Genealogy Search Resources
Search genealogy databases, historical records, census data and family history resources.
- State Archives of Iowa HoldingsContains records of enduring value created or collected by state agencies, including government and military documents, papers from past governors
- State of Iowa Historical Society Libraries and Special CollectionsBooks, periodicals, newspapers, county government records, census materials and manuscript, audio visual and map collections
- State Historical Society of Iowa Des Moines LibraryCounty records available on microfilm, such as marriage, birth and death records, naturalization papers and land deeds
- Iowa State Archives and Libraries SearchResources for genealogists to research family history, search births, marriages and deaths
- Fire Insurance Maps of Iowa Cities and TownsState Historical Society offers these historical sources of documentation for hundreds of Iowa communities over the past century
- State Historical Society of Iowa Online CatalogResearch the collections on the University of Iowa Info Hawk catalog database, including archived newspapers
- Iowa State University Archives for Women in Science and EngineeringReview the special collections list of historical records, listen to oral history interviews
- USGenWeb Archives IowaSearch the IA GenWeb project surname list, find research links to government materials, cemeteries, vital records and maps
- National Archives Central Plains Region for IowaKansas City facility has extensive microfilm holdings, such as, population censuses, military service records, pension applications and land...
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