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This page was updated on December 13, 2024

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2024 Thank-you notes

Everything on the Allamakee co. IAGenWeb has been contributed by volunteers! Many, many people have helped to build this website .... generously sharing family photos and data. Others have volunteered their time to transcribe old records, biographies and obituaries. If you have found something on the site that 'made your day' ...... please let our volunteers know that you appreciate their efforts. Send them a thank-you, a kudo or 'pat on the back' here. E-mail directly to the contributor, or send your notes to the Allamakee co. coordinator & your message will be posted on this page.

*I use this site frequently and usually find something to help move my research along. I especially appreciate the obituaries ... Mike, Des Moines
*Thank you so much for updating and maintaining this web page. I found all of the information you have gathered to be very helpful as I work to put together all the pieces together ... Ray Dixon
*Super website! Thank you.... Mike Z., Minneapolis


New & completed data-sets in 2024:
(for links to the data, see below in the monthly journal)

Added in December:
- Data-set: Allamakee co. Deaths, added 1935-1936 (The complete database contains over 18,000 deaths - more to be added in 2024)
Added in November:
- Data-set: Allamakee co. Deaths, added 1933-1934
Added in October:
- Data-set: Allamakee co. Deaths, added 1931-1932
- Data-set: 1878 Lansing Tax-payers assessed over $50 (56 names)
- Data-set: Honor Roll "The Bivouac of The Dead", Allamakee co. Civil War dead (146 names)
- Data-set: Allamakee co. Deaths, added 1929-1930
Added in September:
- Data-set: Allamakee co. Deaths, added 1925-1928
Added in August:
- Data-set: Allamakee co. Deaths, added 1921-1924
- Data-set: Harris Funeral Home Records, 1911 completed
Added in July:
- Data-set: Allamakee co. Deaths 1905-1910 & 1911-1920
Added in June:
- Data-set: Allamakee co. Deaths 1902-1904
Added in May:
- Data-set: Allamakee co. Deaths 1890-1901
Added in April:
- Data-set: Allamakee co. Deaths 1880-1889.
Added in February:
- Data-set: Photo collection of Timothy Adams of the RR depots in Allamakee county
Added in January:
- Data-set: All of the bios with Allamakee co. connections from History of Houston County, MN, 1919

New & updated content - November & December 2024

CEMETERY RECORDS - burials & gravestone photos (IGPP)
New content! Research Alerts for Oak Hill (Williams) & Oakland Main (Todd) - from S.Ferrall (12/10/24)

DEATH RECORDS - index to the death records on this website
New data-set! Allamakee co. Deaths 1935-1936 - from Richard O'Brien (12/13/ 2024)
New data-set! Allamakee co. Deaths 1933-1934 - from Richard O'Brien (11/14/ 2024)

MILITARY & RELATED RECORDS
Updated! War of 1812 soldiers, updated W. Shattuck - from S. Ferrall & Marilyn Rittel (12/9/24)

OBITUARIES (13,830+ transcribed obits) & OBITUARY INDEX (updated 12/10/2024)
*November & December contributor: S. Ferrall, Joy Moore & Brian Cunningham

OFF-SITE DATA
*Obituaries from Neighboring Counties: Clayton co. obituaries, Fayette co. obituaries and Winneshiek co. obituaries frequently have newly added obituaries. Many Clayton co., Fayette co. and Winneshiek co. residents had close Allamakee county connections so don't miss these great obituary collections!

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New & updated content - September & October 2024

CEMETERY RECORDS - burials & gravestone photos (IGPP)
New content! Research Alert for Oakland (Stillman) - from S.Ferrall (10/7/24)
New content
! Research Alerts for Oak Hill (Candy, Deremore, Ellefson & Gee) - from Richard O'Brien (9/15/24)
New content! Research Alerts for Roese Family (Roese), Mays Prairie (White), Oak Hill (Cowles) & Oakland Main (White) - S. Ferrall (Sept 14 & 15)

CHURCH RECORDS
New content! Added to Forest Mills church, another photo & news article about the church closing - from Connie Ellis (10/2/24)

DEATH RECORDS - index to the death records on this website
New data-set! Allamakee co. Deaths 1929-1932 - from Richard O'Brien (Oct 2 & Oct 19, 2024)
New data-set! Allamakee co. Deaths 1925-1928 - from Richard O'Brien (Sept. 10 & 20, 2024)

