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Category Archives: Library
Labor Day Closing
Our library will be closed this Monday, September 1, for Labor Day. If you were planing a Labor Day weekend trip to see us, we will be open Saturday, August 30 for your researching pleasure. You could spend the next two days … Continue reading
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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
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Just Shelved– Pride in our Hometowns: Portraits of Iowa
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—East Georgia Settlers Family Sketches
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
May Day! May Day!
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
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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Just Shelved: Map Guide to German Parish Registers
The latest Map Guide to German Parish Registers is now in our collections. This one covers a large section of Bavaria. Kevan M. Hansen has so far compiled nineteen books in this series, which was created to make it easier for … Continue reading
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After Hours Genealogy Night!
Never seem to have enough time to explore your family tree? Do you wish the Davenport Public Library were open a little later on the weekends so you could get all of your research done? *Ding!* Your wish … Continue reading
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Just Shelved: Opening the Ozarks
We have just received Opening the Ozarks by Marsha Hoffman Rising. This genealogical resource lists biographical information for the first families in Southwest Missouri from 1835 to 1839, of which there is enough to fill four alphabetically-arranged volumes. Ms. Rising’s … Continue reading