The Northwest Iowa Genealogical Society meets on the third Saturday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Le Mars Public Library.

More information provided on this link about NWIGS.

Visitors are always welcome. Membership dues are payable in January and are $7.50 for a single or couple membership

Membership Application....click on the link, print and mail. Your interest and support are appreciated!

 

E-mail the Society's researchers by using the email button below or write:

Northwest Iowa Genealogical Society

C/O Le Mars Public Library

46 1st St. S.W.

Le Mars , IA 51031

Northwest Iowa Genealogical Society

Chartered: June 21, 1976

Our purpose: to identify, record, collect, preserve, and share sources concerning Plymouth County history and its people.

Research Library Collection

County History Books

Plymouth & Woodbury Co. History (Published 1890)

Freeman History of Plymouth Co., 1917

Heritage Book of Plymouth Co. (1996)

Clay, O'Brien, Sioux Co., Iowa Book

Logan Co., OK, History

Town Histories

Hinton, IA 1883-1983

Merrill, IA 1872-1972

Akron, IA 1882-1982

Kingsley, IA 1884-1994

Struble, IA 1890-1990

Westfield, IA and Misc Towns of Northwest Iowa

Abandoned towns of Iowa

Church, Cemetery and Burial Records

Many books and listings

Funeral Home records

Microfilm

Local newspapers

Federal Census 1850-1920

State of Iowa Census 1850-1925

Family Histories

Many of Plymouth Co. families

Ancestors in other counties

Miscellaneous

LeMars Daily Sentinel Index

Plymouth Co. Marriages 1860-1880

British in Iowa

Iowa Soldiers Roster

Winterringer Residence Files

Plymouth County Museum

Research materials of marriages, pioneers, funeral homes, directories of LeMars City, military records, telephone, cemeteries and much more. List available.

 

 

Please explore the Iowa Genealogy Society webpages. Plymouth County indexes for research are available for sale. You are encouraged to take a look at this list and order from the IGS website. Click on this link and "explore the publications catalog" where you can browse what each county has for sale. Iowa Genealogy Society Library

This is a direct link to the order form for your convenience. Print it and mail to the address provided.

 PLYMOUTH
          BIRTHS                  1892-1900                                                                                         
          CEMETERIES            CALVARY CEMETERY, LEMARS                                                                
          CENSUS                 1870 FEDERAL CENSUS INDEX                                                                 
          CENSUS                 1880 FEDERAL CENSUS INDEX                                                                 
          CENSUS                 1900 FEDERAL INDEX                                                                           
          CENSUS                 1910 FEDERAL INDEX                                                                 
  NEW  CENSUS                 1925 STATE  A - D                                                                    
  NEW  CENSUS                 1925 STATE  E - J                                                                     
  NEW  CENSUS                 1925 STATE  K - N                                                                     
  NEW  CENSUS                 1925 STATE  O - S                                                                    
  NEW  CENSUS                 1925 STATE  T - Z                                                                     
          DEATHS                 1891-1900                                                                              
          DEATHS                 BEELY & FISSEL FUNERAL HOME LE MARS 1889-1890 & 1892-1906         
          DEATHS                 JULY 1880 - DEC 1890                                                                
          DEATHS                 LUKEN FUNERAL HOME LEMARS IA OCT 1925 - APR 1967                     
          MARRIAGES            1860-1880                                                                              
          MARRIAGES            1881-1890                                                                              
          MARRIAGES            1891-1900                                                                              
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1881-1883 INDEX                  
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1884 & 1885                        
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1890 INDEX                        
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1891 INDEX                       
          NEWSPAPERS         ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1892 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1893 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1894 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1895 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1896 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1897 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1898 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1899 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1900 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1901 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1902 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1903 INDEX                                     
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1904 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1905 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1906 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1907 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1908 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1909 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1910 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1911 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1912 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1913 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1914 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1915 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1916 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1917 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1918 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1919 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1920 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1921 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1922 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1923 INDEX                         
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1924                                 
          NEWSPAPERS          ABSTRACTED NAMES LE MARS SENTINEL 1925                                            
          NEWSPAPERS          HINTON PROGRESS 1913-1959 (NOT ALL ISSUES FOR ALL YEARS)        
          NEWSPAPERS          HINTON PROGRESS 1960-1991 (NOT ALL ISSUES FOR ALL YEARS)

NEW NEWSPAPERS..........LE MARS SENTINEL ,1926 (catagory # for ordering 1926 is 2732, $7.70)...the 1926 book is not yet posted on the IGS sale page.