
{"id":17193,"date":"2023-08-25T17:11:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T22:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/?p=17193"},"modified":"2023-08-25T17:15:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T22:15:22","slug":"coming-up-ricki-king-on-iowas-black-pioneers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2023\/08\/25\/coming-up-ricki-king-on-iowas-black-pioneers\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up: Ricki King on Iowa&#8217;s Black Pioneers!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 9th, when the Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society (SCIGS) and the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center present a talk by Ricki King on &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary.libcal.com\/event\/9470582\">Iowa&#8217;s Black Pioneers.<\/a>&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>King, a credentialed genealogist and professional researcher specializing in African Americans in Iowa and the Midwest, will introduce us to some of the state&#8217;s earliest Black arrivals. No doubt these will include individuals she has identified uncovering Underground Railroad freedom seekers connected with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdmhs.org\/iowa-cemeteries-added-to-network-to-freedom\/\">Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines<\/a> and through her work with the City of Dubuque&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofdubuque.org\/3118\/Black-Heritage-Survey\">Black Heritage Survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-4.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"452\" data-attachment-id=\"17197\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2023\/08\/25\/coming-up-ricki-king-on-iowas-black-pioneers\/image-4-16\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-4.png?fit=1126%2C795&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1126,795\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-4.png?fit=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-4.png?fit=640%2C452&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-4.png?resize=640%2C452&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-4.png?resize=1024%2C723&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-4.png?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-4.png?resize=768%2C542&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-4.png?w=1126&amp;ssl=1 1126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more about Ricki King&#8217;s dedication to Iowa&#8217;s Black history by visiting her website,  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rootstobranchesgenealogy.com\/\">Roots to Branches Genealogy<\/a>. We have included her page as a resource in our <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.davenportlibrary.com\/c.php?g=757337&amp;p=8919464\">Genealogy Research<\/a> guide under the &#8220;African American Genealogical Research&#8221; tab. Here you will find bibliographies, indexes, record collections, and links to online resources, genealogical societies, and researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.davenportlibrary.com\/c.php?g=757337&amp;p=8919464\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"316\" data-attachment-id=\"17199\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2023\/08\/25\/coming-up-ricki-king-on-iowas-black-pioneers\/image-5-14\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-5.png?fit=316%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"316,316\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-5.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-5.png?fit=316%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-5.png?resize=316%2C316&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-5.png?w=316&amp;ssl=1 316w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-5.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-5.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-5.png?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>And you can learn more about Davenport&#8217;s many Black pioneers, such as General Houston, Albert Nuckols, Cecile Cooper, Milton Howard, Charles Toney, and others through the blog posts and other resources collected in our <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.davenportlibrary.com\/aahistory\">African American History in the Quad Cities<\/a> research guide.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.davenportlibrary.com\/aahistory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/libguides.davenportlibrary.com\/aahistory noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"317\" data-attachment-id=\"17201\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2023\/08\/25\/coming-up-ricki-king-on-iowas-black-pioneers\/image-6-13\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-6.png?fit=316%2C317&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"316,317\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-6.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-6.png?fit=316%2C317&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-6.png?resize=316%2C317&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-6.png?w=316&amp;ssl=1 316w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-6.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-6.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-6.png?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We hope to see you at SCIGS&#8217;s Ricki King event or anytime in the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center at The Library | Main!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(posted by Katie)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 9th, when the Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society (SCIGS) and the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center present 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