Iowa City Genealogical Society member data

THE SOCIETY

The Iowa City Genealogical Society in Johnson County, Iowa, was founded in 1967 by a group of people interested in tracing their roots and in helping others who wanted to research family history. As the Society developed, additional broader objectives evolved to include general promotion of genealogy by preserving and disseminating historical data, acquiring genealogical references, and supporting the Iowa Genealogical Society and the State Historical Society Library in Iowa City.

Regular meetings are held on the last Saturday of each month at the LDS Library, 2730 Bradford Drive, Iowa City, Iowa. Meetings begin at 9:30 a.m. The meetings usually include a presentation on a genealogical topic of general interest.

NEWSLETTER

ICGS publishes a newsletter ten times a year and it is mailed to all members. A typical newsletter contains our president’s message, announcements of ICGS meetings as well as conferences and national meetings, a short description of queries received, information on current projects of ICGS, and often some general genealogical news items and tips.

PUBLICATIONS

The Iowa City Genealogical Society has published many Johnson County records such as marriage records from 1839 to 1903, gravestone records of all cemeteries, indexes for some county histories, early land map records, and the 1840 and 1856 censuses. The publications are available through the Iowa Genealogical Society in Des Moines. For a list and prices of these publications see:

ICGSpublicationsAtIGS.htm

WEBSITE

ICGS member, Harvey Henry is the Iowa GenWeb Project’s Johnson County, Iowa Co-Coordinator and Webmaster. See: http://iagenweb.org/johnson

LIBRARIES

The State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI) Library at 402 Iowa Ave in Iowa City holds many genealogical resources, including those published through IGS by ICGS. The SHSI Library is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Other libraries in Iowa City that have somewhat fewer genealogical resources are the Iowa City Public Library, main University of Iowa Library, and University Law Library. Another useful source is the local Church of Latter Day Saints which features many records on Microﬁche and CD-ROM.

BECOMING A MEMBER

The Iowa City Genealogical Society welcomes into membership those persons interested in researching their own family roots, those interested in general family history, those interested in developing and sharing tools for genealogical research, and those who just like genealogical research.

Membership dues are based on the type of newsletter delivery you choose: USPS or e-mail

Individual, per year:	$12	$7
Family, per year:	$15	$10

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IOWA CITY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

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Iowa City Genealogical Society
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P.O. Box 822

Iowa City, IA 52244-0822