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Over 750 new gravestone
photos have been added this month ... many from the Coggon
Cemetery. We now have over 25,000 photos for Linn county,
and 354,000 from all over Iowa online. Go to
IAGenWeb Gravestone Photo Project
the direct link
for Linn County. Thanks to all the wonderful volunteer
photographers and their tireless devotion! |
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1900 Linn County Iowa Census
records for
Otter
Creek Township have been transcribed.
Thanks to Carrie J. Robertson for
this wonderful contribution! |
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Linn County pages were moved
to the IAGenWeb server (iagenweb.org/linn).
Researchers check your bookmarks
... you will need to reset any that you have saved on your
browser! |
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Feb. 2008 |
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Jan. 2008 |
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2007 |
Oct.
2007 |
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New alphabetical index added
for the History of Linn County Iowa From Its Earliest
Settlement to the Present Time, Illustrated.
Volume II (Biographical History). Chicago: The Pioneer
Publishing Company, 1911. Now you can easily browse the
names and follow links to the 85+ transcribed
biographies have been submitted to date. This very large
volume has 874 pages of bios from Linn County ... go to
1911 Biographies,
or offer to help transcribe
this great resource! |
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Sep.
2007 |
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Over 570 new entries have
been added to the Gravestone Photo Project over the last
90 days ... with now over 23,800 searchable photo entries
for Linn County alone! Check out our Cemeteries link to
the left or go directly to
IAGenWeb Gravestone Photo Project
for Linn County. Thanks to all the wonderful volunteer
photographers and their tireless devotion! |
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Seven new biographies have
been added from the 1901 Biographical History of Linn
County. Look for the Biographies link on the left to
find a listing of all transcribed biographies to date. |
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Aug.
2007 |
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More photos and information
for the Bruner/Brunner family submitted by
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Mar.
2007 |
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More biographies added from
the 1901 Biographical Record of Linn County by S. J.
Clarke Pub. Co. Check the
1901 Index for a listing of all biographies
online from this resource. |
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Added contributed data about
Webber family. Surnames: WEBBER, COBURN, MULLIGAN, CLARK, LAMOS, REBEC, YOUNG.
Thanks to Diane Shands (sportsmomdiane@hotmail.com)
for this contribution.
Added:
3/17/2007 |
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Jan.
2007 |
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2006 |
Nov.
2006 |
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Alice cemetery in Otter
Creek Township has been photographed and all images are
now visible online at:
Gravestone Photo Project.
Special thanks to volunteer Dan Legrand for photographing
this entire cemetery! Images completed
11/10/2006! |
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Aug.
2006 |
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July
2006 |
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June
2006 |
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More photos have been added
to the
Gravestone Photo Project. You can now find
nearly 22,000 Linn County entries, and nearly 230,000 from
all over Iowa! |
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Apr.
2006 |
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Photo and documents for
early Linn County immigrant,
Josef Jilek,
has been posted on the Echo's (photos) page.
Thanks to contributor, Tom Stodola from the Czech
Republic! |
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Mar.
2006 |
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Even more biographies have
been added from The Biographical Record of Linn County
Iowa, originally published in 1901. So far this year
86 new bios have been added from this resource!
Continued thanks to
volunteer,
Carrie J. Robertson of Marion! |
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Feb.
2006 |
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Lots of new biographies are
being added from The Biographical Record of Linn County
Iowa, originally published in 1901. Check out
the special 1901 Name
Index that gives a complete list of
biographies included in that volume, along with links to
those now transcribed on our site.
Special thanks to
volunteer,
Carrie J. Robertson of Marion, for her tireless effort to transcribe
these records! |
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Jan.
2006 |
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 The
searchable
WPA
Graves registration for Linn County is now
complete with 18,506
records from Linn County! Because it is also a
state-wide database, visitors can search one county at a
time or they can plug in a surname and search the entire
state database at
once. Over 1/2 million names presently online. It also has
soundex search ability and a very popular "Post-em Note"
feature which allows visitors to add to or
correct the existing data and also to make themselves
known to yet to be discovered cousins. Special thanks to
the wonderful volunteers who
contributed to the Linn county transcription. Look
for them on the WPA site!
Completed 1/6/2006! |
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2005 |
Dec.
