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These indexes provide a window to our collection contents. Some index listings will also provide additional details, such as residence, date of birth/death, occupation, etc.

Many of our collections contain much more information, such as documented research, photos, maps, vital records, cards, etc. If you’d like to view the entire collection, please come to the Iowa Genealogical Society library in Des Moines, Iowa and request from the librarian on duty.

Collection	Available to Non-Members	Available to Members Only	Description
Barber's Exam		X	This collection came with little information. We know the names listed have completed a Barber's Exam in Des Moines, Iowa. No further information was provided.
Burial Permits of Lee County		X	List of burial permits for Lee County, Iowa, 1917-1918. Includes Names, burial location, and burial date.
Camp Dodge, 1865-1910	X	X	COMING SOON Camp Dodge records include name, residence, age, occupation and end date of service.
Cemetery Records		X	Cemetery Records from various Iowa counties. Includes name of deceased, birth/death dates and other misc information.
Certificate List	X	X	An index of our IGS certificates. Find out if your ancestor is already documented as an Iowa pioneer. Many contain documented research
Funeral Home Records		X	Records of funeral services in various Iowa Counties. Some of these index listings also show various information regarding the deceased.
Naturalization Collection		X	Index of original naturalization documents, 1846-1888, some 1956.
Obituaries		X	Index of 5,000+ obituaries from various Iowa newspapers
Society Newsletters		X	Scanned images of newsletters from various historical and genealogical societies. These images have been set up with OCR which allow for quicker searching.
Span. Amer. War		X	Index of deceased veterans that served in the Spanish American War. Originals held at IGS.
Special Collections	X	X	Name index and content description of Special Collections held at IGS.
Vertical Files	X	X	Name index and content description of Vertical Files held at IGS.
Veteran Stories		X	Stories shared by veterans
Woodland Cemetery Stories	X	X	Stories shard by IGS members about those buried at Woodland Cemetery located in Des Moines, Iowa.
Year Books	X	X	Listing of school year books held at IGS