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West Des Moines, Dallas County, Iowa
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Polk's Des Moines City and Valley Junction directory for the year commencing December 1, 1912
A Biographical record of Boone County, Iowa
A Biographical record of Hamilton County, Iowa
A Hand book of Iowa, or, The discovery, settlement, geographical location, topography, natural resources, geology, climatology, commercial facilities, agricultural productiveness, manufacturing advantages, educational interests, healthfulness, government, and the excellence of the social and moral life of the state of Iowa
A Memorial and biographical record of Iowa
A record, history, biography, memory, pioneer times and peoples, Guthrie Center, Iowa
A reference guide to Iowa history
An illustrated history of Monroe County, Iowa a complete civil, political, and military history of the county, from its earlest period of organization down to 1896 including sketches of pioneer life
Ancestral lineage, Mildred Olive Bates McCann Adair County, Iowa, Prince George County, Virginia , with index
Annals of Polk County, Iowa and city of Des Moines
Autumn notes in Iowa
Background of Iowa territorial pioneers as exemplified by the ancestry of Francis Parker and his wife Rhoda Chaplin
Biographical and genealogical history of Appanoose and Monroe Counties, Iowa
Biographical and historical record of Wayne and Appanoose Counties, Iowa portraits and biographies of the governors, engravings of prominent citizens, with personal histories of many of the leading families
Biographical data and army record of old soldiers who have lived in O'Brien Co., Iowa
Biographical history of Crawford, Ida and Sac Counties, Iowa, condensed history of Iowa, portraits and biographies of the governors, engravings of prominent citizens of the counties, personal histories of many of the early settlers and leading families
Biographical history of Page County, Iowa containing portraits of all the presidents of the United States from Washington to Harrison, with accompanying biographies of each, a condensed history of Iowa, with portraits and biographies of the governors of the state, engravings of prominent citizens in Page County
Biographical history of Shelby and Audubon Counties, Iowa containing portraits of all the presidents of the United States from Washington to Harrison, with accompanying biographies of each, portraits and biographies of the governors of the state, engravings of prominent citizens in Shelby and Audubon Counties
Biographical review of Des Moines County, Iowa containing biographical and genealogical sketches of many of the prominent citizens of to-day and also of the past
Biographies and portraits of the progressive men of Iowa leaders in business, politics and the professions together with an original and authentic history of the state
Buena Vista County history, Iowa
Captain Jeff, or, Frontier life in Texas with the Texas Rangers some unwritten history and facts in the thrilling experiences of frontier life the battle and death of Big Foot, the noted Kiowa chief the mortally wounding and dying confession of Old Jape, the Comanchie sic
Centennial history of Polk County, Iowa
Cherokee County, Iowa
Crawford County history, Iowa
Decisive episodes in western history an address delivered at Iowa City, Iowa, before the State Historical Society of Iowa on February twenty-first, nineteen hundred fourteen
Documentary material relating to the history of Iowa
Dubuque County history, Iowa
Fifty years in Iowa being the personal reminiscences of J.M.D. Burrows, concerning the men and events, social life, industrial interests, physical development, and commercial progress of Davenport and Scott County during the period from 1838 to 1888
Fragments of the debates of the Iowa Constitutional Conventions of 1844 and 1846 along with press comments and other materials on the constitutions of 1844 and 1846
Franklin County history, Iowa
Galland's Iowa emigrant containing a map, and general descriptions of Iowa Territory
Genealogical line of paternal descent of Waterman family of Davenport, Iowa
Historical sketches of Iowa Baptists
History and civil government of Iowa
History and civil government of Iowa for the use of normal and public schools, teachers institutes, and private instruction
History of Audubon County, Iowa its people, industries, and institutions
History of Buchanan County, Iowa with illustrations and biographical sketches
History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and its people
History of Decatur County, Iowa, and its people
History of Emmet County and Dickinson County, Iowa a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement
History of Franklin County, Iowa a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement
History of Iowa County, Iowa, and its people
History of Jefferson County, Iowa a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement
History of Marion County, Iowa, and its people
History of Palo Alto County, Iowa
History of Tama County, Iowa its cities, towns and villages with early reminiscences, personal incidents and anecdotes and a complete business directory of the county
History of Taylor County, Iowa containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc. a biographical directory of many of its leading citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of Iowa and the Northwest, map of Taylor County, constitution of the United States, reminiscences, miscellaneous matters, etc
History of Taylor County, Iowa from the earliest historic times to 1910
History of Wapello County, Iowa
History of economic legislation in Iowa
History of the Trappist abbey of New Melleray, in Dubuque County, Iowa
History of the constitutions of Iowa
Illustrative maps of the boundary history of Iowa
Iowa City a contribution to the early history of Iowa
Iowa Day for the public schools of the state
Iowa in times of war
Iowa pioneer foundations
Iowa state gazetteer embracing descriptive and historical sketches of counties, cities, towns and villages, which include much valuable information respecting the agriculture, manufactories, commerce, educational and religious institutions, population and history of the state to which is added a shippers' guide and a classified business directory of the manufacturers, merchants, professional and tradesmen of Iowa, together with their busines
Iowa through the years
Iowa welcomes you to the hospitality and beauties of the Hawkeye State
Iowa, die Heimath für Einwanderer eine Abhandlung über die Hülfsquellen Iowa's, enthaltend werthvolle und nützliche Aufklärungen in Betreff des Staates, für Immigranten und Andere
Iowa, the first free state in the Louisiana Purchase from its discovery to the admission of the state into the Union, 1673-1846
Iowa, the rivers of her valleys
Ioway to Iowa the genesis of a corn and Bible commonwealth
Johnson County history, Iowa
Kingsbury-Bush American ancestry of Wayland Briggs Kingsbury, son of Joseph B. and Hannah Brown Kingsbury of Windham Co. Vt. and Osage, Iowa, and Flora Jane Bush Kingsbury, daughter of Alva and Eliza Moore Bush of Chautauqua, Co., N.Y. and Osage, Iowa .
