Central Iowa Genealogical Society
Recent Meeting Notes
Programs
2007
- December 2007 -- Christmas Break
- Nov. 18 .
Don Paustian wll speak about WW2 research on his father's ship -- the USS Honolulu (CL-48). Damaged at Pearl Harbor, she went on to earn 8 battle stars with actions from
Australia, Alaska, Guadalcanal, Solomons, Guam, Palau and Leyte.
CIGS officers reelected to a second term.
- Oct. 21 . Theresa Liewer, President of IGS, will discuss the basics of hunting for Irish ancestors. Includes where you need to search in American records to find your ancestor's Irish place of birth, what Irish records are available once you have a place to search, and where can you find the Irish records -- in America, in Ireland, and online. Liewer has been researching her Irish family for over 20 years and has made multiple research trips to Irland.
- Oct 5th-6th . IGS FALL Conference, Marshalltown . Agenda (pdf)
- Sept 16 .
"From Here to There and Back Again!", the story of newly emancipated slaves from a plantation in New Madrid, MO, traveled by rail to resettle in Tama, IA. Presented by Roxanna Anderson of William Penn Univ.
Dr. Anderson will share the story of her ancestors, newly emancipated slaves from a plantation in New Madrid, MO, who traveled by railroad to resettle in Tama, IA. As Dr. Anderson explained, "In 1862 there were two families, the Wallers and the Greens who lived in Tama. Later, a Green would marry a Waller, and the two families would be merged. They had friends from a number of towns in the region : Monroe, Oskaloosa, Marshalltown. One of the Greens would marry a Brown, and a Brown would marry a Anderson. Then Roxanna Anderson would be born." A Colonel from the Army was responsible for bringing them to Tama. The historical information has been gleaned from obituaries which have told most of the story. The remaining information is from a novel about John Waller, an ambassador to the Malagasy Republic appointed by President Benjamin Harrison. The author of that text also ran into difficulty unearthing various stories about their liberation which occurred prior to the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. Dr. Anderson's family has deep roots in Marshalltown -- Isaac Brown, her great-grandfather is buried in Marshalltown and Roxanna is still searching to find where his wife is buried. Her grandfather, Carl T. Brown, migrated to Chicago and then to Detroit where he lived, married, and died. Her mother was born in Chicago, but because of a business failure the family moved back to Marshalltown where her mother was raised.
- June-July-Aug . Summer break.
- July 14 . Historical Society dedication of new CIGS Library. Museum Open House, 202 E. Church St., 1:00- 4:00.
- May 20 . The speaker will be Shirley Price on the Sower Family.
- April 15 . All day Open House for CIGS at Iowa Genealogical Society library at 628 East Grand Avenue in Des Moines -- 9 am to 4 pm. map
- March 18 . Meeting will be at the Historical Society Museum to view the CIGS library. Come early or stay late to review the facility.
Program by Stephen Frese : the National History Day
winner has won a full scholarship to Case-Western Reserve because of his paper "From Emancipation to Equality".
- February 18, 2007 . Courthouse Records by Marlys Ankrum.
February 3 . Working party at Historical Society building.
- January 21, 2007 . Canceled by snow storm.
January 13 . Working parties complete shelving book collection at Historical Society building.
2006
- December 2006 -- Christmas break.
- November 19, 2006 . Emmet Lampkin of the Historical Society will present the program.
- October 15, 2006 . Roxanne Mehlisch will present a program on Wends barns.
- October 5-7, State Genealogy Conference . Best Western Regency Inn.
- Sept 18, 2006. Working party packs and moves books from Library to a member's garage in preparation for move to Historical Society building in October.
- Sept 17, 2006 . Discuss future of CIGS book collection. Nominating committee selected.
Unanimous vote to relocate CIGS collection from Public Library to Historical Society.
- June-July-Aug. Summer break.
- May 21, 2006. Marshall County Historical Society by Jeff Guam.
- April 23, 2006. Research trip to IGS Library in Des Moines, 9 am to 4 pm..
- March 19, 2006 . Report on new library space by Carole Winkelblack.
- February 19, 2006 . no report
- January 15, 2006 . no report
Installation of officers for 2006 :
President - Carolyn Bauer ,
Vice President - Marlys Ankrum ,
Secretary - Barbara Price ,
Treasurer - Bonnie Grimmius ,
Editor - Ann Swearingen.
