FAQs
Like us on Facebook!
-
Recent Posts
Pages
Archives
Categories
DPL on Social Media
Links of Interest
© The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center of the Davenport Public Library, 2007-2024. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center of the Davenport Public Library with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Tag Archives: Davenport (Iowa)
A Beautiful Place: A Letter about Davenport of July 1842
This newsy July 1842 letter addressed to “Aunt” Elizabeth B. Langdon from Ellen Harris describes her ten-day journey along the Ohio River, then to the mighty Mississippi River as Ellen, husband William, her mother, and perhaps other family made their … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Davenport (Iowa), Devil's Bake Oven, Ellen Woodward Harris, George Davenport, Mississippi River, Primary Sources, Tower Rock, Westward expansion, William Harris
Comments Off on A Beautiful Place: A Letter about Davenport of July 1842
Lost but Not Forgotten: A Brief History of 1125 Pershing Avenue
The Quad Cities have a number of structures imbued with an aura of their time, the residence located at 1125 Pershing Avenue was one of those. The setting for this historic home was the late 19th century when the City … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Abraham Moritz, Davenport (Iowa), Local History, Peter Bendixen, Photographs
Comments Off on Lost but Not Forgotten: A Brief History of 1125 Pershing Avenue
The Poet of the Plains – Buckskin Bill
A recent acquisition to the Richardson-Sloane Archive and Manuscript Collection brought the fine line between fantasy and reality to the forefront and sent me on a fascinating research journey that took me from the onion fields of Scott County to … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Buckskin Bill, Charles D. Randolph, Davenport (Iowa), Local History, Poetry, Western Life and Style
Comments Off on The Poet of the Plains – Buckskin Bill
Irish Shenanigans
Davenport and the Quad Cities love celebrating St. Patrick’s Day and the month of March provides opportunity and hope for celebrating the coming of Spring and all things green. With that in mind, here are some of the March Mischief … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Davenport (Iowa), Events, Local History, newspapers, St. Patrick's Day
Comments Off on Irish Shenanigans
Who speaks for a Calico Ball?
What is a Calico Ball you ask? I did too when I came across this in a May 1883 local newspaper. Turns out, a Calico Ball (alternately referred to as a Calico Dance or Party) stems from an 1855 New … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Burlington (Iowa), Calico Ball, Dances, Davenport (Iowa), Eldridge Hall, Liberty Hall, Turner Hall
Comments Off on Who speaks for a Calico Ball?
Sibling Saturday!
As we perused our digitized images on the Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive, we wondered how many images of siblings we had in our collections. We are highlighting a sample of them below. Catherine Coan or Coon These images … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Local History
Tagged Davenport (Iowa), Hostetler Studios, J. B. Hostetler, Photographs, Siblings
Comments Off on Sibling Saturday!
This Week We Say Goodbye to Our Director Amy Groskopf
This week we say goodbye to our director Amy Groskopf. Amy has been with the library for over 33 years and has held numerous positions in that time culminating in leading the library for the past 7 years. With a … Continue reading
Posted in Library
Tagged Amy Groskopf, Davenport, Davenport (Iowa), Davenport Public Library, Director, Iowa, Retirement
2 Comments
Happy 175th Birthday, Iowa!
Today, December 28, 2021, marks the 175th anniversary of Iowa’s admission into the Union as a state in 1846. During the 28th Congress in the Second Session, the elected House of Representatives passed “An Act for the admission of the … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Anniversary, Davenport (Iowa), Iowa, Iowa History, Local History, Resources
Comments Off on Happy 175th Birthday, Iowa!
“Printed In Germany” Holiday Postcards
In our collection, we have a number of postcards documenting local areas of interest, people, and business. The postcards have been postmarked, unused, and sometimes unsent. As we approach the upcoming holidays, we perused our collection for Christmas postcards made … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Christmas, Davenport (Iowa), Germany, Holidays, Postcards
Comments Off on “Printed In Germany” Holiday Postcards
In Memoriam: Liz Finkenhoefer
The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center has lost another selfless volunteer and dear friend upon the death of Elizabeth Finkenhoefer. Liz was a steadfast volunteer from the Scott County Genealogical Society. She brought her sparkling eyes to SC every week to … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Local History
Tagged Davenport (Iowa), Davenport Public Library, Genealogy, obituaries, Photographs, Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society, volunteers
Comments Off on In Memoriam: Liz Finkenhoefer