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New Putnam exhibit shows ‘tapestry of the Quad Cities’

By: Dave Thompson|April 17, 2023
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    Rachel Mullins, left, president and CEO of the Putnam Museum and Science Center in Davenport, talks with Gaye Burnett on Friday, April, 14, during a tour of the new “Common Ground” exhibit at the Putnam. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    The story of the Quad Cities – at least a big part of it – is now on display at the Putnam Museum and Science Center in Davenport.

    The regional history exhibit “Common Ground: Our Voice, Our Stories” opened on Saturday, April 15.

    Before the public got a look at the new exhibit, around 50 people gathered…

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