Don Bach's Century Farm, Linn County, Iowa

What's New Archives
2015 - 2017

2017

December 2017

  • Added Linn County/Cedar Rapids Cancelled Voter Registration Index for surnames beginning with "Ba to Be". Contributed by the Linn County Genealogy Library (December 7, 2017)

October 2017

  • Added Linn County/Cedar Rapids Cancelled Voter Registration Index for surnames beginning with "A". Contributed by the Linn County Genealogy Library (October 10, 2017)


August 2017

  • Added photo of Martin Creek Church & Cemetery and Elizabeth (Martin) Scott. Contributed by C.G. Brisee Genealogy Library, Irwin, Shelby County, IA  (Aug 14, 2017)

March 2017

  • Added transcription of the Census of Iowa for the Year 1895 - Aged 90+ (Mar 1, 2017)

  • Added 1904 - 1906 Linn County birth index  (May 4, 2017)

October 2016

  • Added transcription of the Iowa Register of Convicts for Linn County convicts with A - J surnames  for years 1867 - 1923. (Oct 7, 2016)

  • Added transcription of the biography of Godfrey McDowell from the Portrait and Biographical Album of Linn County,  Iowa 1887 (Oct 7, 2016)

  • Added a page for Cedar Rapids Church photos. Added photos of Grace Episcopal & Christ Episcopal Churches (Oct 8, 2016)
  • Added transcription of the biography of Gen Thomas J McKean and Biographical Album of Linn County,  Iowa 1887 (Oct 9, 2016)

September 2016

  • Added transcription of the biography of Col. John A May from the Portrait and Biographical Album of Linn County,  Iowa 1887 (Sep 16, 2016)

  • Added transcription of the biography of Dr. A W Manchester from the Portrait and Biographical Album of Linn County,  Iowa 1887 (Sep 16, 2016)

  • Added transcription of the biography of Christian Magnus from the Portrait and Biographical Album of Linn County,  Iowa 1887 (Sep 16, 2016)

  • Added offsite link to Linn County Clerk & Trustee Contact Information for Cemetery Information  (Sep 12, 2016)

April 2016

  •  Added offsite link to Linn County Death Certificate Index July 1919 - 1922 and 1925 - 1939 sponsored by Iowa State Historical Society  (April 5, 2016)

January 2016

  •  Added transcription of the biography of Otho S. Bowling from the Portrait and Biographical Album of Linn County, Iowa, 1887 (Jan 5, 2016)

  •  Added transcription of the biography of Alvah P. Butcher  from the Portrait and Biographical Album of Linn County, Iowa, 1887 (Jan 5, 2016)

  • Added transcription of the biography of  George A. Cobban from the Portrait and Biographical Album of Linn County, Iowa, 1887 (Jan 5, 2016)

  • Added transcription of the biography of  Addison Daniels from the Portrait and Biographical Album of Linn County, Iowa, 1887 (Jan 5, 2016)

  • Added transcription of the biography of  William Fleming from the Portrait and Biographical Album of Linn County, Iowa, 1887 (Jan 5, 2016)

  • Added transcription of the biography of  John P. Glass from the Portrait and Biographical Album of Linn County, Iowa, 1887 (Jan 5, 2016)

  • Added transcription of the biography of  Daniel Seward Hahn from the Portrait and Biographical Album of Linn County, Iowa, 1887 (Jan 5, 2016)

  • Added transcription of the biography of  Zachariah Hein from the Portrait and Biographical Album of Linn County, Iowa, 1887 (Jan 5, 2016)

  • Added transcriptions of the biographies of  C. A. Huston, Judge Norman W. Isbell, Robert Lockhart, and Jonathan Lord from the Portrait and Biographical Album of Linn County, Iowa, 1887 (Jan 6, 2016)
  • Updated Linn County Genealogical Society information

October 2015

  • The email address for our Lookup Volunteer, Tammi, is no longer working!! We hope to either obtain an updated address for Tammi or a new lookup volunteer(s). (October 12, 2015)

September 2015

  • Added transcription of the biography of William D. McTavish from the 1901 Biographical Record of Linn County Iowa." (September 29, 2015)

  • Added transcription of a biography of Samuel Betts Hampton, a Linn County Quaker who was an operator on the underground railroad and is buried in Hopewell Cemetery. Many thanks to Steve Hanken for making the Coordinator aware of this source and individual. (September 18, 2015)

  • Added transcription of the complete County History section for Linn County from the 1875 Andreas Atlas, which includes the following subsections: Early Settlement, Organization, First Courts, County Officers, Newspapers at Cedar Rapids, First Sites of Towns, Town Plats Recorded, Cedar Rapids, Marion, City Officials, Banks, Railroads, County Buildings, Resources. (September 15, 2015)

June 2015

  • Added link to 1925 Iowa State Census Index and Images, now available at Familysearch.org. Also added vintage photo of Franklin Middle School (Cedar Rapids) contributed by Betsy Gerlach. (June 18, 2015)

  • Added Franklin Middle School Class Photo, circa 1940-41. Many thanks to Betsy Gerlach for contributing! (June 17, 2015)

April 2015

  • Added new Martin Creek Cemetery page, contributed by the Iowa 4-H Club of Linn County. The Iowa 4-H Club walked, mapped and photographed this entire cemetery last spring as a volunteer project for IAGenweb. Gravestone photos are being uploaded to Iowagravestones. Many thanks for this wonderful contribution!! (April 25, 2015)

  • Added 7 vintage photos of Cedar Rapids, contributed by Catherine Larson Banning. (April 24, 2015)

March 2015

  • Added WWII Linn County Honor Roll-1944 ***Thanks to Contributor, Lin Ziemann (March 17, 2015)