local history resources found in iowa libraries - State Historical ...
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County atlas of county<br />
Plat maps of county<br />
Telephone books of town<br />
Telephone books of other towns<br />
Federal census for county: (1870-1920)<br />
<strong>State</strong> census for county: (1885, 1895)<br />
Newspapers:<br />
Pocahontas Democrat (1901-1922) film<br />
Pocahontas Record (1884-1888, 1900-1922) film<br />
Pocahontas Record Democrat (1923-1996) film<br />
(no <strong>in</strong>dexes)<br />
Vital statistics <strong>resources</strong>:<br />
Cemetery records for town<br />
Birth records for county<br />
Death records for county<br />
Marriage records for county<br />
Cemetery records for county<br />
Special <strong>resources</strong>:<br />
Photograph collections<br />
Family histories<br />
Oral <strong>history</strong> collections (video, transcripts)<br />
Video collection of <strong>in</strong>terviews of those remember<strong>in</strong>g early Pocahontas<br />
Documentary called “Ma<strong>in</strong> Street, Pocahontas” (video)<br />
Video collection of <strong>in</strong>terviews of those remember<strong>in</strong>g home dances, barn dances, early dance halls <strong>in</strong> early 1900s<br />
Video to be produced soon comb<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>terviews.<br />
Rolfe Public Library<br />
401 Garfield<br />
Rolfe, IA 50581<br />
(712) 848-3435 (phone)<br />
(712) 848-3435 (fax)<br />
bbr<strong>in</strong>k@ncn.net<br />
Microforms and pr<strong>in</strong>t functions: yes<br />
COLLECTIONS AND RESOURCES:<br />
Local histories<br />
County histories of county<br />
Local school annuals<br />
Federal census for county: (1860, 1870, 1880, 1910, 1920)<br />
<strong>State</strong> census for county: (1885-1925)<br />
Newspapers:<br />
Rolfe Arrow (and earlier names of same paper) (1884-1990) film<br />
Rolfe Arrow (1990-present) pr<strong>in</strong>t<br />
In 1990 our paper was absorbed by the Pocahontas Record Democrat. Our pr<strong>in</strong>ted <strong>in</strong>dex <strong>in</strong>cludes all the<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation <strong>in</strong> that paper from 1990 to present.<br />
(<strong>in</strong>dex for genealogical purposes only)<br />
Vital statistics <strong>resources</strong>:<br />
Birth records for county (before 1900)<br />
Death records for county (before 1900)<br />
Marriage records for county (before 1900)<br />
Cemetery records for county (D.A.R.)<br />
Cemetery records for town (D.A.R.)<br />
Microfilm of records <strong>in</strong> City Hall
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