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*[[United States Census Online Genealogy Records|United States Online Census, 1790-1940]] | *[[United States Census Online Genealogy Records|United States Online Census, 1790-1940]] | ||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20287/iowa-state-employees?s=275764761 Iowa, State Employees] at MyHeritage; index & images ($) | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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*Ancestry.com ($) has Iowa directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection. | *Ancestry.com ($) has Iowa directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection. | ||
=== | ===FamilySearch Library=== | ||
The [ | The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Iowa including: | ||
'''Des Moines''' | '''Des Moines''' | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|1866-1901 | |1866-1901 | ||
|{{ | |{{FSC|1376808|film|disp=films 1,376,808-817}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1942, 1960, 1965, etc | |1942, 1960, 1965, etc | ||
|{{ | |{{FSC|977.758 E4pd|disp=book 977.758 E4pd}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
Some statewide directories also list names: | Some statewide directories also list names: | ||
*''Farmers of Iowa: A List of Farmers of Each County with Postoffice (n.p.:1892); {{ | *''Farmers of Iowa: A List of Farmers of Each County with Postoffice (n.p.:1892); {{FSC|198058|item|disp=FS Library film 1024846 item 4}}'' | ||
The seven metropolitan areas of Iowa published name directories in 1856. An index for them is: | The seven metropolitan areas of Iowa published name directories in 1856. An index for them is: | ||
*Elsie L. Sopp, ''Personal Name Index to the 1856 City Directories of Iowa'' (Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1980; | *Elsie L. Sopp, ''Personal Name Index to the 1856 City Directories of Iowa'' (Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1980; FamilySearch Library {{FSC|222123|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.7 D42s.}} | ||
*''Iowa (state) Directories'' Woodridge, Connecticut; Research Publications, c1980-1984. {{ | *''Iowa (state) Directories'' Woodridge, Connecticut; Research Publications, c1980-1984. {{FSC|527427|title-id|disp=FS Library Film}} | ||
Current telephone directories can also be found on the Internet and may help you find living relatives. The | Current telephone directories can also be found on the Internet and may help you find living relatives. The FamilySearch Library has compact discs that incorporate telephone directories for most of the United States. See the "[[United States Directories|Directories]]" page for more detailed information on these directories. | ||
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | ||
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