GENEALOGICAL
SOCIETY OF
WEBSTER
COUNTY IOWA
The goals of our society
are to promote an interest in genealogy, and to preserve Webster County
records of cemeteries, churches, schools, courthouse documents, maps, family
histories and to maintain a genealogical library.
The Society's library
is supported entirely through membership dues, monetary donations, genealogical
material donations, and commissions from Iowa Genealogical Society's publications
of research records and indexes.
The Webster Genealogical Society has completed a very large and important
project. They have photographed all the headstones in almost all the cemeteries in Webster County with a digital camera. You can now purchase a photo of your ancestor's headstone from the society.
Please click on this link and visit the Gen Society Photo Availability
Page or contact the society about your order.
Library Location
Our library is located
at 424 Central Avenue, Room 134. Our library is handicap accessible.
Conveniently located downtown, close to the courthouse and public library.
Our mailing address is:
Genealogical Society
of Webster County Iowa
P.O.Box 1584
Fort Dodge, IA 50501-1584
Library
Hours:
Tues,
Wed and Thur-11 am to 4 pm
Closed on Saturdays
Updated 9 Jan 2007
Holdings of the Library
Visitors to our society
will find a large collection of Webster County books, including histories,
city
directories, atlases, school, church, funeral home, cemetery records,
obituaries which are indexed, newspaper
indexes, family genealogies and
more.
We have indexed most of our Federal and State Census records.
We have a collection of Iowa records as well as books and periodicals from other states, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, New York, Missouri, Illinois, other countries, DAR and SAR books, many reference and "how to" books.
Copies of all our publications through the Iowa Genealogical Society are on the library shelves.
We have a copy machine, Microfilm reader and printer, and Micro Fiche machines.
There is a complete
card index to our library.
Microfilm
Holdings Check out the newest holdings!
Our library is run by an entirely volunteer staff.
Donations and gifts are tax deductible under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Remember us by your
membership, volunteer time, or donations.
Help us keep the
library growing.
The society will do
research in most situations at the rate of $15.00 per hour,
plus all copy costs,
court house fees and postage.
Membership
Dues to the Genealogical
Society of Webster County, Iowa are for the year beginning
October 1st and ending
September 30th. Dues are STILL only $10.00 per year.
Your membership includes the
quarterly newsletter.
Meetings
Meetings are held at
our Genealogical library on the first Monday of each month beginning at
1:00 PM.
Speakers are first, followed by a business meeting.
The public is invited.
For more information on the society you can write the address listed above.
We ask that you have
patience when you correspond as often through the winter months we are
short staffed.
We do try and answer each query in the order it comes to
us.
Valuable Links to aid you in your search for your ancestors
Iowa Genealogical Society Website Filled with valuable information on Genealogy research in the State of Iowa. Also you can locate all publications available from the society.