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Enroll in the Winter Book Arts Academy!
Our first Summer Book Arts Academy this year was so popular, we decided to offer more workshops this holiday season! Winter Book Arts Academy is a hands-on workshop series offering community members an opportunity to learn more about book arts … Continue reading
The Death of Claus Behrens: Whispers of Murder Part II
Please see Part I for the beginning of this story. After the Coroner’s Inquest declared Claus Behrens had died due to poisoning his wife, Christine Behrens, and their daughter’s new father-in-law Henry Bendt remained in jail. Both Christine and Henry … Continue reading
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Tagged Christine Behrens, Claus Behrens, Crime, Henry Bendt, Murder
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The Death of Claus Behrens: Whispers of murder
The summer heat was already being felt in the early morning hours of July 17, 1897 when Mr. Claus Behrens reported for work at the Brammer Manufacturing Company on Rockingham Road in west Davenport. Mr. Behrens was known as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Christine Behrens, Claus Behrens, Henry Bendt, Hulda Behrens Bendt, Murder, Otto Bendt, Paris Green, Paula Behrens, Poison
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Breaking the Cornerstone: Demolition of the Carnegie Library
Once the largest Carnegie Library west (or north) of the Mississippi River, in the 1960s the Davenport Public Library faced an unsettled future due to developing structural problems. In the early 1960s, the Library Board requested funds to build a … Continue reading
Posted in Library, Local History
Tagged Carnegie Library, cornerstone, Davenport Public Library, Demolition
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Main Street Library’s 50th Anniversary Series: The Children’s Library Wing
As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Davenport Public Library’s Main Street branch, we will be posting here about the events that led up to the demolition of the Carnegie building and the decision to construct Edward Durell Stone’s … Continue reading
Davenport Doughboys in the St. Mihiel Offensive, September 12, 1918
September 12, 2018 marks the centennial of the Battle of St. Mihiel, the first American-led offensive of the Great War in France. General John J. Pershing commanded the newly-organized First Army in a successful campaign to push back the bulge in … Continue reading
In Memoriam: Thomas Francis Chouteau
Thomas Francis Chouteau was born on February 6, 1923, in Independence, Montgomery Co., Kansas. His parents were Frederick L. and Katherine E. (Dalsing) Chouteau. His paternal grandparents, Frederick L. and Adele (Cornatzer) Chouteau, were members of the Shawnee Tribe, … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artist, Davenport Municipal Art Gallery, In memoriam, professor, St. Ambrose College, Thomas Chouteau
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Keeping Your Cool in Days Past
Despite a few cooler days this week, the current local weather forecast reminds us that we are still in the heat of August. We will soon be retreating again to our air-conditioned spaces! This got us thinking about how Davenporters … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Conditioning, Capitol Theatre, Electric Fans, Heat Wave, Summer
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Indigenous American Voices
This past Wednesday evening at the Eastern Avenue branch of the Davenport Public Library, a direct descendant of the Lakota leader Crazy Horse spoke about recording his family’s oral history. Floyd Clown, grandson to Crazy Horse, was on his 146th … Continue reading
