For links to all of the newest items, visit the Updates Journal on the Clayton co. IAGenWeb site. http://sharylscabin.com/Clayton/journal.htm If you find something that was helpful in your research, please drop a thank-you email to the contributor or email me and I'll post your thank-you on the Journal. Our volunteers give up their personal time to transcribe the old records & other info., they share obituaries & photos ..... they deserve our thanks many times over. New in June: BIOGRAPHIES - 1882 *Added a photo (modern) of the Peter Flaherty home to his biography - from Helen Jennings BIOGRAPHIES - misc. *Joseph 'Diamond Joe' Reynolds (photo) - from S. Ferrall CEMETERY RECORDS *Gooding cemetery was updated - from S. Ferrall & Yvonne Ellwood *Gooding Cemetery Association history - from Yvonne Ellwood GRAVESTONE PHOTO PROJECT *Mayhew gravestone photos in National cemetery were contributed by a researcher *Several gravestone photos & a photo of the cemetery entry for Council Hill cemetery were contributed by a researcher CENSUS RECORDS *1885 Iowa State Census, Grand Meadow Twp. - from Todd Ehlers CHURCH RECORDS *Brief history of the North McGregor (Marquette) ME church - from S. Ferrall *Brief history of the McGregor Christian Science church - from S. Ferrall *Brief history of St. John's Evangelical & Reformed Church, Garber - from S. Ferrall *Photos & history of the German Lutheran churches, St. Sebald & Emanuel church, Strawberry Point - from S. Ferrall DEATH RECORDS *Register of Deaths Volume A, 1897-1913, adding pages 41-50 - from Steve & Neva Nelson transcribed from records obtained by Constance Diamond MARRIAGE RECORDS *Added to compiled marriage records: Boland-Korrect, 1913 (photo) - from Joe Boland OBITUARIES *83 new obits were posted to the Obituary Board in June, some with photos; contributed by Mary Durr, Judy Moyna, Paul Moritz & S. Ferrall PHOTO ALBUM *Boland family album updated - from Joe Boland *Sheppard/Shepperd album updated - from Dee Moran *A street view was added to the St. Olaf photo page - from Paul Moritz *Photo of the train depot added to the Farmersburg photo page - from Paul Moritz *Photo of Motor Mill to the Landmark, Motor Mill page - from Paul Moritz *Oelke family album updated - from Paul Moritz SURNAME REGISTRY *Betty has updated her email address for surnames Crowley, Degnan, Delaney, DeLong, McNamara, Mullarkey & Saddler. She added Traversy / Traversey to the registry. *Kent Gebhard has registered surname Stacy. His ggg-grandparents, Edward J.Stacy & Mary Ann Manning Stacy are buried in Eastside cemetery, Elkader. *Suzanne Hess has registered surnames Hess & McDonald. Samuel L. Hess (b. 1820, PA & d. 1876, Elkader) Married, 1853, Frances J. McDonald in Clayton co. She is especially interested in finding Samuel's burial place. Happy Ancestor Hunting!! Have a safe and fun 4th of July! Sharyl Ferrall Clayton co. IAGenWeb volunteer coordinator http://iagenweb.org/clayton clayton@sharylscabin.com