Woodbury County Iowa Genealogy
"Woodbury County was established and boundaries defined by Chapter 9 of the laws of the Third General Assembly, approved January 15, 1851. The name given it by that act of the Legislature was “Wahkaw”. The name “Wahkaw” is from the Sioux Indian language and means ‘big medicine’. Fifty counties were created in Iowa by that act."
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The Woodbury County Courthouse.
In 1973, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1996. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodbury_County_Courthouse
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Woodbury County Genealogy Meeting
Saturday, June 11, 2022
First Presbyterian Church
6th & Nebraska St
Sioux City, IA 51101
10:00 a.m. Program: Researching ancestors' records prior to 1850.
Free
and open to public
Bring
your computer or laptop
1950 Census
https://stevemorse.org/census/intro.html
One-Step Census Form
Stephen P. Morse, PhD Joel D. Weintraub, PhD David R. Kehs, PhD.
Mapping the 1950 Census: Census Enumeration District Maps
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CENSUS ENUMERATOR’S MANUAL
https://ofm.wa.gov/sites/default/files/public/legacy/pop/annex/forms/enumerator.pdf
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1950 Census Records
https://www.archives.gov/research/census/1950
https://www.archives.gov/files/calendar/genealogy-series/2022/2022-03-16-presentation-oswald.pdf#:~:text=A%20census%20enumeration%20district%20was%20an%20area%20that,an%20entire%20county%20in%20sparsely%20populated%20rural%20areas.
These are all via Rootstech but might work for anyone on
Family Search:
What you can find in the 1950 census:
https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/what-you-can-find-in-the-1950-census
Understanding and interpreting the 1950 census:
https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/understanding-and-interpreting-the-1950-census
Preparing for the 1950 census (includes good info on finding maps for
Enumeration Districts):
https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/5-ways-to-prepare-to-use-the-1950-us-federal-census
Old to new street names from the 1932 City Directory
Everything you want to know about tombstones.
http://www.sculptor.org/cemeteries/HeadstoneInscriptions.htm
The Daily Reporter - Marriage -Divorce 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919,1920, 1921, and 1927
International African American Museum (IAAM) web site Center for Family History http://www.iaamuseum.org
Woodbury County Genealogical Society
Woodbury County Cities of the Past
Woodbury County Coordinator
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