local history resources found in iowa libraries - State Historical ...

Scandinavia to the US. Most unique is our reasonably wide selection of “bygdebok”—Norwegian
family/farm histories—probably best in the state other than Vesterheim.
WINNESHIEK COUNTY
Wilder Learning Resources
Northeast Iowa Community College
P. O. Box 400
Calmar, IA 52132
(319) 562-3263 (phone)
(319) 562-4361 (fax)
epperlyj@nicc.cc.ia.us
Microforms and print functions: film, but no printer
COLLECTIONS AND RESOURCES:
Plat maps of county
Telephone books of town
Plat maps of other counties
Telephone books of other towns
Special resources
We have a very nice collection of books on agricultural machines, their history and histories of companies.
Decorah Public Library
202 Winnebago Street (319) 382-3717 (phone)
Decorah, IA 52101
(319) 382-4524 (fax)
Borowslo@luther.edu
Microforms and print functions: no
COLLECTIONS AND RESOURCES:
Local histories
County histories of county
County atlas of county
Plat maps of county
Plat maps of other counties
County histories of other counties
Telephone books of town
City directories of other towns
Telephone books of other towns
Federal census for county: (1850-1910)
State census for county: (1856, 1885)
Early Minnesota census, southern counties of Houston and Filmore, MN
Census of Allamakee County & Howard County, IA
Newspapers:
Decorah Journal (no dates given) print
Decorah Republican (no dates given) print
Public Opinion (no dates given) print
(no indexes)
Vital statistics resources:
Birth records for county (1865-present)
Death records for county (1880-present)
Marriage records for county (1856-present)
Cemetery records for county
Obituary collection for county Cemetery records for town