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Posting Obituaries from Marthann Kohl-Fuhs to IaGenWeb Boards with Photos if available. Obit search engine will search board too (on going)
Updated Obits Peterson and Rank (Nov 2011)
Second and Third Quarter 2011 Obituaries added with index and photos (Nov 2011)
Added Photos to ORVILLE F. COX's 1915 Biography (Oct 2011)
Added photo of Danish Lutheran College and downtown Elk Horn, photo contributed by Cheryl Siebrass (Sep 2011)
Updated Shelby County Marriages, Brides - Rasmussen (Sep 2011)
Fourth Quarter 2010 Obituaries added with index and photos (Aug 20110)
Converted Rootsweb Obituary listings to IaGenWeb Shelby County, added Pico Search for those listings (Jul 2011)
Replaced Pico search with Free Find Search, due to capacity issues (Jun 2011)
1915 Biographies completed (Jun 2011)
1915 Biographies added (Feb 2011), more coming
1854 State Census of Iowa Gallands Grove Twp & Southern Precinct Twp (Nov 2010)
1915 Biographies Added (Updated Sep 2010)
1892 Farmers Directory Images and Transcribed Records August 2010
Rootsweb Obituaries and Queries transcribed for Shelby County June 2010
Photos added to the 1915 Biographies pages (May 2010)
Danish Immigrant Museum and Family History & Genealogy Center listing updated, new brochure added (May 2010)
Poplar Iowa History Book , published 1885 Look Up Volunteer Identified
Elkhorn Danish Lutheran Church , Petersen Hardware Store, and Defiance Drug Store Photos (March 2010)
Early Shelby County Towns, Post Offices and Post Masters (February 2010)
Shelby County Obituaries Posted IaGenWeb Board and Archived here (Oct 17, 2009)
Transcribed Records - 1925 Shelby County Institution Census (Sep 2009)
Added link for Gravestone Symbolism (July 2009)
Updated Shelby County Marrages ( July 2009)
Replaced link for Irish Genealogy (June 2009
Updated 1889 Biographical Sketches (May 2009)
Created 1918 Soldier's Farewell Program, contributed by Phyllis Heller (February 2009)
Created Shelby County Civil War Vets buries in Shelby County, contributed by Phyllis Heller (January 2009)
Created Shelby County Soldiers who died in Wars following WWII, contributed by Phyllis Heller (December 2008)
Archived Rootsweb Boards to Shelby County web site, November 2008 added so far.
Revised Shelby Co. Soldiers who died in World War II, contributed by Phyllis Heller (November 2008).

Broken internal links updated or removed, and removed orphaned files (Oct 2008)
Added IAGenWeb Message board icons (Oct 2008)
IAGenWeb's Shelby County Project moved to the IAGENWEB server, Pico search engine adjusted (Oct 2008)
County's New Coordinator Team:
John Schulte - Coordinator
Dennis Walsh - Assistant Coordinator

