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The Second Chance of Mr. Teeples
Well, sometimes, it happens. Sometimes the same old story has a twist, and people are given a change to change the ending. There was a fellow in 1857 by the name of Teeples who made the grave mistake of stealing … Continue reading
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Tagged Horse Theft, Local History, Scott County Vigilance Committee, Teeples
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All the Way Bach: The Music Students Club
On October 7 of 1883, three women met in the Episcopal rectory on 3rd Street to enjoy a musical afternoon. Celestine Fejervary, who was trained in voice, organ, and piano, Miss Gertrude Wilkinson, who also sang, and Mrs. David Garrett, … Continue reading
Posted in Library, Local History
Tagged Local History, Music, Musicians, new resources, The Music Student's Club
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Sequestration Frustrations
Frustrated with the sequestration? We are too! Due to the temporary shutdown of the federal government, the Library of Congress is closed to the public and researchers beginning October 1, 2013 until further notice. All public events are cancelled and web … Continue reading
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Davenporters of Note: Ernest Carl Oberholtzer
Ernest Carl “Ober” Oberholtzer was born in Davenport, Iowa on February 6, 1884. His parents divorced when he was six, and he and his mother went to live with his maternal grandparents, Ernest and Sarah Carl, at 126 East 6th … Continue reading
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Tagged Carl Oberholtzer, Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive
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Save the Date! October Offerings: Intro to Electronic Subscription Databases for Genealogy
The Davenport Public Library subscribes to several electronic genealogy databases for our patrons’ research needs, including: Ancestry HeritageQuest Fold 3 Origins Genealogy Bank and Access Newspaper Archive You don’t even have to come down to our Special Collections Center to … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Library, Local History
Tagged Databases, Genealogy, library, Local History, Programs, Resources
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Save the Date! Genealogy Night!
Have you been looking for your Great-great-aunt Ethel’s gravesite for so long, you suspect she’s still alive somewhere, snickering at your efforts to find her? We in the Special Collections Center of the Davenport Public Library understand. And we are … Continue reading
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Tagged Genealogy, Genealogy Night, Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center
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The Brilliant Wedding of Miss Lillian Hubers
Our September bride is Miss Lillian Hubers , daughter of William and Clara, who married William Edward Zuill in her parents’ home at 624 Scott Street on September 24, 1913. The bride’s father was the manager of the Rock Island … Continue reading
A Hayward Moment
In honor of National Grandparents’ Day, which is held the first Sunday after Labor Day, we though we’d share this lovely Hostetler Studio photograph of William Phelps Kimball with his grandparents, Major Eugene Hayward and Ellen Phelps Hayward. Eugene B. … Continue reading
Labor Day Closing!
Our library will be closed this Monday, September 2nd, for Labor Day. If you were planing a Labor Day weekend trip to see us, we will be open Saturday, August 31st for your researching pleasure. You could spend the next two days … Continue reading
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Solving the Mystery of Rebekah Wentz
Sometimes in genealogy, it seems that people have disappeared into thin air. That appeared to be the case of Rebekah (Rebecca) McMurtrey Wentz, widow of Colonel Augustus Wentz. When we featured Colonel Wentz in our blog post of November 11, … Continue reading