2005 |
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More photos have been added
from Czech National Cemetery to the
Gravestone Photo Project. There are now
over 8,000 photos online from this cemetery, and 20,800
from cemeteries all over Linn County!
Special thanks to volunteer, Mary Simanek, for photographing this
cemetery! |
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Check out the new special
project online for specific counties in Iowa. The
searchable
WPA
Graves registration. At this time Linn
County is only partially transcribed, but many records are
already online! |
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Nov.
2005 |
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Biographies added from pages
25-54 of the 1901 Biographical History of Linn County.
Added 11/11/2005! |
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New database:
Name index to the 1901
Biographical History of Linn County. This list
includes names and page numbers for all of the biographies
published in this resource. Links are provided where
transcribed biographies are available.
Added 11/1/2005!
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Oct.
2005 |
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Sep.
2005 |
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Photographing and uploading
of photos from Fairfax cemetery and
St.
Patrick's cemetery in Fairfax township have been
completed. Over 1200 photos from these two cemeteries are
now online at the
Gravestone Photo Project! Also
photographed and uploaded is St. Joseph's (Stark)
cemetery in Clinton Twp. Watch for updates and
links to all these cemetery pages in the coming weeks.
Special thanks to volunteer Rachael Hromidko for
photographing these cemeteries!
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Photographing and uploading photos
from Rogers Grove cemetery in Putnam township to the
Gravestone Photo Project is now completed!
Over 700 photos are now online from this cemetery!
See the Rogers
Grove cemetery page for a quick overview of
names.
Cemetery Completed
9/28/2005! |
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Staff and student photos
from the
Cornell
College 1920 yearbook, "The Royal Purple,"
have been completed.
Added
9/29/2005! |
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Aug.
2005 |
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It's been another busy month
for our cemetery volunteers with over 2,400 new photos
submitted to the
Gravestone Photo Project. We now have over
18,000 Linn County names and photos in this fantastic,
searchable database! |
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Tammy Wild submitted photos
and information about the David Wild family in Linn
County. Look for
pictures
and biography
inside along with links to more family information. |
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July
2005 |
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Updated
Obituary Index
section. The surname index was expanded for easier
viewing, and individual lists were reformatted to allow
quicker loading times. Please note that because of
the size and format of this database it is not included on
the general search tool from the home page for Linn County
and will need to be reviewed separately. |
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A new section focused on
church and religious
history in Linn County was created.
Includes photos of many of the oldest church buildings,
plus some of the well known pastors & priests. |
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A new page was added to the
Echoes of Linn County (Photos) section for the
Bruce Family
of Troy Mills. Thanks to
Barbara
(Bruce) Butler for submitting the wonderful
photos and family information! |
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Updated page for
Dickenson
(Old Palo) Cemetery. Includes a list of over 145
photos that have been added to the Gravestone Photo
Project and photos of unidentifiable gravestones.
Cemetery Completed
7/12/2005! |
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June
2005 |
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Our volunteers have been
busy this month ... with 1500 new photos added to the
Gravestone Photo Project
in the last 30 days!
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Several new
biographies from
the 1901 Linn County Biographical History book have been
added, along with photos for some of the old ones.
Even if you are not related you may want to read about a
couple of our county's early female doctors:
Kate
Anna Mason Hogle, M.D., and
Bertha S.
Lillie, M.D. |
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May
2005 |
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Check out the
Biographies Index
page. New biographies have been added added and the
newest ones are highlighted in
yellow.
Names with a * include a photo! |
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Continue adding photos to
the
GPP from the Czech National Cemetery in
Cedar Rapids. Now over 3,000 photos online!
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Be sure to check out the
Query pages! Viewers have been busily
adding their own obituaries, biographies, and queries. |
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New page was created for
Crabapple
Cemetery in East Marion Township. Contains complete
name list of 136 photos and links to photos that have been
uploaded to the Gravestone Photo Project.
Completed
5/25/2005! |
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Photos have been added for
Oak Shade
Cemetery in Marion. Now over 1,000 pictures of
graves online at the GPP!
Special thanks to volunteer, Jane Dorsey, for helping to
photograph this cemetery! |
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Apr.
2005 |
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Mar.
2005 |
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Completed uploading photos
for Mills Grove
Cemetery in Jackson Twp. Linked page includes complete
name list of the 117 photos submitted to the GPP!
