is a little boarded-up building that stands next to the old ferry landing. This building has been known by many names since it was built 93 years ago. … Continue reading
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Tagged Archie's, Arlene Hennings, Charlotte Ebbing, Claussen Kruse and Klein Architects, Floods, Iowa Pork Stop, Lee Roy Hennings, Levee, Levee Confectionary, Levee Improvement Commission, Levee Inn, Municipal Inn, Paul Martinez, Roy C. Young, Ruth Young, Shonnie Holmes
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The History of the Petersen House at 722 Brown Street
Some of the most frequent types of questions we receive relate to researching the history of residences and other structures built in Davenport and Scott County such as churches and businesses. The specific questions we are asked include: when was … Continue reading
Dear Mother: Letters from our Archive & Manuscript Collections
In honor of Mother’s Day we’re sharing these lovely letters and postcards sent to mothers by their adult children from our Collections. It’s a good reminder to write/call/text your mom more often! 2018-180062a: Correspondence from Edwin R. Bryant to Mother, … Continue reading
The Poet of the Plains – Buckskin Bill
A recent acquisition to the Richardson-Sloane Archive and Manuscript Collection brought the fine line between fantasy and reality to the forefront and sent me on a fascinating research journey that took me from the onion fields of Scott County to … Continue reading
In Memoriam: Marvin D. Lee
We are deeply saddened by the loss of our friend and volunteer, Marvin Lee, who passed away on March 28, 2022 in Davenport, Iowa. Marvin Daniel Lee was born on December 24, 1931 in Moline, Illinois. He was the son … Continue reading
A Look at Davenport in 1950
The 1950 Census is here! Release day went smoothly and the OCR/AR indexing works about as well as expected. The results of our searches are below! We searched for some Davenport Public Library staff, the Mayor in 1950, and some … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950 census, 1950's, Census, Davenport Public Library, Federal Census, librarians, Library staff
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