Genealogical Records Resource List
The Resource List below has addresses and
phone numbers. The Cheat Sheet lists the type of records available and where you might find them. |
| Resource |
Records |
Address |
City |
Phone Number |
Shelby County Courthouse
Shelby County Recorder & Registrar of Vital Statistics
|
Official County Records |
Shelby County Recorder
612 Court Street
Room 201
PO Box 67 |
Harlan, IA 51537-0067 |
712-755-5640 |
| Harlan Community Library |
Local Area History |
718 Court St |
Harlan, IA 51537 |
712-755-5934 |
| Elk Horn Public Library |
Local Area History |
2027 Washington
Box 119 |
Elk Horn IA 51531 |
712-764-2013 |
| Shelby County Historical Museum |
See SCHM website |
1805 Morse |
Harlan, IA 51537 |
712-755-2437 |
| Museum of Danish America |
Archives & artifacts
Genealogy Center located in downtown Elk Horn has obit files, histories, etc. |
2212 Washington St Box 178 |
Elk Horn, IA 51531
M-F:9to5, Sat:10-5, Sun: 12-5 |
712-764-7001 or
800-759-9192 |
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Genealogy Center |
4210 Main St., P O Box 249 |
Elk Horn, IA
Hours: May-Oct: Tues-Fri 9-5, Sat 10-5;
Nov-Apr: Tues-Fri 10-4 |
712-764-7008 or
877-764-7008 |
| LDS-Family History Center |
Many records of genealogical interest
Numerous centers in every state
Locate a Family History Center
|
Logan, IA FHC:
Bishop's Office
RR 2 |
Logan, IA 51546
Hours:Tues & Thur, 1:00 to 4:00 and 6:30 to 9:00 |
712-644-3495 |
| Iowa Genealogical Society |
IGS Library Collection |
6000 Douglas St (by Merle Hay Mall)
PO Box 7735 |
Des Moines, IA 50322
Library Open 10-4 M,F,Sa and 10-9 T,Th |
515-276-0287 |
| Iowa Dept. of Public Health |
Birth & Death Certificates - Iowa Vital Records |
Vital Records Section
at 321 E 12th St |
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Open 7:00to5:00 M-F |
515-281-4944 |
State Historical
Society of Iowa |
See website, SHSI Library
(2 locations, DSM and IA City)
SHSI Vital Records
|
600 E Locust |
Des Moines, IA 50319-0290
Open 9:00-4:30 T-Sat; 12:00-4:30 Sun |
515-281-6412 |
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600 E Locust |
Des Moines, IA 50319-0290
Library Archives Reading Room
Archives Open 9:00-4:30 T-Sat |
515-281-5111 |
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|
402 Iowa Ave |
Iowa City, IA 52240-1806
Open 9:00-4:30 T-Sat |
319-335-3916 |
| State Library of Iowa |
see Library website |
1112 East Grand |
Des Moines, Iowa 50319 |
515-281-4105 |
National Archives --
Kansas City Branch |
see NARA website
NARA Contact Page |
2312 Bannister Rd |
Kansas City, MO 64131-3011
Open 8-4 M-F, 9-4 3rd Sat ea. mo. |
816-926-6920 |
| GENEALOGICAL RECORDS CHEAT SHEET |
| Available Records |
Some places to Look |
| Birth Records |
Vital Records, FHC, CC, HCL, Churches, SHSI |
| Death or Burial Records |
Vital Records, FHC, CC, HCL, Funeral Homes, SHSI, Churches |
| Mortality Schedules |
FHC, SHSI |
| Marriage & Divorce Records |
Vital Records, CC, NGS, HCL, Churches, DAR, FHC |
| State & Territorial Census |
SHSI, FHC, CC, NGS, HCL |
| Federal Census |
FHC, NARA, SHSI, NGS |
| Genealogies |
SHSI, IGS, NGS, DAR |
| Military Records |
NARA, SHSI, State Adjutant General's Office, FHC, CC |
| Land Records |
SHSI, FHC, CC |
| Naturalization and Citizenship |
SHSI, FHC, CC, NGS |
| Emigration / Immigration |
Public and Private Libraries |
| Church Records |
Churches, FHC |
| Court & Probate Records |
CC-County Clerk, FHC |
| Newspaper Records |
SHSI, HCL, NGS |
| Manuscript Collections |
SHSI, LC, FHC, HCL |
| Bible Records |
SHSI, FHC, Family Records |
| Biographies |
SHSI, FHC, IGS, NGS, LC |
| Histories |
SHSI, IGS, NGS, LC, HCL |
| Cemetery Records |
FHC, NGS, DAR, WPA, Funeral Homes |
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KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS: FHC-Family History Center, IGS-Iowa Gen. Society,
SHSI-State Hist. Society of Iowa, NARA-Natl Archives, NGS-Nishnabotna
Gen. Society, HCL-Harlan Community Library, LC-Library of Congress,
DAR-Daughters of the American Revolution, WPA-Work Projects Admin, CC-County Courthouses. |
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