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===== Published Records===== | ===== Published Records===== | ||
These records can be found in book form or on the Internet. To locate cemetery books visit the library in the county or town where your ancestor died. A good source to locate published cemetery records is the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search | These records can be found in book form or on the Internet. To locate cemetery books visit the library in the county or town where your ancestor died. A good source to locate published cemetery records is the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] and [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat]. | ||
Cemetery [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombstone tombstones], or [[Sexton Records|sexton's records]], may give birth and death dates, age at death, name of spouse, names of children, and maiden names. Less often, they contain birth places. Tombstones may have [http://genealogy.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.angelfire.com%2Fky2%2Fcemetery%2Freid.html symbols] or [http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/grave.shtml insignias] indicating military service and social or religious affiliations. There are also [http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/grave_symbols.shtml abbreviations] that gives clues when deciphered. Also family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby. [http://www.gravestonestudies.org/faq.htm The Association of Gravestone Studies (AGS)] has recommendations on the treatment and care of tombstones when needing to make inscriptions more visible. There are several major collections of [[Iowa]] cemetery records created by various organizations that transcribed tombstones and sexton’s records. Not all cemetery records are computerized and the records may be recorded on [http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/articles/cards.html "lot" cards]. | Cemetery [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombstone tombstones], or [[Sexton Records|sexton's records]], may give birth and death dates, age at death, name of spouse, names of children, and maiden names. Less often, they contain birth places. Tombstones may have [http://genealogy.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.angelfire.com%2Fky2%2Fcemetery%2Freid.html symbols] or [http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/grave.shtml insignias] indicating military service and social or religious affiliations. There are also [http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/grave_symbols.shtml abbreviations] that gives clues when deciphered. Also family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby. [http://www.gravestonestudies.org/faq.htm The Association of Gravestone Studies (AGS)] has recommendations on the treatment and care of tombstones when needing to make inscriptions more visible. There are several major collections of [[Iowa]] cemetery records created by various organizations that transcribed tombstones and sexton’s records. Not all cemetery records are computerized and the records may be recorded on [http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/articles/cards.html "lot" cards]. | ||
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Thousands of cemetery locations can be found at [http://www.lat-long.com/ListLocations-1-Iowa-Cemetery.html Iowa: Cemetery Locations.] | Thousands of cemetery locations can be found at [http://www.lat-long.com/ListLocations-1-Iowa-Cemetery.html Iowa: Cemetery Locations.] | ||
A project to locate all cemeteries in Iowa is published in Iowa Cemetery Locations. <ref>''Iowa Cemetery Locations: Regions 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1, 2, and 5''. 8 vols. Des Moines, Iowa: Iowa Genealogical Society, 1990. (Family History Library book 977.7 V3i)</ref> Each volume of this series covers one region and includes county maps showing cemetery locations. Many of the cemetery records listed have been published by the Iowa Genealogical Society and are available at the [[Introduction to the | A project to locate all cemeteries in Iowa is published in Iowa Cemetery Locations. <ref>''Iowa Cemetery Locations: Regions 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1, 2, and 5''. 8 vols. Des Moines, Iowa: Iowa Genealogical Society, 1990. (Family History Library book 977.7 V3i)</ref> Each volume of this series covers one region and includes county maps showing cemetery locations. Many of the cemetery records listed have been published by the Iowa Genealogical Society and are available at the [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]]. Many cemetery records are published in periodicals. See the [[Iowa Periodicals|Iowa Periodicals]] for indexes to major periodicals. | ||
Use the Keyword Search feature on catalog drop down menu of the [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog%7C | Use the Keyword Search feature on catalog drop down menu of the [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog%7C FamilySearch Catalog] to find more records under: | ||
::*IOWA - CEMETERIES | ::*IOWA - CEMETERIES | ||