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New or updated in January & February 2018

CHURCH RECORDS
*Updated! St. Michael's, Garber; added 1921 confirmation class - from Reid R. Johnson (2/1/18)
*Updated! Lutheran church, Elkport; Lutheran church, Strawberry Point and St. Joseph's Catholic church, Elkader - from Reid R. Johnson (1/22/18)
*New! First Evangelical Lutheran church, McGregor (merger of the Stavanger & Swedish Lutheran churches) - from S. Ferrall & Reid R. Johnson (1/5/18)
*New! Evangelical Lutheran Church of Peace (Peace Lutheran), Clayton - from Reid R. Johnson (1/4/2018)
*New! McGregor Methodist church- from Reid R. Johnson (1/4/2018)
*Updated! St. John's Evangelical & Reformed church, Garber - from Reid R. Johnson (1/5/2018)
*New! St. John's church (misc.) & St. Paul's church, Guttenberg - from Reid R. Johnson (1/5/2018)
*Updated! Sunday Schools - from Reid R. Johnson (1/4/2018)

COURT RECORDS
*New! 1935 Clayton county Justice & District Court proceedings as reported in the newspapers - from Reid R. Johnson (1/10/18)
*Added to the jury lists for 1921 (Grand & Petit) and 1935 (Petit, Oct & Dec) - from Reid R. Johnson (1/10/18 & 1/22/18)

DIRECTORIES & GAZETTEERS
*Updated! The A.F. & A.M. directory, Elkader lodge, 1921 - from Reid Johnson (1/10/18)
*Updated! The Social, Fraternal, etc. pages for Elkader, Elkport, McGregor, Strawberry Point & Volga City were updated with additional info. & a new page for St. Olaf was added - from Reid Johnson (1/08/18 & 1/22/18)
*Updated! Creamery Directory - from Reid Johnson (1/08/18)

MARRIAGE RECORDS (marriage licenses, engagements, marriages & divorces)
*Marriage Licenses Obtained, added March, April, May & June 1921 - from Reid R. Johnson (1/22/18 & 2/1/18)
*Added to "compiled marriages": marriage announcements from 1921 - from Reid R. Johnson (1/18/18, 2/1/18 & 2/8/18)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*Updated! War of 1812; soldiers Jason S. Butler and Levi Ellis & their info. added - coordinator (2/28/18)
*Updated! World War I Honor Roll, entries of E. Bakula (+photo), C. Borcherding, A. Kottke, A. Krueger, H. Lemka & H. Tangeman - coordinator (2/9/18)
*Updated! American Legion Posts, Elkader & St. Olaf - (from Reid R. Johnson)
*21st Iowa Infantry Civil War soldier files: new biography for Edward 'Burt' Snedgar- from Carl Ingwaldson (01/04/18)

OBITUARY BOARD
*Thank-you to the January & February obit contributors - S. Ferrall, Audrey Haught, Reid R. Johnson, Joyce Reilly & Cheryl Moonen

QUERY BOARD - This message board is for researchers to answer queries from others; or to ask for help from other Clayton co. researchers, ie: family questions, photo identification, look-up requests, etc.
*Molly Scherf of the Clayton County Conservation is requesting documents and photos of the village of Osborne or the people who lived there.
*L. Woiwood has posted a query re: St. Mary's cemetery, McGregor, Sexton records

SCHOOL RECORDS
*New or updated: Garnavillo twp. schools (new), Clayton twp. schools (new), McGregor HS records, Educators (update: rural teachers 1935), Elkader Jr. College (new) and St. Joseph Catholic school (new) - from Reid R. Johnson (1/6/18)

SURNAME REGISTRY
*Linda Colton has updated her email address. She is researching the Foote family (2/28/18)

New or updated in March & April 2018

BIOGRAPHIES (Serial)
*New database! The new "Resident of the Month" database is complete for the years 1972 thru 1974. Most of the bios include a photo of the subject - from S. Ferrall (4/10/2018)

