What's New in 2004

I thank our volunteers for continuing to transcribe and format items to put on this web site. If you are interested in helping to transcribe data, please let me know and I'll see if I can get materials to you.

• 271 burials Gifford Cemetery, Fairview Township. Based on 1989 listing obtained from Monroe City Library. Transcribed and formatted by Barbara Hug. December, 2004
• Newton High School. Consists of history, buildings, faculty, graduates andathletics from 1911-1930. Scanned, transcribed and formatted by Barbara Hug. December, 2004
• 247 burials at Rock Creek Cemetery. Original source: Some Cemeteries of Southeastern Wayne County, KY. and Jasper County Iowa; Compiled and Published by Asher Leon Young, 1974. Transcribed by Barbara Hug. November, 2004
• Birth Records for 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913, transcribed and formatted by Ernie Braida and Barbara Hug. November, 2004
• Web pages on Pioneer Cemetery restoration. September 2004.
• Jasper County Cemetery Map prepared and distributed by the JC Cemetery Commission. September 2004.
• A map with driving directions was added to each of the cemetery pages. September 2004.
• Tombstone photos and transcriptions of all known burials Campbell, German Society Methodist Cemetery and Seay Pioneer cemeteries. Photos taken by Bob Mick and Barbara Hug, September 2004.
• The entire book, Standard Historical Atlas of Jasper County, Iowa, 1901, transcribed and formatted by Ernie Braida and Barbara Hug, April 2004.
• Leading farmers in Jasper County in 1901, transcribed and formatted by Barbara Hug. April 2004
• 1901 Township maps, color photos taken by Marvelyn Adams, all formatted by Barbara Hug. April 2004
• Diary of Eugene A. Goodwin, 1861-1964. After the war Eugene went to medical school and eventually moved to Jasper County in 1878 where he was a prominant physician. The diary information was transcribed and loaned to this site by Kristi Johnson and David Roelfs. March, 2004.
• Jasper County Teachers in 1890. Newspaper listing of the school teachers by township and sub-distict. Lists their name and postoffice. Transcribed by Barbara Hug. March, 2004.
• Index of Burials 1978-1985 based on obituaries in the Newton Daily News. Transcribed by Ernie Braida, formatted by Barbara Hug. March 2004
• Photographs from Standard Historical Atlas of Jasper County, Iowa, 1901.. Photographs also linked to biographies in the same atlas. Photos scanned by Ernie Braida, formatted by Barbara Hug. January 2004.
• Obituaries from The Daily Herald, 1902 and 1903. Transcribed by Ernie Braida formatted by Janice Young. January 2004.