Iowa Resources
Here are some resources that are available for
genealogical research in Iowa:
For vital records, write to:
- Iowa Department of Public Health
Vital Records Section
Lucas Office Building
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Phone: (515) 281-4944
- They have birth, marriage, and death records since 1880, and divorce records since 1906. Call for costs. For divorce records, you can also check with the Clerk of the District Court in the County where the divorce was granted.
For information on State Archives & Libraries, write to:
- State Historical Society of Iowa Library and Iowa State Archives
Capitol Complex
Des Moines, IA 50319
- They have vital records, church records, court records, colonial petitions and correspondences, state census records, military records, newspapers, tax records, cemetery records, probate records, maps, and federal census records from 1790-1910.
For information on state Genealogical Societies, write to:
- Iowa Genealogical Society (IGS)
6000 Douglas
P.O. Box 7735
Des Moines, IA 50322-7735
Phone: (515) 276-0287
- Hours: Monday, Friday, and Saturday 9:00-4:00, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 7:00-9:00, closed Sunday.
- Publications: Hawkeye Heritage, Iowa Genealogical Society Newsletter.