BIRTH RECORDS
*New database! Births reported in the Elkader Register, January thru June 1921 (includes some 1920 births) and over 150 names. In nearly all instances, the mother's maiden name is given - from Reid R. Johnson (4/13/2018)

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items) and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (IGPP)
*Updated! Pioneer Catholic (aka Humphrey) cemetery, added additional burials & historical info. - from S. Ferrall (4/13/18)
*Updated! St. Patrick Catholic cemetery, Monona - coordinator (3/25/18 & 4/13/18)
*Database is now complete for Monona City cemetery burials thru March 2018 - from Jym Montgomery & S. Ferrall (3/10/18)

CHURCH RECORDS
*A photos & brief bios of Rev. J.P. Taken & Rev. E.A. Fitzgerald were added to the St. Joseph's Catholic church page - from S. Ferrall (4/22/18)
*Updated! Norwegian Parish Records, adding many names & notes - from T.D. Johansen (3/2/18, 3/6/18 & 4/1/18)

DIRECTORIES & GAZETTEERS
*Updated! A.F. & A.M. directory, adding the 1878 Volga City lodge officers - from Reid Johnson (4/19/18)
*Updated! The Social, Fraternal, etc. pages for Clayton, Elkader & Elkport were updated with additional info., 1878 - from Reid Johnson (4/18/18)
*Updated! The Physician directory was updated, adding Dr. S. Little & Dr. A. Warner & a bit of info. about each - from S. Ferrall (4/14/18)

HISTORY OF CLAYTON COUNTY, 1882
*The biographies of Dr. Samuel Little & Dr. Amos Warner from Chapter XVII were transcribed - from S. Ferrall (4/14/18)

MARRIAGE RECORDS (marriage licenses, engagements, marriages & divorces)
*Added to Marriage Licenses obtained, January 1878 - from Reid R. Johnson (4/18/18)
*Compiled marriages updated, 1878 - from Reid R. Johnson (4/18/18)
*Compiled marriages updated, 1895, 1898 & 1921 - from Reid R. Johnson, Joyce Reilly & S. Ferrall (3/2/18)
*50th Anniversary announcements for Murdock (1895) and Weidenman (1935) - from Joyce Reilly & S. Ferrall (32/18)
*Added to Marriage Licenses obtained, July 21, 1921 and Sept & Oct. 1921 - from Reid R. Johnson (3/2/18)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*Mexican & Indian Wars page was updated, adding Charles Lord - coordinator (3/26/2018)
*The Civil War Honor Roll was updated with additional soldier names & information - coordinator (3/15/18)

OBITUARY BOARD
*A complete obit was added to the previously posted death notice of Dr. Samuel Little - from Reid R. Johnson 4/9/18)
*More complete obits were added to those previously posted for Sophia Jahnke & John Keller - from S. Ferrall & Cheryl Moonen
*Another obit for John 'Jack' M. Moyna was added to one previously posted - from Judy Moyna
*Thank-you to the March & April obit contributors - Joyce Reilly, Judy Moyna, Reid R. Johnson, Cheryl Moonen, S. Ferrall & Audrey Haught

ODDS & ENDS
*Updated! The State Asylum page - from Reid R. Johnson (4/19/18)

PHOTO ALBUMS - photos of Clayton county & residents, a listing of photographers, and misc. other related items
*The Strawberry Point photos page was updated with a vintage (undated) street view & a photo of the Depot - from Bart Hamlett (4/14/18)

QUERIES - This message board is for researchers to answer queries from others; or to ask for help from other Clayton co. researchers - family questions, photo identification, look-up requests, etc.
*Sherrill Necessary is researching the Wellington Goodrich family. She's interested in knowing more about the family & the place they lived. If you have info. to share with her, please reply to her query.

