Author Archives: SCblogger

A Capitol (Theatre) Idea

Posted on April 13, 2010 by SCblogger

There has been much in the local news of late regarding the Capitol Theatre, which opened December 25, 1920, and which will be closing in a few months. We thought we’d take the opportunity to share the history of this … Continue reading →

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Feeling a Little “Bugged”: Part I

Posted on April 6, 2010 by SCblogger

Sometimes we (maybe it is just me, but I feel better imagining this happens to my co-workers too) find ourselves distracted when doing research in Special Collections.  Just the other week I came across a little side paragraph in an old newspaper … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Marion G. Crandell

Posted on March 30, 2010 by SCblogger

Marion G. Crandell was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on April 25, 1872.  She went to school in Cedar Rapids and Omaha, and attended the Sorbonne University in Paris, before residing with her brother for a short time in Alameda, … Continue reading →

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Kathryn Kirschbaum: First Woman Mayor of Davenport

Posted on March 25, 2010 by SCblogger

Kathryn Kirschbaum was born August 30, 1931, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Frank and Esther (Kiplinger) Goll. She graduated from Denison College in Grandville, Ohio, in 1953 with a degree in “Citizenship”. She was First Lieutenant in the Army Medical Corps … Continue reading →

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Davenporters of Note: Norma M. Wiese

Posted on March 15, 2010 by SCblogger

Once upon the 1880s, in a beautiful brick Italian Villa at 709 Brown Street, lived William and Minnie Wiese, who were known for their love of travel, music, and community.   Their daughter Edna was born in 1887 with another, Norma, … Continue reading →

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Beginning Genealogy Workshop!

Posted on March 9, 2010 by SCblogger

Genealogy is very popular on TV this month. NBC is offering Who Do You Think You Are?, which features celebrities researching their family history and their family’s connections to historical events.   And  PBS just wrapped up its four-episode run of Faces … Continue reading →

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Equality through Education: Phebe W. Sudlow*

Posted on March 4, 2010 by SCblogger

Phebe W. Sudlow often appears of lists of ‘firsts’ for the positions she held throughout her career as an educator.  Most, if not all of these related to her gender: Ms. Sudlow was the first female school superintendent in Iowa … Continue reading →

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Defective, Dependant, and Delinquent

Posted on February 22, 2010 by SCblogger

AncestryLibrary, the library version of the popular subscription database Ancestry.com, posts new resources almost daily. On February 7, 2010 one of the special supplemental census schedules for 1880 was posted – the Defective, Dependent and Delinquent Classes. One of the … Continue reading →

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“Comic” Valentines

Posted on February 14, 2010 by SCblogger

St. Valentine’s Day is a day to show your feelings of love and friendship. Children and grown-ups send nice, sweet valentines that can brighten up someone’s day. Roses are Red, Violets are Blue… But valentines were not always nice and … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Primary Resources

Posted on February 12, 2010 by SCblogger

One of our readers, former Davenporter Brendan Wolfe, wrote to share an interesting story about the only known newspaper interview with Bix Beiderbecke, which was published in the Davenport Democrat on February 10, 1929. Bix Beiderbecke is always interesting, at … Continue reading →

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