Follow us on Instagram!
Category Archives: Local History
We’ll Be There at the Mississippi Valley Fair – Part II
“We are here! We are here! We are here! There’s a bright spot in the Mississippi valley Where health, wealth and beauty wins. We invite you one and all to rally In our city where the west begins, We will … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Booster Song, Ethel Dare, fair, Mississippi Valley Fair, Rubin and Cherry Shows
Leave a comment
Racing the Fire: A Close Call for Davenport
“The district where the destruction was complete and which this morning is an area of smoking heap of charred embers is about a third of a mile square and can best be seen from the grounds of St. Katherine’s Hall … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged 1901 Fire, Davenport, East Davenport, Fires, Iowa, Mt. Ida, st. katherine's school, Weyerhauser and Denkmann
3 Comments
McClellan Heights-The Most Beautiful Spot in All the World for a Home…or a State Park?
The BIX at 6 practice runs and the actual event take many exercise enthusiasts along a course that is both physically challenging and visually intriguing. While jogging, walking or limping through the McClellan Heights area of the course participants can … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Camp McClellan, Civil War, Local History, McClellan Heights
1 Comment
The Next Best Thing to Calling Upon Santa Claus*
This post might be a little late for the Fourth of July, but since all the fireworks won’t be used up until at least the end of this week, the following ode to a purveyor of these fantastic, explosive creations … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Feeney's Fireworks, Fireworks, Fourth of July, Independence Day
Leave a comment
KSTT: “Someplace Special”
On July 7, 1946 the radio waves of the Quad Cities changed forever when KSTT went on the air for the first time with a one hour introductory program. No one knew this dawn to dusk operation would soon become … Continue reading
Ding, ding, ding, went the Trolleys . . .
In our Special Collections Center, we have hanging on our wall an enormous double photograph showing the southern view from the corner of Third Street and Brady in 1938 and in 1952. The two photographs, separated by only 14 years, … Continue reading
Milestones in local databases
For those of you who are statistically oriented, we’re very happy to announce that, thanks to dedicated volunteer Janet Greenlee, the 1925 Iowa Census index on our website now includes 9000 names of Scott County residents. The index to the microfilmed Iowa … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged 1925 Iowa Census Index, Genealogy, Janet Greenlee, volunteers
Leave a comment
Graduates of World War II
The beginning of June this year brings two things to my mind: high school graduations and the 65th anniversary of D-Day. Thinking of those, I began to peruse our year book collection in Special Collections. The 1942, 1943, and 1944 … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Davenport, Davenport High School, Iowa, World War Two, Yearbooks
Leave a comment
