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Projects

• IAGenWeb Project      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Iowa      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Iowa Genealogy and History      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Iowa History & Genealogy Project      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Orphan Train  A Special Project of IAGenWeb     (Source: Iowa GenWeb Project)

Bible Records

• Iowa Family Bibles      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• 1875 A. T. Andreas Atlas      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)
• Biographies and Portraits of the Progressive Men of Iowa  1899     (Source: Google Book Search)
• The blue book of Iowa women  A history of contemporary women (1914)     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Iowa Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Iowa Family Group Sheet Project      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Iowa GEDCOM Index 
• Iowa Progressive Men      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Past Voices: Letters Home from Iowa 
• Portrait and Biographical Album of Henry County, Iowa      (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)

Cemeteries

• Grave Locations Of Restoration Movement Leaders In Iowa      (Source: The Restoration Movement)
• Iowa Cemetery Directory  D'Addezio.com
• Iowa Cemetery Photos      (Source: Cemetery Photo Volunteers Project)
• Iowa Cemetery Records      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Iowa Gravestone Photo Project 
• Respect Our Dead  Emphasis on pioneer cemetery restoration and preservation
• State Association for the Preservation of Iowa Cemeteries 
• WPA 1930's Graves Registration Survey 

Census Records and Indexes (17)

Court and Legal Records

• Black Sheep Ancestors  Directory of Links for Prison and Convict Records, Court Records, Executions, Famous Outlaws, Criminals & Bandits
• Iowa Lynchings  1834-1907
• Legal Correspondents of Wilber Mercantile Agency in Iowa, 1917      (Source: Judy's Stuff)

Directories

• Iowa Gazetteer  and Business Directory, 1884-1885     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Ethnic

• African American Women in Iowa Digital Collection 
• Early German Settlers in Iowa      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• German Settlers of Iowa, Their Descendants, and European Ancestors  Revised Edition     (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• The Germans of Iowa  and Their Achievements     (Source: Federation of East European Family History Societies)
• Indian Tribes of Iowa      (Source: AccessGenealogy)
• The Irish in Iowa 
• Mujeres Latinas Digital Collection      (Source: The Iowa Heritage Digital Collections)
• Tribes and Villages of Iowa 

• IA-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Indian Tribes that lived, or traveled in Iowa

  • IA-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • IA-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • IA-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

History (37)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Alien Personal History and Statements  Iowa 1942-1946     (Source: U. S. National Archives & Records Administration)
• Iowa Immigration & Naturalization Project      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Iowa Naturalization & Citizenship Records and Substitutes      (Source: Olive Tree Genealogy)

Introduction and Guides

• Cyndi's List of Iowa links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• Iowa      (Source: CinnamonToast Genealogy)
• Iowa Research Outline      (Source: Family History Library)
• Iowa, United States Genealogy Links & Chat      (Source: Looking 4 Kin Links & Chat)
• ROOTS-L Iowa Resources      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Websites: Iowa      (Source: RootsWeb)

Land Records

• Iowa Land Grant Project      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (10)

Lookups

• Iowa Free Genealogy Look Ups      (Source: GeneaSearch)
• Obituary Lookup Volunteers 
• Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness 

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• Great Lakes, & Canada Indian Queries  Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ontario and Manitoba
• H-Iowa  The History and Culture of Iowa
• Iowa Genealogy      (Source: Google Groups)
• Iowa in the Great War      (Source: Yahoo! Groups)

• IA-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Indian Tribes that lived, or traveled in Iowa

  • IA-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • IA-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • IA-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• IOWA-L Iowa Genealogy

  • IOWA-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • IOWA-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • IOWA-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (47)

Military Records and Histories (31)

Miscellaneous Data

• America's Volcanic Past  Iowa
• Genealogy Surnames in Iowa      (Source: Surnames By Town)
• Heritage Books      ($)
• Iowa Materials      (Source: Quintin Publications)     ($)
• Iowa Orphaned Family Treasures 
• Paper Carriers, Register Tribune  Statewide Iowa distribution, 1929 and 1931     (Source: Judy's Stuff)

Newspaper Records

• Events That Touched Our Ancestors' Lives  Iowa     (Source: GenDisasters)
• Iowa Old Press      (Source: Iowa GenWeb Project)
• Personal...But Polite  Newspaper Extracts of Personal Columns

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Central Iowa Obituaries      (Source: Genealogy Buff)
• Iowa Obituary Search      (Source: ObitsArchive.com)
• National Hall of Records  The National Repository for Online Obituaries
• Obituaries 101  Links to newspapers with obituaries
• Obituary index  Individuals born in Iowa

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (10)

School Records and Histories

• A History of Iowa Baptist Schools  1907     (Source: Google Book Search)
• One Room School Museums in Iowa 

Search Engines and Searchable Databases

• Iowa Cemetery Photos      (Source: Cemetery Photo Volunteers Project)
• Iowa Gravestone Photo Project 
• Iowa Obituary Search      (Source: ObitsArchive.com)
• USGenNet Iowa Site Search      (Source: USGenNet)
• USGenWeb Search 

Societies (10)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname

• Varner in the 1880 Soundex for Iowa      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)

Tax Lists

• History of Taxation in Iowa  Volume II     (Source: Google Book Search)
• U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, Iowa  1862-1866     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Transportation and Industry

• Digital Iowa Geological Resources      (Source: The Iowa Heritage Digital Collections)
• Ensign & Thayer's Travellers' Guide  Through the States of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• The Iowa Highways Page 
• John P. Vander Maas Railroadiana Collection      (Source: The Iowa Heritage Digital Collections)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• State Railroad Control  With a History of Its Development in Iowa     (Source: Google Book Search)
• Stone Quarries and Beyond 

Vital Records (10)

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