Projects for 2024

Would you like to help us?

[please contact Karon for more details]

(1). Biographies – 240 biographies to add to the the “Bios Board” from the book, Past and Present of Calhoun County, Iowa, vol.2, 1915. [An alphabetical index is at the end of the book, surnames starting with a = 5, b=30, c=21, d=7, e=3, f=12, g=13, h=26, (no i), j=6, k=3, l=10, m=22, n=9, o=2, p=9, (no q), r=13, s=21, t=6, u=1, v=4, w=14, y=2, z=1]

(2). Obituaries – choose a newspaper title from the Archived Calhoun County Newspapers Online, type them up and add them to the "Obits Board"

(3). List Lake City High School Graduates - from the online newspaper, Lake City Graphic 1944-2010,

(4). List Pomeroy High School Graduates - from the online newspaper, Pomeroy Herald [years needed - 1898, 1900-1919, 1951-1958, and 1970-1982]

(5). 1925 Census Index– Create an index to the Calhoun County Iowa census with 8 lines: name, age, birthplace, father’s name, mother’s name, book, line, twp./town.  This is online on familysearch.org.

(6). Minor’s Naturalization Record – Create a list of people who were born in another country, but came to the U.S. as a minor (under the age of 18) and now declare their citizenship.  These records are online on Familysearch.org, film #7787975, Items 1-2 (97 pages with one person per page).  Type their name, home country, present age, number of years in the U.S., and date of record (which runs from 1887 to 1906).

(7). Naturalization Records: for Calhoun County, this includes three documents, all on familysearch.org: (a). naturalization index, vol.1 1873-1906 (film #7593553, item 2, pages 359-391 out of 689 pages), (b). declaration of intent, 1873-1906 (same film #), and (c). final certificates, vol.1-2, 1873-1902 (same film #) and vol.3, 1903-1906 (film #7787975, Item 3 on film).  Whoever decides to do this can decide best how to list these documents.

(8). 1870 Census Index - create an index to the Calhoun County 1870 census with 6 lines: name, age, occupation, birthplace, dwelling #, and township (includes only 1,602 people total and only 5 townships: Calhoun Twp - 4 pages, Jackson Twp - 10 pages, Lake Twp - 3 pages, Lincoln Twp - 11 pages, and Sherman Twp - 14 pages) - available on familysearch.org and ancestry.com

(9). Additional Resource?? - Do you have another reference/resource you'd like to submit & share?