Cemetery Completed
3/26/2005! |
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Completed uploading photos
for Linn Grove
Cemetery in Linn Twp. Linked page includes
complete name list of over 480 photos submitted to the GPP!
Cemetery Completed
3/23/2005! |
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Completed uploading photos
from
Boulder Cemetery in Buffalo Twp. Over 345 photos
are now online!
Special thanks to volunteer, Bill McCusker, for photographing this
entire
cemetery!
Cemetery Completed
3/19/2005! |
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Feb.
2005 |
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Work is progressing on
Boulder Cemetery in Buffalo Twp. Over 125 photos
added to the Gravestone Photo Project and more coming
soon! |
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Work is also progressing on
Linn Grove Cemetery in Linn Twp. Hundreds of photos are
currently being indexed and uploading to the Gravestone
Photo Project should begin soon. |
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Jan.
2005 |
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Updated the
WPA index
for Linn County adding "Y"
& "Z" names.
Added
1/6/2005
- watch for more updates coming soon! |
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Updated page for
Lisbon
Cemetery in Franklin Township. Page now includes
name list of over 360 photos submitted to the Gravestone
Photo Project (about 1/5th of this very large cemetery). Updated
1/11/2005! |
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Updated page for
Mt. Zion
Cemetery in Linn Township. Page includes name list of
nearly 300 people and links to images on Gravestone Photo
Project for each. Also included are photos of
unreadable gravestones.
Cemetery completed
1/5/2005! |
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2004 |
Dec.
2004 |
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New page added for
Whitney
Cemetery west of Prairieburg in Boulder Township
(also known as "Prairieburg" or "Gods Little Green Acre").
Includes a name list of 340 photos submitted to the
Gravestone Photo Project for this cemetery.
Special thanks to volunteer, Bill McCusker, for photographing this
entire
cemetery!
Completed
12/14/2004! |
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Hundreds of new photos have
been submitted to the
Gravestone Photo Project for Oak Shade
Cemetery in Marion
(now total almost 500!).
Special thanks to volunteer, Jane Dorsey, for photographing this
cemetery! Watch for ongoing
updates! |
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Updated page for
Czech National
(Bohemian) Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Includes a
two-page name
list of nearly 1,300 photos on the Gravestone Photo
Project from this cemetery! Please be patient ...
page may take a little longer loading the list for this
very large cemetery.
Special thanks to volunteer, Mary Simanek, for photographing this
cemetery!
Updated
12/6/2004! |
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Nov.
2004 |
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List of names of the
1951 Linn
County Medical Society. Transcribed by
Sharyl Ferrall.
New
11/30/2004! |
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Added a 5-page
Autobiography
of Alice M. Irish that was contributed by Pam Duimstra.
Added
11/29/2004! |
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Lots of new cemetery photos
online at the
Gravestone Photo Project for Czech National,
Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion, and Lisbon Cemetery.
Special thanks to volunteers Updates
as of 11/29/2004!
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New page for St.
Joseph's
Cemetery near Prairieburg! Name list and link to all 581
gravestone photos online! This cemetery appears to have
been missed from the WPA listing for Linn County, so we
are very excited to be able to provide a listing here!
Special thanks to volunteer, Bill McCusker, for photographing this
cemetery!
Completed
11/18/2004! |
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New Page for
Hopewell
(Quaker) Cemetery in Brown Township! Name list and link to
all 24 gravestone photos online! Special thanks to
volunteer, Bill McCusker, for photographing this
cemetery!
Completed
11/10/2004! |
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New page for
Craig Cemetery in
Franklin Township! Name list and link to all 23
gravestone photos online!
Completed
11/10/2004! |
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New page for
Moore-Skillman Cemetery in Bertram Township.
Name list and link to all 18 gravestone photos online!
Completed
11/9/2004! |
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Oct.
2004 |
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New page for
Paralta
Cemetery in Linn Township! Name list and link to
all 116 gravestone photos online!
Cemetery completed
10/30/2004! |
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New page for
Whittier
Quaker Cemetery in Brown Township! Name list and
link to all 389 gravestone photos online! Special
thanks to volunteer, Bill McCusker, for photographing this
cemetery!
Cemetery completed
10/27/2004! |
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Updated
First Presbyterian
cemetery in College Township. Name list and links to
317 photos online!
Cemetery completed
10/13/2004! |
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Updated pages for
Baker
& Buresh
Cemeteries in College Township. Name list and links
to all gravestone photos online!
