DOCUMENTS AT HOWARD-WINNESHIEK COUNTY GENEALOGY SOCIETY
CHURCH RECORDS
- Bonair Methodist Episcopal & Paris Methodist Episcopal early records – Pastors, members, baptisms, 1890 - 1899
- Cresco Congregational Church early records – Pastors, deacons, baptisms, marriages, members received and removed, Centennial Anniversary Book, 1856 - 1951
- Elma Immaculate Conception, baptisms and marriages, 1882 - 1944
- St. Patricks of St. Cecilia, baptisms and marriages, 1895 - 1950
- Lime Springs Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1868 - 1928
- Chester Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1868 - 1928
- Zion Methodist Episcopal baptisms, marriages, and deaths, 1876 -1989
- New Oregon Methodist Church records, Books I and II, baptisms, marriages, and deaths, 1866 -1954
FAMILY HISTORIES
There are a collection of family histories with the following surnames: Bateman, Bean, Benedict, Bigalk, Blackburn, Bouska, Bowers, Brophy, Brown, Buchanan, Budke, Buskirk, Byrnes, Champlin, Chapel, Clark, Clarken, Clarkin, Connery, Connor, Cook, Cottrell, Crawford, Crowell, Culbert, Daman, Damon, Dvoak, Eddy, Eldridge, Evans, Forrester, Frank, Friend, Gallagan, Galloway, Gavin, Goodman, Gossman, Govern, Griffin, Guyette, Halpine, Hills, Hosford, Howland, Huber, Hudson, Hughes, Hulce, Hulse, Hunter, Infield, Jarus, Jirak, Johnson, Johnston, Kellogg, Klimesh, Koudelka, Krall, Kratochvil, Lala, Libby, Lienhard, Light, Loven, Madden, Maresh, Maruska, Martin, McCarville, McCulloch, McGee, McGrane, McIntosh, Melaas, Middlebrook, Minchk, Mintey, Montogomery, Moon, Moore, Mott, Mullich, Munson, Murphy, Nelson, Nichols, Owen, Parris, Peterson, Phillips, Privat, Raastad, Rada, Ramsoy, Ranson, Reed, Richardson, Rink, Rowlee, Ruesink, Salisbury, Schacht, Schofield, Schorr, Selheim, Siddall, Sluka, Stewart, Stinson, Stockman, Strike, Sult, Thomas, Van Slyke, Vogan, Voldeng, Vorachek, Weekes, Weiss, Wicks, Winslow, Wolfe, Woods, Woodward, Zbornik, Zoulek.
NEWSPAPER INDEXES FOR MARRIAGES AND DEATH NOTICES
- Old Plain Dealer, 1859-1925
- Howard County Times, 1871-1876, 1878-1900, 1947-1962, 1963-1976, 1993-2005
NEWSPAPER EXCERPTS
- Lime Springs Herald, 1919-1922, Sep 1997-Jun 2000, Jan 2001-Jan 2003
- Lime Springs Sun Herald, 1916, 1917, 1918
- A Micro Slice Through Cresco History, 1860-1921, 1922-1978
- Riceville Recorder, 1886-1887
BOOKS
- Census of Howard and Jamestown Townships, Howard County, 1856
- Granger / Florenceville
- History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Volumes 1 & 2 by Fairbairn, 1919
- History of Chester, Iowa 1858-1958, Centennial Issue
- History of Protivin “1 st 100 Years” by Gerald G. Pecinovsky
- History of Protivin “A Czech Settlement” by Gerald G. Pecinovsky
- History of Granger by Orel Felland, 1987
- History of Riceville, Iowa 1855-2005, Merri Cross Editor
- Howard County Civil War Muster Rolls
- Lime Springs Then and Now – Historical Committee
- Lime Springs, Iowa Independent High School Directory, 1889-1960
- Memories and History of Granger by Oral Felland
- Partial Howard County WPA Cemetery Records
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery-Lime Springs, 1848-1998 by Burton Nagel
- Howard County Census-Federal Extractions includes 1860, 1870 and 1880 by Hazel Tyle
- Index to Naturalization Papers for Howard and Winneshiek Counties
- Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the Civil War, 1st - 9th Regiment Cavalry printed by General Assembly
- Historical Collection by Steven McCarville,
- 1 - A collection of writing by Steve McCarville
- 2 - Settlement of Czechs in NE and Iowa
- 3 - Horace L. Hudson, Civil War Soldier from New Oregon Twp.
- 4 - Philip McCarville and Elizabeth Woods family history
- 5 - Chas. Byrnes and Ann Madden family history of Cresco
- 6 - Crawford and Montgomery family histories
- History and Business Directory of Howard County, 1851-1905
- Telephone Directory for Alta Vista & Elma, Iowa, June 1959
ATLAS
- Historical Atlas of Iowa, 1875
- Howard County Atlas, 1886
- Howard County Plat Book: 1951, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1984
- Howard County Townships with Plats 1898
- Atlas of Howard County, 1915 & 1931
- Pictorial Atlas - Howard County, Volumes I and II c. 1950-1960, 1969, 1981
- Historical “Atlas” of Howard County, 1990
YEARBOOKS
- Cresco Public School for the years: 1906, 1907, 1913, 1915, 1920, 1922-1932, 1934-1960, 1962-1970, 1972-1978, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2002-2004.
- Notre Dame School, Cresco for the years: 1946-1950, 1955-1964, 1967-1979, 1981-1989.
- Chester: 1959.
- Elma: 1955, 1960.
- Lime Springs: 1931, 1954.
DOCUMENTS ON MICROFILM
- 1880 Federal Census
- 1885 Iowa Census, Howard County
- 1895 Iowa Census, Howard County
- 1905 Special Iowa Census
- 1925 Iowa Census
- 1935 and part of 1936 Old Age Pension
- Howard County Births, 1880-1932
- Howard County Marriages, 1875-1930
- Howard County Deaths, 1880-1932
- Howard County Probate, 1870
- Howard County Minute Book, 1860-1866 (includes marriage licenses)
- Howard County Naturalization Intent 1st and 2nd papers
- Plain Dealer, 1859-1942
- Lime Springs Herald, 1922-1977
- Times Newspaper, 1867-1999 (missing 1869, 1870, Apr 1873-Nov 1874, Dec 6, 1888-Jan 3, 1889)