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Just Shelved: Regiments and Other Interesting People
The Scott County Genealogy Society has added several new items to the Special Collections Center this month. We’ve been trying to acquire at least one history of each Iowa Volunteer Regiment, and these three books are welcome additions to our … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Library, Local History
Tagged Campaigns and Battles of the Twelfth Regiment Iowa Veteran Volunteer Infantry, History of the Nineteenth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Iowa, Just Shelved, Life in the Middle West, Mercer County Missouri Pioneer Tracers, Resources, Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society, The Biographical Record of Linn County, The Twenty-First Regiment of Iowa Volunteer Infantry
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A Davenport Connection: The Sinking of the S. S. Schiller Part II
The S. S. Schiller sailed away from Hoboken, New Jersey in fine weather. The Davenport group settled into their respective cabins or steerage areas. Mr. Kircher, Mrs. Klemme, Mrs. Hansen and daughter, Mr. Paulsen, Carl (Charles) Frahm, William Frahm, and … Continue reading
In Memoriam: Bernard Bailey
It is with great sadness that we learned of the recent death of Bernard Bailey. We first met Mr. Bailey in 1997, when, recently retired at the age of 81 and looking to be of service, he came to the … Continue reading
A Davenport Connection: The Sinking of the S. S. Schiller
Another party of Germans leave this city on Friday evening for a visit to their native land. They will remain in New York city until Tuesday, when they will sail on one of the Eagle Line of steamers for Hamburg. … Continue reading
100 Years Ago: Park View Addition Sale!
If you had opened up the Davenport Democrat on May 3, 1912, you would have found a two-page advertisement, announcing that 90 lots in the new Park View Addition—Gas, Water, Sewer, and Electricity included— would be available for sale the … Continue reading
Mrs. Hilda Matthey: Civic Worker or Spy?
Hilda Amalia Mueller Matthey was born in Davenport on July 16, 1869 to Christian and Elfrieda Mueller. She married Dr. Heinrich Emil Matthey on March 3, 1890, at her parents’ home on 530 Ripley Street. They made their home at … Continue reading
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Tagged Civic Clubs, Davenport (Iowa), Dr. Henry Matthey, Germany, Mrs. Hilda Matthey, Red Cross, Social Organizations, Spies, Travel, Women, World War I
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Music to Remember: Dick Clark’s Summer Caravan of Stars
The high-pitched shrieks of teenage girls must have been heard all over Davenport on September 1, 1964. That was the night that Dick Clark’s Summer Caravan of Stars made a stop at the RKO Orpheum Theatre (now the Adler Theatre). … Continue reading
Titanic Fashions, Midwestern Style
The entire world was shocked when the Titanic sank in April of 1912. A hundred years and several movies later, we’re still fascinated with every detail of the doomed voyage—especially the passengers. We want to know who they were, where … Continue reading
The 1940s Census is here! And it works!
Ancestry Library has finished uploading all of the 1940 Census images to its database. They are now working on indexing—at this posting, Delaware was finished and everything else is pending. Meanwhile, you can find your relatives by browsing the right Enumeration … Continue reading
Library Closing: April 8
The Davenport Public Library will be closed this Sunday, April 8. We will reopen Monday, April 9th, for our regular business hours.
