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Category Archives: Local History
The Amazons of Davenport
Earlier this month, local officials confirmed e-commerce giant Amazon’s plans to build a robotics fulfillment center west of the Davenport Municipal Airport. This is not the first time, however, an enterprise with the name “Amazon” has done business in this … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Frank W Smith, period dress, pickles, vinegar, William Smith
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Food Fantasies
Do you associate particular foods with specific events or places? I was watching the Wimbledon tennis tournament and immediately wanted strawberries and cream. Viewing the John Deere Classic golf tournament on TV made me recall the delicious pork chop sandwiches … Continue reading
Pie Eating – Davenport Playground Style
Almost 60 years ago, 40 youngsters with empty stomachs prepared for a contest of feasting upon desserts of apple, cherry, boysenberry, or pineapple. We found this playful article while we were doing research and knew we had to write about … Continue reading
Summer Living: The Summer Porch
We’ve been enjoying cool breezes the past two days after a streak of hot and humid Midwestern weather. This unexpected cool down has brought many of us outside to enjoy the fresh air away from our air conditioned homes. All … Continue reading
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Tagged 105 College Avenue, 833 College Avenue, Annette Petersen, Anthony Burdick, E. A. Young, George McCandless, Hair Bows, Josephine Hasler, Julius Hasler, Lavonius W. Petersen, Mary Burdick, Porch Shades, Porch Swings, Porches, Summer
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Reading Colors Your World: Colorized Postcards
This year’s Summer Reading Program theme is Reading Colors Your World. We found some beautifully colorized postcards in our collection and thought it would be interesting to compare them to the black & white versions of the same image. We … Continue reading
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Tagged buildings, colorized, Postcards
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River Bend Vision: United Voice of Pride
River Bend Vision was a non-profit organization with the goal of “reaching out and providing a means of communication to gays and lesbians.” Their magazine/newsletter was published monthly beginning in June 1989, then bi-monthly from September 1990 through December 1991. … Continue reading
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Tagged lgbtq, magazines, newsletters, pride, Publications
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#Iowa175
Iowa will celebrate the 175th anniversary of statehood this winter on December 28, 1846! Our department has been trying to spread the word and bring attention to the event in some small ways. We have been posting little bits of … Continue reading
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Tagged 175th Anniversary, Iowa, Iowa College, Iowa History, State Historical Society of Iowa
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Early Horticultural Pursuits in Scott County, Iowa
On Tuesday evening, April 26, 1859, in the Davenport law offices of Howard Darlington, Esq., a constitution was adopted by a gathering of Scott County residents interested in forming a Horticultural Society. [1] The second article of the constitution announced … Continue reading
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AAPI Heritage – Vietnamese Refugees in the Quad Cities
By the summer of 1975, the first of the Vietnam War refugees evacuated from their country by U.S. forces began to arrive in the Quad-Cities. Organizations in Davenport, Rock Island, and Moline had pledged to help these families find housing … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, aapi, asian americans, refugees, Vietnam War
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