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Tag Archives: World War I
Davenporters of Note: African American Soldiers in WWI
In celebration of Black History Month 2018, we have been searching for information on the African American soldiers from Davenport and Scott County who served in the U.S. Army one hundred years ago in the First World War. In October … Continue reading
Newspaper Love Notes: February 14, 1918
In the February 14, 1918 issue of the Davenport Democrat, the marriage of locals Sgt. George Marsh Sheets and Louise Baird was celebrated in connection with a controversy over the conditions at Camp Cody in Deming, New Mexico. Named for LeClaire … Continue reading
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Tagged George M. Sheets, love, Marriage, Valentine's Day, World War I
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Aliens Among Us: Davenport’s German Immigrants and the Alien Enemy Registration Act of February 1918
One hundred years ago, in January of 1918, life during wartime was changing daily for local residents. A stream of federal and state government regulations arrived in Davenport and Scott County. Local officials began preparing for the registration of German alien … Continue reading
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Tagged Alien Enemy, Alien Enemy Registration, World War I, World War One
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Advertising in the Great War: Supporting “Meatless” and “Wheatless” Days
One hundred years ago, as December 1917 ebbed into January 1918 the United States had officially been in the Great War since April 6, 1917. As more U.S. soldiers entered military training camps and went overseas, the need to ration … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertisements, Advertising, Food Rationing, Homefront, World War I, World War One
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An Unfortunate Valentine’s Day Blog
While researching recently, we came across what looked like a wonderful Valentine’s Day blog about love. It was only while doing further research we found it was more a case of love gone wrong. On February 6, 1920 The Davenport … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Local History
Tagged Mary Borsdorf, Mary McKay, Mary McNitt, Mary Ward, Valentine's Day, William McKay, World War I
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A Moment in (Watch) Time
Once again our J. B. Hostetler glass plate negative collection has yielded another fascinating image: a young H. E. Meier posing in his World War I Doughboy uniform. Herman Edward Meier was born to John and Christina Meier on July 21, … Continue reading
Veterans Day 2016: Images from the Great War
In honor of Veterans Day we have chosen to post a few photographs from World War I that reside in the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center image collections. Our first photograph is of Major Arthur M. Compton. He was born in Davenport, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur M. Compton, Great War, Rock Island Arsenal, Soldiers, Veteran's Day, World War I
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100 Years Ago Today at the Davenport Public Library
Join us this evening to celebrate the vibrancy of Downtown Davenport at our special after-hours event Third Thursday@Davenport Public Library. We will be launching a new program in connection with the Downtown Davenport Partnership: DPL Perks! Show your library card to get … Continue reading
Soldiering On: Local Veterans of “The Great War”
June 28, 2014 marks the hundredth anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria, heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, whose death launched a series of political events that culminated in world-wide war. The date of his murder … Continue reading
Aiding the Genealogy Effort: World War I Draft Registration Cards
On April 6, 1917, the United States declared war on Germany. On May 18, Congress passed the Selective Service Act, and every male resident of the United States between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, regardless of citizenship status, was … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry Library, Databases, Military Draft, Military Records, World War I
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