Reference Links

Libraries

Ashton Public Library
3029 3rd Street
Ashton, Iowa 51232
(712) 724-6426

Ocheyedan Public Library
874 Main St,
Ocheyedan, IA 51354
(712) 758-3352

Sibley Public Library
406 9th St,
Sibley, IA 51249
(712) 754-2888

Newspapers

Ocheyedan-Melvin Press News 859 Main St.
Ocheyedan, Iowa 51354-7524
(712)-758-3140

Sibley Gazette Tribune
201 9th Street
Sibley, Iowa
51249
(712) 754-2551
Archived Sibley Newspapers 1878-2010

Osceola County Daily News
Sibley, Iowa 51249
A Service of KIWA Radio of Sheldon, Iowa

Funeral Homes

Andringa Funeral Home
422 9th St
Sibley, IA 51249-1818
Phone:(712)754-4631

Jurrens Funeral Homes
Formerly Walton-Roste Funeral Home
505 9th St,
Sibley, IA 51249
(712) 754-2154

Resource Publications for Sale

Melvin, "The First 100 Years"
Contact:
Melvin Savings Bank
260 Main Street
Melvin, Iowa
51350
Price: $28

Ocheyedan, Iowa Centennial 1891-1991
Contact:
Barbara Block
P.O. Box 454
654 Poplar
Ocheyedan, Iowa 51354
Price: $15

Osceola County Web Sites of Interest

Osceola County Courthouse
300 7th Street
Sibley, IA 51249
Phone: (712) 754-2241 

The Political Graveyard
- contains burial information on Osceola County Politicians

National Register of Historic Places
Osceola County


Social Security Death Index

free resource!

Ellis Island Site
- great immigration research page

Cyndi's List
hundreds of genealogical links!

Relationship chart
handy resource!

Minnesota Historical Society
Birth and Death Records

Familysearch.com
-census, birth, death, marriage records, all free!

10,000 year calendar
helps determine dates and ages.

Ancestry.com
paid subscription

Find a Grave

Genealogy.com
Paid subscription

Vital Check
Iowa Birth Certificates, Death Certificates,
Marriage Certificates, and Divorce Certificates



Osceola County Iowa Genealogy - The IAGenWeb Project