Story County Genealogical Society
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Story County Genealogical Society
Story County, Iowa, USA
Helping You Connect With Your Heritage
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence and Genealogy (Jim Anderegg) Slides   Handout
 
Ames Public Library
Genealogy Tools at the Ames Public Library (updated, recording May 2025 by Librarian Megan Klein-Hewett)
 
1950 Census Research
Census Online Resources   1950 Census Handout   1950 Census Update  (slideshow by Gwenna Jacobson)
  1950 Census Update (videorecording, Gwenna Jacobson and Mary Lohr, February 13, 2023)
 
Civil War Veterans
Civil War Veterans buried in Story County, Iowa   pt. 1     pt. 2  (Compiled by Gretchen Triplett)
 
Death, Cemetery, Obituaries, Probate
Cemetery Records for Research  (Dennis Allen, April 2024)
Find A Grave Handout              Finding and Using Death Records (recorded presentation by Dick Cooper;  Handout)      
Links to some Story County Cemeteries  (with search function)
 
DNA and Genetics
"Genetic Testing and Genealogy" (recording by Naomi J.L. Meeks, MD), January 13, 2025) slides
 
DNA Workshop
DNA Worksop (recorded presentation by Dennis Allen, September 8, 2025)
 
FamilySearch
(Compliled by Annette Anderegg)        Using FarmilySearch for Research   (video, Jim and Annette Anderegg, February 2024)
 
Forms
US Census - Extracted Data        Records Index - Master Template  (forms courtesy of Kyle Solberg)
 
Genealogy Education
Genealogy 101:  Handout   Slides   (September 2023)       Genealogy 102:  Handout   Slides   (October 2023)
 
Genealogy Research
Free and Useful Genealogy Websites      Budget-Friendly Genealogy   (Dick Cooper, March 2024)
Free Genealogy Websites (Jim Anderegg, January 2026) Handout
 
Allied with the Allies (Debra Dudek, March 2024
 
Belgium and Luxembourg Research (handout) (Lin Cornelius Strong, February 2025)
 
Digital Genealogy  (Kyle Solberg) (April 2024)
 
Researching House History  (Lori Osmus, April 2025)
 
Research in The Netherlands  and Handout  (Lin Cornelius Strong, January, 2024) 
European Research and Handout (Gwenna Jacobson, April. 2022)    Swedish Research (Paul Martsching)    Guide to Genealogy Research (courtesy of Parks Library, Iowa State University)​
Gems and Junk: A Beginner's Guide to Online Research  Alice Hoyt Veen, CG   Handout
Keeping Genealogy Affordable (recorded presentation by Mary J. Lohr; Handout)
Free Genealogy Websites   "Rebel Women" (recorded presentation by Dr. Alissa Stoehr)  Handout
"Lesser Known But Useful Genealogical Research"  (Gwenna Jacobson)  Handout
  Research From a Distance (Kyle Solberg)     Rosie the Riveters of Iowa   (Linda McCann)
Planning a Family Reunion (Fidella Marty)   Sharing Our Story (recorded presentation by SCGS Members)
Using Google Tools for Genealogical Research  (recorded presentation by Mary J. Lohr, Sept. 2024); Handout
 
"How Do We Tell Our Story?" (recorded presentation by Tom Schwans, April 2024)
 
 
Orphan Trains (and Trees) of Central Iowa (Recorded presentation by  Lorraine Pellack, May 2024)  Slideshow  
 
Iowa Genealogical Society (IGS-- Des Moines) (Mo Wilkins) Handout
 
 
Immigration and Naturalization
Immigration       Naturalization     Recording (Theresa Liewer)
 
 
Lineage Societies
 
Story County, Iowa     
Researching in Story County       Story County Neighbors         Rural Lafayette Schools   (Kate Feil, Jan. 2021)