Northeast Iowa Genealogical Society
Hans J. Chryst Library
Waterloo, Ia

Also on the shelves for research assistance at
Hans M. Chryst Archival Library Grout Museum of History and Science 503 South Street, Waterloo, Iowa Tuesday through Saturday, 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

What you will find available offerings for the serious genealogy researchers
who want to purchase from the Iowa Genealogical Society,
and seek the assistance of the NEIGS Genealogical Society.

Purchases are made from the Iowa Genealogical Society.
There are two options to assist you in your Black Hawk County Research

• A list of available materials which can be purchased from
  Iowa Genealogical Society
  628 E. Grand Avenue
  Des Moines IA 50309-1924
  Phone (515) 276-0287
  visit their website at http://iowagenealogy.org

• Another list in which you may request material to be researched for you. You must keep in mind tho that there will be a charge involved with this service. The service is offered to you by Ruth Tucker who holds the position of Librarian for the materials. You will need to contact her to determine the costs.

Please keep in mind that this is comes as a generous offer from Ruth and the (NEIGS) NorthEast Iowa Genealogical Society. So only the serious and considerate are asked to seek materials.

ATLASES/MAPS

Illustrated Atlas of Black Hawk County, Iowa.
Kace Publishing Co., 1896.

Atlas of Black Hawk County, Iowa.
Iowa Publishing Co., 1910.

Atlas of Black Hawk County, Iowa.
Anderson Publishing Co., 1926.

Atlas of Black Hawk County, Iowa.
Cedar Falls, IA: The Cedar Falls Daily Record, 1939.

Atlas of Black Hawk County, Iowa.
Minneapolis: Title Atlas Co., 1966.

Black Hawk County Farm Directory.
Black Hawk County Farm Bureau. Hudson, Iowa:
Hudson Printing Co., 1960.

Farm & Home Plat & Directory. Black Hawk County, Iowa.
Maps of townships. Belmond, Iowa:
Farm & Home Publishers, Inc., 1994.

Official 1974 Black Hawk County, Iowa, County Directory.
Maps of townships. Algona, Iowa:
Directory Service Co.,1974.

Official 1975 Black Hawk County, Iowa, County Directory.
Maps of townships. West Des Moines:
Universal Publ.., Inc., 1975.

Official 1975 Black Hawk County, Iowa, County Directory.
Maps of townships. Algona, Iowa:
Directory Service Co., 1975.

Official 1977 Black Hawk County, Iowa, Rural Resident Directory.
Maps of townships. Algona, Iowa:
Directory Service Co., 1977

Waterloo-Cedar Falls (IA) Atlas.
By James F. Fryman. Cedar Falls, IA:
UNI Geography Department, 1984.

BIRTH, MARRIAGE DEATH, PROBATE

Black Hawk County, IA
Birth Records ,
June 29, 1921 thru July 1940
Handwritten list from microfilm, 1987.

Black Hawk County, IA
Early Marriages .
Northeast Iowa Genealogical Society.
Waterloo, IA
1977

Black Hawk County, IA -
Marriage Index. Part 1, 1853 - 1874 .
Waterloo: Northeast Iowa Genealogical Society,
May, 1979.

Black Hawk County, IA -
Marriage Index. Part 2, 1875 - 1887.
Waterloo: Northeast Iowa Genealogical Society,
June, 1980

Black Hawk County, IA -
Marriage Index. Part 3, 1888 - 1889.
Waterloo: Northeast Iowa Genealogical Society,
May, 1979

Fifty [50] Plus Wedding Anniversaries
THE WATERLOO COURIER and CEDAR FALLS RECORD.
Nov 1, 1975 - Dec. 1, 1981.
Waterloo: Northeast Iowa Genealogical Society,
1981

An Index and Abstracts from the First Six Volumes
THE WATERLO0 COURIER, Waterloo,
Black Hawk County, Iowa .
Nov. 29, 1859 - May 11, 1865 .

Probate Records.
Black Hawk County, IA.
1869 - 1878.
#500 - #1000 .

Probate Records.
Black Hawk County, IA.
Feb. 1, 1899 to Jan. 14, 1913.
#2500 - #4864.

