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Iowa Published Church Records | |||
Periodicals have published records of many Iowa churches. These are referenced in the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) described in the "[[Iowa Periodicals|Periodicals]]" page. Many denominations have collected and stored their records in central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located: | Periodicals have published records of many Iowa churches. These are referenced in the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) described in the "[[Iowa Periodicals|Periodicals]]" page. Many denominations have collected and stored their records in central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located: | ||
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The Wartburg Theological Seminary has Lutheran records from Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and upper Michigan. Many of the records in this repository can be borrowed for a small fee. For a list of some of the records, see: | The Wartburg Theological Seminary has Lutheran records from Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and upper Michigan. Many of the records in this repository can be borrowed for a small fee. For a list of some of the records, see: | ||
*''ALC Congregations on Microfilm.'' <ref>ALC Archives. ''ALC Congregations on Microfilm.'' Dubuque, Iowa: The Archives, [197-?]. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=269930&amp;amp;disp=ALC+congregations+on+microfilm%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 fiche 6330690–93].) </ref>The list is alphabetical by state and then by city. Fiche 6330690 has records from Iowa. | *''ALC Congregations on Microfilm.'' <ref>ALC Archives. ''ALC Congregations on Microfilm.'' Dubuque, Iowa: The Archives, [197-?]. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=269930&amp;amp;amp;disp=ALC+congregations+on+microfilm%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 fiche 6330690–93].) </ref>The list is alphabetical by state and then by city. Fiche 6330690 has records from Iowa. | ||
*''American Lutheran Church Shelf List Index to Their Church Records'' <ref>''American Lutheran Church Shelf List Index to Their Church Records'' ''Microfilmed as of 1987''. N. p., 1988. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=437527&amp;amp;disp=American+Lutheran+Church+shelf+list+inde%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 book 973 K2aL]) </ref> | *''American Lutheran Church Shelf List Index to Their Church Records'' <ref>''American Lutheran Church Shelf List Index to Their Church Records'' ''Microfilmed as of 1987''. N. p., 1988. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=437527&amp;amp;amp;disp=American+Lutheran+Church+shelf+list+inde%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 book 973 K2aL]) </ref> | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iamusca2/index.html St. Peter's Lutheran Church], Montpelier Twp, has Baptism and Death records online. | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iamusca2/index.html St. Peter's Lutheran Church], Montpelier Twp, has Baptism and Death records online. | ||
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You can find two of the library’s collections in: | You can find two of the library’s collections in: | ||
*''Iowa Churches: A File at the Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa'' <ref>''Iowa Churches: A File at the Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=44827&amp;amp;disp=Iowa+churches%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 films 956387–417].) </ref>This file consists of church histories, anniversary programs, and newspaper clippings. It is arranged by towns or by the name of the church. | *''Iowa Churches: A File at the Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa'' <ref>''Iowa Churches: A File at the Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=44827&amp;amp;amp;disp=Iowa+churches%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 films 956387–417].) </ref>This file consists of church histories, anniversary programs, and newspaper clippings. It is arranged by towns or by the name of the church. | ||
*''Ministerial Biographies: A File in the Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa'' <ref>''Ministerial Biographies: A File in the Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=43828&amp;amp;disp=Ministerial+biographies%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 films 956418–42].) </ref>These films contain biographies, mainly of Methodist ministers. | *''Ministerial Biographies: A File in the Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa'' <ref>''Ministerial Biographies: A File in the Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=43828&amp;amp;amp;disp=Ministerial+biographies%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 films 956418–42].) </ref>These films contain biographies, mainly of Methodist ministers. | ||
=== Presbyterian === | === Presbyterian === | ||
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[http://www.arch.pvt.k12.ia.us/Archives/index.html Archdiocese of Dubuque]<br>Archdiocesan Center<br>1229 Mt Loretta Ave.<br>Dubuque, IA 52004-0479<br>Phone: (563) 556-2580 | [http://www.arch.pvt.k12.ia.us/Archives/index.html Archdiocese of Dubuque]<br>Archdiocesan Center<br>1229 Mt Loretta Ave.<br>Dubuque, IA 52004-0479<br>Phone: (563) 556-2580 | ||
