Author Archives: SCblogger

Memorial Day Closing

Posted on May 23, 2008 by SCblogger

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!

Posted on May 22, 2008 by SCblogger

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 →

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Just Shelved– Pride in our Hometowns: Portraits of Iowa

Posted on May 22, 2008 by SCblogger

Subtitled “Great places to spend the day—or a lifetime,” this photograph-rich book gives both historical and current accounts of twenty-five towns and cities across the state of Iowa.   From small (Adel, Pella, Woodbine) to large  (Clinton, Mason City, Sioux City), … Continue reading →

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Just Shelved: The “Lost” Jefferson County, Iowa, Microfilmed Marriages

Posted on May 21, 2008 by SCblogger

Okay, so these ten rolls of microfilm weren’t lost, just delayed a bit.   But we’re still very happy they’ve finally arrived! Covering 1839 to 1910 (record vols. A-0 and register vols. 1 and 2 with index), these marriage records are … Continue reading →

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We never failed to catch em’!

Posted on May 19, 2008 by SCblogger

What an appropriate motto for the Hostetler Studio and its owner and chief photographer, John Benton Hostetler! His talent never failed to catch the sparkle in a hopeful bride’s eyes, the wisdom in a patriarch’s wrinkled face, or the mischief … Continue reading →

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Just Shelved—East Georgia Settlers Family Sketches

Posted on May 16, 2008 by SCblogger

Eighty-eight members of the East Georgia Genealogical Society submitted 317 biographical sketches of family members for this 728-page volume, but this resource is far above the usual unsubstantiated family stories about Third-Great Aunt Bessie from Elbert County. The main person … Continue reading →

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Remembering Patrolman Emil Speth

Posted on May 12, 2008 by SCblogger

Ninety-one years ago Davenport Police Patrolman Emil Speth walked the streets of Davenport, Iowa, wearing badge number 13. He was appointed to the department on July 13, 1911, according to an entry in the Davenport Police Roll Call Register January … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Effie Afton

Posted on May 6, 2008 by SCblogger

Today is the anniversary of the first time a riverboat hit the railroad bridge between Davenport and Rock Island, Illinois. Why is this more significant than any other Mississippi River disaster, or any other time (and there were several) when a boat … Continue reading →

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St. Luke’s Training School for Nurses

Posted on May 5, 2008 by SCblogger

Today starts National Nurses Week. To honor these indispensable people, let’s take a look at the first nurses’ school in Davenport: When St. Lukes’s Hospital (now Genesis East) was first organized, it naturally had nurses on staff. But after only … Continue reading →

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May Day! May Day!

Posted on May 1, 2008 by SCblogger

May 1st is May Day – traditionally a day for children to surprise friends with special little baskets of flowers, popcorn and treats. The phrase MayDay also is recognized as a cry for help (from the French term m’aidez), which … Continue reading →

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