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A Flood of Images

In honor of this year’s flooding (which surprised us as much as anyone), we pulled a few of our images of Floods Past from our Historical Photograph Collections for your enjoyment:  The 1940s: This photos were taken during the same flood in the early … Continue reading

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Old Jokes: When Genealogists Go Bad

Quizzer— What’s the matter, old man? You look worried. Sizzer— I have cause to. I hired a man to trace my pedigree. Quizzer— Well, what’s the trouble? Hasn’t he been successful? Sizzer— Successful? I should say he has! I’m paying … Continue reading

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Floods we have known

    The “Flood of the Century”–well, the one in 1965, anyway April showers may bring May flowers, but in Davenport, winter precipitation traditionally brings April flooding. As neither the Mississippi nor Duck Creek appears to be approaching major flood … Continue reading

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Happy National Library Week!

Why not celebrate by getting a library card, or renewing the one you have?  And while you’re doing that, why not take a look around?  Ask the librarians a few questions that have been bugging you–we love it when you … Continue reading

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Whatever Happened To . . .Davis Gardens?

Davis Gardens was a small gardening business started by James W. Davis on April 29, 1911, that eventually grew to be the largest greenhouse operation west of the Mississippi. For years they grew fancy cucumbers and flowers, but ended up … Continue reading

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The Mississippi Ice Jam of 1868

March 13, 1868 tells the story of the massive ice gorge that occurred on the Mississippi as the rain and spring thaw caused the ice to go out. The ice gorged above the bridge and at the bend in the … Continue reading

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Just Shelved: Palatine Families–and More

We have just shelved the first two continuations of our well-used copy of Henry Z. Jones’ work Palatine Families of New York : a Study of the German Immigrants who arrived in Colonial New York in 1710. Palatines are Germans … Continue reading

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April Fools? Not Us!

While we love the fun of April Fool’s Day, we have found in our years of work that we have no need, or desire, to fool people. The real facts relating to genealogy and local history are full of surprises. … Continue reading

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Only 264 (or so) days left!

If you are not a genealogist (yet), but are considering doing a complete history of your family to give your children or grandchildren, we’d like to encourage you to start soon (as in today, right now, we’re open until 8pm … Continue reading

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Come Josephine in My Flying Machine

Come Josephine in My Flying Machine, Going up she goes! Up she goes! Balance yourself like a bird on a beam, In the air she goes! There she goes! Up, up, a little bit higher, Oh! My! The moon is … Continue reading

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