57 additional biographies (A-H) have been added from the 1915 Shelby County History,
thanks to Marthann Kohl-Fuhs. Go to the 1915 Bio. Index. (May 2008)
1856 Shelby County Iowa State Census Index, contributed by Dennis Walsh (May 2008)
20 additional biographies have been added from the 1915 Shelby County History,
thanks to Marthann Kohl-Fuhs. Go to the 1915 Bio. Index. (April 2008)
UPDATED Shelby Co. Soldiers who died in World War I, contributed by Phyllis Heller. (April 2008)
Shelby County Iowa area Civil War Veterans - 1918 photo [pdf file], contributed by Steven Dent (August 2007)
Elim Lutheran Children’s Home, contributed by Phyllis A. Heller (June 2007)
Cuppy's Grove Cemetery, surveyed and photographed in May 2007 by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs.
A large number of biographies have been added based on the 1915 Shelby County History,
thanks to Marthann Kohl-Fuhs. Go to 1915 Bio. Index. (Sep 2006)
Gravestone photos have been added from St. Boniface Cemetery in Westphalia,
thanks to Marthann Kohl-Fuhs. Go to Cemetery Index. (June 2006)
A Cemetery Index for Shelby City Cemetery has been added, thanks to Marthann Kohl-Fuhs. Go to Index. (April 2006)
Gravestone photos for Shelby City Cemetery have been added, thanks to Marthann Kohl-Fuhs great efforts. (March 2006)
There are over 10,000 gravestone photos contributed to the Shelby County Iowa Gravestones project, thanks to the tireless efforts of contributors listed below. As a result an Index of Gravestone Photos has been added to provide an idea of what is out there. (January 2006)
Cemetery list for Union Township Cemetery, thanks to Marthann Kohl-Fuhs. A link to gravestone photos is also provided. (September 2005)
Additional Cemeteries, information and/or gravestone photos have been added for the following cemeteries: Merrill's Grove, Monroe Union Methodist, Washington Township, Red Line, and Slates. Special thanks to all who made these possible, with individual credits listed at each cemetery page (September 2005).
Updated list for Saint Mary's Cemetery in Panama, with Gravestone photos, thanks to the coordination of Marthann Kohl-Fuhs. (August 2005)
Cemetery list added for Saints Peter & Paul Cemetery in Defiance, with Gravestone photos, thanks to the coordination of Marthann Kohl-Fuhs. (August 2005)
Additional Cemeteries, information and/or gravestone photos have been added for the following cemeteries: Gallands Grove, Carlsen-Larsen, Clay Township, Folck, Lee, Rabbit Hollow, Dunkard, Jacobson, Leland Grove, Pleasant Ridge/Lincoln Township, and Doyle. Special thanks to all who made these possible, with individual credits listed at each cemetery page (June 2005).
Cass Township Cemetery, thanks to the efforts of the Nishnabotna Genealogical Society and Marthann Kohl-Fuhs. This includes links to gravestone photos (June 2005)
Corley Cemetery, thanks to the efforts of Darlene Hanson, Anabelle Petersen, Mae Petersen, and Marthann Kohl-Fuhs (posted May 2005).
The 1889 Biographies transcription project is now complete. Thanks go out to all who contributed over the years, particularly Marthann Kohl-Fuhs who made it possible to complete all remaining biographies (May 2005).
WPA Cemetery transcription for Shelby County, Iowa (May 2005). This is an off-line site supported through the IAGenWeb project.
Galland's Grove RLDS branch, aka Manteno branch (pdf file) - contributed by Barbara Bernauer (May 2005).
Galland's Grove Cemetery, thanks to the efforts of the Nishnabotna Genealogical Society and Marthann Kohl-Fuhs (May 2005).
Shelby Co. Soldiers who died in World War II, contributed by Phyllis Heller (May 2005).
Earling Centenniel name index (1881-1981). Thanks to Marthann Kohl-Fuhs.
Elk Horn Cemetery photos. Thanks to Herb Christensen.
1860 Federal Census index. Thanks to Dennis Walsh.
Lookups for Oak Hill Cemetery at Irwin. Thanks to Phyllis Heller.
Biography index to the Defiance Century Review (1882-1982), contributed by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs, July 2004.
Patrons from the 1875 A.T. Andreas Atlas, contributed by Phyllis Heller, June 2004.
Shelby Co. Soldiers who died in World War I, contributed by Phyllis Heller. Thank You Phyllis.
If you need a scanned copy of a biography from one of the many Shelby County and town histories,
please review the Lookups page for the books available.
A big THANKS to Marthann Kohl-Fuhs for offering this service.
Shelby County Marriages from 1884-1893 and from 1900-1911, transcribed by Tami Amidon.
A huge Thank You to Tami for this tremendous effort.
An updated cemetery listing for St. Mary's in Panama thanks to the coordination
efforts of Marthann Kohl.
If you can provide further updates pleas contact Marthann.
Digital Gravestone Photos may now be submitted for your Shelby County ancestors.
Please review the instructions for submitting your photographs by hitting the HELP button on he submission page.
Thanks goes out to Norm Prince for contributing the Monroe Township Cemetery listing.
Norm walked, recorded, typed and then rechecked all of the information himself.
A big thank you to Mona Sarratt Knight for transcribing a list of Early Pioneers,
and a list of Civil War Veterans from the 1915 Shelby County history book.
She has also contributed an interesting article on the Cuppy and Johnston Feud.
We are very appreciative to Mona Sarratt Knight for contributing 1915 Biographies,
and also to Craig Poole for transcribing some of the 1889 Biographies.
The 1860 Shelby County, IA, Census images are now on-line in the USGenWeb Archives at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/shelby/census/1860/0000read.htm
The Defiance Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery Directory and Church History book has been completed and is for sale.
The price of the book is $17.50, postage included.
Please send your request to:
Defiance Cemetery Fund
P. O. Box 332
Defiance, Iowa 51527
The Earling Cemetery Book is complete and for sale at the Bank in Earling for $16 plus a $1 postage.
Please send your request to:
Farmers Trust and Savings Bank
P.O. Box 285
Earling, IA 51530
Your help needed to update cemetery listings for the Portsmouth, St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery project.
Select the Feedback button at the top of the page to provide updates to those listed in the cemeteries,
including the names of their parents. Results will be published at a later date.
Cemetery Photos - Harlan Cemetery, and Rosehill Cemetery near Kirkman, are online at CemeteryMap.com.
This GIS system provides a search engine and displays photographs and locations of each headstone in these cemeteries.

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