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* LOCAL/FAMILY HISTORY DEPT. * DONNELLSON PUBLIC LIBRARY * 500 PARK AVE. * DONNELLSON, IA * 52625 |
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"The Genealogy Department has a huge amount of information on
cemeteries as well as obits from not only Lee County but also the
contiguous counties of Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson and Van
Buren and local Missouri and Illinois. In order to research
family trees, the department has Ancestry.com at its fingertips,
microfilms of newspapers from Keokuk, Ft. Madison, and Donnellson;
birth and marriage records; census and ship lists and German and
English research aids, and family files and albums. Volunteer
members can assist with research and provide family group sheets
to organize the information on each family." Click on the
highlights index for more information
The MAK project is a collection of family trees begun by Mary Alma Powers Kay being kept in Personal Ancestral Files (PAF files.) Many of the more than 65,000 names found in the files have very little information, while others are quite extensive. Some of the files date back to pre-Revolutionary War. It is our intent to build on these family trees with solid information found or provided by family members. There are three volumes containing 1454 pages of Indexes of the names found in the PAF files accessible to the public. For inquiries into family members who may be listed see INQUIRE
Area History
"Volunteer members have done area research on various topics of
interest including early settlements in the area as well as
historical events. Historical articles will be added to this site
as they become available. Click on the highlights index for
available articles."
Bickel Collection
"The Genealogy Department now has a gold mine of information from
old newspapers and photographs in a collection known as the Bickel
Collection. This collection contains 33 volumes and has
information from A to Z. Each volume has its own title and all
books are indexed for easy retrieval of specific information. The
entire collection has been a wonderful addition thanks to the
Keokuk and Montrose libraries. Examples of titles are Civil War,
Indians, Pioneers, Mormons, just to name a few."
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Vital Records
"This section is a work in progress transcribing data from
old marriage books and court records and lists county
marriages from 1837-1921. The records are listed by
groom, bride, and date of marriage. If a name is not
listed, please forward them and they will be added to the
list. Please click on INDEX for available records."
"In addition to the research materials listed above, the Genealogy
Department has volumes of reference materials such as old business directories, old telephone books, atlases (1874, 1896 and 1916), old plat books, scrapbooks, town and community files, church records and information, as well as historical sketches and photographs. Click on the index to find some of the information on file. Abandoned Towns Lee County Schoolhouses
"In Lee County there were 125 schoolhouses in 15 townships. The rural
schoolhouse era has long past but there are still many who have fond
memories of their time going to school at these small buildings.
Therefore, volunteers of the Genealogy Department have taken on this
project to write about as many schools as possible. Ten of those
schools, so far, have had their stories told. Please click on INDEX
to see those stories. If anyone has any information or photos about a
school, please forward that information to
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the Donnellson Library Genealogy Department, 500 Park St., Donnellson,
IA 52625, ATTN: Diane Kruse.
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Atlas Maps Let us do Research for You _
we are unable to research the Keokuk or Ft Madison cities.
We invite you to E-Mail us with your requests. We will do a quick look-up to see
if we can help you. We will then email you with the approximate cost of doing
the research. Contact us if you would like our assistance.
Please be specific about the information you are seeking!
Please include all of the information that you have so we don't waste time
duplicating your research. You may fill out the
INFORMATION sheet and mail it to the above address.
Please be specific about the information you are seeking!
Please include all of the information that you have so we don't waste time
duplicating your research.
Research Fee of $6 for the first hour of research and $5 for each additional
hour. Copy and Postage fees are extra.
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