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In Memoriam: John Willard
Retired Quad-City Times local history columnist John Willard passed away on October 30th, 2017 at the age of 74. Mr. Willard frequently used our resources to do research for his weekly column, “Backward Glances” and other features. John Michael Willard was … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged backward glances, columnists, In memoriam, john willard, journalists, newspapers, Quad-City Times, reporters
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The Mysterious Death of Fritz Ehrig – Part II
Click Here For Part One It was on the morning of October 7, 1869 that the body of Friedrich “Fritz” Ehrig was found in the bottom of the cistern in the churchyard of St. Anthony’s Church in Davenport. Mr. Ehrig … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Cora West, Dr. Rudolph Alberti, Elizabeth Fritzfeldt, Friedrich W. Ehrig, Fritz W. Ehrig, James Alcott, Murder
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The Mysterious Death of Fritz Ehrig – Part I
The morning of Thursday, October 7, 1869 probably seemed like a typical fall day to Patrick Higgins, Sexton of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Davenport. The church was (and still is) located on the corner of 4th and Main Streets. … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Cistern, City Cemetery, Crime, Father Morris Flavin, Friedrich W. Ehrig, Fritz W. Ehrig, J. J. Tomson, John Gundaker, John Haley, Murder, Odd Fellows, Patrick Higgins, St. Anthony's Church, Thode & Landfeldt's
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A Friday the 13th in October…1916
101 years ago today, in 1916, Friday the 13th also fell in the month of October. The evening issue of the Davenport Democrat and Leader listed several unlucky ocurrences of the day under the following heading on page 6: For one, the … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged automobiles, Baseball, Bettendorf Company, Davenport Athletic Club, Davenport Democrat and Leader, Edwin T. Merideth, Football, Fredericka Kletty, Friday the 13th, J.W. Rice, James Hutcheson, John H. Shirley, M.F. Cronin, National Candy Day, Victor L. Littig, World Series
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#familyhistorymonth at the RSSC Center
October is #familyhistorymonth! One of our eagle-eyed volunteers spotted these photographs taken by the Gustav Dahms studio in Davenport (218 Brady Street from 1the 1870’s to approx. 1915) at an antiques store in Illinois. Although she purchased and donated them … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Local History
Tagged #familyhistorymonth
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Genealogy Night at Davenport Public Library
October is National Family History Month. We are kicking off the festivities with our semi annual Genealogy Night! The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center will be open after hours on Sunday, October 1st to give genealogy researchers uninterrupted research time. It … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Library
Tagged Davenport Public Library, Events, family history month, Genealogy Night, Programs, Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2017!
Hispanic Heritage Month 2017 begins today, September 15th! To celebrate, we are featuring a unique source of information about the Mexican-American community in the Quad-Cities area: materials from the Iowa Stories 2000 collection (Acc# 2005-02). A little more than ten … Continue reading
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Tagged Cook's Point, Hispanic Heritage Month, LULAC, Mexican-Americans, St. Alphonsus Church, St. Mary's Church
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Back to School: A Letter from Immaculate Conception Academy, 1873 – Part II
This week we continue with our “back-to-school” theme, learning about the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center resources that help us place Immaculate Conception Academy student Ada Sala’s 1873 letter to her father, E.M. Sala, in historical context. Imma Conception, Davenport, Iowa, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry Library Edition, Davenport (Iowa), Hill House, Immaculate Conception Academy, Sala family, school records, Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Back to School: A Letter From Immaculate Conception Academy, 1873 – Part I
At this time of year, as many students return to school, we thought it appropriate to share one of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center’s latest acquisitions: a March, 1873 letter from a student at the Immaculate Conception Academy in Davenport … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Local History
Tagged Ancestry Library Edition, Federal census records, Grant County, Immaculate Conception Academy, Lee County, Marriage records, Probate Records, Sala family
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