Probate Records.
Black Hawk County, IA.
Jan. 13 - March 1924.
#4864 - #7598 .
Waterloo, Iowa: typed Manuscript , 1983

Probate Records.
Black Hawk County, IA.
March 1924 - May 1932.
#7599 - #10046.

Probate Records.
Black Hawk County, IA.
May 17, 1932 - Aug. 17, 1942.
#10046 - #13171.

CITIZENSHIP

Confidential List of Names on the Saloon Petition .
The Waterloo Business Men's Temperance Association,
Dec. 19, 1912.
Waterloo, IA

Voters Ledger
Waterloo, IA 1912 - 1914 .
Original ledger for Nov., 1912 and June, 1914

Your Cedar Falls (Iowa) City Government.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa,
League of Women Voters, 1968.

HISTORY , COUNTY

Historical and Biographical Record of Black Hawk County, Iowa .
Inter-State Publishing Co., 1886

Historical Sketches.
By Clarence W. Baldwin.
Private printing, 1982.

History of Black Hawk County, Iowa.
Western Historical Co., 1878.

History of Black Hawk County, Iowa, and Representative Citizens.
By Isaiah Van Metre.
Biographical Publ.. Co., 1904.

History of Black Hawk County, Iowa, and Its People.
Volumes I and II. John Hartman, Editor.
Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.,1915.

Crossroads on the Cedar.
By Clarence W. Baldwin.
Pioneer Press: 1967.

The Turkey Foot.
[Black Hawk County]
By Lila & Robert Messerly.
Private: 1969.

Riverside Stories.
[Black Hawk County]
By Julia McFarland.
Private: 1977.

HISTORY, TOWN

Barclay Reviewed .
Roy C. Ortner. Schiller Park, IL: Roy C. Ortner, 1974.

A Community Tapestry, Jesup, Iowa.
1860 - 1985 .
Jesup Quasquicentennial Comm. Lake Mills, Iowa:
Graphic Publishing Co.,1984.

Early History of Waterloo and Black Hawk County (Iowa).
By Roger Leavitt. Pamphlet, no date.

Historical Record of Cedar Falls,
The Garden City of Iowa .
By Peter Melendy, 1893.

History of Hudson.
By Jean Taylor. Hudson, IA:
Hudson Printing Co., Inc., 1976.

A History of the Dunkerton Community.
The life and problems of early settlers [Lester Township],
Black Hawk County,IA .
By Maude Whillis Magee.
Private: 1971.

History of Jesup, Iowa, 1860 - 1960 .
Compiled by the Centennial Committee of Jesup, Iowa.
1960.

History of Raymond, Iowa .
By Margaret Pint. Private:
1975.

Hudson's Heritage .
By Jean Taylor and Linda Stevens. Hudson, IA:
Hudson Printing Co., Inc., 1976.

The Janesvillians 1849 - 1974 .
Compiled by Maxine C. Leonard. Waverly, Iowa:
Rota Press, 1974.

My Early Memories of Waterloo, Iowa .
By Belle Shoemaker Harbin.
Private: 1947.

Northeast Iowa Family History Anthology .
Recollections of Waterloo (Iowa) in the 1920's by twelve residents.
By Gladys Whitley Hearst. Typewritten manuscript, 1978.

One Hundred One [101] Stories of Cedar Falls,Iowa .
By Herb Hake. Cedar Falls Iowa:
Cedar Falls Historical Society, 1977.

Orange Township Lore Pieced Into Patchwork.
By Ida B. Snavely. Waterloo IA:
Pioneer Advertising Co., 1967.

Over 100 Years In and Around Finchford.
Finchford, Iowa: Typed manuscript, 1954.

Soldiers' Orphans' Home, 1863 - 1876 .
By Val Martin. Cedar Falls, Iowa:
Cedar Falls Historical Society, 1983.

Waterloo: Factory City of Iowa. Survey of Architecture & History .
By Beverly Beving Long for City of Waterloo, 1986.
Des Moines: Midwest Research, 1986.

Waterloo, Iowa, a Good Place to Live.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls League of Women Voter.
Waterloo, IA:
Morris Printing Co., 1968.