2005
- December 2005 -- Christmas break.
- Nov 20, 2005 . LaDonna Allison, Marshall County assistant auditor,
will speak on Marshall County records available for Genealogical Research int he the auditor's office at the Marshall County Courthouse.
- Sep 18, 2005 . 40th Anniversary celebration. Speaker will be Ted Lussem about the status of the Iowa Genealogical Society - they also will mark their 40th this year. Nominating committee.
- June 11 and 18, Saturdays. Class given jointly with DAR on how to find the
records necessary for membership in historical societies. Fisher Community Center, 9:00-noon.
- May 15, 2005 . The program was given by Bev Cross and Cathlene Paul on "What to look for when you visit a cemetery.
- April 17, 2005 . Field trip to Iowa Genealogical Society in Des Moines..
- March 20, 2005 . The program was given by Kathleen Baker, Marshall County Recorder, who spoke on what records are available to the public for genealogical research at the Marshall County Courthouse.
- February 20, 2005 . A program focusing on the many and varied lineage societies and how to join them given by Mrs. Merill Price, Regent of the Spinning Wheel Chapter DAR, and Marlys Ankrum.
- January 16, 2005 . THE MANY ways our Genealogical Society members volunteer their time : to answer the letters sent to the Court House, to our Society and Marshall County Web Site requesting aid in research. Barbara Price is going to lead off with her
experiences in working with Marshall County Web Site; Ann Swearingen is
going relate how she works with Court House inquiries; and other member helpers;
to demonstrate how much we do from the goodness of our heart and the
willingness to help other researchers !
Installation of officers for 2005 :
President, Carolyn Bauer ;
Vice President, Marlys Ankrum ;
Secretary, Barbara Price ;
Treasurer, Bonnie Grimmius ;
Editor, Ann Swearingen.
2004
- December 2004 -- Christmas break.
- November 21, 2004 . "Writing Your Personal History" will be presented by local writer Barb Scafferi. Where to begin, what to include and how to organize our thoughts to describe what life was like for you.
- October 17, 2004 . Presentation of "Records of the Iowa Veterans Home", which date back to 1887, will be given by Roxy West, Clerk Specialist of Medical Records.
- Sept 19, 2004 . "Putting Together a Phenomenal Family Reunion" by Donna Nichols Brandt.
- Summer break.
- May 16. "Using Funeral Home Records in Genealogy Studies" presented by Marty Mitchell.
- April 25, 2004. Sunday, 9: - 5: IGS Library field trip.
- March 21, 2004. "Harper Collier, a slave's story." Speaker is Bev Cook.
- March 13, 2004. Service day at the IGS.
- February 15, 2004. "Andersonville -- the infamous Civil War prison." Built to house POWs for a month before repatriation, then Grant stopped the exchange of captives; for over a year this facility housed all Union POWs in horrendously overcrowded, under-supplied conditions. Speaker is Carolyn Bauer with pictures and research.
- January 18, 2004. Business meeting.
Installation of officers for 2004 :
President - Bobbi Mitchell ;
Vice President - Judy Nanke ;
Secretary - Donna Brandt ;
Treasurer - Brad Braga ;
Editor - Ann Swearingen ;
State Secretary - Carolyn Bauer.
2003
- December 2003 -- Christmas break.
- November 16, 2003. "60 Websites in 60 Minutes." Presentation by George Giesler, President for Iowa Genealogical Society.
- October 19, 2003. Visit to Jasper Country Historical Museum . Member Beverly Cross is Director of the Museum and will conduct the tour.
- Sept 21, 2003. "Orphan Trains" - Millie Frese. Over a 150,000 orphan and street children emigrated from New York slums to Midwestern farms during the decades from 1854 to 1929. Link to: Orphan Trains
- Summer break.
- May 18, 2003. "National Archives," video, land information.
- April 27, 2003. Meeting will be a "help session".
- April 26, 2003. "Basic Genealogy Class" through Iowa Valley Continuing Education.
Repeat of last September's class, by popular demand.
- March 16, 2003. Annual research session at the Iowa Genealogical
Society.
