SOME GREAT REFERENCE MATERIAL AVAILABLE AT WILTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

Muscatine County Cemetery Records

• Durant Cemetery, Fulton Twp, Muscatine Co., IA
• Doran Cemetery, Wilton Twp, Muscatine Co., IA
• Island Cemetery, Fruitland Twp, Muscatine Co., IA
• Melpine Cemetery, Wilton Twp, Muscatine Co., IA
• Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Wapsinonoc Twp, Muscatine Co., IA
• Muscatine County Home Cemetery, Bloomington Twp, Muscatine Co., IA
• North Prairie Cemetery, Wapsinonoc Twp, Muscatine Co., IA
• Oakdale Cemetery and cemetery map, Wilton Twp., Muscatine Co., IA
• Oak Ridge Cemetery, Wapsinonoc Twp, Muscatine Co., IA
• St. Mary’s Cemetery, Wilton Twp., Muscatine Co., IA
• Wildasin Cemetery. Wilton Twp, Muscatine Co., IA
• Parr Cemetery, Pleasant Prairie, Fulton Twp., Muscatine Co., IA
• Pike Township Cemetery Records, Muscatine Co., IA March 1836-March 2001
• South Prairie Cemetery, Wapsinonoc Twp, Muscatine Co., IA
• Sweetland Township Cemetery Records, Muscatine Co., IA 1839-2002
• Jewish Cemeteries of Muscatine Co. IA
• Sharon Cemetery, Sugar Creek Twp., Cedar Co., IA
• Catholic Connections. Information compiled on families buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Muscatine

Muscatine County Marriage Records


• Marriage Documents 1867-1879 and 1893-1899 - 16 vols

Censuses


• Iowa State Census, Muscatine County 1856 (no Wilton Twp) – microfilm
• Iowa State Census, Muscatine County 1885 - microfilm
• Iowa State Census, Muscatine County 1900 – microfilm
• Iowa State Census INDEX for Muscatine County 1925
  
• See CENSUS Page
  Community Histories
  
• A TwentyYear’s History of Wilton, 1876. Rider & Stevenson.
• Henry Wildasin’s Revised History of Wilton, Iowa 1947
  Contains a complete reprint of Wilton History, 1854-1876, by Rider & Stevenson.
  Name Index available
  
• Wilton, Moscow and Yesteryear. 1776-1976
  Printed locally for the nation’s Bicentennial Celebration.
  Articles Table of Contents available
  
• Handwritten History of Moscow, IA
  Justice’s Record – Muscatine County. 1881
  
• Happy Birthday Dear Wilton 150; A collection of recipes from Wilton, Iowa
  by the Wilton Chamber of Commerce
  
• Our Town Speaks. A Compilation of History and Anthologies 1855 – 2005
  by Thelma J. Nopoulos, June 2005
  
• Railroad in Wilton. Information on the railroad to Wilton and the “Plug Line’
  written by Gale McClean
  
• Historic Bits, 1981-1990; 5 Vols.
  Newspaper columns for the Wilton Advocate by Curtis and Frances Frymoyer
  
• Salem Lutheran Church Records; 1877 – 1946; written in German
  
• Teaching Practices of Iowa Rural Teachers in the 1930’s, An Oral History Approach
  Doctoral Thesis by Jeffrey Kaufmann.
  

  Scrapbooks

• History of Wilton Public Library Scrapbook
• Military Inductees WWII - Scrapbook of newspaper clippings of inductees from this area.
• Wilton & Railroad Depot Restoration Scrapbook
• Muscatine Journal articles about Wilton by Iva Lillgein in the 1980’s
• Iowa Sequicentennial Celebration, 2005 - Folder of newspaper clippings
• Candy Kitchen Scrapbook
• 25th Anniversary, Wilton Garden Club, 1964
• Margaret Wendling’s Birthday, 1975
• Scrapbook by Togo Kaufmann’s mother
• Wilton’s Heirloom Cupboard of Recipes and Recollections. 1976
  printed by Seroco Club to celebrate the Bicentennial
• Scrapbook of news articles by Seroco Club
• Poetry by MacCanon Brown, Ruth Townsend and Leona Mae Schroeder
• Grace Noll Crowell Book Club
• Wilton Woman’s Club
• Folder of old news articles, obituary and wedding information, from the 1800’s
  by Donald by Curtis and Frances Frymoyer
  

  Video Tapes and Audio-Cassettes
  

• History of Wilton Junction. Made from portions of old films from Wilton & Durant, 1947
• Founder’s Day Parade, 1987
• Documentation of Bobbie Fischer, 1986
• Live Presentation at Wilton Library of Civil War
• Memories of Wilton and McClean family
  by Gale McClean, 1970
• Memories of Wilton Township Interviews with George McCoy & Verda Cole
  by Patricia Smith
• Stories of Moscow by George McCoy, 1977
• Interviews with Faye Grunder on Wilton History
• Oral History of Wild Cat Den by Zella Abbott
• Oral History of Chautauqua by John Witman
  

  Newspapers on Microfilm

• Wilton Chronicle Sep 20, 1867 to Aug 12, 1869
• Wilton Exponent Aug 21, 1874 to Mar 10, 1876
• Wilton Chronicle Mar 5, 1874 to Mar 9, 1876
• Wilton Review Mar 23, 1876 to Dec 30, 1880
• Wilton Review Mar 18, 1880 to Mar 10, 1881
• Wilton Review Jan 6, 1881 to Dec 31, 1885
• Wilton Advocate Aug 17, 1912 to Dec 1979
  (Missing papers Jan 1943 to Jun 1944; 1953; 1977)
  