SCHOOL RECORDS
*Elkader schools & Mendon twp. schools pages were updated with misc. info. from 1878 - from Reid R. Johnson (4/23/18)
*Added to the St. Joseph's Catholic School page: photo of the 1937 graduates & brief news article; a list of the 1938 Graduates; a 1939 news article & photo of Rev. J.P. Taken; and a photo of the 1939 graduates & brief news article - from S. Ferrall (4/22/18)
*A vintage photo of the High School was added to the Strawberry Point schools page - from Bart Hamlett (4/14/18)
*Educators page was updated with a list of Garnavillo schools, fall 1921 - from Reid R. Johnson (3/2/18)

New or updated in May & June 2018

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items) and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (IGPP)
*Photos of gravestones in St. Patrick Catholic cemetery, Monona were shared on IGPP - from Jym Montgomery (thru-out May & June)
*Updated! St. Patrick Catholic cemetery, Monona - coordinator (thru-out May & June)

CHURCH RECORDS
*Updated! Norwegian Parish Records, adding many names & notes - from T.D. Johansen (5/10/18)

COURT RECORDS
*New! 1878 Clayton county Justice & District Court proceedings as reported in the newspapers - from Reid R. Johnson (5/23/18)
*Added grand & petit jurors for 1878 & 1879 - from Reid R. Johnson (5/10/18)

DIRECTORIES & GAZETTEERS
*Updated! Photographer directory - coordinator (6/11/18)
*New Database! 1879 Clayton County Township Officers. Over 300 names on this list! - from Reid R. Johnson (5/22/18)
*Updated! A.F. & A.M. directory, adding the 1878 Volga City & Garnavillo lodge officers - from Reid Johnson (5/10/18)
*Updated! The Social, Fraternal, etc. page for Elkader, Elkport, Garnavillo & Volga City (all 1878) - from Reid Johnson (5/10/18)

DOCUMENTS (document board)

MARRIAGE RECORDS (marriage licenses, engagements, marriages & divorces)
*Compiled marriages updated, all from 1872 - from Audrey Haught (5/2/18)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*Added the 1953 VFW officers to the Am. Legion/VFW page - from Reid R. Johnson (6/29/18)
*21st Iowa Infantry Civil War soldier files: new biography for George Ebenezer Still - from Carl Ingwaldson (06/24/18)
*New! Aiography for Charles Hennrich, 27th IA Infantry - from Carl Ingwaldson (06/24/18)
*Isaac Martin was added to the Civil War Honor Roll - coordinator (5/10/18)

OBITUARY BOARD
*A complete obit was added to the previously posted obit of Patrick J. Kennedy - from Cheryl Moonen
*Longer obits were added to the previously posted obits of Warren Casaday, Robert M. Boyce, Roger D. Blietz (+photo) & Ronald Wold (+photo) - from S. Ferrall
*Additional obits were added to those previously posted for Robert Dalen, Robert L. Morse, Milton Klema, Warren Goodin & Johanna Garaghty - from Reid R. Johnson
*More complete obits were added to those previously posted for Mary Yohe, Cora Kliefoth (+photo) & Ila Chickering - from Connie Ellis
*Thank-you to the May & June obituary contributors - Audrey Haught, Connie Ellis, Cheryl Moonen, Ken Wright, S. Ferrall & Reid R. Johnson

ODDS & ENDS
*Updated! State Asylum page - from Reid R. Johnson (5/10/18 & 5/22/18)

PHOTO ALBUMS - photos of Clayton county, family albums, a listing of photographers, and misc. other related items
*Early photo of a bridge & ferry crossing the Turkey river at Osterdock - from Judy (Mallory) Holthaus (6/29/18)
*New! Mallory Family album - from Judy (Mallory) Holthaus (6/11/18)

QUERIES - This message board is for researchers to answer queries from others; or to ask for help from other Clayton co. researchers - family questions, photo identification, look-up requests, etc.
*Greg Lutje would like to know more about his g-grandfather, George Lutje, born in Guttenberg ca1872/3. If you have info. to share with him, please reply to his query.
SCHOOL RECORDS
*The photo originally thought to be of the Class of 1932 Monona HS, was correctly ID'ed & moved to the Farmersburg schools page - correction sent by Carol Marting from the Monona Museum (5/29/18)

