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Welcome to the USA Portal! The USA Portal is here to facilitate those researching ancestors or relatives in the United States, or elsewhere in the world but with American roots. We encourage everyone with links in the United States to communicate and explore a common ancestry. In this portal you will find sources and discussions that will help you with your research. In case you have a partic...
This project is for those buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Eureka, Humboldt County, California. Find a Grave Billion Graves
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Iowa County, Iowa. Official Website Iowa County was formed on February 17, 1843. It was named for the Iowa River, which flows through the county. It is home to the Amana Colonies, a group of settlements of German Pietists, comprising seven villages. Calling themselves the Ebenezer Society or the Community of True Inspiration (German...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. It is not to be confused with Iowa County Official Website History Wikipedia Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the home of the University of Iowa and county seat of Johnson County. Iowa City was the second capital of the Iowa Territory and the first capital city ...
Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary was located in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The seminary was operated in the 19th century by the Black River Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.The seminary began in 1827 as a grammar school called Gouverneur Union Academy. On April 5, 1828, this academy was incorporated as The Gouverneur High School. By April 1834, a two story...
This is an umbrella project for all projects related to Jews from Iowa . Early Pioneer Jews of Davenport, Iowa Early Pioneer Jews of Des Moines, Iowa
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This subportal is part of the USA Portal . This is the master project for Iowa and its history. State of Iowa Nickname(s): The Hawkeye State Motto(s): Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain. Demonym: Iowan Capital (and largest city): Des Moines Please do not add profiles to the project. Add them to the appropriate sub-project. Brief history Iowa is a U.S...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. Official Website Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836 by Antoine Le Claire and was named for his friend George Davenport, a former English sailor who served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812, served as a supplier Fort Armstrong, worked as a fur trader with the American Fur Company, and was appoi...
This subportal is part of the State of Iowa Portal and the Cemeteries, Memorials & Graveyards Portal . Within the 947 towns and cities that make up the State of Iowa , there are approximately 4,900 cemeteries. These range from small, private family burying grounds with only a few graves to large public cemeteries covering hundreds of acres with hundreds of thousands of graves. This pr...
Settlers in Iowa before statehood: December 28, 1846= Iowa Territory =Most of the area in the territory was originally part of the Louisiana Purchase and was a part of the Missouri Territory. When Missouri became a state in 1821, this area (along with the Dakotas) effectively became unorganized territory. The area was closed to white settlers until the 1830s, after the Black Hawk War ended. It ...
Wikipedia The University of Iowa (also known as the UI, or simply Iowa) is a flagship public research university in Iowa City, Iowa. Founded in 1847, Iowa is the oldest university in the state, and it is considered a Public Ivy. The University of Iowa is organized into eleven colleges offering more than 200 areas of study and seven professional degrees. The Iowa campus spans 1,700 acres cent...
Oakland Cemetery was deeded to the residents of Iowa City on February 13, 1843. Over the years the cemetery has expanded to 40 acres. Supported by taxpayers, the cemetery is a non-perpetual care facility. As a public institution anyone can be buried in Oakland, but traditionally it was a Protestant cemetery; Catholics were usually buried in the nearby St. Joseph Cemetery, and Jewish Iowa Citian...
The Iowa Veterans Cemetery (IVC) is the first federally funded construction of a state-owned and operated veterans cemetery in the State of Iowa. The cemetery serves the veteran population throughout the state and around the country, as there is no state residency requirement to be interred in the cemetery. It is offers a picturesque setting in southern Dallas County, conveniently located along...
This cemetery, established in 1859, is located on 1309 Cedar Street, Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa. Find a Grave
The original inhabitants of the area now known as Humboldt County include the Algic Wiyot, Yurok; the Hokan Karuk; and the Athapaskan Hupa, Chilula, Whilkut, Tsnungwe as well as the Eel River Athapaskan peoples, including the Wailaki, Mattole and Nongatl. Spanish traders made unintended visits to California with the Manila Galleons on their return trips from the Philippines beginning in 1565. ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Benton County, Iowa. Benton County was formed on December 21, 1837 from sections of Dubuque County. It was named after US Senator Thomas Hart Benton . Adjacent Counties Black Hawk County Buchanan County Linn County Iowa County Tama County Cities, Towns & Communities Atkins | Belle Plaine | Benton | Big Grove | Blairst...
This project is for those buried in Elkader Cemetery, also known as East Side Cemetery , Elkader, Clayton County, Iowa. Find a Grave
Oaklawn Cemetery is located on Highway 59 about a mile north of Oakland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Find a Grave
The cemetery is located in Van Buren County and is also known as Gabby Cemetery , so named for the early members of the Gabby family. This is a Pioneer Cemetery in the area. Most who are buried here were part of the British Emigrant Mutual Aid Society's Colony or descendants. The cemetery, and the road to it, isn't kept up and is in bad shape and many stones are missing. The ground is overgrow...
The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly. The upper house is the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed by dividing the 50 Senate districts in half. Each district has a population of approximately 30,464 as of the 2010 United States Census.[1] The House of R...
This project is for those buried in Calvary Cemetery, Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa. Find a Grave
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Iowa Veterans Home Cemetery is located in Marshalltown, Iowa. Find a Grave
The Chariton Cemetery is owned and operated by the City of Chariton. The Cemetery was established during 1864 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as an Historic District. To contact the City of Chariton for information regarding a burial plot or information regarding family burial locations, please contact Chariton City Hall at 641.774.5991. City of Chariton Website ...