THE LATEST ADDITIONS

  • 05/06/07 - The Big Wind; More Bios and Obits

  • 05/04/2007 - Researcher Database Updated. Bios & Obits added. 

  • 11/28-30/2006 - Lots of Bios and Obits Added. Irish American Newspaper - Info Wanted- Were they in Iowa?;  Woodlawn Cemetery, Henry Co, IA; Charles Flynn Takes a Trip Back to Cork.

  • 10/29/2006 - Researcher Database Updated. Bios & Obits added.

  • 8/13/2006 - Bios, Obits. History of St. Patrick's Church Cedar.

  • 1/15/2006 - Bios, Obits, Researcher Database updated, Trips to Ireland

  • 9/4/2005 - Irish Soldiers in Regiments of Civil War & some add'l data, Bios, Obit

  • 08/31/05 - Researcher Database updated, Irish Soldiers in Regiments of Civil War, Obits, Bios

  • 08/18/2005 - Bios, Irish Soldiers in Iowa Regiments of Civil War, Henry Co Naturalizations & Declarations of Intent

  • 04/02/2005 - Lots of Obits, Irish Soldiers in Iowa Regiments of Civil War.

  • 02/06/2005 - Bios, Obits, Irish Soldiers in Iowa Regiments of Civil War, Researchers update, Castle Garden, Emigration, About Irish Surnames.

  • 10/23/04 - Bios, New Melleray Abbey, Irish Soldiers who fought in IA regiments during the Civil War, Irish Researchers Index updated.

  • 8/28/04 - History Holy Name Catholic Church, Marcus, Cherokee Co, IA

  • 8/14/04 - Bios and Obits, History of Sisters of Mercy, Partial History of Sisters of Charity of the B.V.M.

  • 6/2/04 - Bios and Obits

  • 04/24/04 - Researcher Updates, biographies and obits of Irish born. A.O.H. Directory of Officers-Iowa, 1884, 1902, 1909. A.O.H. Newspaper Items, St. Patrick's Day News Items, Dougherty, Cerro Gordo, IA News Items.

  • 02/28/04 - 30 Bios and 8 Obits. P.W. Joyce's Concise History of Ireland 1916- Penal Laws; Kate Shelley-Iowa Heroine; Researcher Updates

  • 02/27/04 - St. Alphonsus Cemetery, Henry Co IA Irish born

  • 01/11/04- Lots of Bios and Obits added, "Irish Folklore" from Glories of Ireland, Researcher Pages Updated

  • 11/15/03 - Bios and Obits, News Items for Nolans Settlement, Researcher Pages updated.

  • 10/31/03 - Researcher Surnames Index Updated

  • 9/27/03 - Obits, Bios, Black Hawk Co Naturalizations, "Irish in United States", Dar Descendants of Irish Men

  • 9/3/03-St. Patrick's Day Exercises, Scott Co, 1901

  • 8/31/03 - Researcher pages updated

  • 8/10/03 - St. Matthew's Academy, Clare, Iowa, Freshman Class of 1935 from Julie Hood.

  • 6/15/03 - Gravestone Photos

  • 6/2/03 - Lots of Bios, Obits, History of Irish Settlers to Midwest, Vere Foster's Penny Emigrant Guide, Immigration Notes, Emigration Notes, Letters& Wills & Deaths & Marriages with Ireland/Iowa connection, Garryowen Spelling article, A few Des Moines Co, IA Naturalizations, Researcher Pages updated, A.O.H. News

  • 6/1/03- St. Patrick's Cemetery, Lizard Twp, Pocahontas Co., Ireland>IA gravestone photos

  • 5/25/03- Garryowen WPA Burials, Farmers of Garryowen 1892

  • 03/15/03 - Bios, Researcher Pages Updated, Ireland News in Iowa Newspapers, Boone Co. Naturalizations

  • 01/11/03 - Ireland News in Iowa Newspapers, Bios, Cascade Township, Index to Scott Co, IA Naturalizations 1845-1930 Surnames A-J, The Irish Regiment that Wasn't.

  • 11/29/2002 - Lots of Bios, First Murder in Iowa, Garry Owen Vote, Ireland News in Iowa Newspapers

  • 10/26/2002 - Dubuque Declarations of Intent 1872-1888, Bios, News Items on Ireland

  • 10/17/2002 - Jefferson Co, IA Declarations of Intent & Naturalizations from Ireland

  • 10/14/2002 - Polk Co, IA Declarations of Intent May 1848-Oct 1889

  • 10/05/02 - Map of Major Roads across U.S. 1790-1860, News Item on Donegal, Henry Co, IA Deaths 1894-1904 of Irish Nativity, Bios.

  • 10/02/02 - Dubuque Naturalizations 1834-1856 of Persons b. Ireland

  • 9/23/02 - Scott Co, IA Naturalizations for Irish Emigrants 1840-1851

  • 9/14/02 - 1934 Old Age Assistance Head Tax Selected Entries, Fort Dodge Newspaper Index 1891-1893 Selected Entries, Dubuque Naturalizations of Persons B. Ireland-1856-1872, Bios, Obits, Tombstone Photos, Newspaper Items on Donegal.

