Woodbury County Iowa Genealogy

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"Woodbury County was established and boundaries defined by Chapter 9 of the laws of the Third General Assembly, approved January 15, 1851. The name given it by that act of the Legislature was “Wahkaw”. The name “Wahkaw” is from the Sioux Indian language and means ‘big medicine’. Fifty counties were created in Iowa by that act."


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Woodbury County Court House

The Woodbury County Courthouse.

 In 1973, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1996. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodbury_County_Courthouse


 

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NOTE THE CHANGE OF MEETING PLACE THIS MONTH

Woodbury County Genealogical Meeting Notice

Saturday, 12 October 2024

10AM to 12 Noon

Place:
Faith United Presbyterian Church
4327 Morningside Ave
Sioux City, Iowa 51106

Program:
England Church Records We will look at the history of records and why they were created. We will also look at where they are collected and how to find them.

Free and open to public, bring a friend






Old to new street names from the 1932 City Directory


Everything you want to know about tombstones. http://www.sculptor.org/cemeteries/HeadstoneInscriptions.htm 

Adoptions Queries and links

BMD (Birth Marriage Death)

The Daily Reporter - Marriage -Divorce 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919,1920, 1921, and 1927

Cemetery List

Central High School

History

International African American Museum (IAAM) web site Center for Family History http://www.iaamuseum.org

Lookup Volunteers

Marriages 1881 - 1899

Military

List of Pensioners 1883

Newspaper list

Resource List

Townships

What's New

Woodbury County Cities of the Past

Woodbury County Genealogical Society

Woodbury County History

Woodbury County Physicians' Directory

Woodbury County Directory of Optometrists and Opticians for 1920


Woodbury County Coordinator

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