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Brown Bag Lunch Presentation: Eugene Ely, Daredevil Aviator

Posted on May 28, 2015 by SCblogger

Author William M. Miller will be at the Davenport Main Library on Thursday, June 4th at noon for a presentation on local pioneer aviator Eugene Ely. Bring your own lunch from home or pick up a boxed lunch from any of the … 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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Save the Date! October Offerings: Intro to Electronic Subscription Databases for Genealogy

Posted on September 20, 2013 by SCblogger

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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Local History Film Screening–and More!

Posted on October 18, 2012 by SCblogger

As part of our 30th anniversary celebration, we will be having a special screening of local history film footage from our Archive & Manuscript Collections. The films will be shown this Saturday, October 20th at 1:30pm in the Film Room, … Continue reading →

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