What's New 2017-2019
December 2019
- 1876 Medical and Surgical Directory
- 1878 Medical and Surgical Directory
- 1880 Medical and Surgical Directory
- 1886 Medical and Surgical Directory
- 1910 Directory of Physicians and Surgeons
- History of Elwood
- History of Elwood Schools
- History of Elwood Churches
- Farm Bureau of Brookfield Twp.
- Elwood Family Histories
- Brookfield Twp. Residents 1879
- Added a little bit of history to the information we have on Wartburg College
- Inventors of Clinton County 1859-1960
August 2019
We are finally done with the Farmers' Directory section of the 1876 Centennial Directory. Spring Rock, Washington, Waterford and Welton townships are all online. There's still lots to come from this treasure so stay tuned!
June 2019
Please be patient as we are currently working on updating the look of the website to make things a bit more user friendly, especially for those who access the site on their phone.
I have updated and added items to the FAQs page. Please take a look :)
April 2019
- Added three more townships to the 1879 Centennial Directory: Olive, Orange and Sharon -- only 4 left :)
- Court 1869: List of cases brought before the first session of court in the new courthouse in Clinton.
February 2019
- Added to the 1879 history, sections on how Clinton was formed, the Iowa Land Company and how Clinton was first platted
- Added the index and links to all bios from The 1901 Biographical Record of Clinton Co., Iowa
- Added the following townships to the Farmers' Directory section of the 1876 Centennial Directory
September 2018
- CHS Class of 1923 with photos of Football and Basketball
- Assignments of Teachers from 1901
- Added the following townships to the Farmers' Directory section of the 1876 Centennial Directory
June 2018
- Our Lady of Angels students 1959
- St. Mary's High school students 1959
- Mt. St. Clare students 1926
- Calamus/Wheatland students 1948
- Northeast Community School 1956
- Clinton High School Class of 1962
- Clinton High School Class of 1921
- WWII Casualties: Navy, Marine Corp and Coast Guard
- Index to death certificates from 1921
- A few more pages added to the Jan 1886 newspaper abstracts
- More Horse Thieves Hung in Iowa
- 1860 Census for Bloomfield Twp.
- Index to death certificates from 1922
May 2018
- All biographies from The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men. Iowa Volume.
- 1870 Mortality Schedule
- 1940 CNW Railroad Seniority List
- Finished up The Courts and Legal Profession of Iowa with Biographies
- Biographies from "The Blue Book of Iowa Women"
November 2017
- George Claussen Biography
- Maurice Donegan Biography
- James Kindig Biography
- WWI Honor Roll
- 1895 Census - Brookfield Twp.
- The Courts and Legal Profession of Iowa with Biographies
October 2017
- 1860 Census - Center Township
- 1893 November Clinton Morning Age Advertisements
- 1893 November Clinton Daily Age Abstracts
- 1894 January Clinton Morning Age Religious Services
- 1894 January Clinton Morning Age Abstracts
- Misc Birth, Marriage, Death Abstracts
- 1940 Who's Who in Iowa
- 1946 History of Clinton County (Index)
- The Story of Iowa, The Progress of an American State
- Eighth Grade Commencement - 1933 Clinton County Rural Schools
- More added to Lyons High School including photos from 1924 and 1928
September 2017
June 2017
- Men Who Will Command Boats - 1894
- J. Ellen Foster and Temperance in Iowa
- Clinton High School Alumni 1874-1896
- Additional info and photos for Wartburg College
- 1920 Clintonian Faculty and Students
- Additional info and photo for GAR Albert Winchell Post 327
- Elwood: 1932 Graduates
- Charlotte: 1932 Graduates
- Wheatland: 1932 Graduates
- Welton: 1932 Graduates
- Lost Nation: 1932 Graduates
- Goose Lake: 1932 Graduates
- Grand Mound: 1932 Graduates
- DeWitt: 1932 Graduates
- Delmar: 1932 Graduates
- Calamus: 1932 Graduates
- Bentley Family Photos
- Calamus Public School
- Lost Nation Independent School District
- Clinton County's First Baptist School
- Virginia Rural School
- Rural School Days
- Some history of Grand Mound Elementary
- Wheatland High School Class of 1925
- A list of Rural Schools
- Some Misc News from California papers
May 2017
- 1860 Mortality Schedule
- Shaffton Cemetery
- Prairie Union Cemetery
- Boyce Monuments
- Cannon Funeral Home
- Fay Funeral Home
- Kelly Funeral Home
- Pape Funeral Home
- Shadduck Funeral Home
- Snell Funeral Home - Early
- Snell Funeral Home - Later
- Updated Funeral Homes page
- GAR William Cady 401
- GAR Albert Winchell 327
- GAR NB Howard Post 92
- GAR Gen NB Baker Post 88
- Murder and Robbery - The Story of John Gallaher (Gallagher ?)
- Complete list of Oakland Burials
- Welton Township Schools
- Some Masonic History written by Wm. Lake
- 1919 Clinton High School Faculty and Seniors
- 1948 HS and 8th grade graduation info to Grand Mound School page.
- Complete list of Century Farms thru 2016
- Added Korean War Casualties to the Korean War and Vietnam Casualties page.
April 2017
- The Story of Mary Parker Tripp
- Added a photo and letters from William Lake to Mason's page
- Added an Index of Births from 1904-1906
- Updated Alger, Allison-Harrington, Smith-Almont, Barber, Evergreen (Bloomfield) and Hickory Hill cemeteries.
- Updated Barber Cemetery and added links to GPP
- Updated Bloomfield (Brooks, Old Welton) Cemetery and added links to GPP
- I have updated all of the Family Outlines as much as I could. If you have additions or corrections, please contact me.
- Added Q-R and S to the Death Register index from CCHS info
- John Copeland Weston Family
- The Freemasons of Clinton Co., IA (with pictures)
- Grand Mound High School Class of 1946
- 1860 census Berlin Township
March 2017
- Added DeWitt to the 1894 Plat Map
- Added Berlin, City of Camanche, Camanche Twp, and Elk River Twp to the 1895 census.
- Re-did Census Index page and added several links
- Added M and N-O-P to the Death Register index from CCHS info
February 2017
- Lyons High School Faculty 1950-1954
- Lyons High School Alumni 1871-1954
- Added I-J-K-L to the Death Register index from CCHS info
- 1895 census City of Clinton - District 1
- Spring Valley Assessor book - 1902
January 2017
- Exerpts from A history of the First Regiment Iowa Cavalry Veteran Volunteers from its organization in 1861 to its muster out of the United States service in 1866 -also, a complete roster of the regiment (1890)
- Added A-H Death Register index from CCHS info
- Added Deep Creek Twp and the Clinton Patrons to the 1894 Plat Map
- Royal Arch Masons 1878-1890
- Added Center Twp to the 1894 Plat Map
- Patron's Directory listings added for Berlin, Bloomfield, Brookfield and Camanche Twps on the 1894 Plat Map
- Weekly News Abstracts Jan 30, 1886
- Weekly News Abstracts Jan 09, 1886
- Weekly News Abstracts Jan 02, 1886
- 1883 Pensioners
- Index to 1894 plat map for Welton
- Index to 1894 plat map for Camanche
- Added/Updated the Howe Family letter collection. Lots more letters. Very interesting stuff!!
- Muster-in Roll of the Twentieth Reg IA Vol Inf
- Muster-Out Roll of the Twentieth Reg IA Vol Inf
- John Schulte agreed to be the assistant coordinator for the site :)
- Took over the website and updated pages to clean up site