We Believe In Waterloo, Too.
By Marione L. Boller, et al. Cedar Falls, Iowa;
Spectrum House, 1985.

When Cedar Falls [Iowa] Was Young.
By Roger Leavitt. Private: 1972

Anton Cemetery, Cedar Township,
Black Hawk County, Iowa, and St. Joseph's Cemetery, Raymond, Iowa.
By Esther Newcomer, et al. Typed manuscript, 1976.

Barclay Township Cemeteries.
[Black Hawk County, Iowa] .
By Esther Newcomer, 1978.

Bennington Township -
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Pioneer Cemetery, Gresham Cemetery,
[Black Hawk County, Iowa].
By Esther Newcomer. Typed manuscript, 1970.

Burials and Monument Inscriptions
at St. Mary Of Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery
[State Rt. D -46, Eagle Center, IA].
Compiled by Loren L. Schmitz. LaMesa, CA:
Private printing, 1985.

Burials and Monument Inscriptions at St. Mary Of Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery
[State Rt. D -46, Eagle Center, IA]. Appendix A: Grave Location Not Recorded.
Appendix B: Burials since 1985.
Compiled by Loren L. Schmitz. Private:
Typed manuscript, 1987.

Death Records of Black Hawk County, Iowa, 1880 - 1900.
Cedar Falls, IA:
Cedar Falls Chapter of the D.A.R., 1968.

Fairview, Dunkerton, Evangelical and Lester Township Cemeteries
[of] Black Hawk County, Iowa.
By Esther Newcomer.
Typed manuscript, 1970.

Fairview Cemetery,
[East Waterloo Township] Black Hawk County, Iowa.
Waterloo: Northeast Iowa Genealogical Society, 1982.

Gravestone Data From the Only Rural Cemetery
in Cedar Falls Township of Black Hawk County, Iowa.
Cedar Falls, IA: Cedar Falls Chapter of the D.A.R., 1965.

Gravestone Data From the Seven Rural Cemeteries
Union and Washington Townships of Black Hawk County, Iowa.
Cedar Falls, Iowa: Cedar Falls Chapter of the D.A.R., 1964.

Hudson, Iowa, Cemetery.
By K. Brandhorst, et al. Private: 1971.

Jubilee-Westburg Cemetery Index (Spring Creek Twp.).
By Arlene Riensche. Typed manuscript: 1979.

Lester Township Cemetery,
Black Hawk County, IA, 1854 - 1982 .
By Elma Magee Bennett. Private: 1982.

Mt. Vernon Township -
East Janesville N.E. Church Cemetery,
St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Mt. Vernon Cemetery
[of Black Hawk Co., IA] By Esther Newcomer.
Typed manuscript, 1970.

Old Waterloo Cemetery Gravestones,
Lincoln Township (Black Hawk Co., Iowa) .
By Geneva Williams Gingrich. Waterloo, Iowa:
Waterloo Chapter of the D.A.R., 1976.

Poyner Township Cemetery.
By Charlotte Romaine Turner Lichty, et al. Private: 1973.

West View Cemetery ,
Big Creek Township, Sec. 31, La Porte City, Black Hawk County, IA.
Typed manuscript. 1991.

Westview Cemetery, LaPorte City,
[Big Creek Township, Black Hawk County, IA].
By Fay Medhaug. Waterloo, IA:
Northeast Iowa Genealogical Society, 1981.

W.P.A. Black Hawk County, IA, Cemetery Records .
Compiled by the Works Progress Administration.

HISTORY, CHURCH

Across the Years: Central Christian Church,
3475 Kimball Avenue, Waterloo, Iowa. 1897 - 1972.
Typed manuscript, unnumbered. 1972.

Golden Jubilee. 1898 - 1948.
St. Mary's Church, Waterloo, Iowa.
Private printing, 1948.

Historical Booklet,
Commemorating the Centennial of Immanuel Lutheran Church,
215 Franklin St., Waterloo, Iowa.
Typed manuscript, 1978.