- February 16, 2003. Dieter Butzlaf will discuss "The Immigrant Experience."
- January 26, 2003. "Womens' History" - AAUW. A Celebration of Women in
Marshalltown's History. CIGS represents Betty Peck Main : club woman
and genealogist who taught others how to establish their lineage.
- January 19, 2003. A program on doing genealogical research at Mid-Continent Public Library
in Independence,MO, and the National Archives Branch in Kansas City, MO will be presented
by Judy Nanke and Barbara Price.
Installation of officers for 2003 :
President - Carolyn Bauer ;
Vice President - Judy Nanke ;
Secretary - Barb Price ;
Treasurer - Brad Braga .
2002
- November 17, 2002. Dorothy Apgar will be the speaker for the day. She will be talking on "Living the past 150 years in Marshalltown."
- October 20, 2002.
Wanda Kolbe spoke on "Which Witch is Which". This is a topic
of the Salem witches, of early America. Wanda's ancestor was a part
of this happening. [ Fabulous stuff,
person by person recital, much worse than we learned in school.]
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Sept 21, 2002. "Basic Genealogy Class" at MCC by IGS ; such a success, MCC wants us to do it again.
- September 15, 2002.
"What's New with You and Your Family Genealogy" will be the topic
for discussion. Members are encouraged to bring their newest research finds to discuss.
- May 19, 2002.
- April 21, 2002. I.G.S. in Des Moines 9:00-4:00
- March 17, 2002.
- Feb 17, 2002.
- Jan 20, 2002. Fran Brewster will give a program about the books and other resources available
in the Society's research collection, which is located in the Heritage Room at the library.
Installation of officers for 2002 :
President - Carolyn Bauer ;
Vice President - Karen Weltzin ;
Secretary - Barb Price ;
Treasurer - Bonnie Grimmius.
2001
- November 18, 2001.
Central Iowa Genealogical Society met Nov. 18, at the Marshalltown Public Library. President Marlys Ankrum conducted the meeting and installed new officers for 2002. Carolyn Bauer was elected president: Karen Weltzin, vice-president; Barbara Price, secretary; and Bonnie Grimmius, treasurer.
The Society acknowledged the generous donation of the following books from Ruth Ann C. Niemeyer of Marshalltown;
"Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly (1987-2001); publications of the "American Historical Society of Germans from Russia," Workplace" (1969-77), "Journal" (1978-2000),"Clues" (1975-2000), and "Newsletter (1983-2000); two volumes of "Prairie Pioneers of Illinois, 2nd Edition" (1997).
Judy Nanke and Beverly Cross reported on the Iowa Genealogical Society annual meeting, which they attended Oct 27, in Des Moines, including a large number of books from a recently donated private collection and 74 new CDs. The 1930 census will be added as soon as it is available next year. The IGS Library began winter hours on Nov. 1.
Gary Cameron, director of the Marshall County Historical Museum, gave a program on the 28th Iowa Regiment, a Civil War unit comprised primarily of men from Benton, Tama, Iowa, Poweshiek, and Jasper Counties.
The regimental surgeon was from Marshall County. The 28th was mustered in September of1862 with William E. Miller serving as the original commander of the Regiment; but the 28th Regiment had an active role in many locations around the country, including Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Vicksburg, and New Orleans.
In July 1864, the 'Regiment boarded a ship at New Orleans, went to Chesapeake Bay, joined the Army of the Potomac, and end up in the Shenandoah Valley with Phil Sheridan. Cameron is working with a collection of 24 portrait photographs of 28th Regiment volunteers. So far, over a dozen are named.
The photos are mostly of men from Company K (Jasper County), commanded by Captain John Mayer of Jasper County, who was a politician and state legislator.
The next meeting of Central Iowa Genealogical Society will be Sunday, Jan. 20, at 2:30 p.m. at Marshalltown Public Library. Fran Brewster will give a program about the books and other resources available in the Society's research collection, which is located in the Heritage Room at the Library. Anyone interested in genealogy is welcome.
- October 21, 2001 .
- September 16, 2001 . Canceled do to library construction.
- May 20, 2001 .
- April 15, 2001 . I.G.S. in Des Moines
- March 18, 2001 . Bev Cross & Kathleen Paul -- "Tiptoeing Through the Tombstones."
