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COUNTY RESOURCES |
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Madison County Genealogical Society Dues are $10.00 per person or $15.00 per family payable January 1 of each year. A Life membership is $115. Meetings are held monthly with occasional programs. Members receive a quarterly newsletter and free queries. |
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Madison County Historic Preservation Commission This county-wide organization fosters the care and recognition of historically and culturally significant physical and natural sites. Visit their website for historic photos, Underground Railroad participants, and National Register of Historic Places locations in Madison County. |
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Madison County Historical Society While there visit the Museum and extensive Resource Center plus the 1856 Bevington Mansion and Stone Barn, Pleasant View log post office, Log schoolhouse, Field Mercantile store, Martin Skelley gas station, Law Office, Tusha Country School, Elmer McKee Agricultural Barn, Blacksmith Shop, Zion Church, and Winterset's Railroad Depot. Membership - $10.00 annually or $150.00 lifetime. 815 S. 2nd Avenue |
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Madison County Court House and Annex The historic 1876 Courthouse contains the Court, Clerk of Court, and Auditor offices. The County Clerk's office has Civil court and divorce records from 1861, wills, immigration & naturalization records, locked adoptions, probate records from 1852, and guardianship records. The Annex, one block west, contains the County Recorder Office where you will find death records from 1880, birth records, marriage records from 1855, burial records from 1849, and land records. P. O. Box 152 |
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This library holds an extensive collection of burial notebooks for each Madison County cemeteries, plus family histories and local history. More genealogical resources are available on their website.
123 N. 2nd Street Winterset, Iowa 50273 Phone (515) 462-1731 |
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Earlham Library's family history section is organized by topic and
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120 South Chestnut Street Earlham, Iowa 50072 Phone (515) 758-2121 |
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The St. Charles Library is a source for local history and family history records. 210 N. Cross St. St. Charles, IA 50240 Phone: (641) 396-2945 |
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114 East Center Street Truro, Iowa 50257 Phone (515) 765-4220 |
| Maintained by the County Coordinator |
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This page was created on July 10, 2004. This page was last updated Monday, 03-Oct-2022 13:19:55 CDT . |