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==== National Archives at Kansas City, Missouri<br> ==== | ==== National Archives at Kansas City, Missouri<br> ==== | ||
[[Image:Kansas-city3-l.jpg|right|175px|Kansas-city3-l.jpg]][[National Archives at Kansas City|National Archives at Kansas City, Missouri]]<br>400 West Pershing Road<br>Kansas City, MO 64108<br>Telephone: 816-268-8000<br> | [[Image:Kansas-city3-l.jpg|right|175px|Kansas-city3-l.jpg]][[National Archives at Kansas City|National Archives at Kansas City, Missouri]]<br>400 West Pershing Road<br>Kansas City, MO 64108<br>Telephone: 816-268-8000<br>[mailto:kansascity.archives@nara.gov/ Email] <br>[http://www.archives.gov/kansas-city/ Website]<br><br> | ||
:The National Archives at Kansas City, Missouri has the records of regional federal courts and offices for '''Iowa''', Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, including: | :The National Archives at Kansas City, Missouri has the records of regional federal courts and offices for '''Iowa''', Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, including: | ||
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==== Newberry Library<br> ==== | ==== Newberry Library<br> ==== | ||
[[Newberry Library]] [[Image:Newberry Library.jpg|right|175px|Newberry Library.jpg]] <br> 60 West Waltron Street<br> Chicago, IL 60610<br> Telephone: 312-255-3512<br> | [[Newberry Library]] [[Image:Newberry Library.jpg|right|175px|Newberry Library.jpg]] <br> 60 West Waltron Street<br> Chicago, IL 60610<br> Telephone: 312-255-3512<br>[mailto:genealogy@newberry.orgreference/ Email]<br>[http://www.newberry.org/ Website] <br><br> | ||
:A large Chicago repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records '''some from Iowa''', the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and the British Isles.<ref>[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy-and-local-history Genealogy and Local History] in ''The Newberry'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> They have over 17,000 printed genealogies. The collection is noteworthy for its colonial America, especially New England holdings. They have church, town, and county histories from all parts of the United States, Canada, and the British Isles. This includes a comprehensive set of New England town histories, and strong collection of county histories from the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states. Their Civil War unit histories collection is one of the best.<ref name="DB39">Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.</ref> This library has research guides on various subjects related to genealogy and library holdings cataloged from 1978. See | :A large Chicago repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records '''some from Iowa''', the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and the British Isles.<ref>[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy-and-local-history Genealogy and Local History] in ''The Newberry'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> They have over 17,000 printed genealogies. The collection is noteworthy for its colonial America, especially New England holdings. They have church, town, and county histories from all parts of the United States, Canada, and the British Isles. This includes a comprehensive set of New England town histories, and strong collection of county histories from the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states. Their Civil War unit histories collection is one of the best.<ref name="DB39">Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.</ref> This library has research guides on various subjects related to genealogy and library holdings cataloged from 1978. See | ||
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:'''''Des Moines Center''''' | :'''''Des Moines Center''''' | ||
[[Image:State_Historical_Society_Iowa.JPG|thumb|right|200px| State Historical Society Iowa, Des Moines]] | [[Image:State_Historical_Society_Iowa.JPG|thumb|right|200px| State Historical Society Iowa, Des Moines]] | ||
:Library and Archives<br>600 East Locust<br>Des Moines, Iowa, 50319<br>Telephone: 515-281-6200 (Library)<br> | :Library and Archives<br>600 East Locust<br>Des Moines, Iowa, 50319<br>Telephone: 515-281-6200 (Library)<br> [https://iowaculture.gov/history/research/collections/ Website]<br> | ||
::Biggest collection of county records on microfilm, including book, manuscripts, and periodicals—the starting place for Iowa genealogists.<ref name="DB45">Dollarhide and Bremer, 45.</ref><br><br> | ::Biggest collection of county records on microfilm, including book, manuscripts, and periodicals—the starting place for Iowa genealogists.<ref name="DB45">Dollarhide and Bremer, 45.</ref><br><br> | ||
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:'''''Iowa City Center''''' | :'''''Iowa City Center''''' | ||
[[Image:SHSI_Iowa_City.jpg|thumb|right|200px| State Historical Society Iowa, Iowa City]] | [[Image:SHSI_Iowa_City.jpg|thumb|right|200px| State Historical Society Iowa, Iowa City]] | ||
:Centennial Building<br>State Historical Society of Iowa (Iowa City)<br>402 Iowa Avenue<br>Iowa City, Iowa, 52240-1806<br>Telephone: 319-335-3916 (Library)<br> | :Centennial Building<br>State Historical Society of Iowa (Iowa City)<br>402 Iowa Avenue<br>Iowa City, Iowa, 52240-1806<br>Telephone: 319-335-3916 (Library)<br> [https://iowaculture.gov/history/research/collections/ Website]<br> | ||
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::Not a repeat of Des Moines—this is an outstanding set of records for genealogists.<ref name="DB45" /> The Special Collections rooms of the facilities include manuscript records of the state, government records, photographs, newspapers, and more. They also have family histories in book and manuscript form.<br><br> | ::Not a repeat of Des Moines—this is an outstanding set of records for genealogists.<ref name="DB45" /> The Special Collections rooms of the facilities include manuscript records of the state, government records, photographs, newspapers, and more. They also have family histories in book and manuscript form.<br><br> | ||
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[[File:IowaGenealogicalSociety.jpg|350px|right]] | [[File:IowaGenealogicalSociety.jpg|350px|right]] | ||
Iowa Genealogical Society<br>628 E. Grand<br> Des Moines, IA 50309<br>Telephone: 515-276-0287<br>E-mail: [mailto:igs@iowagenealogy.org igs@iowagenealogy.org]<br> | Iowa Genealogical Society<br>628 E. Grand<br> Des Moines, IA 50309<br>Telephone: 515-276-0287<br>E-mail: [mailto:igs@iowagenealogy.org igs@iowagenealogy.org]<br>[[http://www.iowagenealogy.org Iowa Genealogical Society] | ||
:Many of the works found here are cannot be found anywhere else, including published genealogies, periodicals, histories, county indexes and unpublished family histories. This is one of the largest societies in America with important publications of indexes, abstracts, and county records from all over Iowa. They have also collected material from states contributing to Iowa's population such as Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, and New England.<ref name="DB45" /> | :Many of the works found here are cannot be found anywhere else, including published genealogies, periodicals, histories, county indexes and unpublished family histories. This is one of the largest societies in America with important publications of indexes, abstracts, and county records from all over Iowa. They have also collected material from states contributing to Iowa's population such as Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, and New England.<ref name="DB45" /> | ||