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Category Archives: Local History
Jazz Appreciation Month: Freegal Music Service
Ever wish you had more Bix in your music collection? Use Freegal Music Service to download 3 free songs per week! Click on the link under Online Resources on our website and log in with your Davenport Public Library card to start downloading … Continue reading
Look Alike Day: The Putnam & Parker Buildings
April 20th is National Look Alike Day, and we’ve decided to share Davenport twins! Downtown Davenport has two buildings with similar facades: the Putnam building at 215 Main and the M.L. Parker building at 104 W 2nd. Here are some facts about … Continue reading
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In Memoriam: Patricia L. Scott
Staff at the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center are saddened by the loss of our friend. Pat Scott passed away on Sunday, April 9th, 2017 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Scott Co. Iowa. Patricia Louise (Bracker) Scott was born … Continue reading
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Tagged In memoriam, obituaries, pat scott, SCIGS, Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society, volunteers
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It’s Opening Day at Modern Woodmen Park Stadium, thanks to the Depression-era Dreams of the Davenport Levee Commission
Opening Day for local baseball is here! Yes, the Quad Cities River Bandits* will battle the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers tonight at the historic Modern Woodmen Park stadium as our minor league baseball season officially begins. In honor of the 2017 … Continue reading
Walking Matches: A nineteenth century competitive sport
We have written about the competitive spirit of early residents of Scott County, Iowa in the past. From an early running bet to bike races, the residents of Scott County were always game to try new things. So it’s no … Continue reading
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Tagged C. E. Muhl, John Bowlsby, Sports, Walking Matches, William B. Logan
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Irish Resources for your St. Patrick’s Day Perusing Pleasure
Today being St. Patrick’s Day, we thought we would share some Irish resources. Special limited time offers for FREE access to genealogy websites pertaining to Irish Research: AmericanAncestors.org (all Irish resources FREE March 15-22!) Irish Genealogy Tool … Continue reading
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An Exciting Find: Iowa death records, 1921 – 1940
One of the roadblocks we frequently run into while helping patrons with genealogy and local history research is a gap in Scott County death records from 1921 – 1940. During that time, death records were maintained by the State of Iowa and … Continue reading
Digital Learning Day in the Archives
In honor of Digital Learning Day, the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center is highlighting HeritageQuest, one of the Davenport Public Library’s research databases. There’s a wealth of genealogical information to explore and you can access it from home, for free, with your library card! How to … Continue reading
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Presidents’ Day
On “Presidents’ Day” George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are usually the first to be recognized, and quite logically so, since both were born in February. However, the spirit of the day can be broadened to include more “Presidents” of the … Continue reading
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An Unfortunate Valentine’s Day Blog
While researching recently, we came across what looked like a wonderful Valentine’s Day blog about love. It was only while doing further research we found it was more a case of love gone wrong. On February 6, 1920 The Davenport … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Local History
Tagged Mary Borsdorf, Mary McKay, Mary McNitt, Mary Ward, Valentine's Day, William McKay, World War I
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