April 2009 -- Volunteer researcher, Connie Swearingen, has submitted her cemetery transciptions of some of the Monona County cemeteries for posting on the Monona Co. IA GenWeb pages. So far the cemetery burial lists uploaded are for: Bisbee Cemetery, Old Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery, Putman Cemetery and Otto Cemetery. Connie, thanks so much for sharing this information with us!

April 2009 -- Volunteer researcher, Dave Anderson, has submitted his burial transcription for the Soldier Lutheran Cemetery. Dave has also done indepth research to find posted obituaries, which are linked to the name of the deceased on the burial list. Also linked (as available) are the tombstone photos that are posted on the Monona County GPP site. Also on a few occasions, there is a posted BIO of the deceased. Check the Soldier Lutheran Cemetery burial list at this link. Follow the alphabetical links for all A to Z burials. Wow, thanks again to Dave for such a good effort on this cemetery project!!

May 2009 -- Another cemetery burial list is now uploaded. Watch for burials to be linked to the tombstone photograph and the corresponding obituary when available.

Grant Township Cemetery A-F*G-L*M-R*S-Z ~Burial list courtesy Connie Swearingen

Ticonic early town/street photo now posted--submitted by volunteer, Larry Lundeen.

Grant Center photographs are now posted--thanks to submitter, Larry Lundeen, for sharing his pictures with us all.

Larry Lundeen has also sent copy of three Grant Township town histories. Thanks, Larry! ***Ticonic ***Grant Center ***Rodney ***Grant Township

Two HITTLE biographies have been posted to the BIOS board. Check it out--both of the bios include photographs of the men. Thanks to Jon Hittle for contributing the biographies!

An additional 98 obituaries were posted to the OBITS board during the month of May. Thanks to all who have contributed, especially to volunteer Connie Swearingen who is doing an excellent job posting obituaries almost daily. Wow.....way to go!

14 additional documents have been posted to the DOCS board. What great effort--keep it up! Thanks to Connie Swearingen for doing this research and uploads to the board.

June 2009 -- 57 additional obituaries have been posted to the OBITS board, and 33 additional documents to the DOCS board. Thanks to Connie Swearingen and other contributors for these postings! Keep the submissions coming!

July 2009 -- More time permitting now, your photo submissions are getting posted. Thanks for your overall patience as the county coordinator gets back to work, after returning from two different vacation weeks in Iowa (May and June.)

Dave Anderson has submitted some very fine photographs of the Nels N. & Annie Anderson family, of Willow Township, Monona County. Check out the family page. Thanks, Dave, for all of your contributions! They are much appreciated!!

Cindy Leister submitted a fabulous baby photo of her grandfather, James Porter Dorothy, born in Aug 1885, in Ute, Iowa. Be sure and check the Baby Photos page for this newest addition. Thanks, Cindy!

127 additional obituaries were posted to the OBITS board, 9 addtional DOCS were posted and 56 additional BIOS were posted in July 2009. Awesome job, everyone!!

August 2009 -- Connie Swearingen, Monona Co. volunteer, has come through again! Thanks, Connie, for your dilgence and effort and love of genealogy to share your 2009 transcription of the Center Cemetery. See it now posted on this website off the Monona County Cemetery Index Page.

A fabulous photograph of the town of Soldier, Iowa, Monona County has been submitted for posting on this website. It a great photo and THANKS to Elizabeth Patton for sharing it!

Elizabeth Patton has also shared a family photograph of the Hans Berg family. The family has gathered for a group photo--they are all seated on a horse-drawn haywagon. Great vintage photo!! Thanks, Elizabeth, once again!

During August, 128 additional obituaries were posted to the OBITS board on this website. Thanks to Connie Swearingen for doing such a fantastic job!

September 2009 -- During the month of September, 41 additional obituaries were posted to the IAGenWeb Sioux County OBITS board on this website. Fantastic effort on the part of the contributor/s!

During the month of September 125 additional obituaries were transcribed and posted to the OBITS board on this website.

October 2009 -- More town items have now been uploaded: Ticonic, Iowa, check out the additional Ticonic Methodist Church Centennial bulletin; Grant Center, Iowa, see the additional newspaper clipping article and photo posted; and Kennebec, Iowa, photograph of the cribbed elevator. Thanks to Larry Lundeen, Monona Co. researcher, for sharing his copies of these newspaper articles and photos for posting on this website.

November 2009 -- Moorhead, Iowa, 1905 High School Graduation photo is now posted. This is a lovely photograph submitted by the granddaughter of the young woman pictured in the center of the graduation photo!! Thanks, Donna!

Volunteer researcher, Connie Swearingen, has worked diligently on Monona County cemetery burial transcriptions. Two more cemetery transcriptions are now posted on this website. Check out: Heisler Cemetery and Fairview-Albaton Cemetery. Thanks so much, Connie! Your help with this is very much appreciated!!

Mapleton First Baptist Church early record history has been posted now on this website. This is a database of 189 names that span the years 1869-1902. Thanks to Lue Baker, an avid Monona County researcher and good friend, for her transcription of the early church records! If there is anyone else out there that can help us build the County Church history pages, don't hesistate to email this county coordinator.