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2020 Thank-you notes *Allamakee county is beautiful. Having
never visited before, after my week-long exploration from
Harpers Ferry to Dorchester, I now understand why my
people settled there for so many years. Their descendants
moved away one by one, most to the Dakotas or farther
west. I've used this website for many years, and just
wanted to let you know that I was inspired to vacation
there in good part because of the great pictures ...
Audrey, Rapid City (9/7/20) |
New or updated in November &
December 2020
| ALLAMAKEE ALBUMS - Family Albums &
Miscellaneous Photos from Allamakee county New & Updated! Love family album - from Kathy Love (11/13/20 & updated 12/12/2020 with more pics) BIRTH RECORDS *Updated! Allamakee County Births 1850-1930, compiled database; 290 "E" surnames, 500 "F" surnames, 47 "Q" surnames and 718 "W" surnames were added - from Richard O'Brien (thru-out November & December). This huge database with over 13,000 births is being formatted, additional surnames will be added as each file is ready...sf *Updated! Compiled Birth Records, added "Kelley, son", 1898 - from Joy Moore (11/11/20) CEMETERY RECORDS & Gravestone Photo Project (GPP) *Woodmansee Alert & Notes were added for Rossville cemetery - from Barb Scottston (11/11/20) CHURCH RECORDS *Updated! Norwegian Parish Records; many surnames - from T.D. Johansen (11/28/20 & 12/3/20) HISTORICAL ITEMS - Miscellaneous *Updated! The Hall Maternity Hospital page was updated with a 1934 Weymiller birth - from Connie Ellis (11/13/20) MARRIAGE RECORDS - engagements, marriages, anniversaries & divorces *Updated! Added to compiled marriages: Kenyon-Howe and Robertson-Benninghoff, both 1934 - from S. Ferrall (12/12/20) *Updated! Added to compiled marriages, Boomer-Mauch & Williams-Willis, 1898 - from Joy Moore (thru-out Nov.) *Updated! Compiled anniversary announcements, Newell, 1898 - from Joy Moore (11/11/20) MILITARY RECORDS Updated! Misc. military records & photos, added a 1911 news article & photo re: C.M. King - from S. Ferrall (12/15/20) OBITUARIES *Thank-you to our November & December contributors: Henry E. Brainard, Joy Moore, Connie Ellis, Ken Wright, Cindy Smith & Mollie Meade SCHOOL RECORDS *New & Updated school records - a lot of information from several years about the schools, teachers & graduates, all have been marked New or Updated on the index - from Cindy (Maust) Smith, Doris Anderson, Tammy (O'Hare) Kuhn and S. Ferrall (through-out November & December) SURNAME REGISTRY Kathy Love has added her research interests: Love and Fish families |
New or updated in September & October 2020
| ALLAMAKEE ALBUMS - Family Albums &
Miscellaneous Photos from Allamakee county *New! Levi F. Boardman Family Album, Harpers Ferry area - from Mollie Meade (9/26/2020) *New! Gavin Family Album, photos of a Thomas Gavin family gathering, Wexford / Harpers Ferry area - from Mollie Meade (9/23/2020 & updated 10/27/20) BIRTH RECORDS *New! Allamakee County Births 1850-1930, compiled database; surnames D, U, V, Y & Z; 2,991 names now online (A,B & C were added in August) - from Richard O'Brien (thru-out Sept). This huge database with over 13,000 births is being formatted, additional surnames will be added as each file is ready...sf MARRIAGE RECORDS - engagements, marriages, anniversaries & divorces *Updated! Added to compiled marriages, Kehr-Schneider, 1914 - from Cindy Smith (9/22/20) & Burdick-Riley, 1899 - from Joy Moore (9/28/20) *Updated! Compiled wedding announcements, 1961: O'Hare-Spiegler & Sorum-Beardmore - from 'LA' (9/11/20) MILITARY RECORDS Updated! World War I Honor Roll, adding entries for Peter & Philip Gavin, photos & info. - from Mollie Meade (10/27/2020) *Updated! The Spanish-American War Honor Roll - coordinator (9/4/20) OBITUARIES *Thank-you to our September & October obituary contributors: Regina Rieser, Ken Wright, Molly Meade, Joy Moore, S. Ferrall, Cindy (Maust) Smith & 'LA' QUERIES *Sharon Pratt has found a photo of a school-age girl labeled "Lottie Winkler", ca1890-1920 & needs help IDing her Winkler family. Reply to her query if you can help. *Mollie Meade would like help in making positive identifications of the children pictured at a Gavin family gathering. Reply to her query if you can help. *James Richmond would like help in finding out where his ancestor Nellie Ingmundson taught school in the county ca1867. Reply to his query if you have any suggestions or know where she was a teacher. SCHOOL RECORDS *New! Spring Brook / Oil Spring school, photos & data - from Mollie Meade (10/26/2020) *New & Updated school records - a lot of information from several years (1930's, 40's & 50's) about schools, teachers & graduates - from Cindy (Maust) Smith (through-out Sept. & October) SURNAME REGISTRY *Jacie Thomsen has updated her email contact address for surnames Cassidy and Moore surnames (10/27/20) |
