The "Wahkaw" is the
quarterly publication of the Woodbury County (Iowa) Genealogical Society. If
you are interested in a copy with the topics below, please send the date
below along with $2.50 (US$) for a single issue, add $1.25 (US$) for postage
and handling to: Woodbury County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 624 Sioux
City, IA 51102-0624.
There is also available:
THE WAHKAW Surname Index,
1981-1989 in a single bound volume, 272 pages for $20.00 (US$), add $3.50
(US$) for postage and handling.
THE WAHKAW Surname Index,
1990-1999 in a single bound volume, 150 pages for $17.00 (US$), add $2.50
(US$) for postage and handling.
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- THE WAHKAW TABLE OF CONTENTS
- VOLUME XVII #2 SUMMER 1998
- PAGE SUBJECT
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Table of Contents
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President's message by Janet Jolin General Meeting Program Calendar for
July-Aug-Sep
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"History Coming Alive!" by Tom Beauvais Titanic Newspaper
Clippings from the old Sioux City Tribune of April 19-24,
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1912
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"A Tribute to Heroism" by Rev George Edward Lewis of
Canton, SD (1912)
- 6
TITANIC Newspaper Clippings from the old Sioux City Tribune of
April 23, 1912. "Last Act an Effort to Save little Girl"
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and
"Prominent Witnesses now before TITANIC Inquirers".
- 7.
Women Who were Saved from Watery Grave.
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"Out of the Past" by Louise Zerschling- Sioux City Journal
Sept 14, 1968. "Twelve
Victims of Titanic have Combined
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Wealth of $191,000,000" from
Sioux City Journal of April 23, 1912.
- 9
"Woodbury County rebinds precious old records" by
Judi Hazlett of the Sioux City Journal -- May 30, 1998.
- 10-13 "A Brief
History of Cemeteries" by Joel Gazis-Sax--from the internet
by Earl Belt of WCGS.
- 14-19 Edited version
of "A Browers Collection of Epitaphs" by
Richard Lupu and Joel Gazis-Sax pulled from the Internet by Earl
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Belt of
WCGS, Internet address listed in article.
- 20-22 "Dry Run
for the Dowsers" source unknown.
- 23
5th Annual Genealogical Institute of Mid-America July
13-16, 1998 - Springfield Illinois.
- 24-25 "Old
North Sioux Graveyard tells story of early tragedies" by
Paula Damon of the Sioux City Journal date unknown.
- 26-27
"Tombstone Hunters tramp through Pastures, and old
Cemeteries during Genealogy Research" (source and date
- unknown.
"National Archives destroys collection of historic records" from
Sioux City Journal -- April 25, 1998.
- 28-29
"Descendants coverage on Gayer farm" from Marge Harmelink - from
S.C. Journal Aug 18, 1992.
- 30-31 "Floyd
Flood Hero Honored" by Bill Zahren from S.C. Journal of August 18,
1992.
- 32-33 Iowa
Genealogical Society - Membership Form
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List of 1998 Officers and Committees--Membership form
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Notice: THE NEW SALES PAGE
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1853 Iowa Map with Woodbury County shown as it was originally
named: "WAHKAW"