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Category Archives: Library
Guess Who’s Coming to Town!
Santa likes Davenport, Iowa—probably because we’ve thrown him some pretty good parades over the years. The Jaycee’s Santa was bigger than life in the 1940s . . . . . . But decided he’d rather sit down for … Continue reading
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Tagged library, Parades, Santa Claus
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Patience, No — Time, Yes!
The two things a genealogist can’t do without are patience and research time. True patience comes from within, but we can offer you some extra time! Starting next Sunday, October 2nd, the Main Street location of the Davenport Public Library … Continue reading
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Tagged Genealogy, Genealogy Night, Research, Sunday Hours
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Davenport Inventors: Patently the Best
Davenport has had its share of inventors over the years, including Alexander F. Victor, who held almost eighty patents for his film projecting equipment; William Voss, whose washing machines brought laundry to a whole new level, and Otto F. Rohwedder;* … Continue reading
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Tagged Davenport History, Inventors, Local History, new resources, patent and trademark resource center, Patents and Trademarks, Resources, US Patent and Trademark Office
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In Memoriam: Alice Richardson Sloane
“Preservation and access of historical records will provide the key ingredient for success in the future for those who are able and take advantage of the lessons of life from the past. This knowledge and understanding of truth about our … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Richardson Sloane, Davenport Public Library, In memoriam, Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center
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Just Shelved: People, Places, Planes, and More!
We’ve added many new resources to our collections recently! Some of these were budgeted, some were donated, and some are courtesy of the Scott County Iowa Genealogy Society: People: Man of Deeds: Bishop Mathias Loras and the Iowa Frontier by … Continue reading
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Tagged Genealogy, Just Shelved, Local History, New Books, new resources
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Just Shelved: Local Authors
It appears to be a well-kept secret that our Special Collections Center archives the work of local authors from Octave Thanet to Dick Stahl. The most current additions to our local author shelves include: Complicated Weather Poems by Ryan Collins, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Shaffer, Complicated Weather Poems, David W. Dorris, Great Philosophers who Failed at Love, Life is Too Short: Life is what we make it, local authors, Ryan Collins, Thomas Miller, Twilight Run
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Introducing America’s GenealogyBank
We are pleased to announce that we’ve subscribed to another terrific online genealogy resource: America’s GenealogyBank. This resource is user friendly—our staff enjoying experimenting with it!—and offers some keyword searching. Its five databases can help researchers find family members, verify … Continue reading
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Tagged America's GenealogyBank, Genealogy, library, Local History, new resources, Online Indexes
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New Feature: Have You Seen . . . ?
One of our ongoing projects is to scan and research each image in our photograph collections. Most of the time, this is relatively (no pun intended) easy. The majority of our Hostetler glass negatives, for example, came with an original … Continue reading
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Tagged Don Cabel, Genealogy, Have you seen . . . ?, Hostetler Studios, Local History, Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive
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Genealogy Night!
Are the nuts in your family tree taking up all of your precious research time? We in the Special Collections Center understand. And we are once again opening our Center to give you a little extra time to root out … Continue reading
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Tagged Genealogy Night, SCIGS, Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society
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Long time Special Collections librarian passes away
Many long time genealogists and local historians will remember Mary Herr, who worked at the Davenport Public Library for more than 40 years. She had a great interest in genealogy and local history and spent her last working years assisting … Continue reading
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Tagged In memoriam, Mary Herr
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