Tag Archives: Rock Island (Illinois)

Preserving Local Music: Louis Bellson in the Fredlo Collection

Posted on February 20, 2026 by SCblogger

Davenport’s Historic Fredlo Studio Shows its Roots Through an Historic Undocumented Jazz Recording In May 2023, Special Collections staff applied and were awarded the State Historical Society of Iowa’s Historical Resource Development Program (HRDP) Grant. With this grant, we strove … Continue reading →

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Pretty in White Crepe de Chine

Posted on May 31, 2025 by SCblogger

This negative image was found on our Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive from our Hostetler Photograph Collection. It is of a young woman named Florence Becker. From our research, we believe her to be Miss Florence Becker born on … Continue reading →

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QC Architecture: The Chicago Connection

Posted on November 14, 2024 by SCblogger

Join the Scott County Historic Preservation Society (https://www.scottcountyiowa.gov/history/historic-preservation-society) for their November meeting featuring Ellen Shapley, an Iowa native, architectural historian, and a former guide for the Chicago Architecture Center and the Architectural Heritage Center in Portland, OR. She will be … Continue reading →

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2023 QC Archives Fair at the Hauberg Estate

Posted on October 27, 2023 by SCblogger

Join us in celebrating the fifth annual Quad Cities Archives Fair on Saturday, October 28th from 1-4 PM! This year’s Archives Fair will be held at the Hauberg Estate located at 1300 24th Street, Rock Island, 61201. Quad Cities Archives … Continue reading →

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Who Was George Davenport?

Posted on August 13, 2019 by SCblogger

The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Department of the Davenport Public Library is pleased to present another installment in our ongoing Local History Lecture Series this coming Thursday evening, August 15th, at 6:30PM in the Large Meeting Room at the Main Street location. … Continue reading →

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Rock Island Wapello Baseball Club

Posted on September 21, 2011 by SCblogger

This past Saturday, September 17, 2011, the Quad Cities River Bandits became the 2011 Midwest League Champions by beating the Lansing Lugnuts 6-3 at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport. 145 years ago, on Thursday, October 20, 1866, The Rock Island … Continue reading →

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