Historical What's New
October 2023
Added Guthrie Co. Veterans Buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery (Dallas Co.). (10/12/23)
Added 1860 Mortality Schedules for all remaining Guthrie Co. townships. The 1860 mortality schedules are now completely transcribed. (10/8/23)
Added 1870 Mortality Schedules for all remaining Guthrie Co. townships. The 1870 mortality schedules are now completely transcribed. (10/6/23)
Updated the Center/Heritage Farms list with the 2023 Century and Heritage Farm awards for Guthrie County. (10/5/23)
September 2023
Added McLuen / McCluen Family to Family Histories, and photo of John and Ellen Reddig. (9/27/23)
Added transcription of news article related to W. W. Cook house in Bagley (images have been online for some time, but article had not been transcribed). Also added transcription of North Branch Community Band members and North Branch Scrapbook Pages (images contributed some time ago, but had not been transcribed). (9/26/23)
Updated the Newspapers page, adding additional digitized Guthrie Co. historical newspaper archives. (9/26/23)
Added transcriptions for 1851, 1852, and 1854 from the Iowa State Census. (9/17/23)
Added complete transcription of all names by page in the Menlo 1941-42 Cardinal yearbook (replacing the partial list of surnames without any page number reference). (9/16/23)
August 2023
The main Census page has been updated, and now includes links to free images for all Guthrie Co. Federal Census records. (8/8/23)
Added 4-H Hall of Fame (2002-2022). (8/7/23)
Added Menlo Methodist Church History and Guthrie Center 1st Methodist Church History. (8/3/23)
Added 1878 Farmers Directory. (8/2/23)
July 2023
Added Iowagravestones GPP Surname Index. (7/19/23)
Updated Shedlock Collection of Historic Postcards, transcribing all handwritten messages. (7/16/23)
Updated Century & Heritage Farms to add 2020-2022 awards; also corrected a number of typos/errors in prior transcription. (7/12/23)
Many thanks to previous County Coordinator, Carla Hilgren for her service! Guthrie IAGenWeb has a new County Coordinator. Your patience is appreciated while the site design is being updated.
April 2023
Added The First Congregational Church Ministers Stuart and All Saints Church Grand Regents.
September 2022
Added Guthrie Center Daughters of the American Revolution.
May 2022
Added Panora Class of 1942.
March 2022
Added Stuart 1931 All Class Photos and Stuart 1929 "The Tale Bearer" Yearbook.
Added Panora Class of 1942.
November 2021
Added More Country School Photos and Info.
August 2021
Added Notable Women of Guthrie County.
March 2021
Added Stuart Mayors 1877- 1968.
November 2020
Added G.A.R.
September 2019
Added Century Farms.
April 2019
Added Shoesmith of North Branch Family Page.
March 2019
Added David Shedlock Postcards and Country Schools ongoing project.
February 2019
Updated Dodge and added Coal Mine information and locations.
January 2019
Added Franklin - Morrisburg Church History, written by Lulua and Olie Boots in 1969; Courthouse Fire; and updated North Branch.
Dec 2018
Record of Convicts from Penitentiary in Fort Madison
Book 5 1943-1959
Book 7 1873-1893
Oct 2018
Menlo Yearbook
The Cardinal 1941 -1942
Record of Convicts from Penitentiary in Fort Madison
Book 1 1872 - 1907
Book 2 1907 - 1917
Book 3 1917 - 1928
Book 4 1929 - 1943
Sept 2018
Presbyterian Ministers in Guthrie County
History of Stuart Congregational Church
July 2018
Johnson/Johnston family page
May 2018
Boots family page
Directories 1854 -1950 Doctors
Treasured Family Records The Thing Minutes of the Club Meetings 1951 -1954
April 2018
Bloggers of Guthrie County and Neighbors
Online Stuart Digital Newspaper
March 2018
New History information for Stuart, Menlo, Adair and Casey
Families of Guthrie County Pages
New Casualties of War
35 New Bayard Obits
January 2018
New images for Adair Bagley Bayard Casey Guthrie Center Menlo Panora and Stuart
October 2017
Township 1883 1888 and1894 maps of Stuart
Directories - 1870 - 2016 Guthrie County Inventors
September 2017
Township -1875 HIstorical Altas Guthrie County
Township - 1917 Plat Book Guthrie County
Township - 1899 map of Guthrie Center
May 2017
Social Security Death Index - Last residence: Yale
Social Security Death Index - Last residence: Panora
April 2017
Updated the Surname - Registry
1904 - 1906 Births - Guthrie County
Social Security Death Index - Last residence: Guthrie Center
March 2017
Social Security Death Index - Last residence: Menlo
February 2017
Social Security Death Index - Last residence: Bayard
Updated the Cemetery maps to use IAGenWeb links - Cemetery Maps
Social Security Death Index - Last residence: Bagley
Historical Sketches of Iowa Baptists, 1886 - Guthrie County
September 2016
Updated the GPP Surname index. This is a complete record set of all of the Guthrie County Surnames that existed in the IGPP database on September 22, 2016.