SURNAME REGISTRY
*Judy (Mallory) Holthaus has updated her email address. She is researching the Dodge, Every, Knee, Mallory & White families (6/11/18)
*Kathy Hines has updated her email address. She is researching the Buker & Menke families (06/11/18)

New or updated in July & August 2018

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items) and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (IGPP)
*Photos of gravestones in Highland Lutheran cemetery were shared on IGPP - from a researcher (8/18/18)
*Photos of gravestones in St. Patrick Catholic cemetery, Monona were shared on IGPP - from Jym Montgomery (thru-out July & Aug)
*Updated! Highland Lutheran, Monona City & St. Paul Lutheran cemeteries - coordinator (8/20/18)
*Updated! St. Patrick Catholic cemetery, Monona - coordinator (thru-out July & Aug)

COURT RECORDS
*Added grand & petit jurors for 1902 - from Reid R. Johnson (8/18/18 & 8/28/18)

DIRECTORIES & GAZETTEERS
*Updated! A.M. & F.M. directory, adding 1902 officers, Elkader Lodge No. 72 - from Reid Johnson (8/11/18)
*Updated! Social, Fraternal, etc. pages for Elkader, Strawberry Point, Osterdock, Elkport, Littleport, N. McGregor & Volga City - from Reid Johnson (8/11/18)
*Updated! Photographer directory, adding Fred L. Bentz, Strawberry Point - from S. Ferrall (8/10/18)
*Updated! Social, Fraternal, etc. page for Elkader, adding the Fair & Track Assoc. officers for 1902- from Reid Johnson (8/9/18)
*Updated! R.A.M. directory, adding the 1902 officers for Harmony Chapter No. 41 - from Reid Johnson (8/9/18)

HISTORY OF CLAYTON COUNTY, 1882
*Additional portions of Chapter XVI "Dark Deeds" were transcribed - from S. Ferrall (8/11/18)

MARRIAGE RECORDS (marriage licenses, engagements, marriages & divorces)
*Compiled marriages updated, 1901 & 1902- from Reid R. Johnson & Joy Moore (thru-out August)
*Compiled marriages updated, 1873 & 1878 - from Reid R. Johnson & S. Ferrall (July 30 & 31)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*Updated! G.A.R. files, added 1902 officers for Elisha Boardman Post No. 184 - from Reid R. Johnson (8/11/18)
*New! 21st Iowa Infantry Civil War soldier files: biographies for Milo Dalton, Charles Kimber & John Valiquet - from Carl Ingwalson (8/3/18)
*New! Biography of John Lenhart, 9th IA Infantry - from Carl Ingwalson (8/3/18)
*Updated! Civil War Honor Roll, adding additional names & information - coordinator (8/3/18)

OBITUARY BOARD
*Thank-you to the July & August obituary contributors - Joy Moore, Kenneth Wright, S. Ferrall & Reid R. Johnson

ODDS & ENDS
*Updated! The State Asylum page (1901) - from Reid R. Johnson (thru-out August)
*New! "Information Wanted" newspaper ads looking for Irish immigrants with Clayton co. connections - from S. Ferrall (7/24/18)

New or updated in September & October 2018

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items) and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (IGPP)
*Updated! Gravestone photos from St. Wenceslaus cemetery were added to IGPP - from Jym Montgomery (10/10/18)
*New! Monona City Cemetery Association - from S. Ferrall & Reid Johnson (9/18/18)
*Added photos of gravestones placed in St. Paul Lutheran cemetery, Monona since the last photographic survey (2014) - from 'Gemini' (9/15/2018)
*Photos of gravestones in St. Patrick Catholic cemetery, Monona were shared on IGPP - from Jym Montgomery (thru-out Sept)
*Updated! County Home cemetery (Poor farm), St. Paul Lutheran cemetery, Monona, St. Patrick Catholic cemetery, Monona, Old Garnavillo cemetery & St. Wenceslaus cemetery - coordinator (thru-out Sept & Oct)

