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The GERMANS of IOWA
And Their Achievements
(Die Deutschen von Iowa und deren Errungenschaften)
Extract of Biographical Sketches
by
Jim W. Faulkinbury,
C.G.R.S.
(Certified Genealogical Record Specialist
Based on the Book by Jospeh Eiboeck titled:
"Die Deutschen von Iowa und deren Errungenschaften"
(Des Moines, Iowa: des Iowa Staats-Anzeiger, 1900)
JPEG Reproduction of Title Page (scan
size: 238K)
JPEG Reproduction of a typical page
(page 476 - scan size:
292K)
FHL Microfilm number for this book is #1036447 (Family History
Library, Salt Lake
City) (This film can be obtained on a loan basis for viewing
at any LDS Family History
Center).
Webmaster's Note - 0900 Friday, 29 March: This is the
second "beta" web site
version of the original extraction by Jim Faulkinbury. Note the
change of this URL. As you
can tell it is a "work in progress" -- i.e. it is still under
construction. A copy of the cover
page and a copy of a typical page of text of this book was
provided by Jim and is scheduled
to be scanned and added as graphic links to this "web base"
finding aid.
Anyone familiar with the holdings of our various German genealogy
societies are asked to eMail the FEEFHS
Webmaster of the name
and address of any library that you know has it on their shelf or
any FHC with this microfilm
on permanent loan. This will be noted in an addendum or new file
linked to the microfilm
reference above.
Introduction and Background (by Jim Faulkinbury,
C.G.R.S.):
"Die Deutschen von Iowa und deren Errungenschaften" is a
book printed in 1900 by
one of the German
newspapers in Des Moines, Iowa. It was printed in German using
the gothic alphabet. This
book provides a
great deal of information regarding the citizens of Iowa with
Germanic backgrounds. There
are sections on
noted members of the newspaper community, the clergy, tradesmen,
and sections on several
towns in Iowa. The compiler inherited a copy that belonged to
his great-grandfather, Charles
W. Walser, one of the newspaper men listed in the book.
This extraction only attempts to provide the genealogical
information that was contained in
the actual volume.
One item of particular interest to the compiler was the frequent
mention of the places of birth
in Germany from
which these people came. Making the connection back to the
homeland is often difficult
unless the local parish
records can be found for the places of origin. It is hoped that
by providing this birth
information, which might
not otherwise be available, the connection between the families
in Germany and the United
States can be made
for anyone related to these families.
There is much more information available in the text of the book
itself. The book is
available on microfilm at the Family History Center Library
(microfilm number 1036447).
Thus this microfilm is available on loan thru the over 2,000
Family History Centers
worldwide.
Anyone finding useful information in this extraction is
encouraged to obtain the full text of
the article from which this information was obtained. The page
numbers listed at the end of
each individual extract refer to the page number in the book
where this information was
found.
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