HISTORICAL RECORDS - includes photos, directories, general & specific township & town info. - LOTs of good stuff here
New content! Added on Farm Bureau & related page, misc. info. 1920 & 1925 - from S.Ferrall (10/7/24)
New content! Added on Orphan page: Beale; Kosbau-Krugner; Marsden-Williams, unkn-Rood & 2 unknown-Sullivan - from S.Ferrall (10/4/24)
New content!
Added to the Hall Maternity hospital, 1932 STONE birth - from S. Ferrall (10/2/24)

MILITARY & RELATED RECORDS
New data-set! CW Honor Roll - 146 Allamakee soldiers who died in the Civil War - from S.Ferrall (10/7/24)

OBITUARIES (13,805 transcribed obits) & OBITUARY INDEX (updated 10/02/2023)
*September & October contributors: Henry Brainard & S. Ferrall

TAX RECORDS
New data-set! 1878 Lansing Tax-payers who pay over $50 - from S.Ferrall (Oct 14, 2024)

New & updated content - July & August 2024

ALLAMAKEE ALBUMS - Family Albums & Miscellaneous Photos from Allamakee county
New Album! Anton Wachter family album - from Mollie Meade(7/2924-8/10/2024)
New Album! Herman Frederick Stock family album - from Dawn Heimer (7/16/2024)

CEMETERY RECORDS - burials & gravestone photos (IGPP)
New content! Research Alerts for Oakland Main cemetery - Richard O'Brien & S. Ferrall (8/30/24)
New! Over 20 gravestone photos from the Postville cemetery - shared by Theresa Halvorson in August
New content! Research Alert for Postville (B) cemetery (Thiese) - coordinator (8/10/24)
Updated! Roese Family Plot cemetery & Notes for the Roese Family Plot - coordinator (7/27/2024)

DEATH RECORDS - index to the death records on this website
New data-set! Allamakee co. Deaths 1921-1924 - from Richard O'Brien (Aug 13 & 29, 2024)
New data-set! Harris Funeral Home Records, 1911 - from S. Ferrall (8/10/24)
New data-set! Allamakee co. Deaths 1911-1920 - from Richard O'Brien (7/29/24)
New data-set! Allamakee co. Deaths 1905-1910 - from Richard O'Brien (7/7/24)

OBITUARIES (13,785+ transcribed obits) & OBITUARY INDEX (updated 08/30/2023)
*July & August contributors: S. Ferrall, Jan Warren & Dawn Heimer

SCHOOL RECORDS (index)
New content - Waterville HS, 1925 girls basketball team photo, 2 team members ID'ed - from Scott Smeby (7/17/24)

New & updated content - June 2024

DEATH RECORDS - index to the death records on this website
New data-set! Allamakee co. Deaths 1902-1904 - from Richard O'Brien (6/6/24)

HISTORICAL RECORDS - includes photos, directories, general & specific township & town info. - LOTs of good stuff here
New content! Added to the Hall Maternity hospital, 1935 Hartong birth - from Cindy Smith (6/6/24)

'LIL BITS - photos, articles, lists - odds and ends of just about anything
New content! 1948 Waukon men win sawing contests - from S. Ferrall (6/11/24)

OBITUARIES (13,735+ transcribed obits) & OBITUARY INDEX (updated 05/24/2023)
*June contributors: S. Ferrall & Cindy Smith

SCHOOL RECORDS (index)
* New content - added to Iowa River school, Iowa twp. No's 3,4 & 5, Lafayette twp. No. 7, Lansing twp. No's 5 & 6, Taylor twp. Climax & Excelsior schools & Waterloo twp. Washington & Waterloo Rdge - from Cindy Smith (June 9-11, 2024)
* New! Rural School Choir awards, 1935 & previous undated awards, nearly 300 Allamakee co. students named - from Cindy Smith (6/6/24)

New & updated content - May 2024

ALLAMAKEE ALBUMS - Family Albums & Miscellaneous Photos from Allamakee county
New Album! Leikvold family album - from Dawn Heimer (5/13/2024)

BIOGRAPHIES - misc. sources A-H * I-Z
New! Biography of Jonathan, James H. & William Cleverley - from S. Ferrall (5/24/24)

CEMETERY RECORDS - burials & gravestone photos (IGPP)
* New content! Research Alerts for Ebenezer (Hagemeier), Oak Hill (Hess) & Oakland Main (Newell) cemeteries - coordinator (5/24/24)
* New content! Research Alert for Hardin cemetery (Beedey) - coordinator (5/13/24)

DEATH RECORDS - index to the death records on this website
New data-sets! Allamakee co. Deaths 1890-1901 - from Richard O'Brien (May 3, 5, 9 & 24)

