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Clayton County Resources

This page was updated 08/29/2012

Genealogical and Historical Societies

Clayton County Genealogical Society
PO Box 846
Elkader, IA 52043-0846
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Carter House Museum
Elkader Historical Society
101 E. High St., Elkader, IA
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Monona Historical Society
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Monona Historical Museum
Willa Helwig History Center
302 S. Egbert St
Monona IA 52159
(563) 539-2640 or 539-2689
Open M-F 1-4pm or weekends by appointment
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Vital Records Information

Iowa Vital Records Bureau

In Iowa, official registration of births, deaths, and marriages began July 1, 1880. All original records that have been registered are on file with the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics.

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Clayton County Court House

111 High Street
Elkader IA 52403
(563) 245-2710

Clayton co. courthouse - Elkader

Clayton co. Libraries -please phone the library for current info. on the days and times they are open; may vary by season- -the collections & resources listed below are not a complete listing- Also visit the Clayton co. Libraries website or the libraries genealogy corner

Elkader Public Library 103 N Main PO Box 310 Elkader IA 52043 (563) 245-1466 website Some of their collections & resources: Local, County & Family histories, County cemetery records, County atlases & plat maps. Newspapers: Clayton County Register (1855-1900) Clayton County Register (1980-present) Volga City News (1917-1933) Guttenberg Press (1897-1902) Strawberry Point Press (1877-1886) Garnavillo Clayton County Herald (1854-1857) Guttenberg Mississippi Valley Register (1859-1861) Postville Graphic (1898-1899) Postville Review (1873-1902) North Iowa Times (McGregor) (1856-1907) Postville-Iowa Volks Blatt (1892-1902)		McGregor Public Library 334 Main St. PO Box 398 McGregor, IA 52157 (563) 873-3318 website Some of their collections & resources: Local, County & Family histories, County cemetery records, County atlases & plat maps, McGregor City directories & telephone books, County histories of other counties & telephone books of other towns. Newspapers: North Iowa Times (Oct. 10, 1856-Nov. 29, 1865; Aug. 3, 1870-Dec. 27, 1888; June, 1897-Dec., 1910; Mar., 1913-June, 1983) (no index) Special resources: Newspaper clippings in binders from early 1900s (Indexed)

Garnavillo Public Library 122 Main Garnavillo, IA 52049 (563) 426-2119 website Some of their collections & resources: Local & County histories, County atlases & plat maps, Garnavillo City directories & Telephone books, Telephone books of other towns, Town & County Cemetery records		Littleport Public Library 155 W. Main PO Box 58 Littleport, IA 52055 Some of their collections & resources: Local & County histories, Birth records for county (some), County atlases, Littleport City directories & Telephone books, Directories & telephone books of other towns Newspapers: Clayton County Register (current)

Farmersburg Public Library 106 S Main St Farmersburg, IA 52407 (563) 536-2229		Guttenberg Public Library 603 S 2 St. Guttenberg IA 52052 (563) 252-3108 website

Murphy Memorial Library - Monona 111 N. Page St. Box 430 Monona IA (563) 539-2356 website		Strawberry Point Public Library 401 Commercial St. Strawberry Point, IA 52076 (563) 933-4340 website

Volga Public LIbrary 505 Washington St. Volga, IA (563) 767-3511		Edgewood Public Library 203 W. Union St. Edgewood, IA (563) 928-6242 website

Clayton co. Newspapers

Clayton County Register 106 Cedar St NW Elkader IA 52043	Guttenberg Press 10 Shiller Guttenberg IA 52052	Edgewood Reminder P.O. Box 458 Edgewood IA 52042

North Iowa Times 134 Main St McGregor IA 52157		The Outlook 116 W. Center St Monona, Iowa 52159 563-539-4554

Clayton County Books For Sale
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Good Grit Press
Ronald Harris, editor
Giard's First Hundred Years
The Eastman Cemetery, Clayton co. Pioneers
FROELICH, IOWA, Birthplace of the First Gasoline Tractor

Ron Harris has been deeply involved in the preservation of Clayton county's history for many years. Income from mail orders will go back into producing more books. Watch for the collected poems of McGregor poet, E. Leslie Spaulding to be out (hopefully) in time for Christmas 2012. Also in the works are "The History of Giard Township" and "With Good Grit: The Story of Emma Eastman", both planned for 2013-2014.

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Clayton co. Websites
Clayton county, Iowa official website	Elkader County Seat of Clayton county website	Edgewood One town - 2 counties website
Garnavillo Gem of the Prairie website	Guttenberg Historic Rivertown website	McGregor & Marquette 145 years on the Mississippi website
Monona Garden City of Iowa website	Strawberry Point Welcomes the World !! website	Volga City In the Volga River Valley website

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