December 2015

December 15, 2015:  Added photo of Prairie Hall School, Viola Township, contributed by Elizabeth Chain. This photo was originally contributed to Carroll County IAGenWeb many years ago. It was recently discovered there and since Prairie Hall School was located in Audubon County, not Carroll County, the photo has been moved to Audubon IAGenWeb.

December 9, 2015:  Added transcriptions of 6 more pages of Oakfield Township from the 1930 Federal Census, including the west part of Brayton Town. Thanks again to Neoma Thomas!

December 8, 2015:  Added transcriptions of 4 more pages of Oakfield Township from the 1930 Federal Census. Thanks again to Neoma Thomas! More coming soon!

December 5, 2015:  Added transcriptions of 4 more pages of Oakfield Township from the 1930 Federal Census. Thanks again to Neoma Thomas!

November 2015

November 8, 2015:  Added transcriptions of 5 more pages of Exira Town from the 1930 Federal Census. Thanks again to Neoma Thomas! All of Exira Town is transcribed and online!

November 5, 2015:  Added transcriptions of 4 more pages of Exira Town from the 1930 Federal Census. Thanks again to Neoma Thomas for transcribing! More pages of Exira Town will be online soon!!

October 2015

October 31, 2015:  Added Exira Township Farmers Directory transcription from the 1921 Anderson Atlas. The 1921 Anderson Atlas Famers Directories have now been fully transcribed. Thanks again to Neoma Thomas for all her work on this project!

October 30, 2015:  Added Sharon Township Farmers Directory transcription from the 1921 Anderson Atlas. Thanks to Neoma Thomas for transcribing!

October 5, 2015:  Added Oakfield Township Farmers Directory transcription from the 1921 Anderson Atlas. Thanks to Neoma Thomas for transcribing!

October 1, 2015:  Added Audubon Public Schools 1921 photo contributed by Susie Simpson and scanned by Ken Akers.

September 2015

September 30, 2015:  Added Melville Township Farmers Directory transcription from the 1921 Anderson Atlas. Many thanks to Neoma Thomas for transcribing!

September 28, 2015:  Added transcriptions of 6 more pages of Exira Town from the 1930 Federal Census. Many thanks to Neoma Thomas for transcribing! The remaining pages of Exira Town will be online soon!!

September 24, 2015:  Added Lincoln Township Farmers Directory transcription from the 1921 Anderson Atlas. Thanks again to Neoma Thomas for transcribing!

September 21, 2015:  Added transcription of the first 4 pages of Exira Town from the 1930 Federal Census. Many thanks to Neoma Thomas for transcribing! Neoma has fully transcribed the town of Exira - the remaining pages will be online soon!!

September 9, 2015:  Added Hamlin Township Farmers Directory and Leroy Township Farmers Directory transcriptions from the 1921 Anderson Atlas. Thanks again to Neoma Thomas for transcribing!

August 2015

August 28, 2015:  Added transcriptions of 2 additional pages from the 1930 Federal Census for Audubon County, Oakfield Township - 1A and 1B.

August 31, 2015:  Reformatted 1860 Census Record pages and added a new main Census Record page with links for Archive.org downloads of Federal Census Records for Audubon County. A few years ago Allen County Public Library microfilms of all original Federal Census records for Audubon County were digitized and uploaded to Archive.org, a non-profit internet library. Census records are not indexed, transcribed, or searchable at Archive.org, BUT anyone can freely download complete census records for Audubon County and scroll through the original images on their own computer. Please note the file sizes when choosing a format to download. PDF file format is popular and widely used, but it does require significantly more hard drive space than some other options and consequently the download will take longer.

August 28, 2015:  Added vintage photo of the Oscar Hazard Perry Roberts family contributed by Bill Brunia.

August 27, 2015:  Added Greeley Township Farmers Directory transcription from the 1921 Anderson Atlas. Many thanks to Neoma Thomas for transcribing!

August 26, 2015:  Added Douglas Township Farmers Directory transcription from the 1921 Anderson Atlas. Many thanks to Neoma Thomas for transcribing for Audubon IAGenWeb!

August 20, 2015:  Added Cameron Township Farmers Directory transcription from the 1921 Anderson Atlas. Many thanks to Phil Thomas for transcribing this directory for us!

August 19, 2015:  Added Audubon Township Farmers Directory transcription from the 1921 Anderson Atlas. Many thanks to Neoma Thomas for transcribing this directory for Audubon IAGenWeb!

August 7, 2015:  Added 1921 Anderson Atlas, including township plat maps with resident names, and also a transcription of the Viola Township Farmers Directory found in the atlas. Additional townships will be transcribed from the Farmers Directory in the future.

August 5, 2015:  Added new page for Pleasant Hill a.k.a. Schwenneker Cemetery, which includes a transcription of burials. Many thanks to Ken Akers for the photos and to Neoma Thomas for transcribing the burial list for Audubon IAGenWeb!

July 2015

July 26, 2015:  Added John Connrardy Civil War Discharge Paper and Albert Burns & Edith Chase 1901 Marriage Certificate, both contributed by Susie Simpson. Many thanks to Susie for these wonderful contributions!

Audubon researchers may also want to check the Cass County District Court 1870-1930 Naturalization Index recently contributed to Cass County IAGenWeb by the Cass County Genealogical Society. Immigrants could file for naturalization in whatever court was convenient, and some Audubon County residents have been identified among the individuals listed in the Cass County District Court Naturalization index. The actual records generally contain more data than what is listed in the index. Images of two original Declarations of Intent (Erik Alfred Sunden and Karl Wilhelm Wilson) provide examples of the type of information available in the records.

May 2015

May 5, 2015:  Added additional death certificates to the Audubon County Death Cert. Index contributed by the State Historical Society of Iowa. The index previously covered 1928-1933. It now also includes July 1921-June 1922. Many thanks to the State Historical Society!

April 2015

April 15, 2015:  Added transcription and images of several interesting letters from 1913. The letters document Lafe Simpson's efforts to upgrade/replace the Electric Plant in Audubon. Many thanks to Susie Simpson for contributing!

February 2015

February 2, 2015:  Added 3 photos found with the John Connrardy Civil War letter (added 1/15/15). The photos are of 3 men who served with Connrardy in 16th Regiment US Infantry (Illinois).

January 2015

January 30, 2015:  Added 3 vintage class photos and a transcription and 1907 photo of the Connrardy Dressmaking School, Exira, Iowa. Many thanks to Susie Simpson for contributing these wonderful vintage class photos!

January 21, 2015:  Added transcriptions of 5 complete chapters from the 1915 History of Audubon County: Chapter XI The Bar, Chapter XII The Medical Profession, Chapter XIII The Press, Chapter XIV Banks and Banking, and Chapter XIX The Danes.

January 18, 2015:  Added transcription and images of J. B. Connrardy's 1871 appointment papers as Audubon Co. Sheriff.

January 15, 2015:  Added Civil War Letter written by Johnann Connrardig (John Connrardy) about his experiences during the Civil War for the Illinois troops. Johann later moved to Audubon county and was appointed Sheriff in 1870. Added image and transcription of J. B. Connrardy & Sarah Alice Poage 1874 Marriage Certificate to the Documents Board.

January 8, 2015:  Added vintage photos of the Troublesome Valley Battalion at Exira, Iowa in 1904 and Esta Simpson with 5 women on horseback.