OBITUARIES (13,735+ transcribed obits) & OBITUARY INDEX (updated 05/24/2023)
*May contributors: S. Ferrall, Connie Ellis, Brian Cunningham & Joy Moore

SCHOOL RECORDS (index)
* New content added to rural school pages (Lafayette & Lansing twps) - from Cindy Smith (5/26/2024)
* New content added to rural school pages (Center, Lafayette, Paint Creek, & Taylor twps) - from Cindy Smith (May 19 & 20)
* New content added to rural school pages (Center #1, Hanover #4, Lansing #3 & Prairie & Three Corners in Lafayette twp) - from Cindy Smith (05/1/2024)

New & updated content - March & April 2024

ALLAMAKEE ALBUMS - Family Albums & Miscellaneous Photos from Allamakee county
New Album! Hansmeier family album - from Dawn Heimer (4/19/2024)
New Album! Bakke family album - from Dawn Heimer (4/9/2024)
New Album! Roe family album - from Dawn Heimer (3/30/2024)

CEMETERY RECORDS - burials & gravestone photos (IGPP)
* New content! Research Alert for Wexford cemetery (Downs) - from Tom Miller (4/29/24)
* New content! Research Alerts for Hardin cemetery (Beedey, Coon, Ellenbolt, Hinman, Raymond, Riley Pettit & Topliff), most are names NOT in Woodmansee, but buried in Hardin cem.; also Alerts for Postville Area B (Bloxham & Pixler) - coordinator (4/24/24 & 4/28/24)

DEATH RECORDS - index to the death records on this website
New data-set! Allamakee co. Deaths 1886-1889 - from Richard O'Brien (04/17/2024)
New data-set! Allamakee co. Deaths 1880-1885 - from Richard O'Brien (04/03/2024)

HISTORICAL RECORDS - includes photos, directories, general & specific township & town info. - LOTs of good stuff here
New content! Added to the Orphan data, the entries of Elmer W. Bailey & Glen VanSickle / Bock - from S. Ferrall (04/13/2024)

OBITUARIES (13,705+ transcribed obits) & OBITUARY INDEX (updated 04/20/2023)
*March & April contributors: Dawn Heimer, S. Ferrall & Cheryl Garin

SCHOOL RECORDS (index)
* New content added to rural school pages (Clear Creek, English Bench, French Creek, Union & Village Creek) - from Cindy Smith (04/13/2024)

New & updated content - January & February 2024

ALLAMAKEE ALBUMS - Family Albums & Miscellaneous Photos from Allamakee county
New Album! Railroad Depot photos, from the Iowa Heritage Collection - from Timothy Adams (2/7/2024)
New Album! Hagen family album - from Troy J. Hagen (2/6/2024)

BIOGRAPHIES - misc. sources A-H * I-Z
New data-set! All biographies of persons w/Allamakee co. connections from 'History of Houston County, MN, 1919' (Deters, Haar, Kubitz, Meyer, Schuldt), some w/photos - from S. Ferrall (1/18/24)

CEMETERY RECORDS - burials & gravestone photos (IGPP)
* New content! Research Alerts for Mays Prairie (Henry) - from Diana Dietrich (1/30/24)
* New content! Research Alert for Old West Paint Creek (Ro) - from Dawn Heimer (1/23/24)
* New content! Two Hansmeier gravestone photos were added to Old West Paint Cr. cemetery IGPP - volunteer (1/13/24)
* New content! Research Alerts for Oakland Main (Larson & Burnham) - from Diana Dietrich (1/2/24)
* New content! Research Alerts for Oak Hill (Masiker & Purdy) - from S. Ferrall (1/2/24 & 2/10/24)

HISTORICAL RECORDS - includes photos, directories, general & specific township & town info. - LOTs of good stuff here
New data-set! Allamakee co. Railroad Depot photos, from the Iowa Heritage Collection - from Timothy Adams (2/7/2024)

OBITUARIES (over 13,665+ transcribed obits) & OBITUARY INDEX (last updated 2/10/24)
* Obituary contributors in January & February: Thomas Collins, Brian Cunningham, Cheryl Garin, S. Ferrall & Joy Moore

SCHOOL RECORDS (index)
* New content added to Immaculate Conception Parochial school, an 1892 photo of students - from Diana Henry Detrich (2/09/24)
* New content added to Pleasant Ridge school, a 1930 news article - from Tammy Kuhn (2/8/24)

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