List of ex-soldiers, sailors and marines living in Iowa
Men of Iowa a collection of portraits of representative men in business, professional and official life in the great state of Iowa
Monroe County history, Iowa
Northwestern Iowa its history and traditions, 1804-1926 comprising the counties of Woodbury, Monona, Plymouth, Cherokee, O'Brien, Sioux, Lyon, Osceola, Sac, Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Calhoun, Ida, Crawford, Carroll and Greene
One hundred topics in Iowa history
Opinions of American historians on the work of the State Historical Society of Iowa (from the letter files of the Society)
Organization, purposes and activities of local historical societies in Iowa
Page County history, Iowa
Pageantry for Iowa communities
Past and present of Allamakee County, Iowa a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement
Past and present of Buena Vista County, Iowa
Past and present of Fayette County, Iowa
Past and present of Greene County, Iowa
Past and present of Mahaska County, Iowa
Past and present of O'Brien and Osceola Counties, Iowa
Polk's Des Moines City and Valley Junction directory for the year commencing December 1st, 1915
Portrait and biographical album of Henry County, Iowa containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of Iowa, and of the presidents of the United States
Portrait and biographical album of Jackson County, Iowa containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States
Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States, and governors of the state
Portrait and biographical album of Lee County, Iowa containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of Iowa, and of the presidents of the United States
Portrait and biographical album of Muscatine County, Iowa containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States
Portrait and biographical album of Polk County, Iowa containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States and governors of the state
Portrait and biographical album of Wapello County, Iowa containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of Iowa, and of the presidents of the United States
Portrait and biographical album of Washington County, Iowa containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of Iowa, and of the presidents of the United States
Portrait and biographical record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States
Provisions for membership in the State Historical Society of Iowa
Public archives a manual for their administration in Iowa
Recollections and sketches of notable lawyers and public men of early Iowa belonging to the first and second generations, with anecdotes and incidents illustrative of the times
Recollections of field service with the Twentieth Iowa Infantry Volunteers, or, What I saw in the army embracing accounts of marches, battles, sieges and skirmishes in Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Texas and along the northern border of Mexico
Reminiscences of early Congregationalism in Iowa
Ringgold County history, Iowa
Saint Peter's Parish, Keokuk, Iowa, 1832-1929 a history
Scott County history, Iowa
Sketches of Iowa and Wisconsin
Some aspects of the financial administration of Johnson County, Iowa
Some historic markers in Iowa
Some information, the State Historical Society of Iowa, January 1924
Some information, the State Historical Society of Iowa, January 1942
Some information, the State Historical Society of Iowa, January 1944
Some information, the State Historical Society of Iowa, January 1948
Some information, the State Historical Society of Iowa, January 1951
Some information, the State Historical Society of Iowa, July 1930
Some information, the State Historical Society of Iowa, October 1922
Some information, the State Historical Society of Iowa, September 1914
Suggestions to local historians in Iowa
The Biographical record of Clinton County, Iowa
The British in Iowa
The Catholic sponsors of Iowa
The History of Delaware County, Iowa containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map of Delaware County, Constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, andc
The History of Keokuk County, Iowa containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, andc., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map of Keokuk County, constitution of the United States, constitution of the state of Iowa, miscellaneous matters, andc
The History of Linn County, Iowa containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, andc., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map of Linn County, Constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, andc. , illustrated
The History of Mahaska County, Iowa containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, andc., a biographical directory of citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map of Mahaska County, Constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc
