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Celtic Cousins - The Irish in Iowa

Dedicated to the research of Irish ancestors that emigrated to Iowa.

GEDCOM Index - Iowa

Index of GEDCOM files found online, arranged by surname and given name.

Growing up in Iowa

A country boy's experiences growing up in Iowa at mid-century.

In Living Memory | Your Iowa Resource on African-American Family History.

Our objective is to document the deaths of African-Americans who have ever lived in any community or county in Iowa. We specialize in archiving funeral home records, cemetery records, funeral programs, and obituaries. We also offer family history researching services. The main focus of this website is African-American but we have not limited ourselves only to it. If we receive any programs or obituaries we will post the information and handle your research requests.

Iowa Genealogical Society - Statehood, Pioneer and Centennial Certificates

Iowa Pioneers List Project

Pioneer, Century or Statehood Certificate

Irish in Iowa

Lots of information about the Irish who lived in Iowa.

Norwegian Heritage in Story County and Central Iowa

A resource to those researching the history and genealogies of people of Norwegian ancestry in Central Iowa.

Online County and Town Histories - Iowa

This site provides over 3,000 links to free county and town histories published from 1850 to the early 1920s. These histories often contain detailed biographies of their citizens.

Orphan Train Riders to Iowa

Welcome to 'Orphan Train Riders to Iowa' website! Children 'placed out' during the Orphan Train Era (1853-1929) and their descendants have particular research problems. We hope to educate you a bit on this subject and help you further your research on any ancestors you may have that came to Iowa on one of the infamous Orphan Trains. This website is here for you to tell the story of your family's Orphan Train Rider, as well as to try and help you find information that may add to your research. If you have questions or comments please email me and I will do my best to help you. Beginning sometime during 1853, charitable institutions in New York City began sending orphans on trains to the west to find new families, hoping the children would fare better out west than on the streets of New York. Orphan trains began arriving in Iowa during 1854 ending about 1930. During this time over 5000 children were placed in Iowa homes.

Orphans to Iowa

Our Family Tree - Iowa Genealogy

Collection of family trees and resources for the state of Iowa: Waldo, Cheney, Smallwood, Alexander, Kilgore, Hobson, Clark, Sill, Clinkenbeard, Hinkle

The Italian-American Cultural Center of Iowa

Vital records, family histories, photos, family trees of Iowa Italians.

Tribes and Villages of Iowa