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Tag Archives: city directories
A Look at HeritageQuest Online’s New Interface
One of our subscription databases got a new look and some new content this week! The “improved” HeritageQuest Online (now powered by Ancestry) can be accessed from home using the link on the Online Resources page under Research Tools on our … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Library
Tagged Census, city directories, Databases, Federal Census, HeritageQuest, library card, remote access
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Mapping Early Churches
Early Davenport had a lot of two things: bars and churches. It would be difficult to document all the places that might have offered our citizens refreshments of an alcoholic nature prior to 1880; many of them didn’t exist long enough to … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged buildings, churches, city directories, Davenport (Iowa), Maps
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