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The Scott County Unusual Sources Index
Back in the days of card catalogs, the Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society created a name index to a wide variety of items available in the Special Collections Center. Dubbed the Scott County Unusual Sources Index (SCUSI for short), it … Continue reading
First, Do No Harm – then come see the State of Scott!
The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center is pleased to offer two programs on Saturday, April 5th: First Do No Harm: Caring for your Family Documents will be held at the Main Library (321 Main Street) from 9:30 – 11:30. Learn how … Continue reading
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Tagged Events, First Do No Harm Program, Local History, Preservation, State of Scott
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Chronicling America: The Bystander
It’s no secret that newspapers can be a wonderful resource for history and genealogy, but many early newspapers—ones from smaller communities or with shorter or less frequent publishing runs— have remained secrets, or at least inaccessible, to the average researcher. … Continue reading
A Very P.S.C. Christmas
Recently, as we were searching for an obituary in the Davenport Democrat for December 17, 1922, we found an advertisement for the P.S.C Cafeteria at the “top of Brady Street Hill.” Naturally, we were curious. With a little further searching, … Continue reading
Turkey Fun Turkey Pun!
It’s time to start thinking about writing those Turkey Notes again! Don’t know what Turkey Notes are? Our best explanation for this Davenport tradition of sharing questionable poetry can be found here. And our best staff efforts this year can … Continue reading
The Second Chance of Mr. Teeples
Well, sometimes, it happens. Sometimes the same old story has a twist, and people are given a change to change the ending. There was a fellow in 1857 by the name of Teeples who made the grave mistake of stealing … Continue reading
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Tagged Horse Theft, Local History, Scott County Vigilance Committee, Teeples
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Save the Date! October Offerings: Intro to Electronic Subscription Databases for Genealogy
The Davenport Public Library subscribes to several electronic genealogy databases for our patrons’ research needs, including: Ancestry HeritageQuest Fold 3 Origins Genealogy Bank and Access Newspaper Archive You don’t even have to come down to our Special Collections Center to … Continue reading
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Tagged Databases, Genealogy, library, Local History, Programs, Resources
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The Brilliant Wedding of Miss Lillian Hubers
Our September bride is Miss Lillian Hubers , daughter of William and Clara, who married William Edward Zuill in her parents’ home at 624 Scott Street on September 24, 1913. The bride’s father was the manager of the Rock Island … Continue reading
An Anniversary and an Assumption
This month marks the 145th anniversary of the time A. L. Mossman swam across the across the Mississippi River from the foot of Perry Street in Davenport to the ferry dock in Rock Island in seventeen minutes. Both the Davenport … Continue reading
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Tagged A. L. Mossman, Davenport Democrat, Davenport Gazette, Local History, Louis Hirschel, Swimming
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Platting the Past
Maps are fascinating glimpses into the past—but not always for the obvious reasons. Take this 1940s era plat book for example, which shows us what a modern and attractive home looked like at the time: This set of plat maps … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940 Plat Map, Davenport (Iowa), Local History, Maps, Plat Maps, Resources
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