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Shelby County
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SHELBY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM

1805 Morse Ave
Harlan, IA 51537-2042
(712) 755-2437
shelbyco.museum@gmail.com
Museum Hours: Monday-Friday, 8AM-4PM
WEBSITE

Shelby Co. Historical Museum

General Records Available at the Shelby County Historical Society
*** 10,487 obituaries, funeral cards, newspaper death announcements (and counting)
*** Birth and/or baptism announcements for 1,895 people
*** Old-Age Assistance Tax records for 10,742 people that detail birth place, birth date, and parents
*** 2,175 probate records spanning 1860-1924
*** 7,857 probate records spanning 1925-1996
*** Military records/documents for 1,290 Shelby County veteran from all conflicts since the American Civil War (and counting)
*** Cemetery records for 31 cemeteries across Shelby County, in some cases including names and maps
*** Pedigree charts for many family members
*** 1,818 photographs (and counting), relating to many topics of Shelby County history in a searchable database
*** Plat maps dating 1875-2013 which are a great source for tracking old farmsteads and land ownership
*** Harlan High School Yearbooks from every year (except 1899, 1918, 1922) dating to 1895
*** Many pedigree charts, photographs, and other documents relating to Shelby County's 200+ Century Farms
*** Newspaper clippings, artifacts cataloged in a searchable database, and so much more!

View the Shelby Co. Historical Society Program for 2014

Visit the SHELBY HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM WEBSITE!!!


Photo contributed by Ray Buman.