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Explore maps, photographs, vital records, county records, historic newspapers, audio-visual materials, and more in the State Historical Society collections.

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  • Books & Periodicals

    Find published histories, city directories, cemetery surveys, and more.

  • Census Records

    Census records for federal, state and special censuses up to 1950.

  • County Records

    Find census, land, probate, tax, vital records, and more.

  • Digital Resources

    Explore digital indexes, records, maps, and more through partnerships with various organizations.

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    Find details about featured Iowa historical sites, events and people.

  • Manuscripts, Maps & Ephemera

    Find personal papers, diaries, advertisements, maps, and ephemera. 

  • Newspapers

    Discover historic Iowa newspapers on microfilm and online, many preserved for more than a century.

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    Discover objects used, owned, and made by Iowans that have been donated to the museum.

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    Find historic photographs, films, recordings, and oral history collections.

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    Find state agency, legislative, judicial, military records, and more.

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    Find birth, marriage, and death records.

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