The Corning Public Library in Corning, Iowa has a large genealogy section and the staff is very friendly!
Microforms and print functions
Local histories
County histories
Plat maps of county
Telephone books of town
Federal census for county: (1860-1920)
State census for county: (1856, 1885-1925)
Adams County Free Press (May 4, 1893-Dec. 31, 1987) film
Adams County Free Press (Jan. 1, 1988 to present) print only)
Birth records for county
Death records for county
Cemetery records for county