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WWI Veterans: Captain Comegys & Doctor Desmond

Posted on November 11, 2021 by SCblogger

In honor of Veterans Day this year we are featuring 2 medical officers photographed by J.B. Hostetler in 1918. Joseph Parsons Comegys was born November 21, 1866, in Covington, Kentucky to Cornelius Parsons and Sarah Jane (Good) Comegys. His maternal … Continue reading →

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Still Doing His Rounds: The Haunting of 723 Main Street

Posted on October 30, 2014 by SCblogger

Join us tonight at 7pm at the Fairmount Street Branch Library for a spooky talk from Terry Fisk, author of The Iowa Road Guide to Haunted Locations. Mr. Fisk’s book includes two entries for Davenport.  One is on the “Banshee of … Continue reading →

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