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Harrison County IAGenWeb |
Genealogical Resource List |
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Resource |
Records |
Address |
City |
Phone Number |
| Harrison County Genealogical Society | Library in Basement of the Merry Brook School Museum Building | 212 Lincoln Way | Woodbine, IA 51579 open Thursdays-1:30 pm-4:30 pm, closed November - April |
712-642-4191 |
| Harrison County Courthouse* *County Courthouse Records Go Back To: |
County Records Harrison County formed in 1853 1853 for marriage & land records 1853 for probate & court records 1880 for birth & death records |
Harrison Co. Recorder 111 North 2nd Ave |
Logan, IA 51546 | 712-644-2545 |
| Harrison County Cemeteries | Burials / deaths / photos | see Cemetery Map | various locales | see Cemetery list |
| Harrison County Churches | Marriages, baptisms, funerals | Various addresses | Various towns | see Church list |
| Missouri Valley Times | Newspaper | 501 East Erie Street | Missouri Valley, IA 51555 | 712-642-2797 |
| Logan Herald Observer | Newspaper | 112 South 4th Avenue | Logan, IA 51545 | 712-644-2705 |
| Dunlap Reporter | Newspaper | 114 Iowa Avenue | Dunlap, IA 51529 | 712-643-5380 |
| Woodbine Twiner | Newspaper | 509 Walker Street | Woodbine, IA 51579-1262 | 712-647-2821 |
| Daily Nonpareil | Council Bluffs newspaper | 117 Pearl St | Council Bluffs, IA 51503 | 712-328-1811 ; Fax: 712-328-1597 |
| Harlan Tribune | Harlan, Shelby Co. newspaper | 1114 7th Street | Harlan, IA 51537 | (712) 755-3111 |
| Omaha World Herald | Omaha, NE newspaper | 1334 Dodge Street | Omaha, NE 68102 | (402) 444-1000 |
| Dunlap Public Library | Local history | 102 S 8th St | Dunlap, IA 51529 | 712-643-5311 (Email: hessp@boyer-valley.k12.ia.us) |
| Logan Public Library | Local history | 121 E 6th St | Logan, IA 51546 | 712-644-2551 (Email: loganpl@loganet.net) |
| Missouri Valley Public Library | Local history | 420 E Huron St | Missouri Valley, IA 51555 | 712-642-4111 (Email: mvpublib@stratomail.com) |
| Modale Public Library | Local history | 511 Main St | Modale, IA 51556 | 712-645-2826 (URL: http://www.modale.swilsa.lib.ia.us/) |
| Mondamin Public Library | Local history | 201 Maple St | Mondamin, IA 51557 | 712-646-2888 (URL: http://www.mondamin.swilsa.lib.ia.us/) |
| Woodbine Carnegie Public Library |
Local history | 58 5th St | Woodbine, IA 51579 | 712-647-2750 (Email: wodnepub@iowatelecom.net) |
| Onawa Public Library | Local history | 707 Iowa Ave | Onawa, IA 51040-0163 | 712-423-1733 (Email: onawalib@onawave.net) |
| Council Bluffs Public Library | Local history | 400 Willow Ave | Council Bluffs, IA 51503 | 712-323-7553 (URL: http://www.cbpl.lib.ia.us/) |
| W Dale Clark Main Library | Genealogy Dept. | 215 S 15 St | Omaha, NE 68102 | 402-444-4825 |
| Merry Brook School Museum | One Room School House Building | 212 Lincoln Way | Woodbine, IA 51579 | 712-642-4191 |
| Fouts Funeral Home | Burial records | 501 Normal | Woodbine, IA 51579 | 712-647-2221 |
| Hennessey-Aman Funeral Home | Burial records | 310 E Huron | Missouri Valley, IA 51555 | 712-642-2745 |
| Schumacher Funeral Home | Burial records | 215 N 4th Av | Logan, IA 51546 | 712-644-2929 |
| LDS-Family History Center | Bishop's Office | RR 2 Logan, IA 51546 |
Hours:Tues & Thur 1:00 to 4:00 and 6:30 to 9:00 |
712-644-3495 |
| LDS-Family History Center | The Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints | 2303 Butler Street | Council Bluffs IA 51503-2497 | 712-388-0827 |
| LDS-Family History Center | See Other FHC locations | Through-out the State of Iowa |
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| LDS-Family History Center | See Other FHC locations | Through-out the State of Nebraska | ||
LDS-Family History Center | Omaha Family History Center | 11027 Martha St [North of 108th & Center Street] | Omaha, Nebraska 68144 Hours: Tue-Sat 9:30 to 2:30 and 7:30 to 9:30 | 402-393-7641 |
LDS-Family History Center | Blair Family History Center | 2703 Sunrise Dr |
| 402-426-4576 E-mail: NE_Blair@ldsmail.net |
LDS-Family History Center |
Papillion Family History Center | 12009 South 84th St [South of Highway 370] |
Papillion, NE 68144 Hours:Tues-Sat 9:30 to 2:30 and 7:30 to 9:30 |
402-339-0461 |
| Iowa Genealogical Society | Also see their Sales Catalog | 6000 Douglas St (by Merle Hay Mall) PO Box 7735 |
Des Moines, IA 50322 Library Open 10-4 M,F,Sa and 10-9 T,Th |
515-276-0287 |
| Iowa Dept. of Public Health | Birth & Death Certificates |
Vital Records Section at 321 E 12th St |
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075 Open 7:00 to 5:00 M-F |
515-281-4944 |
| State Historical Society of Iowa | Library Archives Reading Room, and Museum | 600 E Locust | Des Moines, IA 50319-0290 Archives open 9:00-4:30 T-Sat Museum open 9:00-4:30 T-Sat; 12:00-4:30 Sun |
Archives: 515-281-5111 Museum: 515-281-6412 |
| State Historical Society of Iowa | Library in Iowa City | 402 Iowa Ave | Iowa City, IA 52240-1806 Open 9:00-4:30 T-Sat |
319-335-3916 |
| National Archives, Kansas City Branch | Census, immigration, civil war, etc. | 2312 Bannister Rd | Kansas City, MO 64131-3011 Open 8-4 M-F, 9-4 3rd Sat ea. mo. |
816-926-6920 |
Genealogical Records Cheat Sheet |
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Available Records |
Some places to Look |
| Birth Records | Vital Records, FHC, CC, Churches, SHSI |
| Death & Burial Records | Vital Records, FHC, CC, Funeral Homes, SHSI, Churches |
| Mortality Schedules | FHC, SHSI |
| Marriage & Divorce Records | Vital Records, CC, Churches, DAR, FHC |
| State & Territorial Census | SHSI, FHC, CC |
| Federal Census | FHC, NARA, SHSI |
| Genealogies | SHSI, IGS, DAR |
| Military Records | NARA, SHSI, State Adjutant General's Office, FHC, CC |
| Land Records | SHSI, FHC, CC |
| Naturalization and Citizenship | NARA, SHSI, FHC, CC |
| Emigration / Immigration | Public and Private Libraries |
| Church Records | Churches, FHC |
| Court & Probate Records | CC-County Clerk, FHC, |
| Newspaper Records | SHSI, Library, Harrison County Iowa Newspaper Abstracts |
| Manuscript Collections | SHSI, LC, FHC, Public Library |
| Bible Records | Family Records, SHSI, FHC |
| Biographies | SHSI, FHC, IGS, LC |
| Histories | SHSI, IGS, LC, Public Library |
| Cemetery Records | FHC, DAR, WPA, Funeral Homes |