Allamakee co. IAGenWeb - Update Journal

Allamakee Journal
Announcements, thank-you notes and a log of new or updated content added to this website in the past 6 months.
Links to previous updates are at the bottom of this page.

This page was updated on July 8, 2026

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7/8/26 - Announcement! Unfortunately the USGenWeb Archives will go off-line in the near future. I have saved as much of the data for Allamakee co. that was originally contributed there and will be gradually adding it to this website as time permits.

2026 Thank-you notes

Everything on the Allamakee co. IAGenWeb has been contributed by volunteers! Many, many people have helped to build this website .... generously sharing family photos and data. Others have volunteered their time to transcribe old records, biographies and obituaries. If you have found something on the site that 'made your day' ...... please let our volunteers know that you appreciate their efforts. Send them a thank-you, a kudo or 'pat on the back' here. E-mail directly to the contributor, or send your notes to the Allamakee co. coordinator & your message will be posted on this page.

*Feb 13 - Nice website, thank-you. The obituaries are especially helpful, but I've found a lot of other information too ... Janice, Kansas City

New & completed data-sets in 2026:
(for links to the data, see below in the monthly journals)

Added in January:
- Allamakee co. Deaths, added 1969-1970 and 1971-1972
Added in February:
- Allamakee co. Deaths, added 1973-1974
Added in March:
- All the Resident of the Month Bios for 1976
- History, officers & members of the Lansing German Society, 1854-1879
Added in April:
- Allamakee co. Deaths, added 1975-1976 & 1977-1978
Added in June:
- Allamakee co. Deaths, added 1979-1980 & 1981-1982
Added in July:
- Army Enlistees, 1939-1946
- Allamakee co. Deaths, added 1983-1984 & 1985 -1986

DEATH RECORDS - index to the death records on this website
* New content! Research Alerts for New Albin cemetery (J. Luther & ?, Luther) - from S. Ferrall (07/03/2026)
* New data-sets! Allamakee co. Deaths 1983-1984 & 1985-1986 - from Richard O'Brien (07/01/26)

HISTORICAL RECORDS & PHOTOS - general county, township & towns
* New content! A news article was added to orphan Harry Stair's entry on the Orphan page - from S. Ferrall (07/01/26)

MARRIAGE, ENGAGEMENT, ANNIVERSARY & DIVORCE RECORDS
*New content - added Bulman-Meyer, 1914 & Weymiller-Bulman, 1912 - from LA

MILITARY & RELATED RECORDS
* New data-set! Army Enlistees, 1939-1946 - from the USGenWeb archives, formatted by S.Ferrall (7/8/26)

OBITUARIES (14,190+ transcribed obits) & OBITUARY INDEX (updated 07/01/26)
* Thank-you! July obit contributor: S. Ferrall

OFF-SITE DATA
*Obituaries from Neighboring Counties: Clayton co. obituaries, Fayette co. obituaries and Winneshiek co. obituaries frequently have newly added obituaries. Many Clayton co., Fayette co. and Winneshiek co. residents had close Allamakee county connections so don't miss these great obituary collections!

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CEMETERY RECORDS - burials, alerts & gravestone photos (IGPP)
* New content! Research Alert for Oak Hill cemetery (C. Watts) - from S. Ferrall (05/06/2026)
* Updated! Iowa Veteran's Cemetery - from Conni McDaniel Hall (5/5/26)

CENSUS RECORDS
New! 1880 Supplemental Schedule, added persons who normally resided in Allamakee Co., enumerated at the Iowa State Hospital, Independence Iowa - from S. Ferrall (5/3/26)

DEATH RECORDS - index to the death records on this website
*New data-sets! Allamakee co. Deaths 1979-1980 & 1981-1982 - from Richard O'Brien (6/10/26)

HISTORICAL RECORDS & PHOTOS - general county, township & towns
* New content! 1880 May term, District Court grand jurors & trial jurors added to Jurors page - from S. Ferrall (6/30/26)

MILITARY & RELATED RECORDS
* War of 1812, updated Starks entry - from S. Ferrall (6/9/26)

OBITUARIES (14,185+ transcribed obits) & OBITUARY INDEX (updated 06/10/26)
* Thank-you! May & June obit contributors: S. Ferrall, J. Moore & T. Collins

ALLAMAKEE ALBUMS - Family Albums & Miscellaneous Photos from around the county
Updated! Unidentified Photos - The unidentified woman in a photo was ID'ed by Robin Larson (4/16/26)

BIOGRAPHIES - Resident of the Month
*New data-set! All biographies & photos from 1976, surnames: Arnburg, Crawford, Elet, Duwe, Kinsel, Meyer, Powell & Rash - from S. Ferrall (03/15/26)

CEMETERY RECORDS - burials, alerts & gravestone photos (IGPP)
* New content! Research Alerts for Oakland Main (J. Saxton) & Center Baptist (A. Ahlstrom)- from D. Dietrich (03/31/2026)

DEATH RECORDS - index to the death records on this website
*New data-sets! Allamakee co. Deaths 1975-1976 & 1977-1978 - from Richard O'Brien (4/6/26)

HISTORICAL RECORDS & PHOTOS - general county, township & towns
* History of Portland Prairie, 1879 - from S. Ferrall (03/31/26)
* New data-set! History, officers & members of the Lansing German Society, 1854-1879 - from S. Ferrall (03/31/2026)

OBITUARIES (14,165+ transcribed obits) & OBITUARY INDEX (updated 04/30/26)
* Thank-you! March & April obit contributors: S. Ferrall, Sharon Pratt, 'LA' & Connie Ellis

ALLAMAKEE ALBUMS - Family Albums & Miscellaneous Photos from around the county
Updated! Thresher's page, adding the Thomas Callahan thresher photo & a 1902 news article - from an anonymous contributor who has no further info. to share (2/22/26)

BIOGRAPHIES - misc. sources A-H * I-Z
Updated! Added a second biography of Joseph C. Ryan - from S. Ferrall (1/6/26)

DEATH RECORDS - index to the death records on this website
*New data-set! Allamakee co. Deaths 1972-1973 - from Richard O'Brien (2/24/26)
*New data-sets! Allamakee co. Deaths 1969-1970 & 1971-1972 - from Richard O'Brien (1/6/26)

HISTORICAL RECORDS & PHOTOS - general county, township & towns
* New content added to Hall Maternity hospital (Medary, 1923) - from S. Ferrall (2/24/26)

OBITUARIES (14,145+ transcribed obits) & OBITUARY INDEX (updated 2/24/26)
* Thank-you! January & February obit contributors: Bruce Rohl, Joy Moore & S. Ferrall

SCHOOL RECORDS
* Updated! Added Prairie School students Winter 1889-90 & class photo ca1892 - from an anonymous contributor who has no further info. to share (2/22/26)

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