New or updated in July & August 2020
| ALLAMAKEE ALBUMS - Family Albums &
Miscellaneous Photos from Allamakee county *New! A group of men pose for a vintage photo, all are ID'ed - from Matthew Whalen (8/30/2020) BIOGRAPHIES (A-H * I-Z) - from miscellaneous sources other than those included in the various bio databases on this website *New! Biography of Jane (Coyle) Harkins Kringle & Azel Pratt - from Patricia Bollozos (7/5/20 & 8/6/20) BIRTH RECORDS *New! Allamakee County Births 1850-1930, compiled database; surnames A, B & C (2,040 names) now online - from Richard O'Brien (8/24/20) This huge database with over 13,000 births is being formatted, additional surnames will be added as each file is ready...sf CEMETERY RECORDS & Gravestone Photo Project (GPP) *Woodmansee Alerts & Notes were added for New Albin City & Spaulding cemetery - from S. Ferrall (thru-out July) CHURCH RECORDS *Updated! Added an interior photo of St. Joseph's Catholic, New Albin - from Mark Lanning (7/6/20) DEATH RECORDS *Updated database! Added the 1907 records of the Harris Funeral Home, including additional info. from Iowa Death Certificates for 1904-1907 - from S. Ferrall (8/31/20) HISTORICAL ITEMS - Miscellaneous *Updated! The Allamakee co. Peace Officer page, added additional info. & photos - coordinator (7/28/20) MARRIAGE RECORDS - marriages, anniversaries & divorces *Added to compiled marriages: 1936 Irvin-Funk, 1940 Howes-Kilpatrick & Sherman-Roth, 1947 Steiber-Maust and anniversary records: Bock & Thoma, 1921; and Maust, 1964 - from Cindy (Maust) Smith & S. Ferrall (thruout July) MILITARY RECORDS *Updated! The World War II Honor Roll - coordinator (7/21/20) OBITUARIES *A longer obit for Charles R. Gramlich was posted by Joy Moore *Thank-you to our July & August obituary contributors: Reid R. Johnson, Joy Moore, Cindy (Maust) Smith, S. Ferrall & Ken Wright QUERIES *Matthew Whalen needs ID's for a photo of 4 young ladies and a photo of children (likely siblings). Reply to the queries if you can ID any of them *Liz Stewart needs your help in determining where her grandmother, Nora (Gallagher) Hector, taught school ca1900-1905. Reply to her Query if you can help ID the school or any of the children. NOTE: this query was partially answered 11/2020. SCHOOL RECORDS *Added a photo of an unknown school & schoolchildren. Possibly Hanover or Waukon vicinity. ID's needed (see also related query) - from Liz Stewart (8/10/20) |
New or updated in May & June 2020
| BIOGRAPHIES (A-H * I-Z) - from
miscellaneous sources other than those included in the
various bio databases on this website *New! Biography of Thomas G. Orr - from S. Ferrall (6/20/20) *New! Biography of Isabelle (Stewart) Bowen - from Patricia Bollozos (6/9/20) CEMETERY RECORDS & Gravestone Photo Project (GPP) *Woodmansee Alerts & Notes were added for Postville (Areas A, B, C, D, F & G), - from Richard O'Brien, S. Ferrall & Stacy Deering Tharp (5/11/20) HISTORICAL ITEMS - Miscellaneous *Updated! New Albin photos, pg 2, added a vintage photo of the Meyer Meat Market - from Mark Lanning (6/18/20) OBITUARIES *Thank-you to our May & June obituary contributors: Norma Gaertner, S. Ferrall, Cindy Maust Smith, Joy Moore, Henry E. Brainard, Ken Johnson, Connie L. Ellis & 'LA' PERSONAL WEBSITES with Allamakee co. connections *James Richmond has developed a Cavers Family History website. "My great granduncle Adam Cavers and his wife Caroline Ingmundson lived in Village Creek for a number of years." - added 6/21/2020 QUERIES *Connie K. is hoping someone will help with her DNA matches for Asle Olson & Steffen Steffenson, both buried Old West Paint Creek. If you can help, please reply to her query or contact her direct at the email address given in her query (posted 6/28/2020) |
New or updated in March & April 2020
| ALLAMAKEE ALBUMS - Family Albums &