• Durant News Jan 4, 1962 to Dec 30, 1969
• Wilton - Durant Advocate News Jan 1979 to Jun 26, 2002
  

  County Histories
  

• Cedar County, Iowa: Cedar Land – History of Living. 1836 – 1980
  by Donald and Dorothy Stout. 2 vols. Includes Name Index and Photos
  See Vol. 1, page 74-90 for list of Cemeteries in Cedar County
  
• Cedar County Historical Reviews
  Years 1964; 1973 – 1978; 1979 – 1983; 1988 – 1992; 1984 – 1987; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 2002
  
• History of Johnson County, Iowa 1836-1882
• The History of Muscatine County - 1879. 2 Vols. See 1879 Table of Contents
• The History of Muscatine County; From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time - 1911.
  Irving Richman, ed., 2 vol. Illustrated and name index
  See History of Muscatine County Iowa, 1911 Edition with Index
• Portrait and Biographical Album, Muscatine County, Iowa. 1889
  See 1889 Biographical and Historical Index
• Biographies and Portraits of the Progressive Men of Iowa. 1899
• Historical Architecture of Muscatine, Iowa
• Outstanding Iowa Women….Past and Present
  by Ethel Hanft and Paula Manley. 1980
• Remarkable Iowa Women - by Ethel Hanft. 1983
• Polk Cross Reference Directory – 1997.
  Contains counties of: Muscatine, Scott and Clinton
  

  Plat Maps
  

• Muscatine County Plat Maps – 1988; 1995; 2006
• Muscatine & Surrounding Communites Plat Book
  Conesville, Cranston, Fruitland, Montpelier, Moscow, Nichols,
  Stockton, Sweetland, West Liberty & Wilton
  
• Louisa & Muscatine County Plat Map
• Cedar County Plat Book – 1986
• Farm & Home Plat & Directory, Cedar Co., IA; 1996; 1997; 1998; 2007
• Cedar County 1965 Atlas, published by Title Atlas Co.
  Contains many photos and names
• Washington County Farm & Home Plat Map - 2006
  

  Photograph Collections
  

• Fred Mauera and Art Wacker collection of Wilton area and residents.
  Approximately 150 glass negatives made into photos and placed in albums
• Photo collection from the Dr. Henry Hell family
• Photo collection donated by Iva Lillge, while she was a correspondent for Muscatine Journal
  

  Wilton High School Year Books
  

• Wilton High School Annual, Vol. 1 – 1912
• Wilton High School Senior Annual, Vol. 1 – 1913
• The Wiltonian – 1927 Wilton High School
• Beaver Echos – Class of 1942
• W.H.S. Class of 1943, Wilton Junction High School
• W.H.S. Class of 1944, Wilton Junction High School
• Wilton High School – 1945; 1946; 1947
• The Beaver – 1948 Wilton High School
• The Echo; 1949; 1951; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1957; 1960 to present
• Microfilm: 1912; 1913; 1927; 1937; 1942 - 1951
• DVD: 2006 Plea from Wilton Library:
  Do you have any yearbooks you could donate to us?
  Missing 1940; 1941; 1950; 1958; 1959; 1991 and any years prior to 1939.
  

• Wilton High School Alumni Banquets and News Reports, 1898-1912
  Collection of area newspaper articles compiled by John Witmer
• Wilton Public School & Wilton College Newspaper Clippings File
• Program for the Wilton Homecoming of August 15-16-17, 1922
• Beaver Tales Wilton High School Newspaper - 1938
• Iowa Girl’s Basketball yearbook, 1949
  

  Family Histories
  

• Nickelwhiffer Stories as told by Aunt Lucy by Lucille Davies
  Her brother was Curtis Frymoyer of Wilton. (folder)
  
• Kaufman History 1847-1985. Descendants of Gottlieb f. & Dorothea F. Kaufman
  by Jeffrey & Vicki Kaufman (folder)
  
• The Geurinks by Everett Henry Geurink
• Columkille on the Prairie by Everett Henry Geurink
• Photocopies of the Armentrout Diary, 1876-1877
• The Coryells, 1972
• Forty Years Under the Same Bonnet, (Ova Leggins) 1929-1970
• The Education of Cliff Bacon, 1980
• Benedict Marolf, 1808-1858
• Gibson Agnew, His Family and Descendants by Ruth Lumry Miner
• Ada McGill Smith; The Life Story of a Pioneer Iowa Doctor.
  by Gladys Avery Zinn published 1979
  
• Grace Noll Crowell, 1938
• Charles Hutchinson Gabriel 1856-1932
• Perry Nelson
• Dr. Louis Winter
• Ayers family
• Bobbie Fischer music group
• Healy/Wise
• History of the Samuel & Catharine Wildasin Family & Others, 1947
  by Irma Wildasin
• Dr. Edwin Bannick
• George Luethye
• From Ireland’s Shores by Rennicks & Montgomerys
• Arthur James Latchaw Story
• Jerry Giesler Story
• Baush family
• Mauer and Marolf
• Helen Romann
• Margaret Inez Clark Thorson (poetry also)
• Book of Walls
• Skipton Family Tree (folder)
• Jarr Family Tree compiled by Clarence H. Jarr & Ruth M. Wilhelme
• Dr. G. A. Whetstine
• Gibson Agnew, His Family & Descendants by Ruth Lumry Miner