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Index To Bound Family Records |
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The Fairfield Public Library contains thousands of genealogical files, family books, and records of one sort or another. These records are in addition to the surname to be found in our metal file and listed elsewhere on this site. The names on these pages come from "Jefferson County Index To All Family Records in the Fairfield Library". This index lists the bound records through 1998. Putting all those individual files on this web site is not possible but we have put the index on line where researchers can look for their ancestors' names and request someone to contact them about the records that are available. You may place such a request on our QUERY page. In your query give the name of the individual and the volume number and page number. You will probably receive a reply from the Jefferson County Genealogy Society within a week. To receive copies of the material you will be asked to pay a small fee for the copy and to send a large self-addressed envelope.
If your family has a Jefferson County, Iowa, connection and you have your family line developed and would like to donate a copy of it, we would be most pleased to have it in our library for other researchers to enjoy. You can send it to:
Verda Baird
2791 - 240th St.
Fairfield, IA 52556
verdajean@lisco.com
or send it by email as an attached GEDCOM file to
the County Coordinator.
WHAT CAN YOU FIND IN THESE PAGES??
These index pages contain the following information that can be found on the genealogical shelves of the Fairfield Public Library -
1. Family
Sheets - These are in bound books and the index will list the husband, his years, the wife and the
volume and page number on which that family sheet can be found. The volume is coded by the number
and color - G = Green, B = Blue; thus G 6 means the 6th volume in the green books. There are other
family sheets in our file cabinet that have not yet been bound. These names can be found elsewhere on this
web site.
2. LDS Microfilms. The library has a few LDS microfilms available. The family for which you are
searching may be listed and in one of those microfilms. Our Genealogical Society DOES NOT research
these microfilms for people but you are welcome to search these films yourself in our library or order a copy
of the film from LDS. The LDS number of the film is listed.
3. Family Bible information is found primarily in the gold colored book on the genealogical shelf in the
Fairfield Public Library. Occasionally the information can be found in one of the LDS microfilms. If so,
that is noted.
4. Family Books - Various families have prepared family line books and have donated copies of those books
to the library. These will normally have a number of generations in them and could be a wealth of
information for family researchers.
5. Some data or documentation for a particular name may be add to this site if it is sent to the County
Coordinator for inclusion and if it's approved by the CC. All data will be linked to the particular name.
If you cannot come here to research these resources, you might ask someone from the Jefferson County Genealogical Society to help you. If you do I am sure the Society would appreciate a donation to help with its work. While they volunteer their services, the gathering and publishing of this information costs them money as well as time and your gift would lighten the burden on these generous people.
Select the first letter of the surname for which you are looking in the table below.
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I am the County Coordinator and the Webmaster, the one who is responsible for the Iowa GenWeb project for Jefferson County, Iowa. Please contact me if you would like to contribute to this database or if you note any problems with these pages.