March 2016
Replaced the locally implemented GPP Surname index with the IGPP Supported implementation.
July 2014
Added a complete record set of (Spring Valley) cemetery transcribed gravestone inscriptions that were submitted by Billie Taylor-McLaren.
August 2013
Added over 70 Emmons family photos that were submitted by Charles Wright
November 2012
Updated the GPP Surnames Guthrie County GPP database Surname Search table. To include nearly 1000 new GPP photos that have submitted for the Resurrection and Valley Township cemeteries since the last update in March, 2012.
October 2012
Added over 570 new GPP records and transcribed all readable data from the gravestones in the Valley Township Cemetery the 570 new GPP records were created as part of the 100% Valley Township Cemetery Photo survey by Bill Waters during April of 2012. The Valley Township cemetery table now documents 739 graves.
Added a partial index of the Guthrie portion of the History of Guthrie and Adair Co. 1884
June 2012
Added over 400 new GPP records and transcribed all readable data from the gravestones in the Resurrection Cemetery the over 400 new GPP records were created as part of the 100% Resurrection Cemetery Photo survey by Bill Waters during April of 2012. The Resurrection cemetery table now documents 413 graves.
Added information about the 1940 Federal census
March 2012
Added over 2700 new GPP records and transcribed all readable data from the gravestones in the South Oak Grove Cemetery the 2700 new GPP records were created as part of the 100% South Oak Grove Cemetery Photo survey by Bill Waters during August of 2011. The South Oak Grove cemetery table now documents 2476 graves.
Updated the GPP Surnames Guthrie County GPP database Surname Search table. To include over 2700 new GPP photos that have submitted for the South Oak Grove Cemetery Table since the last update in October, 2011.
November 2011
Added a circa 1907 German Church picnic photo contributed by Debbie Beddow.
October 2011
Added 1427 new GPP records and transcribed all readable data from the gravestones in the North Oak Grove Cemetery the 1457 new GPP records were created as part of the 100% North Oak Grove Cemetery Photo survey by Bill Waters during August of 2011. The North Oak Grove table now contains 1568 records.
Updated the GPP Surnames Guthrie County GPP database Surname Search table. To include over 1400 new GPP photos that have submitted for the North Oak Grove Cemetery Table since the last update in July.
July 2011
Added 177 new GPP records and transcribed all readable data from the gravestones in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery the 177 new GPP records were created as part of the completion of a 100% Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery Photo survey by Cheryl Siebrass. The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery table now contains 644 records.
Updated the GPP Surnames Guthrie County GPP database Surname Search table. To include over 1000 new GPP photos that have submitted for the Immanuel Lutheran and Menlo Cemeteries since the last update in March.
April 2011
Added 885 new GPP records and transcribed all readable data from the gravestones in the Menlo Cemetery the new 885 GPP records were created as part of the 100% Menlo Cemetery Photo survey by Bill Waters during August 2010. The Menlo Cemetery table now contains 978 records.
March 2011
Added an GPP Surnames Guthrie County GPP database Surname Search table.
Added a Henry Winfield Kimm family Photo.
February 2011
Added a set of tables that lists the names of 398 Veterans buried in the North Oak & South Cemeteries.
January 2011
Added Bible transcriptions.
November 2010
Your coordinator has Implemented a method of linking photos to the GPP comment field See: example . Photos can also be linked to Obits and cemetery table records. If you wish to have a photo linked to GPP, Obit or cemetery records please email the photo along with a description to your County coordinator.
