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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1977
Page
4
Attendance for a genealogy workshop moderated by Mrs. Wagstaff was limited though interest ran high. She urged detectives to collect full family data from birth and death dates to occupations, notes on related relatives, and photographs to build living family stories.
Amateur genealogists can access vast resources in Salt Lake City at the LDS Church genealogical center with over a billion names on microfilm and books. Washington Archives and the Daughters of the American Revolution, plus LOC and several major libraries, offer extensive records. researchers may hire certified experts at $5 to $12 an hour.
Genealogical resources are centralized at the Heritage room of the public library run by the Linn County Heritage Society founded in 1965. It houses cemetery and military records, Iowa history books, genealogical periodicals, surname index, county maps, and new Pioneer Certificate programs with Gold Certificates for Linn County ancestors settled by 1850 or 1876. 825 certificates issued so far. Microfilm of Linn County courthouse records added, plus Mormon Church copies. Heritage room hours and related resources at Masonic library, Dear Genie column, and regional archives noted.
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