Author Archives: SCblogger

A Tragic Love Triangle of 1879

Posted on October 31, 2019 by SCblogger

To most residents in the apartment above the J. M. Glaspell Grocery Store at 215 East 3rd Street life may have seemed happy and content. Harry C. Watt was the head of that household. At age 31 years, Harry was … Continue reading →

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Quad Cities Archives Fair This Saturday 10/26!

Posted on October 24, 2019 by SCblogger

The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center will join libraries, archives, and museums from around the area at the Quad Cities Archives Fair this Saturday, October 26, from 12:00pm to 4:00pm at the German American Heritage Center, 712 W 2nd St. in Davenport. Institutions … Continue reading →

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Paranormal Investigating in 1911?

Posted on October 17, 2019 by SCblogger

We came across an interesting query from The Daily Times this week. We aren’t sure if this falls into the category of ghost hunting. Unfortunately, we do not know if the Davenport reader received any replies. So far no update … Continue reading →

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Local Hispanic History on Display

Posted on October 11, 2019 by SCblogger

We are lucky to have a collection of items relating to local Hispanic history currently on loan and on display at the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center. The majority of the collection relates to the Cook’s Point neighborhood formerly located in … Continue reading →

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Scott County Farmer’s Institute Collection

Posted on October 4, 2019 by SCblogger

Scott County Farmer’s Institute was organized on February 13, 1896, in Eldridge, Iowa by a group of local men interested in supporting and disseminating “practical and Scientific knowledge pretaining [sic] to agriculture in all its various branches” to farmers in … Continue reading →

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The Great Pin-Up Contest of 1944

Posted on September 27, 2019 by SCblogger

We learn something new every day in Special Collections. This week’s fun discovery was the City of Davenport had a ship named after it in World War II and that ship inspired a local Pin-Up Girl contest here on the … Continue reading →

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When Davenport Went Electric

Posted on September 21, 2019 by SCblogger

At 6:00 pm on Saturday, September 19, 1891, The Davenport Gas Company flipped a switch to turn electric lights on for the first time in the city of Davenport. Perceptions of electric light varied amongst the Davenport citizens. Many marveled … Continue reading →

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The Davenport Bank & Trust Co. Building – A 13th floor oasis

Posted on September 13, 2019 by SCblogger

On this Friday the 13th with a Harvest Moon expected in the evening, it is easy to think of superstitions. One we thought about earlier today was the superstition of taller buildings retaining or removing the number thirteen associated with … Continue reading →

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Davenporters of Note: E.S. Hammatt

Posted on September 8, 2019 by SCblogger

Edward Seymour Hammatt was born in Geneseo, Livingston County, New York on September 8, 1856, to Edward Rumney Hammatt and Eliza H. Phelps. He studied architecture at Lehigh University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After he completed his studies, … Continue reading →

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Davenporters of Note: Betty Adler

Posted on August 30, 2019 by SCblogger

One hundred years ago this summer, Betty Adler was traveling through post-WWI Europe, sent by the Davenport Daily Times to “write special articles showing the effects of the war on the people of the allied countries” and “tell some of … Continue reading →

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