February 2010
- I have been using
your website since 2003 and truly admire
everything you have done with it. It is
the easiest to read and most complete out
of many of the states' sites I have
encountered. My hat is off to you, and
congratulations ..... Beth
- Thank-you for the
well-organized website and for all of the
information you and your volunteers have
[contributed]. I especially like the many
photos ..... J.R. in New Jersey
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Our thanks to the following people
contributed to the Allamakee co. website in February:
Tom Curtis, Errin Wilker, S. Ferrall, Beth Ebner,
Trina Brousseau, Darlene Johnson, Dan Zoll, Mary
Durr, AdaMarie Kerndt, Joyce Reilly, Dan Zoll, Tammy,
Marie, LA and anonymous contributor
ALLAMAKEE
ALBUM
*Shaff family album
BIOGRAPHIES - misc.
sources
*Ray Mauss & photo, William Naum (2 bios), John
W. Conway, Harrison S. Nichols, Michael F. Murphy
& Hon. Richard 'Dick' Haney (2 bios & a
photo)
*Added a scan of his wedding invitation to the Edward
B. Everett biography
CEMETERY
RECORDS
*A history of Sand Cove cemetery
*Woodmansee notes, May's Prairie cemetery, not
recorded in Woodmansee, a note regarding the burial
of infant Frantz Sales Ebner
Gravestone Photo Project
(GPP)
*Gravestone of Hulda Pettit, Rossville cemetery
HISTORICAL ITEMS -
misc.
*Landmarks, Elijah Fish Log Cabin page, updated with
photos & a newspaper article about Dan Love
*Orphans & Orphan Train page, updated with
additional information
LAND RECORDS
*Henry Selberg Petition, 1875
*Correction of dates to the 1850's Troendle land
records
LETTERS & DIARIES
*Letter - written by Hugh Shepherd about early days
in and around Postville, ca 1935/1940
LI'L BITS
*News articles & items abstracted from the Waukon
Standard 1869-1875
*'Remember When' news articles from the Postville
Herald, Jan 16 & 30, 1952
*Daubenberger brothers reunited after 39 years
MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Added to compiled marriages: Jones-Gallagher,
Sorenson-Anderson, Thornton-Henry,
Transaglia-Schneider, Mauss-Selberg,
Wittbecker-O'Dell, Petrehu-Marti
*Marriages 1849 -1860 (DAR compilation), spelling
note for the Kasper Ebner - Magdalena Troendle
marriage
*Added to marriage announcements & licenses:
Bulman-Verthein & Petrehn-Marti
MILITARY RECORDS
*Spanish-American War page updated, adding a link to
the obituaries of Ben Martindale & Albert Stewart
OBITUARIES
*56 new obits (some with photos) were posted to our
Obit Boards in February
SCHOOL RECORDS
*St. Patrick HS Class of 1950
*Hanover #4, photo of school children ca1930/31
*Luther College graduates, updated
SURNAME REGISTRY
*Dan Zoll has registered surnames Zoll, Ronan, Devitt
& Collins
*Tom Curtis registered surname Shaff
OFF-SITE
DATA added in
February that will be of interest to Allamakee co.
researchers (links open in a new browser window)
*Iowa Old Press has added more transcriptions from
Allamakee co. newspapers. Remember! you can now
search the Allamakee co. section of Iowa Old Press
from the 'Lil Bits page.
Another feature of Iowa Old Press is the scrapbook
section. Those with Allamakee co. data are "Minnie Guese Goeke's
Scrapbook" and "Postville Scrapbook of
Dorothy Schave".
*Clayton co. obituaries - 40 new
obits were posted in February. Many Clayton co.
residents had close Allamakee county connections
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January 2010
- Thanks for all you
do to make this a wonderful site. I just
received the most valuable and cherished
help from total strangers who contacted
me via a message on your boards....Brita
- Thank you so much
for this excellent website!
There’s always
something new and interesting! ... Julie
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Our thanks to the following people contributed to
the Allamakee co. website in January: Bill Deter,
Matthew Whalen, Norbert Wurtzdl, Tara, Errin Wilker,
LA, Mary Durr, Tammy O'Hare Kuhn, S. Ferrall,
AdaMarie Kerndt, Linda W. Duncan, Henry Brainard,
Ellen Lott, Paul Moritz, Jack Andresen, & a
volunteer
ALLAMAKEE ALBUM
*James Sweeney family album
CEMETERY
RECORDS
*Woodmansee notes - West Ridge cemetery, added a note
about the Mary Burke burial
Gravestone Photo Project
(GPP)
*Gravestone photos for Ebenezer cemetery
*Gravestone photos for Old East Paint Creek cemetery
HISTORICAL ITEMS -
misc.
*Jury lists updated with Winter term 1892 U.S.
jurors, December 1902 U.S. jurors, 1909 Federal court
jurors
*Postoffices & Postmasters updated with lots of
New Albin info. & photos
LI'L BITS
*Newspaper articles, added "William P. Robbe
Murdered in California, July 1915"
MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Added to compiled marriages: Marsden-Sweeney (and
certificate), Yarwood-Livingood, Cowan-Craven,
Calvey-?, Mausey-Helming, Strub-Beck, Gardner-Luther,
Moe-Camph, Tollefson-Knudtson, Wurtzel-Rosendahl,
Harrington-Prior, Cooley-Doleschal, Chase-Marugg,
Stillions-White, Beall-Stillions, Mizener-Martin,
Hoth-Klemme & Heins-Gullickson
*Added to Anniversary records: Mr. and Mrs. James
Orr, 50th (1905)
*Added to marriage announcements & licenses:
Gruber-Troendle, Jost-Flesch, Keller-Duncan,
Uebelhoer-Eberhart, O'Brien-Barnes, Froelich-Steiber,
Reynolds-Self, Gulsvig-Schroeder, Roeder-Dyhrkopp,
Lehn-Clauson, Notan-Troendle, Steele-Nick,
Siekmeier-Nagel, Deeny-Dougherty, McAneny-Redding,
Dahms-Kluss, Mizener-Martin, Sherman-Hewitt,
Young-Price, Hoth-Klemme, Stanley-Halsey,
Stillions-White & Beall-Stillions
MILITARY RECORDS
*World War I casualties, added the name &
information of Albert Held
OBITUARIES
*105 new obits (some with photos) were posted to our
Obit Boards in January
PERSONAL SITES
*Sean Ryan has a new URL for his personal website
SURNAME REGISTRY
*Steven G. Anderson has registered surnames
Henderson, Mitchell & Rush
*Ellen Hupp has registered surname Hupp
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