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A Panoramic Peek: The Oak Knoll Mansion
Those of you who subscribe to the Quad-City Times may have seen the recent articles by Alma Gaul concerning the historical Oak Knoll mansion and its designer Jens Jensen. The articles (here and here, if you missed them), include several … Continue reading
An Anniversary and an Assumption
This month marks the 145th anniversary of the time A. L. Mossman swam across the across the Mississippi River from the foot of Perry Street in Davenport to the ferry dock in Rock Island in seventeen minutes. Both the Davenport … Continue reading
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Tagged A. L. Mossman, Davenport Democrat, Davenport Gazette, Local History, Louis Hirschel, Swimming
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Latest News By Telegraph: Pickett’s Charge
Latest News Headquarters Army of the Potomac, July 3 Semi-Official Report The decisive battle has been fought to-day, and the enemy repulsed with terrific loss. At daylight Lee’s right wing batteries opened upon our left, and shortly after those … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War, Latest News By Telegraph, Pickett's Charge, Telegraph
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Library Closed for the Fourth!
The Davenport Public Library will be closed on Thursday, in celebration of the Fourth of July. We will resume our regular hours on Friday, July 5th.
Latest News By Telegraph: The Impending Battle of Gettysburg
By the mid-nineteenth century, newspapers were beginning to regularly use information passed through the telegraph for news stories. It was not unusual for some breaking stories to contain misinformation, but that must have been a minor inconvenience compared to the benefit of receiving … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War, Latest News By Telegraph, Telegraph
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First National Bank of Davenport: 150 years of memories and architecture
This June marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of the First National Bank of Davenport. Although it is no longer with us, its legacy lives on in the architecture of the building that stands at 201 West Second Street. … Continue reading
Platting the Past
Maps are fascinating glimpses into the past—but not always for the obvious reasons. Take this 1940s era plat book for example, which shows us what a modern and attractive home looked like at the time: This set of plat maps … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940 Plat Map, Davenport (Iowa), Local History, Maps, Plat Maps, Resources
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For They Say When you Marry in June . . .
“For they say when you marry in June, You will always be a bride . . .” We can’t be sure whether this rhyme held true for Clara Louise Hass,* who married Walter Kruse on June 2, 1917, but judging … Continue reading
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Tagged Brides, Clara Hass, Hostetler Studios, Local History, Walter Clausen, Weddings
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Aiding the Genealogy Effort: World War I Draft Registration Cards
On April 6, 1917, the United States declared war on Germany. On May 18, Congress passed the Selective Service Act, and every male resident of the United States between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, regardless of citizenship status, was … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Local History
Tagged Ancestry Library, Databases, Military Draft, Military Records, World War I
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“An Honor to their Friends at Home, to the State, and their Country”
The Davenport Public Library will be closed Monday, May 27, in honor of those who gave their lives so that we could have the opportunity to live ours in freedom. The Scott County Soldiers’ Monument was erected as a memorial to … Continue reading
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Tagged library, Memorial Day, Scott County Soldiers' Monument
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