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Tag Archives: Augustana College
A Farewell to February
As February ends, we would like to celebrate the month of love with one last photo. This photograph of Frederick and Rhoda Denkmann of Rock Island, Illinois caught our attention with the unusual placement of the subjects facing each other … Continue reading
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Tagged Augustana College, Chippianock Cemetery, Frederick Denkmann, Photographs, Rhoda Denkmann
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Total Eclipse of the Sun: March 7, 1970
April 8, 2024 will be an exciting day in the Quad Cities as we are expecting the first solar eclipse in our area in 54 years. We are expected to get an 83.70% view of the full eclipse at 1:58 … Continue reading
The Quad Cities Museum Alliance
In honor of Quad Cities Museum Week, we’re looking back at previous collaborations by area museums, galleries, and other historical & cultural institutions. 12 major area museums and art galleries got together in 1986 to form the Quad Cities Museum … Continue reading
In Memoriam: Dr. Roald D. Tweet
If you were to ask a local Quad Cities resident what Roald Tweet did for a living, you would probably get several answers. A college professor. An author. A radio personality. Each of those answers would be correct, but he … Continue reading