The History of Wapello County, Iowa containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, andc., a biographical directory of citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map of Wapello County, Constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, andc
The Hollanders of Iowa
The Iowa handbook for 1856 with a new and correct map
The Iowa state almanac and statistical register a facsimile reproduction, slightly enlarged, of an 1860 almanac, reprinted with an introduction
The Linley genealogy John Linley, 1796-1882, Iowa County, Wisconsin, his descendants in the United States
The State Historical Society of Iowa Bulletin of Information No. 2 May 1904 An Iowa program for study clubs
The State Historical Society of Iowa Bulletin of Information No. 6 July 1907 An Iowa program for study clubs
The State Historical Society of Iowa an analysis
The State Historical Society of Iowa membership list by counties and states January, 1950
The State Historical Society of Iowa membership list by counties and states January, 1952
The Stevenson family tree genealogy extended to 1940 branch number forty-one, John Armstrong Stevenson, Henrietta Griffiths, married March 7, 1850, Pittsburgh, Pa., golden wedding March 7, 1900, Iowa City, Iowa
The administration of Iowa a study in centralization
The debates of the Constitutional Convention of the state of Iowa, assembled at Iowa City, 1857
The first census of the original counties of Dubuque and Demoine (Iowa) taken in July, 1836
The government of Iowa
The legislation of the forty-fifth General Assembly of Iowa, extra session
The legislation of the forty-fifth General Assembly of Iowa, regular session
The pioneers a pageant of early Iowa
The story of Joseph Mueller of Council Bluffs, Iowa and of his German forebears and American descendants
The story of the Indian a pageant of early Iowa
Two hundred topics in Iowa history
Woodbury County history, Iowa
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African-American Collections
African-American History
American Ancestors
American Baptist Historical Society
American Family Robinson
American Folklife
American Library Association (ALA)
Archive.org
Bibliographies, Dictionaries and other Genealogical Guides
Biographical Review
Brunswick Public Library Heritage Room
Castle Garden's Immigration Records New York City
Cemetery Records
Centennial bibliography
Center for Civic Education
Center for History & New Media
Chronicling America
Civil War Corporal's Pay
Civil War Preservation Trust
Coastal Georgia Genealogy and History
Coat of Arms Collection
Coats of Arms and Their Meanings
Cornell Making of America Digital Library
DNA Painter
DNA testing won't fail you
David Rumsey Map Collections
Descendants of Adam and Eve
Digital History
Directory of Open Access Journals
Ethnic Genealogy - A Research Guide
FamilyLink.com
FamilySearch
FindMyPast
Findagrave.com
Finding your roots in your DNA
Fold3
Free 6-Generation pedigree chart
Free Newspapers Online
Gedmatch explanation and tips for comparing results
Genealogy Bank
Genealogy How-To Books
Google Books
Google Newspapers Search Tool
Grandparents Galore
Haplogroup-Subclade Predictor
Heraldry Meanings and Symbols
HeritageQuest Census Records
Historical Books on DVD
Historical Records Collection
How the races were developed
How to personalize your family scrapbook
Interment.net
International Society of Genetic Genealogy
Internet Archive of Texts and Documents: The United States
Introduction to Genetics
JSTOR Journals and Books online
Librarians' Internet Index: History
Library of Congress
Library of Congress American Memory
Markings on the Manifest's Left Margin
MyHeritage
NARA Archival Research Catalog
Naming patterns for children
National Genealogical Society
National Park Service
National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Women's History Project
Naval Historical Foundation
Newspaper Archive
Old Maps United Kingdom
Old Occupations
Old Style (O.S.) Dates
Online Medieval Classical Library
Oral History Association
Organizing your family tree
Our New England ancestors and their descendants, 1620-1900
Recollections of the Civil War
Roman Numeral Converter
Rootsbid
Soundex Converter
The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy
The American Folklife Center (Library of Congress)
The American Revolution
The George C. Marshall Foundation Research Library
The History and Antiquities of New England, NY, NJ and PA
The Holland Society
The Moving Image Collection
The Value of Slaves
Time Calculator (Find the difference between two dates)
Time Deductor (Calculate a date x years, months and days ago)
Timeline of Events and Inventions
U.S. Register of Army Enlistments (1798-1914)
Understanding Removed Cousins
Using maps in Genealogy
Using maps to sort through families
What you can learn from a Social Security number
What you can learn from cemeteries
Where to find passenger lists
Who's Who in America
WikiTree
Wikipedia List of Newspapers Worldwide
World Population
World War I Draft Registration Cards
WorldCat Bibliographic Database
Your Ancestors Magazine

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