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Annie Wittenmyer and the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home: Introduction
Annie Wittenmyer and the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home
Introduction
Orphans' Records - Please Note
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Special Collections Indexes
Local Newspapers, 1900-Present
Davenport Gazette, 1847-Aug 1874
Biographical Sketch
Annie Wittenmyer Biographical Sketch
Iowa Soliders' Orphans' Home
Annie Wittenmyer Obituary, Davenport Democrat, 3 Feb. 1900
A Great Work Done - Death of Mrs. Annie Wittenmyer, the Philanthropist
from the Davenport Democrat, 3 February 1900
RSSC Blog Entries
40 Years Ago: The Annie Wittenmyer Branch of the Davenport Public Library
History of the Davenport Public Library's branch library at the Annie Wittenmyer Home. Posted on April 13, 2018
Build A Better Davenport: The Iowa Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home 1865 – 1975
A blog featuring architectural drawings of Annie Wittenmyer Home. Posted on June 23, 2017
Dreams of Olympics Past–Victor Hopkins
Victor spent some time at the Iowa Soldiers Orphans Home in the 1910s. Posted on August 14, 2008
Investigate the Past: Annie Wittenmyer Complex Program
Posted on June 1, 2018
The Mystery of the Orphans’ Monument
Research on the Orphans' Monument found in the Orphans’ Section in Oakdale Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Posted on May 22, 2014
A New (Old) Look at the Iowa Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home
A blog about the Annie Wittenmyer Home cottages. Posted on January 9, 2014
The Orphans of Oakdale Cemetery
A blog post about the orphans from the Iowa Soldier’s Orphans’ Home buried at Oakdale Cemetery. Posted on October 13, 2008
A Soldier’s Letter Answered
Exploration of an American Civil War soldier's letters. Posted on November 11, 2008
What’s in a Name? The Annie Wittenmyer Home
Biography of Annie Wittenmyer's time in Davenport. Posted on November 15, 2012
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