- February 18, 2001 . Marlys Ankrum - "Using Alternative Proofs."
- January 21, 2001 . Joan Smith-Legg, Marshall County recorder, will speak to the group about "Vial Records."
Installation of officers for 2005 :
President - Marlys Ankrum ;
Vice President - Karen Weltzin ;
Secretary - Judy Nanke ;
Treasurer - Bonnie Grimmius.
1997
- November 16, 1997. Meeting.
The Central Iowa Genealogical Society met at the Marshalltown Public Library on Nov. 16.
Following a short business meeting, the following officers for 1998 were installed: president, Judy Nanke; vice president, Bard Braga; treasurer, JoAnn Nauman; and secretary, Carolyn Bauer.
Carolyn Bauer and Elaine Ballhagen presented a program on Genealogy and the Internet.
The next meeting will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday, January 18, 1998, in the lower level of the Marshalltown Public Library.
- October 19, 1997. Genealogists hear about Family History Center.
The Central Iowa Genealogical Society met Oct. 19 at the Marshalltown Public Library. President JoAnn Nauman conducted the business meeting.
A book entitled "Land and Property Research in the United States" by E. Wade Hone was purchased by the society in memory of Barbara McMartin.
Vice president Judy Nanke presented a certificate which had been given to Central Iowa Genealogical Society by the Iowa Genealogical Society at its annual conference awards banquet on Oct. 10 in appreciation of devoted service to the IGS library in Des Moines.
Harriett Keith of Marshalltown gave the program. She is director of a new Family History Center which opens in November at the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 703 S. 12th St.
The Family History Center will be open each Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and will be staffed by 14 volunteer librarians. Microfilm and microfiche readers will be available. A computer at the center will have family search as its major program, with information available on compact disk. CD updates will be received twice a year as new information is added.
Keith encouraged persons to call ahead to reserve computer time, which will be available to individuals for up to two hours at a time.
Carolyn Bauer will give a program on "Genealogy and the Internet" at the Society's next meeting on Nov. 16.
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Sept 21, 1997.
The Central Iowa Genealogical Society met Sunday, September 21, 1997, at 2:30 p.m. at the Marshalltown Public Library.
Joan Smith-Legg, Marshall County Recorder, presented the program on Vital Statistics and the Marshall County Recorder's Office.
Ms. Smith-Legg has been involved with records preservation since 1979. On July 1, 1997, the county Recorder's Office assumed responsibility for vital records including birth, death, and marriage records.
This move was determined by the legislature to free the clerks of court for court related work only. The recorder's office had assumed passport responsibility almost two years ago.
Some of the regulations accompanying the records move to the recorder's office are not new, but had not previously been enforced, especially those regarding access to birth records.
The marriage records for the county date from the 1850s while birth and death record keeping began in the 1880s.
Older records may have been kept by churches or families and have in the past been used as a proxy for the official records.
In the future, church records will not be allowed for official use because certain "churches" in other states will provide any "record" upon request. Since assuming the vital record duties, the Recorder's Office has issued 80 birth certificates, 224 death certificates, 50 marriage licenses, and 70 marriage applications.
The charge of $10 is split with the state; $4 remains at the county.
Most of the county records are not yet on computer; a target anticipates computerization by July 1998. An application for request is needed to obtain a copy of a county vital record.
The cost is $10 if a certified copy is requested.
Entitlement must be proven and is available to anyone who is the mother, father, child, sibling, relative through grandparent. An uncertified copy is $5 and will be stamped "not for legal purposes" or "for genealogical purposes" and is available to anyone.
The next meeting will be held at the Marshalltown Public Library on September 21 at 2:30 p.m.
- May 18, 1997.
Mike Vogt, director of the Marshall County Historical Museum, will present a slide program on the early settlement of Marshall County.
- April, 1997.
The April meeting was held as a private-opening work-day the Iowa Genealogical Society in Des Moines.
- March 16, 1997.
The Central Iowa Genealogical Society met at the Marshalltown Public Library on Sunday.
The CIGS field day for personal research at the Iowa Genealogical Society Library will be held on Sunday, April 6. Any members planning to attend should contact Betty Main at 753-8256.
