Iowa Research Places and Documents to Find.

IOWA RESEARCH PLACES AND DOCUMENTS TO FIND

LIST OF PLACES

1.     Historical Societies in the State

2.        Libraries in the State, County and towns.

3.       State Archives

4.       Genealogical Societies

5.       University Libraries

6.       State College Libraries

      Churches

      Mausoleums

      Cemeteries

      Court Houses

      Land Records Offices

l      List of Resources

7.       Church Records

8.        Land records

9.        Probate Records

10.                  Estate Records

11.                  Adoption Records

12.                  Prothonotary Records

13.                  Tax Records

14.                   Medical Records

15.                   Foreclosure Records

16.                   School Records

17.                   Business Records

18.                   Wills

19.                   Cemetery Records

20.                   Mausoleums

21.                   Military Records

22.                   Military Medical Records

23.                   Books,  Newspapers, don’t limit search to local, early papers carried        data from 100 + miles away.

24.                  Church Bulletins

25.                   Obituaries

26.                  Ads in the paper

27.                   Church Archives for various Religious Faiths

28.                   Society Quarterlies

29.                   Extended Family (distant kin)

30.                   If recent death, neighbors of the deceased.

31.                   Civil, State and Federal Records

32.                    Ship Manifests

33.                    Embarking and Debarking Records

34.                    Citizenship records

35.                     Application for Citizenship

36.                    Use a Time Line for finding missing data

ON LINE SOURCES 

        

1.   usgenweb.org by   State and by county and look in the archives

2.   familysearch.org    

3.   Check Blogs for Surnames

4.    Online papers,

5.    Online books, ie NEHGS etc, NGS, ANCESTRY.

6.    facebook.com

7.    societies listed at Facebook.com(there are many)

8.    surname groups

9.    FTDNA.com

10.                   23 and Me

11.                   Maybe Ancestry.com for DNA before 1 September

12.                   genealogy.com before 1 Sept.

13.                   Eastern United States Re#D9A0F0

14.                  http://www.ourfamilyhistories.com/

     Iowa, County Births, 18#15082EB

       http://www.genealogyblog.com/?p=13039

        http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maillist/us/index.html

      United States General I#161333B

          Lineage Societies ie http://scottishgenealogytipsntricks.blogspot.com/

            MyHeritage.com

           http://www.news-gazette.com/living/2014-05-14/illinois-ancestors-scholarships-available-archivists-volunteers.html (lots of sourcing on this page)

            http://www.sampubco.com/     one of my favorite sites.

           http://blog.genealogybank.com/  good list posted here and I have this site.

             http://www.wikitree.com/

          Lost Colony Research Gr#11278FB
  

            Indian Maps        http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/environmental_center/sunbury/website/IndianTrailsMap.shtml

       

http://nativeheritageproject.com/2014/02/02/indian-troubles-out-of-which-came-the-indian-war-of-1711-12/

       www.genealogywise.com  

      https://www.linkedin.com/

http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2190&enc=1

Links to various online gazetteers are found at www.genealogy.net under regional resources, and http://www.progenealogists.com/germany/

http://www.genealogywise.com/profiles/blogs/maps-for-future-research

BillionGraves | Cemetery#D65D68

http-//live.chicagotribu#DF0A33        

http://www.defocus.net/visitedstates/us-canada.html

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/allen-county-kentucky-cemetery-records.htm

http://www.many-roads.com/2010/07/14/free-genealogy-courses/?goback=%2Egde_6543204_member_5811843203933962241 - %21

http://www.eupedia.com/genetics/origins_of_red_hair.shtml

U.S., Iowa, County Birt#15BB4B6

https://plus.google.com/u/0/

usgenweb.org  by state and county  remember to look in their archives.

Information that can be purchased or found in various libraries.

findmypast.com

http://www.familyrootspublishing.com/store/product_view.php?id=2881 Leland M. 's bookstore

1989 Physicians Obituaries, an obituary index to the Journal of the American Medical Association; by Thomas Jay Kemp - Item #GPC3144 - 1 in stock - 50% off – shelf worn 

 ( There are many books about Physicians if you go  looking)

http://www.familyrootspublishing.com/store/product_view.php?id=425 tax rec.

http://www.familyrootspublishing.com/store/product_view.php?id=425

Important to show ..

*** Reasons for joining book sellers sites are many. 

1.   You can see  what is there about your area or name

2.   Compare to what your library may have or can order, interlibrary loan

3.   Society to order the book if it covers enough people.

4.   Always gives new ideas of where to look, we do  not normally think of.

 This is a good start for places to look and visit and read about.

 Please start using some books for your finds. Try your Local Family  History Center or local Library or Genealogical Library

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