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State of Iowa

• State of Iowa
• Iowa Internet Links - An index of organizations, attractions, events, companies, and resources from around the state. Organized by purpose and location
• Births, deaths, and marriages - how to order registered or certified copies of Vital Records in Iowa. Includes address, price, etc.
• Iowa Bureau of Vital Records - Iowa's Department of Public Health
• Additional Information about Iowa Vital Records  - Additional information re: Iowa's DPH
• Iowa Mormon Trails = Visit the twelve southern Iowa Mormon Trail

Biographies of Iowa Pioneers

• Louisa County Biographies from Springer's 1912 History Book

Cemeteries and Burial Records

• Henry County Cemetery Records - Center, Cottonwood, Messer, and Voorhies cemeteries
• Louisa County Cemetery Records - Twenty of the smaller pioneer cemeteries in Louisa County, Iowa
• Johnson and Muscatine County Cemetery Records - and segments from other surrounding counties
• Washington County Cemetery Record - Schrock- Eureka Cemetery, Marion Township, Washington County, Iowa
• Political Graveyard-Cemeteries in Iowa - burial sites of former politicians

Libraries and Museums

• State Library of Iowa,
1112 East Grand, Des Moines, Iowa 50319; Ph:(515) 281-4105
• Iowa Libraries on the Web
• Living History Farms
• United Methodist History and Archives
• Mennonite Information on the Internet
• State Historical Society of Iowa Research Library, 402 Iowa Avenue, Iowa City, IA 52240
• State Historical Society of Iowa Library, Capitol Complex, Des Moines, IA 50319
• Burlington Public Library - Des Moines County resources
• Des Moines Public Library - Polk County Resources
• Indianola Public Library
• Waterloo Public Library - Black Hawk County resources

Genealogical and Historical Societies

• Addresses for County Genealogical Chapters
• Iowa Lake Genealogy Society
• The National Genealogical Society
• The Iowa Genealogical Society
• State Historical Society of Iowa

Genealogical Tools

• Copyright Investigation
• Copyright Law
• Deciphering Old Handwriting
• English to German Dictionary
• Foreign Language Collection of Web Dictionaries
• Forms - Ancestors, Charts and Records (i.e. Family Group, Pedigree)
• Glossary of Medical Terms
• Outdated Medical Terminology
• Naturalization Records
• Obtaining a copy of your Vital Record in Iowa
• Immigrant Ships Transcriber Guild
• Soundex Conversion

Map Sites

• Historical Civil War Maps
• Rare Map Collection

Manuscript Collections

• Fulton Manuscripts
• Jarrard Manuscripts
• Other Miscellaneous Manuscripts

Newspapers

• The Bloomfield Democrat
• The Cedar Rapids Gazette
• The Daily Iowan
• The Des Moines Register
• The Gazette
• GO! Gazette Online
• The Humboldt Independent
• Icon
• The Messenger
• The Quad City Times
• River Cities' Reader
• Sioux City Journal Online
• Telegraph Herald
• The Times Republican

U.S.GenWeb

• IAGenWeb Project
• USGENWEB

War History: Civil War

A number of Civil War Projects are in progress in the State of Iowa. Some of the results of these projects can be found on the following pages.

• Iowa Civil War Units
• American Civil War Page - Contains links to other sites
• Civil War Resources- Contains links to other sites.
• - a narrative account of the days before the Battle at the Atchafalaya River, during the battle, and the plight of the men who became prisoners of war. Taken from the journal records of those who were involved in that fateful battle and the Civil War papers of Joseph Snider who escaped as a prisoner of war.
• Henry County 4th Cavalry in the Civil War - an interesting account of the Cavalry and its role in the war effort.
• Iowa Civil War Page
• Linn County -Twenty Fourth Infantry in the Civil War
• Louisa County Civil War & Spanish War Soldiers- Names of the soldiers who served from Louisa County.  A project is now in progress to trace what these soldiers did when they returned home after the war.
• Washington County, Civil War, Nineteenth Infantry, Company C - Names of the soldiers who served from Washington County, Iowa

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