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#ColorOurCollections Week Featured Artist: Mary Costello
This week marks another #ColorOurCollections Week. We are pleased to offer the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center’s Coloring Book Volume 3: From the Mayflower to the Lock & Dam. This volume celebrates the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage and the … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Bridges, Mary Costello, Marycrest College, Mississippi River, university of Iowa
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Mayflower Families – George Soule
2020 marks the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage and the founding of Plymouth Colony. Commemorative publications, programs, and tours are planned in the US, the UK, and the Netherlands by various organizations, including the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy
Tagged 1620, family histories, George Soule, Mayflower, Mayflower Descendants, Mayflower Families, Pilgrims, Plymouth, Puritans
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National Handwriting Day: January 23, 2020
To celebrate National Handwriting Day, we thought we would share handwriting samples from the early years of the City of Davenport. Not only are handwritten documents from the city historically important, but we enjoy the different styles of handwriting shown … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Davenport City Council Papers, Davenport Fire Department, Handwriting
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In Memoriam: Patricia Till
We are saddened to hear of the passing of long-time Davenport Public Library employee Pat Till. Ms. Till died Friday, January 10, 2020 at Genesis Medical Center in Davenport. Patricia Emily Till was born July 22, 1949 in Davenport to … Continue reading
“Pershing Day,” January 6, 1920
One hundred years ago, the turn of the new year brought great excitement to the citizens of the Quad-Cities. The occasion was a visit from General John J. Pershing, commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Forces and hero of … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged American Legion, Hotel Blackhawk, John J. Pershing, Rock Island Arsenal, World War I
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Exhibit: The 1920s
For our first exhibit of the year, we are taking a look back at life in Davenport a century ago. What kinds of books were children and grown-ups checking out from the library? What were the people attending the symphony … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Library, Local History
Tagged 1920s, African-Americans, Bix Beiderbecke, book displays, books, displays, exhibit, Floyd Dell, Jazz, local authors, Maps, newspapers, Tri-City Symphony
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Happy Birthday, Judge John Forrest Dillon
John Forrest Dillon was born in Washington County, New York on December 25, 1831. His family moved to Davenport in 1838 when he was 7 years old. He attended Father Pelamourgues’ school at St. Anthony’s Church until the age of … Continue reading
Posted in Library, Local History
Tagged Ana Price Dillon, birthdays, Davenporters of Note, John Forrest Dillon, Judge Dillon, Paintings, Portraits
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New Year’s Eve 1919: Welcoming in a “Dry” 1920
New Year’s Eve 1919 in Davenport, Iowa was a “dry” one. Iowa passed a state prohibition law on January 1, 1916 (one of three states) that included making the production or sale of alcohol in the state illegal. Alcohol was … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged 1919, Coliseum, Colonel G. Watson French, Columbia, Dancing, Holiday, Hotel Black Hawk, Hotel Blackhawk, Lily Cereal Beverage, Prohibition, Sylvester Dance, Turner Society, Vaudeville, Y.W.C.A.
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In Your Own Words: Oral History Project
Share your stories with us! The In Your Own Words: Oral History Project seeks to involve all individuals willing to tell their own stories as well as the community’s history. This oral history project will focus on specific and relevant … Continue reading
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A Little Poinsettia Magic: Vander Veer Park Style
In advance of Poinsettia Day next week (December 12th), we thought we would share some Poinsettia exhibit pictures from the old Conservatory at Vander Veer Botanical Park in Davenport. The Conservatory featured in these images was built in 1897 and … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatory, poinsettia, Vander Veer Botanical Park
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