While the February blizzards have been blasting Iowa, we've had a blizzard of new records, photos and other terrific information has been added to the Allamakee co. IAGenWeb!! Browse the list of newly contributed items below, then visit the Allamakee county Updates Journal page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/journal.htm for clickable links to the pages. THANK-YOU to all of the generous volunteer contributors! "ALLAMAKEE ALBUM" *All persons now identified in the English Bench Cornet band photos - from Errin Wilker *Lansing Mudcats baseball team, ca1950 - from Errin Wilker *Threshing at Old Paint Creek church, ca1925 - from Errin Wilker *Well drilling at Terrill's - from S. Ferrall "BIOGRAPHIES - misc. sources" *Ella Myers Zarwell & Alma Wiebke - from Errin Wilker *Anthony W. Courson & Rudolph A.T. Meyer - from Cindy Bray Lovell *Fred M. Intlekofer - from Diana Henry Diedrich *Isac Johnson & family and Frank Byrne - from Sharyl Ferrall "BIRTH & BAPTISM RECORDS" *Researcher contributed records: Weymiller, Cunningham & Cota - from Errin Wilker "CEMETERY RECORDS" *Woodmansee Notes (page 1) - correction note for burial place of Carolina Tetzlaff from Gethsemane to Oakhill - from Helen and Norb Wurtzel Gravestone Photo Project (GPP)" *63 photos from the following Allamakee co. cemeteries: English Bench, Oakland, New Albin city, Zalmona and IOOF - from various contributors "CHURCH RECORDS" *Mt. Hope Presbyterian church history - from Errin Wilker "HISTORICAL ITEMS - misc." *Allamakee co. Orphans - Sisters have first meeting after 60+ years - from Errin Wilker *Allamakee co. Landmarks: the Iron Post boundry marker; new article & photos (very interesting) - from Errin Wilker *Towns & Townships photos: photo of the little town of Bee, Waterloo twp., lots of Lansing photos (pages 1 & 2), and more photos of Churchtown - from Errin Wilker *Photo of the Waukon Bandstand, c1915 -from Darrel Waters "LI'L BITS" *Button Boom at Lansing - from Errin Wilker *Lansing Home Coming Program, 1928 - from Errin Wilker *McNally Log Cabin - from Errin Wilker *Bits of news articles from 1958, 1941, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1976, 1981, 1985 & 1988 - from Errin Wilker, Diana Henry Diedrich & Cindy Bray Lovell *Albert Fruechte, 60 years at the New Albin Savings Bank - from Errin Wilker *4 Mile House, The Sadd cabin & Early Advertisement - from Errin Wilker *Murder of Inga Magnusson in Dorchester, by Earl Throst: added one of Throst's last letters - from Errin Wilker *Murder of Henry Duffy in Waukon, added 2 news accounts including the verdict - from S. Ferrall & Cathy Joynt-Labath "MARRIAGE RECORDS" *Researcher contributed records: Waters-Wild, Strub-Meehan, Sweeney-Stock, Ruzich-Luster, Bahr-Gruber, Boardman-Garlow, Fink-Solberg, Larson-McMahon, Lyons-Powers, Oelberg-Keppler, Miller-Rouster, Welper-Hagen, Bulman-Verthein, White-Walter, Somermeyer-Bechtel, Mauss-Troendle, Breeser-Meyer, Leppert-Bakewell, Leppert-Henry - from Errin Wilker & Diana Diedrich *Anniversaries: Byrnes, Collins, Meyer, Meyers, Mauss, Vonderohe, Somermeyer & Breeser - from Errin Wilker, Diana Diedrich & Cindy Bray Lovell "MILITARY RECORDS" *A 1928 news article was added to the Mt. Hosmer World War I memorial page - from Errin Wilker *Several photos, names and additional info. added to the World War I Casualty page - from Janet Koozer & Sharyl Ferrall *Photo of some members of Company F, 6th Iowa cavalry, Civil War - from Errin Wilker *News clippings about some Allamakee co. Gold Star Mothers - from Janet Koozer *1918 Letter home from Allamakee soldier Myron Brooks - from Janet Koozer *Allamakee co. servicemen & women, Honor Roll, 1943 - from Errin Wilker *Misc. military news (Servicemen Roundup 1950's-1970's) - from Diana Henry Diedrich "OBITUARIES" *136 new obits were posted to the Obit Board in February Contributed by Mary Durr, Errin Wilker, Diana Henry Diedrich, Janet Koozer, Cindy Bray Lovell, Mary Kay Simon Gleisner, Ardis McCallion and a 'volunteer'. "REUNIONS" *Hammel family reunion, 1976 & Middendorf reunion, 1988 - from Errin Wilker *Shuff family reunion, 1927 & Russell Family, 1979 - from Janet Koozer "SCHOOL RECORDS" *Franklin, Ludlow & Post twp schools and teachers, 1942 - from Sharyl Ferrall *1936 and 1966 class reunions, Waukon HS - from Errin Wilker *1941 Lansing High School Cardinal Baseball Team -from Errin Wilker *Old Sixteen school, Linton No. 4 - from Errin Wilker *Kee High Class of 1962 Reunion - from Errin Wilker *New Albin Class of 1929 & 1928/29 Basketball team - from Errin Wilker "SURNAME REGISTRY" *A researcher has registered their email address & the surname Zwang / Zwank *Mary has registered her email address & the surnames Eason, Alphin, Cantrell & Cooper Contributions of records are ALWAYS appreciated! Sharyl Ferrall - county coordinator http://iagenweb.org/allamakee