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Category Archives: Local History
Library Cards We Have Known
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month! For information on how to obtain a new Davenport Library Card, please visit our website. To celebrate the month we have selected a few samples of Davenport Library cards through the years from our archives. … Continue reading
Posted in Library, Local History
Tagged Davenport Public Library, dpl, libraries, Library card sign up month, Library cards, september
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School Days: The new schools of 1940
Summer vacation has ended in Davenport as children returned to school this past Monday. We thought to celebrate this occasion by revisiting the Fall of 1940. Seventy-five years ago, many of Davenport’s students were entering the hallways and classrooms of … Continue reading
Road Construction: Photographic glimpses of past projects
We once again are surrounded by road construction in Davenport. If you are planning on visiting us at Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center at the Davenport Public Library – Main Street branch between now and the end of December please remember … Continue reading
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Tagged 12th Street, 6th Street, Brady Street, East Locust Street, Gaines Street, Harrison Street, River Drive, Vine Street
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She’s a Real Go-Getter: Wilma Zabel at the 1925 Iowa State Fair
In late August and early September of 1925, Misses Wilma Zabel and Gertrude Koch of the Lincoln Township Go-Getters 4-H Club represented Scott County at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Their demonstration on the making of hooked rugs did … Continue reading
The Rock Island Independents – Finding the Davenport Football Connection
This week as football training camps are about to start we thought to look back to one early local Illinois team. We felt sure we would find a Davenport connection. We found not only a Davenport connection, but a pretty amazing national football … Continue reading
New LibGuide – Bix Beiderbecke
Our latest LibGuide covers all of our available resources on Davenport native jazz musician, Bix Beiderbecke. The new LibGuide can be accessed through the Suggested Research Topics page on our website. It lists everything from books, video recordings, audio recordings, sheet music, photographs, posters … Continue reading
Great Iowa Traditions: Bix 7 Race and RAGBRAI
Two great Iowa traditions, one local and one statewide, meet in Davenport this Saturday, July 25th and we are all very excited. The local based event is the Quad City Times Bix 7 Road Race which will start at 8:00 … Continue reading
Myths vs. Facts: The Life and Death of Schuyler Peck
An obituary for Schuyler Peck was published in the Davenport Democrat and Leader on July 14, 1925. Mr. Peck was a well known character in Davenport, but he died alone at the Scott County Poor Farm, with no immediate family to … Continue reading
SO CUTE!! Vintage Fejervary Petting Zoo Photos
Mother Goose is once again welcoming children at Fejervary Park. The City of Davenport Parks & Recreation Department will be hosting Family Fun Days at Fejervary Learning Center on the third Saturday of the month. Upcoming dates are July 18, August 15, September 19 and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950's, Davenport (Iowa), Fejervary Park, Mother Goose, Mother Goose Land, Parks, Photographs
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A Fine Fourth of July Celebration: 1890
As our thoughts turn to Fourth of July we are sharing an advertisement for a celebration that provided entertainment for the whole family. Taken from the July 2, 1890 Davenport Daily Times included in the day were a Reunion of Old Soldiers, … Continue reading
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Tagged August Wentz G. A. R. Chapter, Fourth of July, Schuetzen Park
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