Shelby County Iowa Genealogy

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Iowa Genealogy Resources

Cheat Sheet on locating records.

Shelby County Recorder & Registrar of Vital Statistics - Birth, Death, Marriage records from 1853. Other public records from 1854.

Vital Records address information at this site, or visit the Bureau of Vital Records at the Iowa Dept. of Public Health's web site, also see the Iowa Vital Records site for information.

The Iowa Genealogical Society - The IGS publishes collections of genealogical records, such as census, church, marriages, births, deaths, cemeteries, naturalizations, probate and wills and newspaper extractions. Contact information is also listed at this site's Resource Page.

The IAGenWeb Project - Internet Genealogy by Iowa County. Volunteers are needed to help this project grow.

Iowa Genealogical Publications.

State Library of Iowa. Also see contact information on the Resource List.

Pottawattamie County Assessor.

State Historical Society of Iowa - The primary mission of the SHSI is to collect, preserve, interpret, and disseminate Iowa's past. Also see SHSI Contact Information.

Iowa Research Outline - Family History Library.

Iowa Genealogy Links - at Cyndi's List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet (over 100 links).

Search on-line for Land Patent Records.

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National, International and LDS Genealogical Resources

The USGenWeb Project is organized by states and counties, with each county having a coordinator responsible for maintaining a site of resources available for that county.

The National Genealogical Society provides leadership and education through various programs, publications, and services. These include a library and library loan program, quarterly journal, bimonthly newsletter, home study course, annual conference, computer interest group, and much more.

The NARA or National Archives and Records Administration distributes Aids for Genealogical Research, a free publications catalog that describes NARA's three most important genealogical holdings--census, military, and immigration and passenger records. NARA has mail-order forms, genealogy workshops and courses, and lists its 13 regional archives. The address for the Kansas City Branch, which hold Iowa records is listed here.

The Library of Congress Local History & Genealogy Reading Room.

LDS Family History Centers - locations of these important genealogical libraries.

Family History Centers indexed by Geographical Area.

International resources

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Other Useful Genealogical Resources

WorldGenWeb Project

GENDEX - WWW Genealogical Index hosted by Gene Stark.

Rootsweb, a valuable online research resource.

The Internet FamilyFinder - The Search Engine for Names and Surnames at Genealogy.com.

AncestrySearch - Searchable data from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI), also the World Family Tree, and a large number of on-line subscription databases.

Cyndi's List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet - A Must See Site! with loads of links, categorized & cross-referenced.

Rootsweb Surname Search.

The Geneology Home Page - hosted by Stephen Woods.

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