November 2020
Added Jonas W. & Mary (Burton) Chatburn Family History. (11/20/20)
October 2020
Updated Century & Heritage Farms list with additions for 2020. [Application forms not all online yet at Dept. of Agriculture] (10/11/20)
September 2020
Reformatted main History page and added list of town histories. (9/26/20)
Added graduates of St. Boniface School in Westphalia (1929-1955) and St. Mary's School in Portsmouth (1919-1955). (9/15/20)
Added transcription of page 7 (Harlan Township) from the 1880 Federal Census Mortality Schedule 5. Mortality Schedule 5 is complete for all of Shelby County. (9/1/20)
August 2020
Added transcription of page 5 (Town of Harlan) and Page 8 (Fairview & Monroe Twps.) from the 1880 Federal Census Mortality Schedule 5.(8/30/20)
Added transcriptions of pages 1-4 and 9-10 (Union, Grove, Jefferson, Greeley, Westphalia, Washington, Lincoln, Cass, Shelby, Page & Douglas Twps.) from the 1880 Federal Census Mortality Schedule 5, enumerating Shelby County residents who died during the year ending May 31, 1880. The remaining pages/townships are in progress and should be online soon!(8/27/20)
July 2020
Added graduates of St. Paul's School in Defiance (1930-1955). (7/10/20)
June 2020
Added 1870 Federal Census Mortality Schedule 2, enumerating Shelby County residents who died during the year ending June 1, 1870. (6/30/20)
Added 1860 Federal Census Mortality Schedule 3, enumerating Shelby County residents who died during the year ending June 1, 1860. (6/27/20)
Added Shelby County Population History, including rank among other Iowa counties. (6/24/20)
May 2020
Added Irwin Graduates (1888-1955) and Defiance Graduates (1890-1947). (5/31/20)
Added map links and GPS Coordinates to the Cemeteries page. (5/30/20)
Added map of Rose Hill Cemetery grave locations, contributed by Suzanne Rasmussen. Thank you, Suzanne! (5/21/20)
March 2020
Added one more vintage postcard of Central School, Harlan, contributed by David Shedlock. (3/21/20)
Added five vintage postcards of Harlan churches, one of Bethel Baptist Church, one of Danske Baptist Kirke, two of the Episcopal Church & Parsonage, and one of the Congregational Church. Thank you to David Shedlock! (3/20/20)
Added four vintage postcards of Harlan schools, two of Central School, one of Laurel School, and one of Park School. Thanks again to David Shedlock! (3/19/20)
January 2020
Added Historical Shelby County Legislators. (1/23/20)
Added 7 vintage postcards from the town of Shelby, including street views, Shelby Presbyterian Church, J. M. Sutton Company advertisement, and Shelby Bank receipt. Thanks again to David Shedlock! (1/22/20)
Updated Century & Heritage Farms list with additions for 2019. (1/20/20)
Added 7 vintage photos contributed by David Shedlock from his vintage Iowa postcard collection: St. Joseph's Parsonage, Earling, Kirkman Residence, Defiance Christian Church, Defiance Dutch Theme Greetings, Fifth Street, Defiance, and Danish Windmill, Elk Horn. Thank you, David! (1/17/20)
Added a new Shelby County Newspapers page which overviews the history of newspapers in Shelby county and provides links to free historical Shelby County newspaper archives online. (1/16/20)
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