The diocese includes the counties of: [[Allamakee County, Iowa|Allamakee]], [[Benton County, Iowa|Benton]], [[Black Hawk County, Iowa|Black Hawk]], [[Bremer County, Iowa|Bremer]], [[Buchanan County, Iowa|Buchanan]], [[Butler County, Iowa|Butler]], [[Cerro Gordo County, Iowa|Cerro Gordo]], [[Chickasaw County, Iowa|Chickasaw]], [[Clayton County, Iowa|Clayton]], [[Delaware County, Iowa|Delaware]], [[Dubuque County, Iowa|Dubuque]], [[Fayette County, Iowa|Fayette]], [[Floyd County, Iowa|Floyd]], [[Franklin County, Iowa|Franklin]], [[Grundy County, Iowa|Grundy]], [[Hamilton County, Iowa|Hamilton]], [[Hancock County, Iowa|Hancock]], [[Hardin County, Iowa|Hardin]], [[Howard County, Iowa|Howard]], [[Jackson County, Iowa|Jackson]], [[Jones County, Iowa|Jones]], [[Linn County, Iowa|Linn]], [[Marshall County, Iowa|Marshall]], [[Mitchell County, Iowa|Mitchell]], [[Story County, Iowa|Story]], [[Tama County, Iowa|Tama]], [[Winnebago County, Iowa|Winnebago]], [[Winneshiek County, Iowa|Winneshiek]], [[Worth County, Iowa|Worth]], and [[Wright County, Iowa|Wright]] | The diocese includes the counties of: [[Allamakee County, Iowa|Allamakee]], [[Benton County, Iowa|Benton]], [[Black Hawk County, Iowa|Black Hawk]], [[Bremer County, Iowa|Bremer]], [[Buchanan County, Iowa|Buchanan]], [[Butler County, Iowa|Butler]], [[Cerro Gordo County, Iowa|Cerro Gordo]], [[Chickasaw County, Iowa|Chickasaw]], [[Clayton County, Iowa|Clayton]], [[Delaware County, Iowa|Delaware]], [[Dubuque County, Iowa|Dubuque]], [[Fayette County, Iowa|Fayette]], [[Floyd County, Iowa|Floyd]], [[Franklin County, Iowa|Franklin]], [[Grundy County, Iowa|Grundy]], [[Hamilton County, Iowa|Hamilton]], [[Hancock County, Iowa|Hancock]], [[Hardin County, Iowa|Hardin]], [[Howard County, Iowa|Howard]], [[Jackson County, Iowa|Jackson]], [[Jones County, Iowa|Jones]], [[Linn County, Iowa|Linn]], [[Marshall County, Iowa|Marshall]], [[Mitchell County, Iowa|Mitchell]], [[Story County, Iowa|Story]], [[Tama County, Iowa|Tama]], [[Winnebago County, Iowa|Winnebago]], [[Winneshiek County, Iowa|Winneshiek]], [[Worth County, Iowa|Worth]], and [[Wright County, Iowa|Wright]] | ||
=== Society of Friends (Quaker) === | === Society of Friends (Quaker) === | ||
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Two collections of the Iowa Society of Friends records are: | Two collections of the Iowa Society of Friends records are: | ||
*''Index to Iowa Quaker Meeting Records'' <ref>Hinshaw, William Wade. ''Index to Iowa Quaker Meeting Records''. 11 vols. N.p., 19--? (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=169094&amp;amp;disp=The+William+Wade+Hinshaw+index+to+Iowa+Q%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 K28h; films 924025–27; fiche 6051154.]) </ref> | *''Index to Iowa Quaker Meeting Records'' <ref>Hinshaw, William Wade. ''Index to Iowa Quaker Meeting Records''. 11 vols. N.p., 19--? (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=169094&amp;amp;amp;disp=The+William+Wade+Hinshaw+index+to+Iowa+Q%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 K28h; films 924025–27; fiche 6051154.]) </ref> | ||
*''The William Wade Hinshaw Index to Quaker Meeting Records in the Friends Library in Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania.'' <ref>Hinshaw, William Wade. ''The William Wade Hinshaw Index to Quaker Meeting Records in the Friends Library in Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=357909&amp;amp;disp=The+William+Wade+Hinshaw+index+to+Quaker%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 films 002146–213, and 175409–13] and [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=357909&amp;amp;disp=The+William+Wade+Hinshaw+index+to+Quaker%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 Film 002148] </ref>has an index to surnames and indicates in which monthly meetings those surnames are found. These microfilms contain records of many Iowa monthly meetings. | *''The William Wade Hinshaw Index to Quaker Meeting Records in the Friends Library in Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania.'' <ref>Hinshaw, William Wade. ''The William Wade Hinshaw Index to Quaker Meeting Records in the Friends Library in Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=357909&amp;amp;amp;disp=The+William+Wade+Hinshaw+index+to+Quaker%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 films 002146–213, and 175409–13] and [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=357909&amp;amp;amp;disp=The+William+Wade+Hinshaw+index+to+Quaker%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 Film 002148] </ref>has an index to surnames and indicates in which monthly meetings those surnames are found. These microfilms contain records of many Iowa monthly meetings. | ||
'''Websites for Quaker Genealogy Helps:''' | '''Websites for Quaker Genealogy Helps:''' | ||
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*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~quakers/index.htm The Quaker Corner] | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~quakers/index.htm The Quaker Corner] | ||
*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/2064/qresource.htm The Quaker Research Guide] | *[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/2064/qresource.htm The Quaker Research Guide] | ||
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[http://www.pictonpress.com/store/show/3436 German Immigrants in NE Iowa Protestant Church Records] | |||
Iowa Published Church Records | |||
Periodicals have published records of many Iowa churches. These are referenced in the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) described in the "[[Iowa Periodicals|Periodicals]]" page. Many denominations have collected and stored their records in central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located: | |||
=== Family History Library === | === Family History Library === | ||
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*''Iowa History Reference Guide. Iowa City, Iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa, 1952.''<ref> William John. ''Iowa History Reference Guide. Iowa City, Iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa, 1952.'' (FHL book 977.7 A3p; computer number 241027.) </ref>This bibliography includes sections about American Indians, immigration, land, government, courts, military, schools, churches, businesses, history, and biographies. It is arranged by subject and has an index. | *''Iowa History Reference Guide. Iowa City, Iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa, 1952.''<ref> William John. ''Iowa History Reference Guide. Iowa City, Iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa, 1952.'' (FHL book 977.7 A3p; computer number 241027.) </ref>This bibliography includes sections about American Indians, immigration, land, government, courts, military, schools, churches, businesses, history, and biographies. It is arranged by subject and has an index. | ||
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There are different websites that list churches in Iowa. <br> | There are different websites that list churches in Iowa. <br> | ||