Funeral Homes
Funeral homes with facilities within Grundy County.- Abels Funeral Homes
- Anderson Funeral Homes (formerly Vogel Johnston Funeral Home)
- Adams Celebration of Life
- Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home
- Iowa Cremation
- Linns Funeral Home
- Mitchell Family Funeral Home
- Parrott & Wood Chapel of Memories
- Redman Funeral Homes
- Richardson Funeral & Cremation Service
- Surls Funeral Homes
- Woodley Funeral Home
Libraries
Beaman Community Memorial Library
223 Main Street
PO Box 135
Beaman, IA 50609
Phone: (641) 366-2912
Hours: Mon-Fri 2pm-6pm; Sat. 10am-12noon
The library is closed on Sunday
library@beaman.lib.ia.us
The Beaman Heritage Center is located in the same building as the library. It features many historical displays and exhibits of Beaman. Town records and scrapbooks are also available. The heritage center follows the library hours or by appointment.
Conrad Public Library
114 North Main Street
Conrad, IA 50621
Phone: (641) 366-2583
Hours: Mon. 9am-8pm; Tues. 2-8pm; Wed. 9am-8pm; Thur. 2-8pm; Fri. 2-6pm; Sat. 9am-12noon
The library is closed on Sunday
conradlibrary@conrad.lib.ia.us
This library has an extensive amount of information on Grundy Co.
Dike Public Library
133. E. Elder Street
Dike, IA 50624
Phone: (319) 989-2608
Hours: Mon. 10am-6pm; Tues. 10am-5pm; Wed. 10am-5pm; Thur. 10am-5pm; Fri. 10am-5pm; Sat. 9am-Noon
The library is closed on Sunday
dikepubliclibrary@dike.lib.ia.us
Kling Memorial Library (Grundy Center Public Library)
708 7th Street
Grundy Center, IA 50680
Phone: (319) 825-3607
Hours: Mon. 10am-5pm; Tues. 10am-7pm; Wed. 10am-5pm; Thur. 10am-7pm; Fri. 10am-5pm; Sat. 10am-Noon
The library is closed on Sunday
library@grundycenter.lib.ia.us
Reinbeck Public Library
501 Clark Street
Reinbeck, IA 50669
Phone: (319) 788-2652
Hours: Mon. 11am-5pm; Tues. 11am-5pm; Wed. 11am-7pm; Thur. 11am-6pm; Fri. 11am-5pm; Sat. 11am-5pm
The library is closed on Sunday
reinlibr@reinbeck.net
This library has a collection of Schleswig-Holstein (Reinbeck settlement) family genealogy studies, cemetery and local undertaker records for the Reinbeck Cemetery.
Wellsburg Public Library
411 N. Adams Street
P.O. Box 489
Wellsburg, IA 50680
Phone: (641) 869-5234
Hours: Tues. 10am-5pm; Wed. 10am-5pm; Thur. 10am-7pm; Fri. 10am-5pm; Sat. 10am-12noon
The library is closed on Sunday and Monday
karen@wellsburg.lib.ia.us
The Ostfriesen Heritage Society houses their collection at the Wellsburg Public Library. The collection includes most of the Ostfriesland Ortssippenbücher (OSB), donated genealogies and much more!
Grundy County Newspapers
The list is organized by the city of publication.
Beaman
- The Beaman Bee (1896-1904)
- The Beaman Advertiser (1912-19??)
- Everybody's Advertiser (1928-19??)
- Beaman News (1946-19??)
- Conrad Record (1899-current)
- Beaman News (1947-19??)
- The Pioneer (1860-?) This was the first paper published in the county. It existed for only a few years.
- The Grundy County Argus (18??-1888)
- Grundy County Atlas (1868-1877)
- The New Century (1876-1877)
- The Argus (1877-18??)
- Grundy County Republican (1877-1894)
- Courier Weekly (documented in the 1884-1885 Iowa Gazetteer and Business Directory)
- Der Brueder Bote (documented in the 1884-1885 Iowa Gazetteer and Business Directory)
- Grundy County Herald (1887-1896)
- The Grundy Republican (1894-1923)
- Grundy County Democrat (1896-1911)
- The Grundy Center Herald (1896-1898)
- The Grundy Democrat (1911-1918)
- The Grundy County Dispatch (1918-1923)
- The Grundy Register (1923-current) (includes separately numbered section: Wellsburg Herald 1964-current)
- The Grundy County Spokeman (1932-1935)
- The Dike New Era (1910-1943)
- Holland Journal (1878-1880) (from Iowa Old Press)
- Reinbeck Herald (1877-18??)
- Reinbeck Times (1879-1884)
- Grundy Courier (1889-1902)
- Reinbeck Courier (1902-current)
- Wellsburg News (1899)
- Wellsburg Herald (1906-1935)
- Wellsburg Herald and The Grundy County Spokesman (1935-1946)
- The Wellsburg Herald (1946-1964)
Most of the newspapers are available via Interlibrary loan from the State Historical Society of Iowa.
Photographers
Trying to identify the timeframe of a photograph? It may be helpful to know when a photographer was in business in helping to narrow down the years. The following list shows some of the Grundy Co. photographers. If you know more, please let me know and I will add them to the list.
Conrad
- J. A. Gustafson Photography - ca. 1895-1910
- John Erb - the first photographer of Grundy Centre
- Frank Hazlette - the successor of John Erb
- E. A. Ford - located opposite post-office. Took over the business from Hazlette in 1883.
- Chas. C. Frost
- Lynde - located corner of Main & Depot Streets
- Brooks Studio
- Converse 1909-1923
- Derrick 1923-?
- Browning
- Ferguson
- Cone & Co. - 1901, 1905-06
- Susa S. Cone - 1904, 1906
- L. K. Lampel - 1911
- Frisbie's Studio
Genealogy Societies
- Wellsburg Historical Foundation
P.O. Box 490
Wellsburg, Iowa 50680
WHF on Facebook
WHF website
- Ostfriesian Heritage Society
1207 Ninth Street
Grundy Center, Iowa 50638-1206
(this society houses their genealogical holdings in the Wellsburg Public Library)
Click here for a listing of their holdings - Ostfriesen Genealogical Society of America
Other Helpful Websites
- Grundy County Government
- Grundy County is part of the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area
- Ancestry.com Grundy Co. Message Board
- State Association for the Preservation of Iowa Cemeteries (SAPIC)
- Visit the IAGenWeb Special Projects page for other terrific projects we are working on!
- Iowa-Related Sites A terrific resource brought to you by IAGenWeb providing Iowa related links
- Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites - Iowa
- "Somewhere" in Iowa
- Political Graveyard
- 27th Iowa Volunteer Infantry - This was originally sent through the IA-NEB mailing list, and after contacting Elaine, she has allowed this to be shared with Grundy County. My great grandfather was in the 27th Regiment of the Iowa Volunteer Infantry. I have done quite a bit of research on it, including the complete roster and regimental history. I finally have enough information gathered to set up a web site. It is not completely finished yet, but all the names are there. If you find a name you are interested in and the complete information is not there, I will look it up for you. A lot of the soldiers were from Clayton and Allamakee Counties. However, I have not tried to determine all the counties involved yet. So if you have an ancestor that might have fought during the Civil War for the State of Iowa, please check it out. I would be delighted to hear from anyone that has connections to the 27th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. - Elaine
- American Civil War Research Database - Historical Data Systems - Civil War Database that covers both the Union and Confederate Armies.
- WorldGenWeb