  • 08/17/2002 - Bios of persons from Dubuque, Palo Alto, Jackson, Allamakee & Pocahontas Cos., Irish History in Pocahontas Co, History of Catholics in Dubuque, NW and Central Deaneries have closed, Scott Co, IA Newspaper Index 1900-1901 for selected surnames, Webster Co, IA Newspaper Directory for selected surnames, A little Irish Trivia

  • 07/16/2002 - Bios of persons from Dubuque, Palo Alto and Jackson Cos. Famous Irish Societies, "Once Green Wasn't Lucky for Irish", How Emmetsburg, Palo Alto Co, IA got its name, Scott Co. Directory Entries, Fort Dodge, Webster Co, IA Newspaper Index Items, History of St. Patrick's, Waukon, Allamakee Co

  • 06/23/2002 - Wexford, Allamakee Co; Church Histories, Newspaper Articles, Bios

  • 06/14/2002 - 1909 Jackson, Webster Co Plat Map Index, Bios

  • 05/25/2002 - 1880-81 IA State Gazetteer & Bus. Dir Entries,1870 Garryowen, Butler Twp, Jackson Co, IA Census, Clare, Jackson Twp, Webster Co, IA Catholic Church History, 9 New Bios.

  • 05/11/2002 - Webster Co, IA Irish research, Yellow Fever, More Bios

  • 04/30/2002 - Lots more Bios and surname of the month Feeney, Feeny

  • 04/20/2002 - News articles on Ireland in IA newspapers, more on Cholera, Cultural Amusements 1869-70, NE Deanery Trivia. And as always, lots more bios of folks of Irish ancestry.

  • 04/05/2002- More news articles on immigration and cholera and lots more bios! Also Surname of the Month-McNally

  • 03/22/2002- Irish Settlers in Iowa, Gilmore City, Ireland News Articles in Iowa Newspapers, Bios from Allamakee Co, Cholera

  • 03/20/2002 - Added Scott Co, IA deaths (persons of Irish Nativity) surnames L-Q and Henry Co, IA deaths (Irish Nativity) 1880-1886

  • 03/13/2002- Added 1900 Iowa Soundex for K500- persons of Irish Nativity

  • 03/09/2002 - Added Histories of Irish Catholic Church in Cedar Twp, Johnson Co & St. John's Gilmore City, Mar 2002 Surname Page- Kane, etc., Another Article on St. Patrick's on the Lizard, Irish News Items found in Iowa Newspapers, From Steamboat to Iron Horse, On the Highway, Meaning of St. Patrick's Day, More Bios.

  • 02/26/2002 - Added 1880 Soundex for K500 (Kinney, Kenny, Kain, Kane, etc)

  • 02/23/2002- Bios for Johnson, Kossuth & Humboldt, Allamakee Cos. Iowa News Items Mentioning Iowa

  • 02/09/2002 - Lots of New Bios for Johnson, Kossuth, Humboldt and Allamakee Cos. Some 1909 Laws

  • 02/01/2002 - New Surname of the Month Pick- Egan/Eagan. More bios from Clinton Co. Scott Co IA death records surnames H-K Oct 1897-Dec 1908

  • 01/26/2002 - Bios from Clinton County for Farrell, Dolan, Cain, Owens & for Delaware Co for McNeill and McGee

  • 01/20/2002 - Bios for Hunt, Haddock, Hennessy, O'Connor, Kelly. Rules for teachers-1915, Immigration to Iowa- 1845, Soap making tip-1845, Tip on husbands-1845, Married Women's Rights-1846

  • 01/13/2002 Johnson Co, Iowa bios and new additions to O'Meara, O'Mara "pick of the month" page 

  • 01/09/2002 Lots of new researcher surnames added. Also several new bios of settlers to Johnson Co, IA

  • New 01/05/2002- New Feature- IA IRISH Surname of the Month. This Month's Pick is O'Meara, O'Mara

  • New 12/30/01 - Biographies from Clinton Co persons of Irish Descent and several articles on the Way They Lived

  • New 12/21/01 - Co. Galway Obits from Theresa Postel Payne, Delaware Co. Bios and Clinton Co Bios

  • New 12/2/01- Biographies from Delaware Co. & Terence McDermott Obit.& Primitive Food

  • New 11/16/01 1880 IA Soundex-Irish Nativity B000-B200 and B240 to B250

  • New 11/10/01-Biographies from Tama, Delaware, Clinton Cos. Also new features under "How Did They Live?"

  • New 10/28/01-Biographies from Tama & Clinton Cos., Iowa

  • New 10/21/01-Biographies from Delaware Co, Iowa

  • New 10/9/01-Biographies from Delaware Co, Iowa