Nov. 7, 2022: Added two additional burials (Garber, Simonton) to
Cass Co. Veterans Buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery (Dallas Co.).
Oct. 11, 2022: Added one additional burial (David A. Rasmussen) to
Cass Co. Veterans Buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery (Dallas Co.).
September 29, 2022: Updated the
Century & Heritage Farms list with additions for 2022.
September 6, 2022: Added photo of the
Hugh Porter & Katie Tibken Wedding Party, dated Feb. 14, 1923.
August 8, 2022: Added remaining "Surname References" for
QuasQuiCentennial History Book of Anita, Iowa, Plant the Seeds and Realize the Dreams 2000,
Family Histories Index. The Family Histories index is complete.
August 5, 2022: Added the
Table of Contents for the
QuasQuiCentennial History Book of Anita, Iowa, Plant the Seeds and Realize the Dreams 2000, and
Family Histories Index. The "Surname References" column for the index is being compiled and currently is complete through "G". Remaining surname references will be coming soon.
July 19, 2022: Added
T and U-V Surnames from the Name Index to
Centennial History Book of Anita, Iowa, A Century Unfolds 1875 1975. The name index is complete. A huge thank you again to Glenna, Carolyn and Mary of the Cass County Genealogical Society!!
July 15, 2022: Added selections from
Elk Horn 1868-1918 which reference Cass County, including the building of the Atlantic Northern Railroad line connecting Atlantic to Kimballton and Elk Horn.
July 14, 2022: Added
K, L, M, Mc, N, O, P, Q, R, S, W, and Y-Z Surnames from the Name Index to
Centennial History Book of Anita, Iowa, A Century Unfolds 1875 1975. Many, many thanks to Glenna Thompsen, Carolyn Key and Mary Hoegh of the Cass County Genealogical Society for transcribing!!
July 8, 2022: Added
Atlantic Class of 1941 Reunion (1981) and
Atlantic Class of 1942 Reunion (1972).
July 7, 2022: Added one additional burial (Steven P. Hinton) to
Cass Co. Veterans Buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery (Dallas Co.). Also added
Atlantic Class of 1931 50th Reunion (1981),
Atlantic Class of 1947 Reunion (1972), and
Atlantic Class of 1941 Commencement Program.
July 6, 2022: Added
Lewis Class of 1928 Reunion (1977) and
Cumberland Class of 1927 Reunion (1982). Also added a short history of the
North Massena Baptist Church.
July 1, 2022: Added
F,
G,
H,
I, and
J Surnames from the Name Index to
Centennial History Book of Anita, Iowa, A Century Unfolds 1875 1975. Many thanks to Glenna Thompsen, Carolyn Key and Mary Hoegh of the Cass County Genealogical Society for transcribing!!
June 25, 2022: Updated
Danish Immigrants to Marne, adding six additional data columns and correcting a few minor errors in the original transcription. Also added
E Surnames from the Name Index to
Centennial History Book of Anita, Iowa, A Century Unfolds 1875 1975. Thanks to Mary Hoegh for transcribing!!
June 21, 2022: Updated
Danish Immigrants to Anita,
Danish Immigrants to Lewis, and
Danish Immigrants to Griswold & Wiota, adding six additional data columns and correcting a few minor errors in the original transcription. Also added
D Surnames from the Name Index to
Centennial History Book of Anita, Iowa, A Century Unfolds 1875 1975. Thanks to Mary Hoegh for transcribing!!
June 17, 2022: Added first two pages of
Brighton Twp. from the 1870 Federal Census.
June 15, 2022: Added
C Surnames from the Name Index to
Centennial History Book of Anita, Iowa, A Century Unfolds 1875 1975. Thanks again to Mary Hoegh for transcribing!!
June 1, 2022: Added complete transcription of
Union Twp. from the 1870 Federal Census.
May 24, 2022: Added
B Surnames from the Name Index to
Centennial History Book of Anita, Iowa, A Century Unfolds 1875 1975. Thanks again to Mary Hoegh for transcribing!! Also added remaining pages of
Cass Twp. from the 1860 Federal Census. The 1860 for Cass County is complete.
May 16, 2022: Added
Cass County Veterans Buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery (Dallas County). Many thanks to Conni McDaniel Hall for contributing!
May 13, 2022: Added four more pages of
Cass Twp. from the 1860 Federal Census.
May 10, 2022: Added transcription of first 7 pages of
Cass Twp. from the 1860 Federal Census.
May 9, 2022: Added
A Surnames from the Name Index to
Centennial History Book of Anita, Iowa, A Century Unfolds 1875 1975. Many thanks to Mary Hoegh for transcribing!!
April 29, 2022: Added transcription of
Bear Grove Twp. page 1 from the 1885 Iowa State Census.
