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Tag Archives: Davenport
Turkey Notes
Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s Turkey Note time! What on earth, you may ask, are Turkey Notes? Turkey Notes are a Davenport Thanksgiving tradition full of mystery and glamour and fairly bad poetry. They are said to have been around for … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Davenport, Holidays, Iowa, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Traditions, Turkey Notes
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A Soldier’s Letter Answered
Approximately 76,237 Iowa men fought in the Union Army during the Civil War. Of these men, 13,589 did not survive the war, and many others were in no condition to support their families. Annie Wittenmyer, Iowa’s first female Sanitation Agent, … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Annie Wittenmyer Home, Civil War, Davenport, Iowa, Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home, Local History, Orphanages
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Happy Anniversary to the Library of Tomorrow!
If you are a regular reader of this blog you know that we use it to share snippets of local history. We hope you’ll forgive us if we take the opportunity this week to share some brief history of a … Continue reading
Posted in Library, Local History
Tagged Davenport, Davenport Public Library, Edward Durell Stone, Iowa
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St. Katharine’s\St. Mark’s — A *Davenport* Tradition
Tomorrow is the anniversary of Rivermont Collegiate, that fine private school that, although it has spent the last few decades in Bettendorf, owes far more of its 124 years of history to Davenport. It all began with Griswold College, which … Continue reading
Happy Anniverary, Chiropractic!
As we in the Quad-Cities finish cleaning up after this summer of high waters and strong winds, many of us will have cause to be grateful for the Palmer College of Chiropractic and their dedicated graduates who have kept our … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged chiropractic, Davenport, Iowa, Palmer College of Chiropractic
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