Updated the Valley Township Cemetery Table to include 121 additional GPP records. The Valley Township Cemetery table now contains 466 records.
Added over 300 new GPP records and transcribed all readable data from the gravestones in the Glendon aka Beaver Creek Cemetery the over 300 new GPP records that were created as part of the 100% Glendon aka Beaver Creek Cemetery Photo survey. The Glendon aka Beaver creek Cemetery table now contains 344 records and is the 5th Guthrie County cemetery to complete a 100% photo survey.
October 2010
Added the Guthrie County 1930 Plat Book
Added the Guthrie County Pension Rolls of 1883 to include all of the people in Guthrie County that were enrolled to receive a military pension on January 1, 1883
September 2010
Added 142 new GPP records and transcribed all readable data from the gravestones in the Seeley Township Cemetery the 142 GPP records that created as part of the 100% Seeley Township Cemetery Photo survey that was conducted by Bill Waters on August 23, 2010. The Seeley Township Cemetery table now contains 160 records and is the 4th Guthrie County cemetery to complete a 100% photo survey.
Added an WPA Works Projects Administration Guthrie County Grave Registration Surname table.
Added 44 new GPP records and transcribed all readable data from the gravestones in the North Branch Cemetery to include all of the GPP records that were created as part of the 100% North Branch Cemetery Photo survey. The North Branch Cemetery table now contains 54 records.
Updated the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery Table to include 430 new GPP records that were created as part of the 100% Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery Photo survey that is in progress by Cheryl Siebrass. The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery table now contains 475 records.
Updated the Morrisburg Cemetery Table to include six new obits.
July 2010
Updated the cemetery Index to include maps to all cemeteries and to generate new windows for references to Findagrave and IAGenWeb GPP databases.
Added 737 new GPP records and transcribed all readable data from the gravestones in the Rose Hill Cemetery the new 737 new GPP records were created as part of the 100% Rose Hill Cemetery Photo survey. The Rose Hill Cemetery table now contains 785 records.
June 2010
April 2010
Created a set of USGS Google Cemetery Maps for all of the Guthrie County cemeteries in the USGS Guthrie County Place names of type "Cemetery".
March 2010
Deleted the non-existent Home Pages, verified all of the Surname registry contact email addresses and removed the defective contact email addresses from the Surname Registry.
Created the Bear Grove, Brethren, Dalmanutha, Dodge Center, East, Glendon, Highland, Immanuel Lutheran, Maplewood, Messinger, Menlo, Moffitt Grove, Monteith, Morrisburg, North Branch, North Oak Grove, Orange, Pleasant Hill, Resurrection, Richland, Rosehill, South Oak Grove, Tuttles Grove, Union at Guthrie center, Valley Township, Union Victory, West and Yale Cemetery tables to provide direct viewing of an individuals GPP, WPA, and Obit data. These tables document 9011 graves.
Bill Waters was appointed the IAGenWeb Guthrie County web site Coordinator
February 2010
Created the Wichita Cemetery table to provide direct viewing of an individuals GPP, WPA, and Obit data. This table documents 55 graves.
11.10.09
Bill Waters appointed new Temporary County Coordinator Lets keep him busy, send in your information and this Guthrie County site will keep growing.
09.09.09
Updated the Surname Registry with new listings! Are your surnames and information included? If not, send us an email and we'll get you added. Be sure to include that it is for Guthrie County.
As of today, there are 698 gravestone photos that have been submitted for the Gravestone Photo Project. If you're out taking photos of gravestones, please share them!
Updated the References and Resources page with links to the IAGenWeb Special Projects.
04.03.09
Morrisburg Cemetery
03.13.09
Biography of Mr & Mrs W J Knapp - Newspaper clipping and transcription
Check out the Surname Registry as there have been recent updates!
09.19.08
Updated the biography section. Changed the directory and file names. Please update any bookmarks you might have.
Updated Susan McClurg's email under Surnames - She is researching the Lawler family
Updated Gary Pettit's email under Surnames - He is researching the Lydon and Pettit families
10/2007
Added Guthrie Co. in Iowa Record or 1896 (part 1).
4/2007
Added Weeks-Guthrie Center-part 2.
10/2006
Added Weeks-Guthrie Center-part 1.
12/2005
Census - Mortality Schedules.
Early Guthrie Co. Masons.