| Allamakee Journal A log of new and updated information on this website. This page was updated February 1, 2012
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New in February 2012
| February
1 BIOGRAPHICAL RECORDS - 1940 Who's Who In Iowa -Added many more of the 1940 biographies, P, R, S & V surnames - from Diana Diedrich & S. Ferrall OBITUARIES - Please share the obits you have! If you'd like to include a photo email it to: Allamakee co. coordinator. Usually there is a delay between the posting of the obit and the photo being added .... so if you've found an obit of interest that was recently posted, check back in a few days - a photo may have been added. |
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| OFF-SITE DATA
added recently 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. You can search the Allamakee co. section of Iowa Old Press from the Newspaper Index. Many of the other Iowa counties have Allamakee news, as do the scrapbooks and 'news from around the U.S. & world' so be sure to visit the website and do a complete site search as well. *Obituaries from Neighboring Counties: Clayton co. obituaries and Winneshiek co. obituaries both have newly added obituaries. Many Clayton co. and Winneshiek co. residents had close Allamakee county connections so don't miss these great obit collections! |
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New in January 2012
| January 29 MILITARY RECORDS -Spanish-American War page, added additional information about Melvin Scott Jones & a link to his obit - from Tammy Kuhn -Allamakee county 1918 registrants, added a photo of Leo Burns & Joseph O'Hare - from Tammy Kuhn NEWSPAPER RECORDS -transcribed articles from the Allamakee Journal, Wednesday June 4, 1902 (off-site Iowa Old Press) - from Ann Krumme OBITUARIES - Many thanks to our January contributors: Martha, Mary Durr, S. Ferrall, D. Hagemeier, Diane Hermeier, Ann Krumme, Richard O'Brien, Tammy O'Hare Kuhn, Phyllis Peterson, Carrie Reps & Wendy Wright PERSONAL WEBSITES *'The Hagemeiers', a personal website of L. Cool was added, suggested by David Hagemeier because it contains photos & information for his grandfather Adolph Hagemeier & family |
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22, 23 & 24 BIOGRAPHICAL RECORDS - 1940 Who's Who In Iowa -Added the biographies of W.J. Klingbeil, W.A. Kneeland, G. Kohlmann, L. Larson, W.A. Leschensky, J. Leui, A.F. Link, S.W. Ludeking, J.E. McCabe, H.A. McKinney, E.C. Marston, W.G. Marti, J.W. Martin, O. Martin, A.N. Olson, H.F. Opfer, J.C. Opfer, F.C. O'Riley, B.K. Orr, N.M. Orr, L.T. O'Toole & T.B. O'Toole - from Diana Diedrich & S. Ferrall CEMETERY RECORDS - Woodmansee notes, Lycurgus cemetery, added notes correcting the entry of Bridget Harkins - from Matthew Whalen CHURCH RECORDS -New! Forest Mills church Ladies Aid - from Janet Koozer -Added a brief history to the Forest Mills church page - from S. Ferrall MARRIAGE RECORDS -Added to compiled marriages: Swanson-Sterns, 1895, Rathbun-Muss, 1899, Jefferson-Hays, 1904 and Colsch-Theobald, 1920 (photo) - from Ann Krumme, S. Ferrall & Connie Ellis -Added to marriage license records: Barnes-Colbornson, Beck-Anderson, Bentley-Hammond, Conway-Cota, Hendrick-Ind, Perkins-Brink, Regan-Gavin - from S. Ferrall MILITARY RECORDS -1918 registrants photo (click link below) more identified soldiers: positive ID of Leo Burns, and tenative ID of Joseph O'Hare - from Tammy Kuhn -WWI 40+ names have been added to Allamakee county 1918 registrants - from Janet Koozer & Diana Diedrich, and Tammy Kuhn -WWII Honor Roll - added information and/or photos of Stanley Loftsgard, Carl Van Wey, Charles Schara & Ford Thias to the honor roll - from S. Ferrall OBITUARIES - Another obituary has been added to the previously posted obit of Eliza E. Meikle - from Wendy Wright SCHOOL RECORDS -New! 1918 Waukon HS teachers - from Janet Koozer & Diana Diedrich SURNAME REGISTRY - Florian Schmidt has registered as a Kehrberg researcher. Starting with the church records in Mietzelfelde (back then: Mietzelfelde, Kreis Soldin, Neumark, Prussia, Germany - currently Mysliborzyce, Poland) She has traced, with the help of the Allamakee co. website, the Kehrberg family from Mietzelfelde to Lansing. Julius, Friedrich Wilhelm, and Hermann Kehrberg are distantly related to her. Interested researchers can contact Flo for a summary of their family connections in Germany. |
| January 9 MISC HISTORICAL ITEMS & PICTURES -Three photos 1945-1946, were added to the Waukon Fire Department page (scroll down to the Iowa Oil Co. Fire). The pics are of the Zoll Service station before the bulk tank explosion & photos taken after the explosion - from Janet Brooks Zoozer |
| January
1 & 3 MILITARY RECORDS -WWI Discharge records, 30+ soldier's discharge records have been transcribed - from S. Ferrall & C. Diamond -WWII Honor Roll - added information & photos of William O. Kenney & Emil Schultz to the honor roll - from Phyllis Peterson SCHOOL RECORDS -Zana Gordon has been ID'ed in the Postville HS Class of 1923 photo - from her granddaughter Nancy Morlock |
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