CHURCH RECORDS
*New! Volga Presbyterian Church, brief history, photo & other misc. info. - from S. Ferrall & Reid R. Johnson (10/31/18)
*New! German Lutheran (St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran) church, photo and misc. other info. - from S. Ferrall & Reid R. Johnson (9/30/18)
*Misc. items were added to the Emanuel Lutheran church (Str. Pt.), Fairview church & St. John's Lutheran church (Luana) pages - from Reid R. Johnson (9/28/18)
*New! Strawberry Point Congregational church, history, photo and misc. other info. - from S. Ferrall & Reid R. Johnson (9/9/18)
*New! National Congregational church, history & photo - from S. Ferrall (9/9/18)
*Updated! Norwegian Parish Records, adding many names & notes - from T.D. Johansen (9/9/18)

COURT RECORDS
*New! 1901 Clayton county Justice & District Court proceedings as reported in the newspapers - from Reid R. Johnson (9/17/18)
*Added grand & petit jurors for 1932 - from Reid R. Johnson (9/17/18)

DIRECTORIES & GAZETTEERS
*Updated! County, twp. & town officials for 1932, plus a list of salaries - from Reid R. Johnson (9/17/18)
*Updated! Social, Fraternal, etc. pages for Garnavillo, Elkader, Strawberry Point, Farmersburg, Guttenburg & Millville- from Reid Johnson (9/17/18)
*Updated! Creamery directory, adding 1932 Elkader, Garnavillo & Littleport creamery officers - from Reid Johnson (9/17/18)
*Updated! A.M. & F.M. directory, adding 1932 officers, National Lodge No. 172 - from Reid Johnson (9/5/18)
*Updated! Social, Fraternal, etc. pages for Elkader, Strawberry Point, Farmersburg & Volga City - from Reid Johnson (9/5/18)
*Updated! Creamery directory, adding 1901 Volga creamery officers & 1932 Luana creamery officers - from Reid Johnson (9/5/18)

DOCUMENTS (document board)

MARRIAGE RECORDS (marriage licenses, engagements, marriages & divorces)
*Compiled marriages updated, 1901 & 1932. Note: this completes a database of all marriage write-ups in the Clayton County Register for 1901! - from Reid R. Johnson (thru-out Sept. & October)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*WWII Honor Roll, added entry of Robert J. Bennett, also a press-release detailing recovery & ID of his remains - from Jym Montgomery (10/15/18)
*New! 21st Iowa Infantry Civil War soldier files: biographies for W. Kellogg & J. Wooldridge - from Carl Ingwalson (10/14/18)
*Updated! W.R.C. (G.A.R. auxillary) file - from Reid R. Johnson (9/17/18)
*New! 21st Iowa Infantry Civil War soldier files: biographies for H. King & B. Weeks - from Carl Ingwalson (9/6/18)
*Updated! CW Honor Roll - coordinator (throughout Sept & Oct)

OBITUARY BOARD
*Additional obits or information were added to the previously posted obits of C.E. Nichols, J.F. William Kaiser, Robert Ambrose, Christian Duede, Minnie Yearous & Esther Wickersheim - from Reid R. Johnson & S. Ferrall
*Thank-you to the September & October obituary contributors - Jym Montgomery, Reid R. Johnson, S. Ferrall & Joy Moore

New or updated in November & December 2018

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items) and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (IGPP)
*Complete Databases! Monona City cemetery burials & Monona City cemetery veteran burials are now complete thru the end of 2018 - from Jym Montgomery (12/31/2018)
*New Database! Veterans buried in the Monona City cemetery (current as of 2018) - from Jym Montgomery (11/29/18)
*Updated! Gravestone photos from Monona City & St. Patrick's cemeteries were added to IGPP - from Jym Montgomery (Nov 2018)
*Updated! The burial lists for Monona City, St. Patrick's, St. Paul's, National cemeteries - coordinator (November)

