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Category Archives: Local History
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2017!
Hispanic Heritage Month 2017 begins today, September 15th! To celebrate, we are featuring a unique source of information about the Mexican-American community in the Quad-Cities area: materials from the Iowa Stories 2000 collection (Acc# 2005-02). A little more than ten … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Cook's Point, Hispanic Heritage Month, LULAC, Mexican-Americans, St. Alphonsus Church, St. Mary's Church
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Back to School: A Letter from Immaculate Conception Academy, 1873 – Part II
This week we continue with our “back-to-school” theme, learning about the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center resources that help us place Immaculate Conception Academy student Ada Sala’s 1873 letter to her father, E.M. Sala, in historical context. Imma Conception, Davenport, Iowa, … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Local History
Tagged Ancestry Library Edition, Davenport (Iowa), Hill House, Immaculate Conception Academy, Sala family, school records, Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Back to School: A Letter From Immaculate Conception Academy, 1873 – Part I
At this time of year, as many students return to school, we thought it appropriate to share one of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center’s latest acquisitions: a March, 1873 letter from a student at the Immaculate Conception Academy in Davenport … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Local History
Tagged Ancestry Library Edition, Federal census records, Grant County, Immaculate Conception Academy, Lee County, Marriage records, Probate Records, Sala family
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Total Eclipse of the Sun: August 7, 1869
As we prepare for the upcoming solar eclipse, we thought we would take a look back at the Solar Eclipse of 1869 as viewed by Davenporters. The last solar eclipse of the 19th century occurred on Saturday, August 7th, 1869. … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged 1869, Davenport (Iowa), Davenport Academy of Sciences, eclipse, Photographs, solar eclipse
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Celebrating 50 years: 2018 Calendar by the Davenport Public Library
We are proud to announce a very special project from the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center! A 2018 calendar featuring photographs of Davenport and Scott County, Iowa from our collection is now on sale at all three of the Davenport Public … Continue reading
Posted in Library, Local History
Tagged Anniversary, Calendar, Davenport Public Library, Edward Durell Stone, fundraiser, Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center
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Build a Better Davenport: The Priester Construction Company
We conclude the Davenport Public Library’s summer reading theme of “Build a Better World” by exploring the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center’s resources on local architects, developers, planners, construction companies, and building materials suppliers. Our final installment: The Priester Construction Company. … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Architechture, Blueprints, construction, Dudley Priester, Oscar Priester, Priester Construction Company, project drawings, Thomas W. Priester, Walter K. Priester, Walter Priester
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Build a Better Davenport: Improve Second Street!
We are continuing with the Davenport Public Library’s Summer Reading Program theme of “Build a Better World” by exploring the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center’s resources on local architects, developers, planners, construction companies, and building materials suppliers. This week we present … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged #buildabetterdavenport, architectural drawings, Burnham Brothers, commercial development, E. 2nd St., East Second Street Company, Huebotter Furniture Company, photographic prints, Postcards, Putnam family, Sears Roebuck & Co., UMVDIA, William G. Renwick
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Build a Better Davenport: The Mueller Lumber Company
We are continuing with the Davenport Public Library’s Summer Reading Program theme of “Build a Better World” by exploring the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center’s resources on local architects, developers, planners, construction companies, and building materials suppliers. This week we present … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Christian Mueller, Housing Construction, Lumber, Mueller Lumber Co.
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Build a Better Davenport: Temple and Burrows Architects
We are continuing with the Davenport Public Library’s Summer Reading Program theme of “Build a Better World” by exploring the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center’s resources on local architects, developers, planners, construction companies, and building materials suppliers. This week the Davenport … Continue reading
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