Archive for History
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State Fair Time
By Eloise Graham Editor-in-Chief State Fair an American musical film, first produced in 1945, is a musical adaptation of a 1933 film with the same name. The musical score is original music by Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical was remade in 1962. It is a story about a farm family as they set o...
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A Kaleidoscope of Experiences
By Mary Schricker Gemberling As we celebrate our Independence in America this month I cannot help but be reminded of our recent visit to the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial in Arnhem. During World War II the city of Arnhem became a household name when its strategic road bridge over ...
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Pop! Boom! Bang!
By Eloise Graham Editor-in-Chief Everyone knows July is the loudest month we have. For over 235 years we have been celebrating our Independence from Great Britain. The Thirteen Colonies revolted from the rule of King George. After a bloody battle between the Redcoats (Britain’s Army), the Loya...
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Everything Dutch
By Mary Schricker Gemberling Amsterdam brings to mind many different images for those who have never visited. I envisioned the idyllic world of tulips, wooden shoes, and windmills. It was that and much, much more that I saw on our recent river boat cruise from Holland to Belgium. What I didn’t ...
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What Do You Remember About June?
By Eloise Graham What Do You Remember About June? To me, June 1st meant that I needed to play “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over” on the old Victrola – just as loud as I could! Even though we lived on two acres and had no nearby neighbors, my parents didn’t think I needed the volume on ...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston You and I want rivers! Enjoy and marvel or, be suspicious and alarmed. Each spring, I am alert (you may be too) about the flow from seasonal northern snow heading south, filling creeks and streams, building those larger landmarks we call rivers. We live in the Missi...
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Memories of Memorial Day
By Eloise Graham Editor-in-Chief Memorial Day 2015 will be Monday, May 25th. Last year it was Monday, May 26 and next year it will be Monday, May 30. Do you remember when it was always May 30th, no matter what day of the week it was? The National Holiday Act of 1971 changed Memorial Day from...
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The “Grande Dame” of the Quad Cities
By Mary Schricker Gemberling In the early 1900’s downtown Davenport was a prosperous, bustling city. Streetcars carried shoppers and workers to the many eateries and businesses that lined the busy streets. With the population swelling, the need for additional services spawned the constructio...
