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Tag Archives: books
Telling Your Family History for Future Generations with Dan Foley
At the beginning of this month, Daniel M. Foley gave an insightful presentation on how he researched and published several books on his and his wife’s family history. Daniel recently presented at the September meeting of the Scott County Iowa … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy
Tagged books, Genealogy, Programs, publishing, Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society
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Becoming Iowa: Upper Mississippi: A Wilderness Saga by Walter Havighurst
2021 marks the 175th anniversary of Iowa’s statehood. On December 28, 1846, Iowa became the 29th state admitted into the Union. Commemorative publications, programs, and other events are planned by the Iowa Department of Culture Affairs and communities across the … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged #iowa175, authors, books, illustrations, illustrators, Iowa History, Mississippi River
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Exhibit: The 1920s
For our first exhibit of the year, we are taking a look back at life in Davenport a century ago. What kinds of books were children and grown-ups checking out from the library? What were the people attending the symphony … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Library, Local History
Tagged 1920s, African-Americans, Bix Beiderbecke, book displays, books, displays, exhibit, Floyd Dell, Jazz, local authors, Maps, newspapers, Tri-City Symphony
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The History of the Book Travels to Davenport
The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center offers the Traveling History of the Book Exhibit for Quad Citizens’ viewing and hands-on learning fun from March 1 to April 13. The exhibit features materials capturing the history of the book throughout different periods … Continue reading
Brown Bag Lunch Presentation: Eugene Ely, Daredevil Aviator
Author William M. Miller will be at the Davenport Main Library on Thursday, June 4th at noon for a presentation on local pioneer aviator Eugene Ely. Bring your own lunch from home or pick up a boxed lunch from any of the … Continue reading
Posted in Library, Local History
Tagged authors, books, daredevil aviator, Eugene B. Ely, Programs, william m. miller
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Kids Who Love Books: Children’s Book Week 2014
May 12-18, 2014 is Children’s Book Week! Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. As children were among photographer J.B. Hostetler’s favorite subjects and books one of his favorite props, we thought we … Continue reading
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Tagged Bertha Schmidt, books, Burton F. Peek, Catherine Marshall, cbw14, Charles Curtis Towle, Children, Children's Book Week, Edward Schmidt, Elizabeth A. Crossett, Emma Hartz, Hildegarde Hartz, Hostetler Studios, Jr., Lucy Boney Towle, Marie Kahl, Photographs, Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive
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