Cemetery completed
10/13/2004! |
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Updated page for First Presbyterian
Cemetery in College Township. Includes cemetery map
and burial list transcribed from original hand-written
records.
Updated 10/7/2004!
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Sept.
2004 |
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1909 Marion High
School Graduating Class
- Includes student names, student
photos and faculty photos! Special
Thanks to Kathleen Barrett, of Washington state, for
sending this class photo!
Complete -
Added
9/25/2004! |
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New page for
St. Isidore
Cemetery (adjacent to Springville Cemetery). Name
list and gravestone photos online!
Thanks to volunteer,
Bill McCusker, for
photographing this Cemetery!
Complete
- Added
9/24/2004!
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20 new biographies added
from the 1911 Linn County History.
Check out the
Biographies Index
page ...
highlighted names are the very newest ... 167
available currently!
Last
updated 9/24/2004!
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Updated page for
Springville Cemetery. Now over 1,600
names and gravestone photos online!
Thanks to volunteer,
Bill McCusker, for
photographing virtually the whole Springville Cemetery!
Cemetery Complete - Added
9/22/2004!
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Updated page for Marion's
Oak Shade
Cemetery. Now over 240 names and photos, most from
Pioneer Sections 1-4.
Partial - Updated
9/18/2004!
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New page for
Sisley Grove
Cemetery in Clinton Township. Name lists and links
to over 250 gravestone photos!
Cemetery Complete - Added 9/13/2004!
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More Biographies are added each month! Check out the
Biographies
page ... 147
available currently!
Last
updated 9/8/2004!
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Aug.
2004 |
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New pages for
Morrison
(cemetery complete),
Jordans Grove
&
Springville Cemeteries
(partial). Name lists &
links to hundreds of new gravestone photos!
Thanks to volunteer,
Bill McCusker, for
photographing Springville Cemetery!
Added 8/26/2004!
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New page for
Dunkard
Cemetery in Monroe Township. Includes names of 325
gravestones that have been photographed!
Special
thanks to volunteer,
Bill McCusker, for all his efforts!
Completed
8/07/2004!
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July
2004 |
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New pages for
Coggon
& Mt. Olivet
Cemeteries in Jackson Township, and
Prairie Chapel
Cemetery in East Marion Township. Includes name lists
of gravestones that have been photographed!
Added 7/29/2004!
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A new page for identifying
Linn County
Pioneers
- Do you have a state or
county Pioneer Certificate for your ancestor(s)?
Share your information here!
Added 7/22/2004!
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1915 Marion High
School Graduating Class
- Includes individual
photos of students and faculty! Complete
- Added 7/20/2004!
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Place
Names Past & Present
has been updated to
include identifying descriptions (where
available).
Updated
7/13/2004! |
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A new page was created listing some
of Linn County's early
outlaws! Read historical reference to the
early days of Linn County before organized law enforcement
was established. Includes names of notorious
residents, posse members & others.
Added 7/7/2004!
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June
2004 |
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History of
Coe College
in Cedar Rapids. Includes names of first students
and biography of Rev. Williston Jones, founder.
Added 6/22/2004!
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New Page for Baker
Cemetery in College Township. Includes name list and link
to over 100 early gravestones that have been photographed!
Added 6/10/2004!
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New page for
Rogers' Grove
cemetery in Putnam Twp.
Added 6/8/2004!
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New page for
St. Patrick
cemetery in Fairfax Twp. Includes name list & link to over
75 early gravestones that have been photographed.
Added 6/5/2004!
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Cemetery List
updates: Most with latitude/longitude references and
links to specific road maps!
Updated
6/3/2004! |
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May
2004 |
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New Cemetery Pages for Fayette
Township: Palo,
Pleasant
Ridge (Lewis Bottoms), &
Dickenson
(old Palo) Cemeteries!
Added 5/21/2004!
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More Biographies!
updated 5/21/2004!
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Apr.
2004 |
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New Cemetery Pages for College
Township: Buresh,
First
Presbyterian
(formerly Truhlar),
&
Western
Cemeteries!
Added
4/28/2004! More names & grave photos added 5/6/04!
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A new page was set up for submitting
unidentified
or unclaimed photos of Linn County people and
places Added
4/2/2004! |
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Mar.
2004 |
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2004 |
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