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2022

May: 30 Biographies added in April to the Bios Board from the 1902 book, Biographical Record of Calhoun County, Iowa, by S. J. Clarke
April: 30 Biographies added in March to the Bios Board from the 1902 book, Biographical Record of Calhoun County, Iowa, by S. J. Clarke
March: List of Union Civil War soldiers, G.A.R. Post, Rockwell City, Iowa
February: List of Union Civil War soldiers, G.A.R. Post, Pomeroy, Iowa

2021

September: List of Union Civil War soldiers, G.A.R. Post, Lohrville, Iowa
July: List of Union Civil War soldiers, G.A.R. Post, Lake City, Iowa
June: List of Union Civil War soldiers, G.A.R. Post, Manson, Iowa
March: Added Marriage surnames N - Z for 1885-1900 and combined previous marriage indexes to form an Alphabetical Index of Marriages from 1857-1900
February: Added Calhoun County Marriages 1885-1900 (Surnames H-M only)
January: Added Calhoun County Marriages 1885-1900 (Surnames A-G only), plus added a Surname Index to gravestone photos in 23 Calhoun County cemeteries

2020

October: Added township plat maps for 1911, & 1920, & 1930, added photo for Somers Public School, added family pictures for the Schofield, Ellis, Ziegel and Meils families
August: Under SCHOOLS, Added one photo of Farnhamville high school portrait, four photos of Lake City Central School and Lake City High School, one photo for Lohrville High School, one photo for Pomeroy High School, and three photos for Rockwell City High School.
August: Under PHOTOS, Added 7 photos of Lohrville, 1 photo of Lytton, 5 photos of Manson, 6 photos of Pomeroy, 21 photos of Rockwell City, 1 photo of Somers, 2 photos of Twin Lakes
June: Added Jolley High School graduates 1938-1956 and Pomeroy High School graduates (misc. years from 1896-1950)
May: Added Postmasters of Calhoun County 1859-2017
Apr: Added Calhoun County Inventors 1880-2019
Mar: Added photos of the Trinity Lutheran Church and Sunday School Class, Knierim, IA
Feb: Added World War I Casualties for Calhoun County
Jan: Added 1910-1911 Iowa State Gazetteer & Business Directory

2019

June: Added Birth Certificate Index 1909 to 1921
Apr: Added Establishment of Calhoun County Seats: Brooklyn, Lake City, Rockwell City
Apr: Added Casualty list of Vietnam Soldiers from Calhoun County
Apr: Added 5 Real Picture Postcards from David Shedlock

2018

Sep: Added Ramthun and Schofield family photos
Jul: Added cemetery map for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Knierim
Jul: Updated cemetery directory for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Knierim
Jan: Added complete directory of Union Cemetery, Pomeroy.

2017

Dec: Expanded WWI Draft Index with C thru H
Nov: Added Death Index, 1933-1939 (plus select 1919-1921)
Nov: Added Birth Index from July, 1904 to June, 1906
Sep: Added 1949 senior class of Jolley Consolidated School
Sep: Added various pictures to Trinity Lutheran, Knierim
Sep: Added WWI Draft Index (A thru B only)
Sep: Updated Military section to modern format!
Sep: Added a picture of Rockwell City Business District, circa 1910
Sep: Added a picture of Rockwell City High School, circa 1911
Apr: Added Centennial Anniversary Booklet for Trinity Lutheran, Knierim
Jan: Updated 1885 Iowa Census for Logan Township to new site format

2016

Sep: Added a page listing Calhoun County Funeral Homes
Aug: 1905 Iowa Census Register for Somers
Aug: Added map with burials plotted of Crown Hill Cemetery
Aug: Added current cemetery listing for Crown Hill Cemetery
Aug: Updated Pictures
Aug: 1905 Iowa Census Register for Reading Township
Mar: Death Register for Trinity Lutheran Church, Knierim
Feb: 1905 Iowa Census Register for Lake Creek Township

2015

Oct: Marriage Register for Trinity Lutheran Church, Knierim
Sep: 1905 Iowa Census Register for Jackson Township
Aug: Confirmation Register for Trinity Lutheran Church, Knierim
Aug: Cemetery directory for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Knierim
May: Baptism Register for Trinity Lutheran Church, Knierim
May: 1905 Iowa Census Register for Garfield Township
Mar: 1910 Membership Register for Trinity Lutheran Church, Knierim
Mar: 1905 Iowa Census Register for Elm Grove Township
Feb: Updated Schools
Feb: 1905 Iowa Census Register for Cedar Township

2014

Sep: 1905 Iowa Census Register for Lincoln Township
Aug: 1905 Iowa Census Register for Pomeroy and Yetter
Aug: 1905 Iowa Census Register for Butler Township
Jul: 1905 Iowa Census Register for Calhoun Township
Jun: Confirmation Register for Immanuel Lutheran, Rockwell City
May: 1905 Iowa Census Register for Knierim
May: 1905 Iowa Census Register for Logan Township
Mar: Baptism Register for Immanuel Lutheran, Rockwell City
Jan: 1905 Iowa Census Register for Greenfield Township

2013

Oct: Marriage Register for Immanuel Lutheran, Rockwell City
Sep: 1930 and 1934 Plat Maps of Sherman Township
Aug: 1911 Plat Map of Sherman Township
Jul: 1905 Iowa Census Register for Jolley
May: 1905 - 1906 Iowa State Gazetteer & Business Directory
May: 1905 Iowa Census Register for Center Township
May: Added a complete 1930's WPA Grave Registration Index for Calhoun County (index listed on appropriate cemetery page where possible).
Apr: Added Descendant Report of Lewis Friesner
Apr: 1885 Iowa Census for Butler Township
Apr: 1903 - 1904 Iowa State Gazetteer & Business Directory
Apr: 75th Anniversary Booklet for Immanuel Lutheran, Rockwell City

2012

Dec: 60th Anniversary Booklet for Immanuel Lutheran, Rockwell City
Dec: Found 1875 Map of Calhoun County (listed under "Other") online.
Dec: Launched new Resources page.
Nov: Cemetery pages updated to include addresses and entrance photos for most of the cemeteries.
Oct: Maps page redesigned; links to new maps added
Oct: About page update; Contribute page added
Oct: 1906 Parish Register for Immanuel Lutheran, Rockwell City
Jun: Launched Locations Reference Page
Jun: Redesigned Website

2011

Dec: Tyler Rasmussen assigned Calhoun County Coordinator
Nov: New Biographies: Young, McCaulley, Dalton
Oct: 1856 Calhoun Census
Oct: Project is reorganized
Oct: Cyndi Vertrees retires from Calhoun County Coordinator; a temporary Coordinator is assigned