Jubilee Centennial, 1867 - 1967.
First Lutheran Church, Waterloo, Iowa .
Private printing, 1967

A History of St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish,
(Eagle Center, Iowa), 1859 - 1976.
By Donald P. Hayes and Robert V. Swift.
Private printing, 1976.

The Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church.
69th church anniversary.
By Dr. Thad F. Thomas, Pastor.
Private printing, 1991

Over 100 Years In and Around Finchford, IA.
Finchford Community Bible Church Ladies' Aid.
Finchford, IA:
Typed manuscript, May, 1954.

St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church,
Waterloo, Iowa. 1914 - 1989. 75th Anniversary Jubilee.
Waterloo, IA:
Morris Printing Co., 1989.

St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Bennington Township, Waterloo, Iowa. 1881 - 1981 Centennial Celebration.
Private printing, 1981.

St. Joseph's Church, Waterloo, IA. 1863 - 1963.
Inception of Second Century, June 26, 27, 28, 1964.
Private printing, 1964.

Translated Proceedings of Zion Lutheran Church.
Hudson, Iowa. 1878 - 1911.
Translation by Margaret Craft.
Typed manuscript, 1977.

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Jubilee, La Porte City, (IA).
Centennial Celebration. Sep. 3 -4 , 1861 - 1961.
Typed manuscript, 1961.

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Jubilee) La Porte City, IA.
Cedar Rapids, IA: Hawkeye Directory Service, 1974.

Zion Lutheran Church Jubilee. Rural LaPorte City, IA, 1861 - 1996.
Galion, OH: United Church Directories, 1996.

LAND RECORDS

 

Black Hawk County [Iowa] Original entries
U.S. Docket 153. Vol. 1.
The Service Bureau Corporation, 1964

Black Hawk County [Iowa] Special Townships,
Alphabetical. Vol. 2.
The Service Bureau Corporation, March 4, 1964

Black Hawk County [Iowa]
Special Townships, Chronological. Vol. 3.
The Service Bureau Corporation, March 4, 1964.

Black Hawk County, Iowa,
Farm Directory, 1942 - 1943 .
Winterset, IA:
Chatfield Directory Service, 1943.

Farmers of Iowa, 1892.
Black Hawk County, Iowa
A list...with Post offices. Alphabetical.
Photocopy: 1991.

Black Hawk / Buchanan County
Directory, 1945 - 1946 .
Indexed list of names, mailing address, twp, section, owner or renter.
Appleton, WI: North Star Publ.., 1946

Rural Register of Iowa.
Black Hawk County, Iowa. 1944 - 1945.
Photocopy of list of Black Hawk Co. farmers by townships.

 

MILITARY SERVICE

Persons Liable to Military Duty
1876 & 1882.
Barclay Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa ,
Cedar Valley Historical Society, Waterloo,IA:
Photocopy from assessor's book, 1972.

NEWSLETTERS/NEWSPAPERS

 

The Cedar Tree Index.
Compiled by Helen Riggs.
Waterloo: Northeast Iowa Genealogical Society, 1977.

The Cedar Tree,
Volumes I - VII.
Northeast Iowa Genealogical Society.
Waterloo, Iowa: Private printing, 1970 - 1976.

The Cedar Tree
Volumes VIII - XIV.
Northeast Iowa Genealogical Society.
Waterloo, Iowa: Private printing, 1977 - 1983.

The Cedar Tree,
Volumes XV - XVIII.
Northeast Iowa Genealogical Society.
Waterloo, Iowa: Private printing, 1984 - 1987.

An Index and Abstracts
First Six Volumes
THE WATERLO0 COURIER,
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa .
Nov. 29, 1859 - May 11, 1865 .
By Shela S. and Charles C. Fretwell.
Waterloo, IA: Pioneer Graphics, 1986

An Index and Abstracts
Volume 7 through 10
THE WATERLOO COURIER,
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa,
June 8 , 1865, to June 10, 1869.
By Shela S. and Charles C. Fretwell.
Waterloo, IA: Private printing, 1998.

An Index and Abstracts
Volume 1, Nos. 4 - 42
THE BLACKHAWK COURIER,
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa,
February 8 to November 1, 1859.
By Shela S. and Charles C. Fretwell.
Waterloo, IA: Private printing, 1998.