Miscellaneous Photos from Allamakee county *Identified! A photo of an unknown gathering originally posted to the Query board was ID'ed by Doris Anderson! See Ericson Album - from Doris Anderson (4/2/20) BIOGRAPHY COLLECTIONS *The "Nursing Home Resident Bios" database is now complete for the years 1972 thru 1975. All of the 1975 bios were added, plus one from 1977 - from S. Ferrall (3/26/20) BIOGRAPHIES (A-H * I-Z) - from miscellaneous sources other than those included in the various bio databases on this website *New! Biographies of James Peter Spence, Anna M. (Welch) Stilwell, Nathaniel A. Beebe, Mr. & Mrs. Edw. Teeling (+pic), Landolin Haas (+pic), James Deviney, Eva M. (Pettit) Jones Gould, Charles B. Churchill, Samuel G. Denison & Martin Sykes - from Patricia Bollozos (thru-out April) CEMETERY RECORDS & Gravestone Photo Project (GPP) *Woodmansee Alerts & Notes were added for Oakland Main cemetery - from Richard O'Brien & S. Ferrall (4/5/20) CHURCH RECORDS *Updated! Norwegian Parish Records; surnames Sorum, Sandvold, Bakke, Moan, Digre, Jacobson & Johnson - from T.D. Johansen (thru-out March/April) HISTORICAL ITEMS - Miscellaneous New database! Penitentiary incarcerations of residents & selected additional info.; 1879-1919 - from S. Ferrall (3/9/20) MARRIAGE RECORDS - marriages, anniversaries & divorces *Added to compiled marriages: Beeman-Creglow, 1901; Prescott-Fellows, 1901 - from Joy Moore (thru-out March) MILITARY RECORDS *Updated! The World War II Honor Roll - coordinator (4/15/20) OBITUARIES *Longer obits for Richard Peters, Chantele Snitker & Carolyn Thorsten were added to those previously posted - from D. Cunningham *Additional obits or death notices for were added to those previously posted for Mike Howard, Henry Dayton & Ella Fellows - from Joy Moore *Thank-you to our March & April obituary contributors: Ken Wright, S. Ferrall, Joy Moore & D. Cunningham SCHOOL RECORDS *Updated! Hanson school #4, Makee twp., schoolchildren pic, other photos, teacher list & more - from Norma (Bulman) Gaertner (4/15/20) SURNAME REGISTRY *Greg Stull has updated his email address, researching STULL family (4/15/20) |
New or updated in February 2020
| CEMETERY RECORDS & Gravestone Photo
Project (GPP) *Woodmansee Alerts & Notes were added for English Bench & Lycurgus cemeteries - from Richard O'Brien & S. Ferrall CHURCH RECORDS *Updated! Norwegian Parish Records; surnames Bidne, Gulrud & Hilmo - from T.D. Johansen (2/07/20) MILITARY RECORDS *Updated! Misc. military letters & news articles, added a 1945 article about Allamakee co. POW's (includes a photo of DuWayne Bulman) - from S. Ferrall (2/8/20) *Updated! The World War II Honor Roll - coordinator (2/8/20) OBITUARIES *Additional obits for Frances V. Blake, Lillian Christianson, Edmond White & Margaret Wacker were added to a previously posted obits - from D. Cunningham (2/22/20 & 2/25/20) *Thank-you to our February obituary contributors: Joy Moore, S. Ferrall, Cheryl L. Moonen & D. Cunninngham |
New or updated in January 2020
| BIRTH RECORDS Updated! Hall Maternity Hospital, added Wheat (1927), Groezinger (1931), Keenan (1932), Nelson (1935), Tousley (1935 & '37), Theis & Sweeney (1946), Lippe (1949) - from Connie Ellis & S. Ferrall (01/30/20) CEMETERY RECORDS & Gravestone Photo Project (GPP) *Added several Research Alerts & Woodmansee Notes for Oakland - St. John's Addition, Lycurgus & Faegre Prairie cemeteries - from Richard O'Brien (1/2/20) HISTORICAL ITEMS - Miscellaneous *Updated! Hall Maternity Hospital - see what names were added (above) in Birth Records - from Connie Ellis & S. Ferrall (01/30/20) LI'L BITS - misc. records *Updated! "Information Wanted" ads placed in Irish newspapers; surnames added: Crosby, McLaughlin, Murphy Bresnehan, Lambe & Donahey - from S. Ferrall (1/18/20) MARRIAGE RECORDS - marriages, anniversaries & divorces *Added to compiled anniversaries, Mr. & Mrs. O. Ferris, 1902 - from Joy Moore (1/27/20) *Added to compiled marriages: Roffman-Gordon, 1943 - from LA (1/27/20) *Added to compiled anniversaries, Mr. & Mrs. A.C. Harrington, 36th and Mr. & Mrs. Fred E. Gordon, 40th, both 1942 - from LA (1/18/20) *Added to compiled marriages: Graves-Ellefson & Norton-Farrell, both 1875 - from Cheryl Locher Moonen (1/2/20) OBITUARIES *Thank-you to our January obituary contributors: D. Cunningham, Reid R. Johnson, S. Ferrall, Cheryl Moonen, Joy Moore & 'LA' |
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