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Tag Archives: Davenport Community Schools
40 Years Ago: The Annie Wittenmyer Branch of the Davenport Public Library
The former administration building of the Annie Wittenmyer Home, at 2800 Eastern Avenue, opened as a branch of the Davenport Public Library on Monday, April 3rd, 1978. That’s forty years ago this month! The City of Davenport’s improvements to the … Continue reading
Early (Early) Education
The Kindergarten was developed by Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852) in Blankenburg, Germany, beginning in the 1830’s and 1840’s. Germans that immigrated to the United States brought with them Froeble’s concept. The first English-speaking Kindergarten was opened by Elizabeth Palmer Peabody in … Continue reading
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Tagged Davenport (Iowa), Davenport Community Schools, Davenport Kindergarten Association, Elizabeth Harrison, Kindergarten, Local History
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