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Category Archives: Local History
In Memoriam: Dr. Roald D. Tweet
If you were to ask a local Quad Cities resident what Roald Tweet did for a living, you would probably get several answers. A college professor. An author. A radio personality. Each of those answers would be correct, but he … Continue reading
Celebrating Family History & American Archives Months
The month of October allows the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center to celebrate its genealogical collections and its local history collections because it is both Family History Month and American Archives Month. Many archives, libraries, and museums celebrate these months to … Continue reading
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The Last Patrol of Officer Raymond Costigan
It was just past twelve-thirty in the morning on Sunday, October 17, 1920. Downtown Davenport was filled with people leaving the local fraternal organizations and dance halls. Fourth Street in front of the Col Ballroom was particularly busy as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Accidents, Car Accident, Col Ballroom, Davenport Police Department, Raymond Costigan
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Latinx History in the QCA
Although National Hispanic Heritage Month 2020 (Sept. 15th-Oct. 15th) winds down this week, the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center invites you to explore the lives of Hispanic Americans in our local area at any time with our brand-new research guide, “Latinx … Continue reading
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Tagged Cook's Point, Gutierrez, Hero Street, Hispanic Genealogy, Hispanic Heritage Month, Hola America, Holy City, La Yarda, Lara, Macias, Mexican-Americans, Navarro, Ortega, Rangel, Savala, Sierra, Vargas
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Stiamo festeggiando Italian-American Heritage Month!*
In celebration of the Italian-American Heritage Month, The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center would like to highlight materials relating to Italians and Italian genealogy. In our collection, we hold an array of materials documenting the Italian population in Scott County. One … Continue reading
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Historic Places: “Riverview”
This month Gilda’s Club of the Quad Cities, the non-profit Cancer Support Community, announced they were moving out of the iconic mansion at 1234 East River Drive and would be relocating and expanding to 2 locations: Genesis West Campus in … Continue reading
Davenport’s Branch of The National Association of Letter Carriers Union
Current attention to the fate of the U.S. Postal Service and the arrival of Labor Day weekend 2020 gives us the perfect opportunity to share the experiences of Davenporters Edward and Margaret Gilbert in the Iowa State Association of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Gilbert, Labor Day, Labor Unions, United States Postal Service
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QC Life in the New Normal Writing Project: Phase II
This project has allowed community members to express themselves through writing about how they are feeling, coping, and managing to live through this unexpected, life-changing event. This also helped us to capture this period of history through the words of … Continue reading
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The Hotel Davenport
In 1907, a modern era of buildings began in the growing city of Davenport with the completion of a new hotel on the corner of Main and Fourth Streets. This hotel poised mid-way between Union Station and the Chicago, Rock … Continue reading
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Tagged Davenport Hotel, Temple and Burrows, The Davenport Apartments
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It’s Ratified! Women’s Suffrage Amendment Passes
Congress passed it on June 4, 1919, and Iowa ratified it on July 2, 1919. Tennessee finally tipped the scales on the 18th of August 1920 as the 36th state to pass this landmark legislation – the 19th Amendment to … Continue reading