CHURCH RECORDS
*Updated! St. Mary's Catholic church, Guttenberg with the 1927 St. Ann's Society officers - from Reid R. Johnson (12/26/18)
*Updated! St. Paul's Lutheran church, Garnavillo with the 1926 Confirmation class - from Reid R. Johnson (12/22/18)
*Updated! St. John's Lutheran & St. Paul's Lutheran churches, Guttenberg, added 1926 officers - from Reid R. Johnson (11/26/18)

COURT RECORDS
*Added petit jurors May, October and November terms 1926 - from Reid R. Johnson (12/22/18 & 12/26/18)
*Added grand jurors for 1926 & petit jurors Feb. term 1926 - from Reid R. Johnson (11/26/2018)
*New! 1932 Clayton county Justice & District Court proceedings as reported in the newspapers - from Reid R. Johnson (11/05/18) 18)
*Added grand jurors & Oct and Dec petit jurors for 1932 - from Reid R. Johnson (11/05/18)

DIRECTORIES & GAZETTEERS
*Updates were added to the following directories: all for 1926 or 1927- A.M. & F.M., Agricultural Organizations; Elkader & Guttenburg Society pages - from Reid R. Johnson (12/22/18)
*Updates were added to the following directories: all for 1926 - Communia, Elkader, Guttenburg & Strawberry Point Society pages and County Officials page - from Reid R. Johnson (12/22/18)
*Updated the Clayton County Educators directory with the 1926 Guttenberg Public School teachers - from Reid R. Johnson (12/18/18)
*Updates were added to the following directories: all for 1926 - A.F. & A.M. (Masons); Agricultural Organizations; Creamery; and Elkader, Guttenburg & Strawberry Point Society pages - from Reid R. Johnson (11/24/18)
*Updates were added to the following directories: Agricultural Organizations, A.F. & A.M. directory; and the Elkader, Guttenburg & Osterdock Society pages - from Reid R. Johnson (11/6)

DOCUMENTS (document board)

HISTORY OF CLAYTON COUNTY, 1882
*The John Gould Murder portion in Chapter XVI "Dark Deeds" was transcribed - from S. Ferrall (12/18/18)

MARRIAGE RECORDS (marriage licenses, engagements, marriages & divorces)
*Compiled marriages updated, 1850 & 1926 - from Reid R. Johnson & Cheryl Moonen (thru-out Dec 2018)
*Compiled marriages updated, 1859, 1901, 1904, 1926 & 1932 - from Joy Moore & Reid R. Johnson (thru-out Nov. 2018)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*Updated! Misc Military, American Legion page, added 1927 Prairie La Port post officers - from Reid R. Johnson (12/22/18 & 12/26/18)
*Updated! Spanish-American war honor roll - coordinator (12/14/18)
*Updated! Misc. military records, 1926 American Legion & Service Star Organization - from Reid R. Johnson (11/24/18)
*Updated! WWII Honor Roll, adding Donald F. Montgomery - from Jym Montgomery (11/20/18)
*Updated! WWI Honor Roll, adding Ray D. Talley & photo - from Don Lindgren (11/20/18)
*Updated! American Legion & Auxillary page - from Reid R. Johnson (11/6/18)
*Updated! CW Honor Roll - coordinator (on-going thru-out December)

OBITUARY BOARD
*A more complete obit for Hon. John T. Stoneman was added to the previously posted obit - from Joy Moore
*A more complete obit for Nellie A. Rowell was added to the previously posted death notice - from Reid R. Johnson
*Thank-you to the November & December obituary contributors - Reid R. Johnson, S. Ferrall, Joy Moore & a volunteer

SCHOOL RECORDS
*Guttenberg Public School teachers, 1926: added to the 'Directory of Educators' page - from Reid R. Johnson (12/18/18)