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Davenporters of Note: “Pete” Macías
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month we are featuring Pete Macías, who died on June 10, 2021, at the age of 102. Mr. Macías was interviewed by students at Smart Intermediate in 2006 for the Iowa Stories oral history project. … Continue reading
Eugene Green and the Bethel A.M.E. Church Choir
In keeping with the theme for this year’s Black History Month The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity, and the broadcast of Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s latest series The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Judge John Forrest Dillon
John Forrest Dillon was born in Washington County, New York on December 25, 1831. His family moved to Davenport in 1838 when he was 7 years old. He attended Father Pelamourgues’ school at St. Anthony’s Church until the age of … Continue reading
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Tagged Ana Price Dillon, birthdays, Davenporters of Note, John Forrest Dillon, Judge Dillon, Paintings, Portraits
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Davenporters of Note: Thomas J. Walsh
In the course of researching the people appearing in the portrait photographs in our J. B. Hostetler collection, we often discover interesting ways in which Quad-City notables are connected to the wider world. A case in point is Thomas Joseph Walsh: Thomas Joseph Walsh was … Continue reading
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Tagged 1906, Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Davenporters of Note, Sports, Thomas J. Walsh, Walsh Construction Company
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The Early Policewomen of Davenport
On this final day of Women’s History Month, in keeping with the National Women’s History Project’s 2016 theme, we honor Davenport women in public service. Those who worked for the Davenport Police Department over 50 years ago are in our view … Continue reading
Davenporters of Note: William Charles Cribbs
William C. Cribbs was born in Monroe, Arkansas on October 11, 1927, the son of Opal (Hudson) and Booker Cribbs. He grew up Buffalo, Iowa, where his father worked for the Dewey Cement Company. The family moved to Davenport in the … Continue reading
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Tagged African-Americans, bill cribbs, Civil Rights, Davenporters of Note, Sports, w.c. cribbs, william charles cribbs
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Going Local for African-American History Month 2016
Delve into the rich history of the African-American community in Davenport with these resources available from the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center: Oral Histories An oral history of the Black population of Davenport, Iowa. Davenport, Iowa : Palmer Junior College, c1979. … Continue reading
Ida Johnson and United Neighbors, Inc. of Davenport
In celebration of the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Special Collections would like to feature Davenporter Ida Johnson, recipient of the 2001 Iowa Commission on the Status of African-Americans’ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award exactly … Continue reading
Pop Quiz! Can you name these Davenporters?
How many well-known Davenporters can you name? Most native Quad-Citizens can name a few local celebrities off the tops of their heads—Annie Wittenmyer? Rascal the River Bandit?–and many of us can recognize the names of historical Davenporters of note—Phebe Sudlow? … Continue reading
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Tagged Davenport (Iowa), Davenporters of Note, Hostetler Studios, Local History, Photographs, Quiz!
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Davenporters of Note: Alvino Peña
Alvino H. Peña was born May 14, 1939, in Silvis, Illinois. He died on March 20, 2014, in Davenport, Iowa. In between those dates, he lived a lot of life and helped a lot of kids. The father of ten … Continue reading
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Tagged Alvino H. Peña, Davenport Boxing Club, Davenporters of Note
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