Category Archives: IGS News
Upcoming classes
Got Cabin Fever? Join us Saturday, Jan. 17 for Beginning Genealogy (10:30 a.m., free) and Land Records (1:30 p.m. $5 for members, $10 non members). Call 515-276-0287 to preregister.
Story deadline is January 15th
My Stories
Time is running out to enter the IGS Love Story Contest. Entries are due 15 January 2015. See the contest rules.
Ancestry Special Interest Group
Hear Ye, Hear Ye
You are invited to the organizational meeting for the NEW Iowa Genealogical Ancestry.com Special Interest Group. The meeting will be held at the IGS library on Sunday, January 11, 2015, at 1:30 pm. Discussion will include what Ancestry.com is and what it is not. Discussion will also center on where and when to plan future meetings, the experience level of the group and what to include and prioritize in future meetings.
Advance registration is recommended to make sure enough materials are available and also for contact in case of inclement weather. There is NO registration fee for this group.
German Interest Group
The German Interest Group has changed the date for the January 2015 meeting to Sunday, January 4, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm in the IGS library. The 1st quarter schedule is on the German Interest Group page.
Ancestry Library Edition
IGS has received a donation to add Ancestry Library Edition for patron use. It is now available on the patron computers.
Ancestry Library Edition, the largest online family history resource available, provides unprecedented access to family history via documents that record the lineage of individuals from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and more. It brings the world’s most popular consumer online family history resource to the IGS Library.
Spring Conference
Hear Ye, Hear Ye
This Just In! The speaker for our 2015 Spring Conference will be Paula Stuart Warren.
Save the date: Saturday, April 18, 2015. You can check her out at www.http://genealogybypaula.com/
Paula Stuart Warren
Have you started your Christmas shopping yet?
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Has your research turned cold like the weather in Iowa? 
We have a great research team that can help you melt those brick wall and heat up your research again. Research fees are discounted for members. Check out our Research area (http://iowagenealogy.org/?page_id=51) for more information.
2014 IGS Fall Conference
What a great fall conference! Our speaker, Kathleen Brandt, presented information on Civil War Ancestors, Technology Toys for Genealogists (some people were making their Christmas Lists), Military Research, Leaping over Brickwalls, How We Were Freed, and Sharing Our Ancestors. Kathy Gourley presented information on Indian Tribes in Iowa and SAPIC also presented information on their organization.
Thank You
Kathleen also shared her experiences of working on TLC’s “Who Do You Think You Are” and PBS’s “Finding Your Roots”.
There was a lot of camaraderie and sharing of ideas and tips with all of the attendees. We also sold a lot of books (duplicates of those in our collection).
The conference could not happen without the help of all of the volunteers. A huge thank you goes out to everyone that helped in any way! Your generosity and gift of time is much appreciated.