Tag Archives: Death Records

An Exciting Find: Iowa death records, 1921 – 1940

Posted on March 10, 2017 by SCblogger

One of the roadblocks we frequently run into while helping patrons with genealogy and local history research is a gap in Scott County death records from 1921 – 1940. During that time, death records were maintained by the State of Iowa and … Continue reading →

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The mystery of the missing county vital records

Posted on August 3, 2012 by SCblogger

This is an update on an earlier post about the State-Level Death records that are available at the State Historical Society in Des Moines. The State Historical Society of Iowa has been slowly adding counties to the index for those … Continue reading →

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Bridging the Gap: State-Recorded Iowa Death Records

Posted on December 2, 2010 by SCblogger

As genealogists with 20th century Iowa relatives know, Iowa law did not require births, marriages and deaths to be recorded at the county level between 1920 and 1941.  These records were sent directly to the State. Although many clerks did … Continue reading →

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