April 27, 2022: Added transcriptions of the
first 3 pages of Brighton Twp. from the 1895 Iowa State Census and the
last 2 pages for Cass Co. from 1895, which holds temporary Atlantic residents/visitors and revisits for multiple townships.
April 17, 2022: Added transcription of the remainder of
Chapt. XXXIV Atlantic Township (pages 851-910) from the 1884
History of Cass County.
March 29, 2022: Added transcriptions of the
8th and
9th pages of the Turkey Grove Twp. 1860 Census. Turkey Grove Twp. is now complete. Thank you, Mary!
March 28, 2022: Added the remainder of the Atlantic Twp.
Prominent Citizens section and the
Grove City section from the 1884
History of Cass County.
March 27, 2022: Added transcriptions of
Chapter I from the 1884
History of Cass County, and the
Dedication and Preface; began reformatting this entire section to the new page design. Restored links to the
Atlantic Township pages transcribed by Deb Lightcap-Wagner. Also added
Chapter II and
Chapter III.
March 25, 2022: Added transcriptions of the
6th and
7th pages of the Turkey Grove Twp. 1860 Census. Thanks to Mary Hoegh for transcribing!
March 19, 2022: Added transcription of the Cass County entries from
The Blue Book of Optometrists for 1954 and the optometrists listed in the
1980 History of Cass County Iowa.
March 18, 2022: Added transcriptions of the Cass County entries from
The Blue Book of Optometrists and Opticians for
1914,
1920 and
1922.
March 17, 2022: Added transcriptions of the Cass County entries from R. L. Polk's
1893 Dental Register,
1896 Dental Register,
1904-05 Dental Register,
1906-07 Dental Register,
1910-11 Dental Register,
1912-13 Dental Register,
1914-15 Dental Register, and
1917 Dental Register. Also added transcriptions of the
4th and
5th pages of the Turkey Grove Twp. 1860 Census. Thanks again to Mary Hoegh for transcribing!
March 14, 2022: Reorganized the Courthouse postcard views, separating images of the two Courthouse buildings from birdseye views from the old Courthouse dome. Added views of the Atlantic
Elks Club Building,
Chestnut Street and a birdseye view of Atlantic from the
Railroad Yard contributed by David Shedlock.
March 13, 2022: Added six postcard views of three
Atlantic motels, an additional view of the
Congregational Church and a circa 1906 view of
U. S. Grant Memorial Fountain in the City Park, all contributed by David Shedlock.
March 12, 2022: Added two additional historic postcard views of the
Atlantic Post Office courtesy of David Shedlock. Thank you, David!
March 10, 2022: Added four historic postcards: a view of
Anita Main Street, two views of the
Atlantic Court House, and
Greetings from Atlantic.
March 6, 2022: Added
Physicians & Surgeons Plate 2 and
Back Cover Advertisements from the 1904 Exposition Souvenir Album, containing photos of Dr. C. V. Beaver, Dr. H. E. Campbell and Dr. Chas D. Finley. These pages were damaged/missing in the copy of the Souvenir Album originally used for transcription and scanning, but a new copy in excellent condition was recently obtained.
February 27, 2022: Added third page of
Turkey Grove Twp. from the 1860 Census. Thanks again to Mary Hoegh!
February 26, 2022: Added second page of
Atlantic City Ward 3 from the 1930 Census. Thanks again to Lisa Varnes-Rex for transcribing!
February 24, 2022: Added transcription of the first page of
Atlantic City Ward 3 from the 1930 Census. Many thanks to Lisa Varnes-Rex for volunteering to transcribe!
February 22, 2022: Added transcription of the first two pages of
Turkey Grove Twp. from the 1860 Census. Thank you to Mary Hoegh for volunteering to transcribe! Also added two unknown photos circa the late 1800's:
Unknown Atlantic Woman #1 and
Unknown Atlantic Woman #2. Please contact the
Cass County Coordinator if you can help with identification.
February 21, 2022: Added additional view of Cass County
Soldier's Monument.
February 3, 2022: Added vintage photos of
German Peace Evangelical and Reformed Church and Zion Lutheran's original
Elm St. Church building. Also added
Chapter XLIII and
Chapter LII Excerpts from
Historical Sketches of Iowa Baptists
February 1, 2022: Began transitioning to a new webpage design. Thank you in advance for your patience as pages are gradually updated.
January 25, 2022: A huge thank you to Mary Hoegh of the Cass County Genealogical Society for all her work researching the addresses of the residences and businesses shown in the 1902
The City of Atlantic, Iowa book of photos. Addresses have been added to the index in a separate column.
January 23, 2022: Added all remaining photos/views from the 1902
The City of Atlantic, Iowa book (Egbert postcards).
January 21, 2022: Added the 9 remaining photos of individual residences, plus six additional photos/views from the 1902
The City of Atlantic, Iowa book of photos (Egbert postcards).
January 18, 2022: Added 27 photos of individual residences from the 1902
The City of Atlantic, Iowa book of photos (Egbert postcards).