Story County Genealogical Society

08/29/2025

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Ancestors in Hamilton County, Iowa? Check out this event in Webster City sponsored by Hamilton Heritage Hunters Genealogical Society.

08/29/2025

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Webtember is back! Get ready for all Genealogy, all September long!!

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08/28/2025

Join Iowa Historian, Dave Baker of the 29th State, at Slater Public Library for a presentation about the Lincoln Highway. https://www.facebook.com/share/19gGViAEQw/J

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08/27/2025

September is just around the corner! This is what is on our hybrid/zoom classes docket. All are free!
Register at: https://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy/programs

08/27/2025

Registration is open for our fall conference October 18th.

07/10/2025

We had a wonderful turnout at the open house honoring Mary Lohr!

As Mary and Jim prepare for their next chapter in South Dakota, we send them off with our warmest wishes. Mary has been a cornerstone of the Story County Genealogical Society, and her contributions over the years are too numerous to list. She has held every office in the Society and has been instrumental in its growth and success.

Thankfully, this isn’t goodbye—Mary is still a member of our Society and plans to join us via Zoom for future meetings.

Thank you, Mary, for everything you’ve done—and continue to do—for genealogy in Story County!

07/08/2025

Please join us on Wednesday July 9th from 1-3 for an Open House to bid farewell to Mary Lohr.
Jim and Mary Lohr are moving to South Dakota.
The Open House will be at Ames Public Library in the PEO Room.

07/07/2025

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Iowa Free Online Genealogy Research Toolkit - Updated

Do you have "go-to" websites for searching for Iowa genealogy records? Here are 80 free websites for you to use for your research. Maybe there are a few you don't use or may not have even heard of.

Get this Free Downloadable Toolkit and start visiting these websites. You'll be glad you did!

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07/07/2025

A $20 million renovation and expansion project will begin this summer at the Butler Mansion, which will become the new home of the Italian - American Cultural Center of Iowa.

See the renderings of the future space: https://www.businessrecord.com/work-on-new-italian-american-center-begins-soon/

06/04/2025

06/02/2025

If you need assistance with your genealogy research, stop by the Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave., in Ames, Iowa, on Saturday, June 7 between 1 and 3 PM CDT. Members of the Story County Genealogical Society will be available to help or advise you. No appointment needed.

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05/17/2025

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