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The CCC and the CWA
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “new deal” established a variety of programs, sometimes referred to as “Alphabet Agencies” with the intent of providing Americans beleaguered by the Great Depression with relief. Two programs created in 1933 which greatly impacted the lives of … Continue reading
History’s Mysteries: An Image of Prohibition?
While researching a possible blog entry about Prohibition and Davenport’s various coping mechanisms, we found an image in our collections that gave us pause: This group image of Thiedemann’s Atheletic Club was taken on April 12, 1933, at Thiedemann’s , a … Continue reading
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Tagged Breweries, Photographs, Prohibition, Thiedemann's, Thiedmann's Athletic Club
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A Second Flood of Images
As we appear to be facing another round of flood-like behavior from the Mississippi this year, it seems fitting to continue our memorial series of high waters past with these images of the 1993 Flood. This was the flood, you … Continue reading
A Grand Lawn Fete
Iowa’s soft summer evenings beckon us outdoors for parties and celebrations. On June 14, 1897, Henry and Clara Petersen hosted a party for a cause – the Ladies Industrial Relief Society (LIRS) – and they entertained an estimated 2,000 guests! … Continue reading
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Tagged Ephemera, Ernst Otto, Ladies Industrial Relief Society, LIRS, Phebe Sudlow
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A Davenport Connection: The Early Life of ‘Big Nose Kate’ Horony
For those fans of the Old West, we present to you the possible early life of Big Nose Kate, also known as Katie Elder, Kate Fisher, and Katherine Cummings–Doc Holliday’s girl, she was, living in Tombstone at the time of … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Nose Kate, Doc Holliday, Horony, Mary Katherine Horony
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A Davenport Success Story: Von Maur, Inc.
Way back when Davenport was just getting started, general stores, or dry-goods stores, stocked almost everything a person might need, and maybe a few little extras they might want. At the same counter, one could buy a yard of fabric, … Continue reading
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Tagged Petersen and Sons, Petersen Harned Von Maur, The Boston Store, Von Maur
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Elsie Von Maur: Seventy-Five Years of Quad-City Music
The recent passing of Elsie Von Maur at the age of 106 led us to realize that our collection of Symphony programs reflect almost ninety-two years of music, seventy-five of which may be seen as part of Mrs. von Maur’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Elsie Von Maur, Music, Quad-City Symphony, Tri-City Symphony
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In Remembrance
Anyone who has gone far enough along Main has passed it– but how many of us have taken the time to look at the large stone memorial in the middle of the street or think twice about why it stands … Continue reading
Memorial Day Closing
Our library will be closed this Monday in honor of Memorial Day. We are still open tomorrow, though, so come on in and stock up on genealogy and local history before 5:30!
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Now Available! An Online Davenport Newspaper Index!
We are excited to finally be able to offer our in-house local newspaper index online. This is a subject index for events and articles of local interest from the Quad-City Times, the Leader, the River Cities Reader, and other area … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Library, Local History
Tagged Marriage Announcements, Newspaper Index, obituaries
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