It seemed clear to me a week ago that students and faculty had access to the land records. I guess I was hoping someone had a good friend whom was a student or part of the faculty and could access certain records for us. donkelly ----- Original Message ----- From: W. David Samuelsen <dsam52@sampubco.com> To: donkelly <ocollaugh@comcast.net> Cc: Mona Knight <mknight5@ctc.net>, IOWA@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:31:10 +0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [IOWA] Iowa Land Records, University of Iowa nope, it is to the article. And I think it was OCRed. Consider this word microfihn David Samuelsen donkelly wrote: > This link says University of Iowa holds copyright the an extensive database of land records. > > http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/Bai/swierenga.htm > > Perhaps it is in error? > > donkelly > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mona Knight <mknight5@ctc.net> > To: IOWA@rootsweb.com > Sent: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:49:44 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: [IOWA] Iowa Land Records, University of Iowa > > There was a discussion earlier on the list about land records and family files at the University of Iowa or Iowa State. I had a librarian friend check to see if we could access those records, and the librarian at the University didn't know what my friend was talking about when she asked. The Univ librarian said they don't keep family files nor land records and referred my friend to the Iowa Historical Society! My friend is a librarian, so I know she explained it clearly and even referred to the web site. > > No such luck I guess. > > Mona > _____________________________________________ > > For additional information concerning how the list > works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ > _____________________________________________ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IOWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _____________________________________________ > > For additional information concerning how the list > works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ > _____________________________________________ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IOWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

I'm not sure what the problem is. I forwarded the original e-mail with link to my friend who is a librarian in a city in Iowa. She viewed the web site and then contacted the University Librarian. That librarian kept saying they don't hold any such records and my friend would need to go to the Iowa Historical Society. ----- Original Message ----- From: "donkelly" <ocollaugh@comcast.net> To: "W. David Samuelsen" <dsam52@sampubco.com> Cc: "Mona Knight" <mknight5@ctc.net>; <IOWA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 2:42 AM Subject: Re: [IOWA] Iowa Land Records, University of Iowa > It seemed clear to me a week ago that students and faculty had access to > the land records. I guess I was hoping someone had a good friend whom was > a student or part of the faculty and could access certain records for us. > donkelly > ----- Original Message ----- > From: W. David Samuelsen <dsam52@sampubco.com> > To: donkelly <ocollaugh@comcast.net> > Cc: Mona Knight <mknight5@ctc.net>, IOWA@rootsweb.com > Sent: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:31:10 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: Re: [IOWA] Iowa Land Records, University of Iowa > > nope, it is to the article. > > And I think it was OCRed. Consider this word microfihn > > David Samuelsen > > donkelly wrote: >> This link says University of Iowa holds copyright the an extensive >> database of land records. >> >> http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/Bai/swierenga.htm >> >> Perhaps it is in error? >> >> donkelly >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Mona Knight <mknight5@ctc.net> >> To: IOWA@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:49:44 +0000 (UTC) >> Subject: [IOWA] Iowa Land Records, University of Iowa >> >> There was a discussion earlier on the list about land records and family >> files at the University of Iowa or Iowa State. I had a librarian friend >> check to see if we could access those records, and the librarian at the >> University didn't know what my friend was talking about when she asked. >> The Univ librarian said they don't keep family files nor land records and >> referred my friend to the Iowa Historical Society! My friend is a >> librarian, so I know she explained it clearly and even referred to the >> web site. >> >> No such luck I guess. >> >> Mona >> _____________________________________________ >> >> For additional information concerning how the list >> works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit >> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ >> _____________________________________________ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IOWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> _____________________________________________ >> >> For additional information concerning how the list >> works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit >> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ >> _____________________________________________ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IOWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > >

Sounds suspiciously like a member of the society. How many times before have we been offered the same kind of advice? As a librarian I have to believe she/he knew about the records, but possible she/he did not. They were easily enough found by Google. don ----- Original Message ----- From: Mona Knight <mknight5@ctc.net> To: donkelly <ocollaugh@comcast.net>, W. David Samuelsen <dsam52@sampubco.com> Cc: IOWA@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:52:19 +0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [IOWA] Iowa Land Records, University of Iowa I'm not sure what the problem is. I forwarded the original e-mail with link to my friend who is a librarian in a city in Iowa. She viewed the web site and then contacted the University Librarian. That librarian kept saying they don't hold any such records and my friend would need to go to the Iowa Historical Society. ----- Original Message ----- From: "donkelly" <ocollaugh@comcast.net> To: "W. David Samuelsen" <dsam52@sampubco.com> Cc: "Mona Knight" <mknight5@ctc.net>; <IOWA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 2:42 AM Subject: Re: [IOWA] Iowa Land Records, University of Iowa > It seemed clear to me a week ago that students and faculty had access to > the land records. I guess I was hoping someone had a good friend whom was > a student or part of the faculty and could access certain records for us. > donkelly > ----- Original Message ----- > From: W. David Samuelsen <dsam52@sampubco.com> > To: donkelly <ocollaugh@comcast.net> > Cc: Mona Knight <mknight5@ctc.net>, IOWA@rootsweb.com > Sent: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:31:10 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: Re: [IOWA] Iowa Land Records, University of Iowa > > nope, it is to the article. > > And I think it was OCRed. Consider this word microfihn > > David Samuelsen > > donkelly wrote: >> This link says University of Iowa holds copyright the an extensive >> database of land records. >> >> http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/Bai/swierenga.htm >> >> Perhaps it is in error? >> >> donkelly >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Mona Knight <mknight5@ctc.net> >> To: IOWA@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:49:44 +0000 (UTC) >> Subject: [IOWA] Iowa Land Records, University of Iowa >> >> There was a discussion earlier on the list about land records and family >> files at the University of Iowa or Iowa State. I had a librarian friend >> check to see if we could access those records, and the librarian at the >> University didn't know what my friend was talking about when she asked. >> The Univ librarian said they don't keep family files nor land records and >> referred my friend to the Iowa Historical Society! My friend is a >> librarian, so I know she explained it clearly and even referred to the >> web site. >> >> No such luck I guess. >> >> Mona >> _____________________________________________ >> >> For additional information concerning how the list >> works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit >> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ >> _____________________________________________ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IOWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> _____________________________________________ >> >> For additional information concerning how the list >> works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit >> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ >> _____________________________________________ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IOWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > >