It seems as if I'm not the only one who was elated to see this link, only to be deflated, when I couldn't seem to make it work?? ----- Original Message ----- From: iowa-request@rootsweb.com To: iowa@rootsweb.com Subject: IOWA Digest, Vol 4, Issue 61 Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:29:44 -0600 >This is the IOWA list in digest form. For additional >information concerning how the list works, how to sub and >unsub and list rules, visit >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Iowa Land Records, University of Iowa (W. David >Samuelsen) > 2. Re: Iowa Land Records, University of Iowa (Mona >Knight) > 3. Re: Ironing and the mangle (juanita) > 4. Re: Ironing and the mangle (donkelly) > 5. Part 5 Bio of Millard Fillmore Rohrer >(Bare67deb@aol.com) > 6. Re: Ironing and the mangle (juanita) > 7. Re: Iowa Land Records, University of Iowa (donkelly) > > >----------------------------------------------------------- >----------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:02:25 -0600 >From: "W. David Samuelsen" <dsam52@sampubco.com> >Subject: Re: [IOWA] Iowa Land Records, University of Iowa >To: donkelly <ocollaugh@comcast.net> >Cc: IOWA@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <49BA0501.3090606@sampubco.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > >http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=405858&disp=Tract+books+of+Iowa+land+districts%2C+18++ > >I did a double-take when I noticed the film numbers, >they're from 1977 and interesting that they are still at >the vault instead of the Family History Library. > >however, to the county level - they are available quite >widespread. > >David Samuelsen > > >donkelly wrote: >> 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 >>> >> >> >> > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:52:19 -0400 >From: "Mona Knight" <mknight5@ctc.net> >Subject: Re: [IOWA] Iowa Land Records, University of Iowa >To: "donkelly" <ocollaugh@comcast.net>, "W. David >Samuelsen" > <dsam52@sampubco.com> >Cc: IOWA@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <D3ADA4CDD76946558AAE2840864D703D@MonaPC> >Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8"; > reply-type=original > >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 >>> >> >> > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 3 >Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:29:45 -0500 >From: "juanita" <juanita2@cox.net> >Subject: Re: [IOWA] Ironing and the mangle >To: Iowa@rootsweb.com, Fergsbks@aol.com >Message-ID: <49BA3599.25312.B14E136@localhost> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > >I never lived in Iowa but I did many of the same chores Bob >describes and remember them well. The "good ole days", >insofar as I'm concerned, are gone for good! I didn't >think they were fun then and I sure wouldn't today. My >friends were in the same boat so perhaps we had no >alternative. We're spoiled with all the conveniences we >have today but I'm thankful for ea. one and wish my parents >were here to enjoy them with me. > >juanita > > >> I am also very familiar with the mangle and ironing as I >> helped my mother with many things in the house. I had 4 >> brothers and my grandfather lived with us. I wrung out >> clothes and run them through the rinse water and the >> white clothes through the blueing water. I also wiped >> down the long clothes wire and sometimes hung them out >to dry with the clothes pins. Often I brought them in from >> the line when they were dry. Wash clothes were hung out >> to freeze dry in the winter and during the cold months I >> would often gather them in the basket and bring them >> into the house. Often there would be from 6 to 10 white >long-sleeved shirts to be ironed. These were done every >> week to be ready for church and Sunday school the next >> week .There were no clothes dryers. Clothes that had >> dried were sprinkled with water, rolled up and placed in >> the basket to let the water lightly dampen the clothes. >> They then would be ironed before they mildewed. If there >wasn't time to iron right away the clothes would not be >> sprinkled until ready to iron. Sprinkling was done with >> a pop bottle or similar type of bottle with a miniature >> type shower head fitted with a cork. >> Now back to the ironing. I would iron the small items at >> first using the ironing board. I can remember using flat >> irons that were heated on the stove as we did not get >> rural electricity until about 1943 when we finally got an >> electric iron. Items I ironed when I started included >> smaller ones such as handkerchiefs, pillow cases, >undershirts, socks, etc.. Later after my mother bought the >> mangle I ironed large and small items for her, such as >> sheets, while she took care of the shirts, pants etc. >> >> Other areas I helped with in the house included beating >> rugs outside, some of the cooking such as stirring the >> gravy, turning bacon, making toast in the wood cook >> stove oven, getting cobs and wood for the stove and >> more.. I often churned the butter. Since we had milk >cows we had all the cream we needed for cooking. We had >> two churns, a small one that could be churned in a short >> time and a large churned that took some muscle and >> required a much longer period >> of time to make the butter. The large churn was around 3 >> to 3.5 feet high and I sat on a chair to turn the >> handle. I also gathered the eggs and got them ready to >> take to town to the buyer for sale. We bought our >> groceries we couldn't grow with the egg and cream money. >Often we would have between 30 and 45 dozen eggs to sell. >> I don't remember how much cream we sold. >> >> Bob Ferguson > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 4 >Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:59:05 +0000 (UTC) >From: donkelly <ocollaugh@comcast.net> >Subject: Re: [IOWA] Ironing and the mangle >To: juanita <juanita2@cox.net> >Cc: Iowa@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: > ><533743177.128701236963545675.JavaMail.root@sz0024a.emeryvi >lle.ca.mail.comcast.net> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > >My aunt had a mangle. Only one I ever saw. > >Once in awhile during the summer I would live two weeks >with my grandmother. > >She had a clunky iron that she heated on top of a wood >burning stove. > >I also remember she had a coffee percolator. Coffee came >out full of grounds. > >I like my Mr. Coffee much better, and am thankful for >modern conveniences. > >But I also hand it to my ancestors for surviving in times >when everything every day was a fire drill.....a struggle >to survive. > >donkelly >----- Original Message ----- >From: juanita <juanita2@cox.net> >To: Iowa@rootsweb.com, Fergsbks@aol.com >Sent: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:29:45 +0000 (UTC) >Subject: Re: [IOWA] Ironing and the mangle > >I never lived in Iowa but I did many of the same chores Bob >describes and remember them well. The "good ole days", >insofar as I'm concerned, are gone for good! I didn't >think they were fun then and I sure wouldn't today. My >friends were in the same boat so perhaps we had no >alternative. We're spoiled with all the conveniences we >have today but I'm thankful for ea. one and wish my parents >were here to enjoy them with me. > >juanita > > >> I am also very familiar with the mangle and ironing as I >> helped my mother with many things in the house. I had 4 >> brothers and my grandfather lived with us. I wrung out >> clothes and run them through the rinse water and the >> white clothes through the blueing water. I also wiped >> down the long clothes wire and sometimes hung them out >to dry with the clothes pins. Often I brought them in from >> the line when they were dry. Wash clothes were hung out >> to freeze dry in the winter and during the cold months I >> would often gather them in the basket and bring them >> into the house. Often there would be from 6 to 10 white >long-sleeved shirts to be ironed. These were done every >> week to be ready for church and Sunday school the next >> week .There were no clothes dryers. Clothes that had >> dried were sprinkled with water, rolled up and placed in >> the basket to let the water lightly dampen the clothes. >> They then would be ironed before they mildewed. If there >wasn't time to iron right away the clothes would not be >> sprinkled until ready to iron. Sprinkling was done with >> a pop bottle or similar type of bottle with a miniature >> type shower head fitted with a cork. >> Now back to the ironing. I would iron the small items at >> first using the ironing board. I can remember using flat >> irons that were heated on the stove as we did not get >> rural electricity until about 1943 when we finally got an >> electric iron. Items I ironed when I started included >> smaller ones such as handkerchiefs, pillow cases, >undershirts, socks, etc.. Later after my mother bought the >> mangle I ironed large and small items for her, such as >> sheets, while she took care of the shirts, pants etc. >> >> Other areas I helped with in the house included beating >> rugs outside, some of the cooking such as stirring the >> gravy, turning bacon, making toast in the wood cook >> stove oven, getting cobs and wood for the stove and >> more.. I often churned the butter. Since we had milk >cows we had all the cream we needed for cooking. We had >> two churns, a small one that could be churned in a short >> time and a large churned that took some muscle and >> required a much longer period >> of time to make the butter. The large churn was around 3 >> to 3.5 feet high and I sat on a chair to turn the >> handle. I also gathered the eggs and got them ready to >> take to town to the buyer for sale. We bought our >> groceries we couldn't grow with the egg and cream money. >Often we would have between 30 and 45 dozen eggs to sell. >> I don't remember how much cream we sold. >> >> Bob Ferguson > >_____________________________________________ > >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 > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 5 >Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:05:19 EDT >From: Bare67deb@aol.com >Subject: [IOWA] Part 5 Bio of Millard Fillmore Rohrer >To: IOWA@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <bfd.51c6eec9.36ebec4f@aol.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > >A Narrative History >of >The People of Iowa >with >SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN >EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, >BUSINESS, ETC. >by >EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. >Curator of the >Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa >Volume IV >THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. >Chicago and New York >1931 > >Part 5 Bio of the Hon. Millard Fillmore Rohrer > >"Judge W. C. Janes, 'Old Blackhawk,' the handsomest man the >city ever produced, was a lawyer, county judge, mayor in >1874 and city alderman several terms. He built many of >the largest buildings in the city to this day. > >"J. Smith Hooton was mayor in 1857 and 1858, and a >conspicuous citizen. > >"Squire W. L. Biggs was proprietor of one of the leading >hotels of the city - The Biggs House - in which many of >our prominent citizens lived. I enjoyed the pleasure of >serving him as his hotel clerk in 1871. He was an active >Odd Fellow and every rarely missed attending meetings. He >was city alderman in 1859, 1861 and 1862, an din later >years was justice of the peace. > >"Dexter C. Bloomer, LL. D., was a newspaper man and a >lawyer. He was the first receiver for the United States >land office here. He was mayor in 1869 and 1871, and >city alderman in 1856. He was trustee in 1867 of the >Young Men's Library Association, a trustee of the public >school library, 1871 to 1876, and a trustee of the >Council Bluffs Library Association, 1878 to 1882. The >Free Public Library was organized in 1882 and he was a >trustee continuously from the organization to the time of >his death, February 24, 1900. I served with him as >trustee continuously from 1888 and succeeded him as >president of the board of trustees by election on March 12 >, 1900. For eleven years he was a member of the board of >education. > >"Bloomer School was named in his honor. He was editor of >the Northwest Odd Fellow, a publication issued in this >city abut 1872 to 1876. When nearly four score years of >age he spent his time in preparing a life of his his wife, >Amelia Bloomer, which was published in book form. His >wife was the designer of the famous 'bloomer costume,' and >bought it to public notice throughout the United States >by wearing it herself. "Thomas H. Benton was a banker, >colonel of the Twenty-ninth Iowa Regiment, brevet >brigadier general, a state officer and, next to General >Dodge, the most conspicuous soldier from south-west Iowa. >"Louden Mullen was a large landowner and platted Mullen's >subdivision to this city. > >"Seth H. Craig, a soldier of the Mexican war and captain of >Company A, of the Twenty-ninth Iowa Regiment, was sheriff >of this county and warden of the state penitentiary at >Fort Madison. > >"With the names of the very early members of this lodge, >last, but not least, I record the name of our most >distinguished citizen, Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, who spent >his early life chiefly in building railroads. He was a >member of the city council in 1859 and 1860, and elected a >member of Congress in 1866. He was made a member of this >lodge on Christmas Eve, 1855. > >"It was fortunate for Council Bluffs and Omaha that Abraham >Lincoln paid a visit to Council Bluffs sixty-nine years >ago, or in August, 1859, at which time history says he >was being favorably mentioned as a candidate for President >of the United States and elected the following year to said > office. > >"It did not take Mr. Lincoln very long to learn after his >arrival in Council Bluffs that Grenville M. Dodge had >been making explorations and surveys west of the Missouri >River for the Union Pacific Railroad. Mr. Lincoln stated >that there was nothing more important before the nation at >that time than the building of the railroad to the >Pacific Coast. > >"General Dodge in his published Recollections of President >Abraham Lincoln says that while Lincoln was in Council >Bluffs he and the citizens took him up what is now >Oakland Avenue, to the point where the road turns into >Rohrer Park, and he was greatly impressed with the beauty >of the landscape. > >"The exact spot on which Lincoln and Dodge stood has been >made beautiful by the erection of the Lincoln memorial by >the Lincoln Memorial Association, of which General Dodge >was president, and the Daughters of the American >Revolution. > >"In view of the competition on the north and on the south >for the location of the eastern terminus of the Union >Pacific Railroad, it was fortunate, indeed, for the >cities of Council Bluffs and Omaha that Lincoln and Dodge >met in Council Bluffs in August, 1859, which resulted in >making Council Bluffs and Omaha a metropolitan center of >the United States today; otherwise, they might not be on >the map. > >"I was personally acquainted with General Dodge about >forty-four years previous to his death. January 3, 1916. > General Dodge was a civil and military engineer, a >soldier and builder of the Union Pacific Railroad and many >other railroads. He presented the city with what is known >as the Nathan P. Dodge Memorial Park. He was far the >greatest man ever produced in Iowa, and did more to make >the city famous than any man who ever dwelt in it." > >The oldest member of the lodge is R. W. Ball, of San >Francisco, California, former city circulator of The >Nonpareil, who left the city fifty years ago. Mr. Rohrer >is the oldest resident member. He became a member >December 27, 1872. > >On the occasion of his eightieth birthday he was honored >with a dinner, at the Chieftain Hotel in Council Bluffs, >by forty of his closest friends. For years he had been in >the habit of entertaining his friends, but this time they >turned the tables on him, and gave him the honor of being >guest. Lauded by the toastmaster, Emmet Tinley, as a >constructive citizen who had spoken "not one unkind word >in sixty years." Mr. Rohrer was presented with a gold >wrist watch with the expressed hope that he would be able >to enjoy it for the next twenty-five or thirty years. >There were several other prominent speakers present, and >in response Mr. Rohrer recalled high lights in his long >career of public service and expressed appreciation of the >honor conferred upon him at the dinner. > > > >Debbie Clough Gerischer >Iowa History Project >_http://iagenweb.org/history/_ >(http://iagenweb.org/history/) Scott County, Iowa >_http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm_ >(http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm) > >**************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See >yours in just 2 easy steps! >(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220439616x1201372 >437/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fde >fault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID >%3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 6 >Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:17:10 -0500 >From: "juanita" <juanita2@cox.net> >Subject: Re: [IOWA] Ironing and the mangle >To: donkelly <ocollaugh@comcast.net> >Cc: Iowa@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <49BA4EC6.21209.B773890@localhost> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > >Those "clunky" irons were called sad irons. For a reason >too! We had one until we sold our home a few years ago. >It belonged to my mother-in-law who used it as a teenager >in the early 1900's when she lived on a farm. We used it >as a door stop and my son has it today. > >We bought a mangle after WW II for $15.00 and used it for >several years and then my sister-in-law bought it. > >We used to make coffee when we were camping by just putting >the ground coffee in the bottom of an aluminum coffee pot >and dropping an egg shell into it and adding water. We >brought it to a boil on a wood fire and let the grounds >settle before pouring the first cup. It was delicious on >cool or cold mornings when we were camping in the >mountains. > >juanita > > >> My aunt had a mangle. Only one I ever saw. >> >> Once in awhile during the summer I would live two weeks >> with my grandmother. >> >> She had a clunky iron that she heated on top of a wood >> burning stove. >> I also remember she had a coffee percolator. Coffee came >> out full of grounds. >> >> I like my Mr. Coffee much better, and am thankful for >> modern conveniences. >> >> But I also hand it to my ancestors for surviving in times >> when everything every day was a fire drill.....a struggle >> to survive. >> donkelly >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: juanita <juanita2@cox.net> >> To: Iowa@rootsweb.com, Fergsbks@aol.com >> Sent: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:29:45 +0000 (UTC) >> Subject: Re: [IOWA] Ironing and the mangle >> >> I never lived in Iowa but I did many of the same chores >> Bob describes and remember them well. The "good ole >> days", insofar as I'm concerned, are gone for good! I >> didn't think they were fun then and I sure wouldn't >> today. My friends were in the same boat so perhaps we >had no alternative. We're spoiled with all the >> conveniences we have today but I'm thankful for ea. one >> and wish my parents were here to enjoy them with me. >> >> juanita > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 7 >Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:29:28 +0000 (UTC) >From: donkelly <ocollaugh@comcast.net> >Subject: Re: [IOWA] Iowa Land Records, University of Iowa >To: Mona Knight <mknight5@ctc.net> >Cc: IOWA@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: > ><468411628.147251236965368462.JavaMail.root@sz0024a.emeryvi >lle.ca.mail.comcast.net> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > >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 >>> >> >> > > > > >------------------------------ > >To contact the IOWA list administrator, send an email to >IOWA-admin@rootsweb.com. > >To post a message to the IOWA mailing list, send an email >to IOWA@rootsweb.com. > >__________________________________________________________ >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 email >with no additional text. > > >End of IOWA Digest, Vol 4, Issue 61 >***********************************