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This site is hosted by Linda Ziemann. I was raised at Seney, Plymouth County, IA. My paternal grandparents and their parents were early pioneers in Elgin Township. Don't miss "A Gift of Memories From Grandma" now posted on this site. This was handwritten by Linda's maternal Grandma, of Plymouth County.

Plymouth Co. now has an assistant county coordinator, Mary Holub, of LeMars, Iowa. I want to "thank" Mary for her incredible leadership ability--Mary is currently in the process of documenting & photographing the county cemeteries!! Way to Go!

You are invited to contribute data
to this website.
Without your contributions
this website can't grow.

Email your submissions....Thanks, Plym. Co. Researchers are the BEST!

**Note from the County Coordinator, Linda Z.

Linda is the newly elected IAGenWeb Assistant State Coordinator beginning July 1, 2009 -- "Keeping Internet Geneaology Free"

Click on the Historical Societies link below. Plymouth County has some wonderful people who work diligently preserving the county history!

Unidentified County Photos

You are encouraged to try and identify the subjects in the photographs you see on the following page links.

PLYMOUTH CO. COURTHOUSE

Photo above from Memorial Day 2008

Read more about the Memorial Day, Avenue of Flags ceremonies! Click on the index linked below. If you have any photos, memories, stories to share about this celebration, please share with us all. The last photo on this main page (scroll down) is Avenue of Flags, May 1988.

Avenue of Flags Year Index

County Seat: LeMars

Click on the above "What's New" words to read of the most recent additions to this website.

Work in Progress--need your help. History pages depicting the "rural, country schools" of Plymouth Co. are being uploaded now. If you have old photos and/or country school memories to share, that would be much appreciated. Thanks ahead of time! email Linda Ziemann

1915 RULES FOR SCHOOLTEACHERS

1. You will not marry during the term of your contract.
2. You are not to keep company with men.
3. You must be home between the hours of 8:p.m. and 6:a.m. unless attending school functions.
4. You must not loiter downtown in any of the ice cream stores.
5. You may not travel beyond the city limits unless you have permission from the chairman of the board.
6. You may not ride in a carriage or automobile with any man unless he is your father or brother.
7. You may not smoke cigarettes.
8. You may not dress in bright colors.
9. You must wear at least two petticoats.
l0. Dresses must not be more than 2 inches above the ankle.
11. To keep the school neat and clean you must sweep the floor at least once daily; scrub the floor at least once a week with hot soapy water; clean the blackboards at least once a day; and start the fire at 7 a.m., so the room will be warm by 8:00.
~Source: Country Extra, Nov. 2008

Submitted by researcher, Mary Vogt

Feel free to visit Monona County and Sioux County IA GenWeb sites also coordinated by Linda Ziemann-the Plymouth County Coordinator.

Attention--Need Your Help

**Looking for descendants of the first settlers of Plymouth County. Otherwise known as Floyd Valley or Melbourne settlers from July 1856 until 1860. The families consisted of Helds--Schneiders--Winters--Schindels--Schmids--Emmerts. Would love to hear from you if you are a descendant of one of these families! Email Justin Herbst at either of these email addresses: nlherbst@aol.com or Justinboji@aol.com

"Just wanted to say I really like your site. Very impressed with the link to Family Photos. That is such a wonderful idea. Wish more people would contribute or that all sites would have that sort of a link. I love all the old photos and the ones of my family members are my pride and joy. Thank you, I know it is a lot of work." ~FP

I invite you and encourage you to check out the Plymouth County portion of the IA GenWeb Special Project, IowaOldPress. Here is the link....enjoy reading about the "life and times" of your early Plymouth County ancestors.

IowaOldPress, Plymouth County

See 'What's New" on IowaOldPress

You will also find this linked to the left under the heading of Offsite Resources.

If you have talents or information you would like to contribute on an ongoing basis,
please consider joining the GenWeb Project. Click on the Join Our Team logo above for more information.

Share your Plymouth County ancestor's stories here! Many of our relatives wrote out their memories for the next generation to read. These were probably never published, except into the hearts of their children and grandchildren. Perhaps your ancestor was interviewed. Email their bios or interviews to Linda and I will see that their stories are preserved for all Plymouth County researchers. Be sure to include the author's name and the date when written, if known. Thanks!

Plymouth County ...Read About Our Ancestors & Their Stories!

Bios & Interviews Index


	NEIGHBORING COUNTIES: Sioux County ..... Sioux County IAGenWeb
	O'Brien County ..... O'Brien County, IAGenWeb
	Union County, South Dakota ..... Union County, SDGenWeb
	Cherokee County .....Cherokee County, IAGenWeb

	Woodbury County .....Woodbury County, IAGenWeb PLYMOUTH COUNTY COURTHOUSE....CIRCA 1913, LE MARS, IOWA Avenue of Flags, Memorial Day 1988 This page was last revised 07 Nov 2009 Plymouth County IAGenWeb contents have been willed to IAGenWeb ©2003-2009 by IAGenWeb & the various submitters Disclaimer

**Note from the County Coordinator, Linda Z.

Linda is the newly elected IAGenWeb Assistant State Coordinator beginning July 1, 2009 -- "Keeping Internet Geneaology Free"

Unidentified County Photos

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*Our Plymouth County site is the best around thanks to you... I am looking at genwebs every day.. and none hold a candle. ~JH

*Great job has been done on the Phymouth site. It is one of the very best of all the county sites, and I go to a lot of them.~DK in Spokane, Wash.