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The Library Will Be Closed for Veterans Day!

Posted on November 8, 2012 by SCblogger

The Davenport Public Library will be closed Monday,  November 12, to honor those who fought so that we can be free. However, the Special Collections Center will be open Sunday, November 11, from 1 — 4pm for genealogy and local … Continue reading →

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Titanic Fashions, Midwestern Style

Posted on April 9, 2012 by SCblogger

The entire world was shocked when the Titanic sank in April of 1912.   A hundred years and several movies later, we’re still fascinated with every detail of the doomed voyage—especially the passengers.  We want to know who they were, where … Continue reading →

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Library Closing: April 8

Posted on April 5, 2012 by SCblogger

The Davenport Public Library will be closed this Sunday, April 8. We will reopen Monday, April 9th, for our regular business hours.

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Coffee & Census!

Posted on March 27, 2012 by SCblogger

Six Days until the complete 1940 Census is released! Why are we so excited about this? Because we’ve waited 72 years for the personal data—or ten since the 1930 Census—and the anticipation has been terrible. Because this Census includes 1935 … Continue reading →

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Cool Donations: The Priester Collection

Posted on January 19, 2012 by SCblogger

The Priester Construction Company has been a part of Davenport, Iowa since Walter and Oscar Priester, both native Davenporters, founded it in 1919—in fact, the company seems to have helped build most of it, from schools to companies to the … Continue reading →

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Auld Lang Syne . . .

Posted on December 28, 2011 by SCblogger

2011 has been a good year around here. We’ve received many new resources from family histories to land records, Shakers to Palatines.  We’ve even added a few new databases to our arsenal. We’ve had great programs, like our Specifically for … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays from Special Collections

Posted on December 22, 2011 by SCblogger

The staff of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center would like to wish you and yours a joyful and genealogically successful holiday season. Don’t forget to ask your relatives for family information, stories, and copies of photographs! If you’re planning a … Continue reading →

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Guess Who’s Coming to Town!

Posted on December 1, 2011 by SCblogger

  Santa likes Davenport, Iowa—probably because we’ve thrown him some pretty good parades over the years.   The Jaycee’s Santa was bigger than life in the 1940s . . .  . . .  But decided he’d rather sit down for … Continue reading →

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Introducing America’s GenealogyBank

Posted on June 30, 2011 by SCblogger

We are pleased to announce that we’ve subscribed to another terrific online genealogy resource: America’s GenealogyBank. This resource is user friendly—our staff enjoying experimenting with it!—and offers some keyword searching. Its five databases can help researchers find family members, verify … Continue reading →

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