Tag Archives: Marriages

Scott County Valentines

Posted on February 15, 2020 by SCblogger

As we continue to catalog negatives in the Free-Hostetler collection, we were tickled to discover that the young man in this image was born on February 14, 1897 and given the first name of “Valentine!” Valentine was born in Lincoln … Continue reading →

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Closing the three-year-gap: 1947 – 1949 Abstracted Names

Posted on August 1, 2013 by SCblogger

As our regular patron know, one of our Center’s best indexes for early twentieth-century newspaper announcements is the set of Abstracted Names from the Davenport, Iowa, Democrat (SC 977.769 Abs) which covers 1898 to 1946.  This resource was compiled by … Continue reading →

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Just Shelved: The “Lost” Jefferson County, Iowa, Microfilmed Marriages

Posted on May 21, 2008 by SCblogger

Okay, so these ten rolls of microfilm weren’t lost, just delayed a bit.   But we’re still very happy they’ve finally arrived! Covering 1839 to 1910 (record vols. A-0 and register vols. 1 and 2 with index), these marriage records are … Continue reading →

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