November 24, 2020: Added
Index to
A Century of Memories, Cumberland, Iowa 1884 1984.
October 11, 2020: Updated
Century Farms list with 2020 Heritage and Century Farm additions. (Application forms not all online yet at Dept. of Agriculture)
October 6, 2020: Added index to
A Glimpse of the Past: Lewis, Iowa.
August 4, 2020: Added transcription of the teaching experience/record of
Golda Watkins, who taught in various Cass County schools from 1913-1954. Also added 2 photos of
Bear Grove Dist. No. 5 Schoolhouse after it had been moved to the Cass County Fairgrounds. Added 4 additional
1906 Compendium Biographies (Campbell).
July 29, 2020: Added 3 additional
1906 Compendium Biographies (Macomber, Mackrill, Marker).
July 19, 2020: Added 9 additional
1906 Compendium Biographies (Gibson through Grubb). All "G surname bios from the 1906 Compendium have now been transcribed.
July 19, 2020: Added
1880 Federal Census Mortality Schedule 5, enumerating Cass County residents who died during the year ending May 31, 1880.
July 12, 2020: Added 5 additional
1906 Compendium Biographies (Bruce, Bryant, Bryant, Burke and Burnea). All "B" surname bios from the 1906 Compendium have now been transcribed.
June 26, 2020: Added
1860 Federal Census Mortality Schedule 3, enumerating Cass County residents who died during the year ending June 1, 1860, and
1870 Federal Census Mortality Schedule 2, enumerating Cass County residents who died during the year ending June 1, 1870.
June 18, 2020: Added vintage photo of
"Lone Tree" School, Bear Grove Dist. No. 5, circa March 1935-May 1937 .
June 16, 2020: Added vintage photos of
Annie Tibken and
Doris Eppelsheimer.
June 13, 2020: Added
Cass County Population History, including rank among other Iowa counties.
May 27, 2020: Added the
1889 Wedding Program for the marriage of Lauritz Carstens & Marie Nielsen at the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in Atlantic.
May 23, 2020: Added lists of
1979 Deaths,
1982 Deaths and
1986 Deaths extracted from
Atlantic News Telegraph "Local Chronology".
May 12, 2020: Added lists of
1976 Deaths and
1981 Deaths extracted from
Atlantic News Telegraph "Local Chronology". Also added transcription of
1887 Atlantic High School Graduation Program.
May 10, 2020: Added list of
1974 Deaths extracted from "Local Chronology of 1974",
Atlantic News Telegraph.
April 13, 2020: Added index to
100 Year History of Griswold, Iowa 1879-1979.
April 10, 2020: Added index to
History of Wiota, Iowa 1873 1973.
March 25, 2020: Added 8 photo postcards contributed by David Shedlock:
Wiota Main Street,
Wiota School Auditorium, two
Wiota Greetings,
View of Anita from South Hill, two of
Atlantic Municipal Pool, one of
Willard Sibcy.
March 8, 2020: Added transcription of all remaining pages of the
1856 Iowa State Census for Cass Township.
March 2, 2020: Added complete transcription of the
1856 Iowa State Census for Turkey Township.
February 20, 2020: Added complete transcription of the
1856 Iowa State Census for Pymosa Township.
February 3, 2020: Added index to
Historical Lewis by Pauline Franklin.
January 29, 2020: Updated the
Newspaper page with additional info, including links to digitized Anita and Griswold papers.
January 20, 2020: Added seven
1882 History of Western Iowa biographies of individuals who lived in Cass County at one time, but relocated to Harrison, Monona or Woodbury. Also added
Historical Cass County Legislators.
January 18, 2020: Updated
Century Farms list with Heritage Farms and 2019 Century Farm additions.
January 11, 2020: Added 12 additional vintage photo postcards contributed by David Shedlock: 8 from
Griswold (American Legion, Christian Church, LACO Plant, Park, Presbyterian Church, Unknown Family, 2 of Main Street West), one from
Cumberland, one from
Marne, one of
Chris Brown Barn at Anita and one of
Massena Garage.