The Allamakee Co. IAGenWeb site now has 750 pages full of research & historical data, photos and general information. The new submissions are fantastic. Here is our list of new & updated items for August 2002. Thank-you! New History Data-base. "Andreas Atlas 1875" The first entries in this database were submitted by Nancy Shattuck - the county history & Waukon history. In addition, two previously submitted land data-bases transcribed from this book were linked. http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/hist_index3.htm --- "Allamakee Family Album" Wonderful photos of Wexford from Jerry Brennan http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/album/wex_church.htm And very soon (hopefully this weekend) - from Helen Bortz photos from the 'Hendrick album' --- "Birth & Baptism Records" - submissions from Lori Bresnahan http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/births.htm --- "School Records" -Sheila Mellick has transcribed Pleasant Valley country school records 1901-1905 - Photo of Wexford school children, c1900, with names; from Jerry Brennan. http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/school_index.htm --- "Military Records" - 1865 Civil War letter, from Kim Luck - 1903 soldier burials & veterans, from Sharyl Ferrall http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/war_index.htm --- "1913 History" Wexford Church, a very old photo from Jerry Brennan (click on it for a larger view) http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/history2/wexford.htm --- New surnames have been added to our researcher indexes: "STEVENS, WOOD, HOARD, WHALEY, PICKENPAUGH, BURGESS & McDOWELL" - by Karen Stevens; "HENDRICK" by Helen Bortz; "CAVANAUGH, HEMENWAY" - by Pattie Ransom and "DAVIS, EWING & FIET " by Susan Lafo. http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/registry.htm --- "Marriage Records" - user-contributed marriage records from Nancy Neuman & Lori Bresnahan http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/marry_index.htm --- More Personal Web-sites: make family connections by visiting the web-sites of Hugh McGough, Jim Ryan and Marilyn Price-Mitchell http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/pers_sites.htm -- "1913 Biography" - 4 bios from Cathy Labath (Corrigan, Kelley, Whalen & Hart) http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/bio13_index.htm "Other Biography" - 8 new biographies, some with photos, were from S. Ferrall - (Fellows, Helming, O'Boy, Blumhagen, Brown, Christofferson, Bollman & Mott) http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/bio_other.htm -- "Other History" - Abandoned Allamakee Co. towns -- Roseanna Zehner http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/history4/abandoned.htm - History & photos of Hardin -- from Debra Richardson http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/history4/hardin_hx.htm - Hardin - Postville's Pioneer Neighbor -- Civil War era photos from Anita Von Ahsen's private collection & a history transcribed by S. Ferrall http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/history4/hardin2_hx.htm -- " Li'l Bits" - Teachers Association, 1888 - from Roseanna Zehner - News account of Amelia Hendrick's 90th birthday - from Helen Bortz - 1939 Birthday calendar & business advertisements - from S. Ferrall http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/bits/lilbits.htm -- Our Local Directory has been updated - Allamakee Libraries, addresses & phone number's. Submitted by Suzann Holland http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/local.htm -- Lots of new obituaries! Submitted by Phyllis Peterson, Nancy Geitgey, Helen E. Bortz, Sharyl Ferrall & Karen Muchow http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/obit_index.htm -- "1882 History" -- the final chapters of Alexanders 1882 'History of Winneshiek & Allamakee Counties' have been reformatted and again added to the website. The entire Allamakee portion of this book is now browsable & searchable on-site. http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/hist_index.htm -- "Query" page has a new look, with links to the new IAGen boards. A 'one-stop' page for links to all the Allamakee message boards & lists. http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/boards.htm ---------- Have you found useful information on the Allamakee website? All of the data is submitted by volunteers -- thank them for their generosity by giving back. You may hold the one puzzle piece someone else needs to bring down a brick wall. ---------- Have a safe holiday weekend! Sharyl Co-County Coordinator, Allamakee Co. IAGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/