SOME GREAT REFERENCE MATERIAL AVAILABLE AT MUSSER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Census Records

• Iowa Territorial Census Indexes for 1836, 1838, 1840
• 1840 Iowa Territorial Census
• Iowa Census Records 1841 - 1849
• 1850 Federal Census Index to Muscatine Co.
• 1850 Federal Census Index to Iowa
• Federal Census Index Iowa 1850 Mortality Schedules
• Iowa Census Records 1851 - 1859
• Federal Census Index Iowa 1860
• Federal Census Index Iowa 1870
• 1910 Federal Census of Muscatine County, Iowa
• Federal Census for Iowa, Muscatine County - on microfilm:
  1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
• Iowa State Census for Muscatine County - on microfilm: 1856, 1885, 1895, 1915, 1925
• Iowa State Census for Muscatine County 1925 - INDEX
• See CENSUS Page

  Church Records

• Catholic Connections by Deanna Beiber Bennett
• German Methodist Episcopal Church Records of Muscatine 1850 - 1912
• St. Mathias Baptisms Vol. 1 1850-1863; Vol. 2 1864-1903
• St. Mathias Catholic Church Baptism, Death, Marriages Records 1852 - 1903
• Trinity Episcopal Church Records of Muscatine 1843 - 1899

  County Histories

• The History of Muscatine County - 1879. See 1879 Table of Contents
• Muscatine County History - 1889. See 1889 Biographical and Historical Index
• The History of Muscatine County; From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time - 1911.
  See History of Muscatine County Iowa, 1911 Edition with Index
• Pioneer Papers - A collection of newspaper articles published in the "Muscatine Saturday Mail"
  by J.P. Walton 1899
• Old Settlers Register (2 vols) See Book One and Book Two
• Oral History Tapes Collection
• Scraps of Muscatine History by J.P. Walton - published in 1893

  Community Histories

• A Pictorial History of Muscatine, Iowa - Published by the Muscatine Journal
• Ardon 1901-1954: History of a small town in “76” Township by Howard Healey
• Fairport, Iowa by Lois Ritter
• Heritage Vignettes by Marilyn A Bekker
• History of Wilton 1854-1947
• Little Known Stories of Muscatine by William D. Randall (4 Vols.)
• Nichols, Iowa Centennial Book 1884 - 1984; A History of the Town and People in Pike Township
• In the Upper Mississippi, the Water way to Iowa (Steamboat History) by W.J. Petersen
• One Hundred Years of History - West Liberty, Iowa 1838-1938
• The Churches, Cemeteries & Rural Schools of “76” Twp. By Howard Healey
• The Creek Still Runs; History, Stones & Account of the Nye's in America & the Pine Creek Grist Mill
  by Marilyn Rhodes Fisher
• The Fork of the Rivers History is its People (Conesville)
• The History of the Muscatine North and South Railroad Company by Brent Maxwell

  Photograph Collections

• Oscar Grossheim Photo Collection 1889-1954 with INDEX
  See also Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive (Select Institution: Musser Public Library) at http://www.umvphotoarchive.org/digital/collection/muspl
  
• General Photographic Collection Index

  Vital Records

• Iowa Marriages Early to 1850 by Liahona Research Inc.
• First Marriages in Muscatine County 1837 - 1845
• Marriage Documents 1867-1879 and 1893-1899
• Muscatine County Marriage Records 1837 - 1910 by Marlin Brossart
• Muscatine County Death Records 1880 - 1910 by Marlin Brossart
• Muscatine County Birth Rec. 1880 - 1910 by Marlin Brossart
• Muscatine City Register of Births Muscatine, Iowa; 1904 - 1917
• Muscatine City Register of Deaths Muscatine, Iowa; 1904 - 1918
• See Birth Information and Marriage Information

  Naturalization Records

• An Index to Naturalization Records of Muscatine County 1837-1937 by Denis Kemper

  Plat Maps

• Muscatine City - earliest 1854
• Muscatine County
• State of Iowa

  Muscatine City Directories

• Muscatine City Directories on microfilm: 1856 - 1959
  See for City Directories of 1856, 1859, 1866, 1869
  
• Muscatine City Directories 1960 to present
• Caffee's Muscatine County Directory 1876-77

  Muscatine (City) Newspapers

• Muscatine Newspapers from 1840 to current - On Microfilm
• Birth, Death & Marriage announcements posted in Muscatine newspapers - Indexed Card File
• Brief Histories of Muscatine Business - Published by the Muscatine Journal
• Scrap Books of Articles that were published by the Muscatine Journal (several volumes)
• Muscatine Journal Centennial Edition 1933. Indexed
• Muscatine “Clippings File” - Prominent People, Business and Churches

  Muscatine County Cemetery Records

• Brockway Cemetery, Muscatine Co., Iowa
• Cemeteries in Muscatine Co., IA - WPA Graves Registration Project
  See WPA
• Conesville Cemetery, Muscatine Co., IA
• Durant Cemetery, Fulton Twp., Muscatine Co., IA
• Greenwood Cemetery Graveyard Register 1843-1853 Public Burial Grounds
• The Island (Fruitland) Cemetery Burial Information Book; 1855 - 1999
• Jewish Cemeteries of Muscatine County, Iowa
• Mt. Calvary Cemetery, West Liberty, Iowa
• Muscatine County Home Cemetery Burial Registry
• North Praire Cemetery, West Liberty, Iowa
• Old Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty, Iowa
• Pike Twp Cemetery Records of Muscatine County, Iowa: 1836 - 2001
• South Praire Cemetery, West Liberty, Iowa
• Sweetland Twp. Cemetery Records of Muscatine Co., Iowa: 1839 - 2002
• Wilton Twp., Muscatine Co., Cemetery Records

  Military Records

• D.A.R. Patriot Indexes
• Index of Revolutionary War Pension Applications in the National Archives - Bi-Centennial Edition
• Iowa Volunteer Militia 1856-1873 by Scharlott Goettsch Blevins
• Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion (Civil War) - On Microfilm
• Camp Dodge: Index of Iowa Soldier Enlistment Records during War of the Rebellion - On Microfilm
• Company C, 50th Iowa Volunteer Infantry; Scraps and History
• Index to Old Wars Pension Files 1815-1926
• Index to Indian Wars Pension Files 1892-1926
• Muscatine Solders Newspaper Clippings File (World War II with Index and Korea)

  High School Records

• Muscatine High School Year Books - The Auroran. Complete from 1912 to 1991
• Scanned images for MHS yearbooks may be view on the Musser Public Library web site.
  See https://musserpubliclibrary.org/local-history-genealogy/muscatine-high-school-yearbooks/
• Muscatine High School Auroran Magazine. Various monthly issues from 1907 to 1932

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