CIGS currently holds Volumes One through Four of the "Mayflower Descendants Through the Fifth Generation." It was proposed that the society purchase additional volumes in this series. It was also agreed that a volume on Ohio history and genealogy be procured.
The program on Irish Genealogical Research was presented by Theresa Liewer, member of the Iowa Genealogical Society Irish Interest Group. The presentation described methods of conducting research in the country of Ireland and the problems inherent in such research.
Civil registration of births, deaths, and marriages began nationwide in Ireland in 1864, however, it is necessary to know the ancestor's home county to be able to access the information.
Registration information from some counties is difficult or impossible to find as records were destroyed during the Irish civil war early this century. The counties have often set up bureaus to aid in genealogical research as a means of preserving their heritage while creating jobs to retain an educated young Irish population.
- February 16, 1997.
Central Iowa Genealogical Society met Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Marshalltown Public Library with JoAnn Naumann, president, presiding.
Beverly Cross of Baxter and Kathleen Paul, Laurel, reported on the Progress of the cemetery records of Marshall County.
April 6 will be a field trip to the Iowa Genealogical Society Library in Des Moines and those interested are asked to sign up.
Judy Nanke, vice president, introduced Amy Doyle, director of Tama County Historical Society.
Doyle described some of the genealogical holdings in the Tama County Museum such as census for entire State from 1840 through 1925, both Federal and State, plus miscellaneous census for other states.
She mentioned Czech Passenger Lists in seven volumes, "Germans to America, 1850-1887," also passenger lists on microfilm. The museum has a newspaper collection and the Tracer Society has indexed obituaries from 1874 to 1993 and they are in books. The museum is located at 200 North Broadway, Toledo, Iowa and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 7 to 4 p.m.
Respectfully submitted.
Marlys M. Ankrum, Past Secretary
- January 19, 1997.
Central Iowa Genealogical Society met January 19, at the Marshalltown Public Library with president JoAnn Naumann presiding.
Lois Shaffer donated to the Central Iowa Genealogical Society Library a subscription to the "Laurel Messenger, Somerset Co., PA."
Betty Main announced there would be an Iowa Genealogical Society work day on March 8 and the IGS Field day will be April 6.
CIGS will have a homepage on the World Wide Web courtesy of Marshallnet of Marshalltown. The programming for the homepage is being donated by Jim Bauer.
Bev Bollheoffer described the work being done in conjunction with Mr. Powell of the Marshall County Care Facility in documenting and computerizing the information related to the two cemeteries at the facility. Volunteers are manually checking several old ledgers and creating a permanent record of the residents cared for and buried at MCCF.
The program topic was "Land, Vital, and Military Records" presented in video form by Carolyn and Gordon Casper.
The speakers described the history of land records in the United States, where to find them, and how to use them to locate an ancestor. Vital records such as birth, death, and marriage records, were displayed and described and procurement methods from the states were given. Military records in the US exist from pre-Revolutionary times and may be obtained from the National Archives.
Respectfully submitted,
Carolyn Bauer, Secretary
Installation of officers for 1997 :
President - Jo Ann Naumann ;
Vice President - Judy Nanke ;
Secretary - Carolyn Bauer ;
Treasurer - Jamie Wilson.
1996
- November 17, 1996.
Meeting opened with 22 present.
Secretary's report -- approved.
Treasurer's report -- balance $1,107.83.
Sesquicentennial Committee -- asked members to submit family genealogies for the book "The Continuing History of Marshall County" which they are planning to publish next year. The book will cost $52. The Society will purchase two copies.
Donated $10 to the IA Valley Cont Ed Grant Program for Vela James, last month's speaker.
Installation of Officers for 1997.
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President | Jo Ann Naumann | (515) 753-6974 |
| Vice President | Judy Nanke | (515) 752-4407 |
| Secretary | Carolyn Bauer | (515) 752-3264 |
| Treasurer | Jamie Wilson | (515) 752-6717 |
Betty Main donated the following materials:
- The Hoosier Journal of Ancestry
- Clan McCord Society Newsletter
- The Family Tree News
from E.P.Odom Genealogical Library.
Kathy Lashier presented the program on books she has designed.
(condensed from minutes prepared by)
Marlys M. Ankrum, Secretary.
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