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03 Dec 2008 Added Main Page: Added link to 1860 Census 3rd Ward CB to Census page 01 Dec 2008 Added Main Page: Added link to 1860 Census 2nd Ward CB to Census page 23 Nov 2008 Added Main Page: Link to Photo Gallery and Census Added picture of Fannie Dietrich to Photo Gallery Added link to 1860 Census Index and 1st Ward CB to Census page 16 Nov 2008 Added Main Page: Link to Births (1901 thru 1920) 08 Nov 2008 Added Main Page: Squirrel Cage Jail Museum with links for: 1) Historic Squirrel Cage Jail - History 2) Historic Squirrel Cage Jail - Tales - a) "DEAD MAN" IS JAILED - b) FROM CELL TO ALTAR - c) Jailer Jim Jensen - d) September 11, 1885 -- "Squirrel Cage" Jail Opening 3) Ballad Of The "Squirrel Cage" Jail Links with links to: 1) Carson City, Iowa 2) Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Web 3) Historical Society of Pottawattamie County, Iowa 4) Iowa Genealogical Society 5) Iowa State Historical Society Histories 1) Council Bluffs Police Department History 2) Fire Department Histories - a) A History of Council Bluffs Most Devastating Fires - b) Early Avoca Fire Department - c) Fire Chiefs of Council Bluffs 3) Pottawattamie County Iowa Timeline Newspapers Daily Nonpareil Index Sports Dan Franks' Tribute To Playland Speedway 02 Nov 2008 Added Deaths: KANESVILLE DEATHS ANNOUNCED IN THE FRONTIER GUARDIAN Documents: 1850 C. L. Scott Letter 1873 Bible of Numarian H. Kell(e)y Israel Boren PROBATE The Will of Sylvester Smith The World War I letter of Emily VAUGNIAUX Marriages: KANESVILLE MARRIAGES ANNOUNCED IN THE FRONTIER GUARDIAN Newspapers: The History Of Council Bluffs Newspapers Humorous Happenings Or Not People: Doctors James Mason Barstow and Ruth Barstow Submitted by Janice Rice Sports: 1913 Wrestling The Council Bluffs Maroons Baseball Team 30 Oct 2008 Added 15 biographies beginning with the letter 'E' 29 Oct 2008 Added two obits, contributed by Karen Hammer, Mrs. Caroline M. Duff and Mrs. Mary E. Halladay to the 1940 thru 1959 Obit list. 12 Oct 2008 Added link to Railroads from main page with links to Pottawattamie County Railroad Employees, Railroad Accidents, Railroad Companies of Council Bluffs, Railroad History Timeline, Railroad Retirements and Railswest Railroad Museum Added 34 biographies beginning with the letter 'D' 11 Oct 2008 Added Obits for Edward D. Sisson, Viola M. Sisson, Martin Mortensen and Maxine Marie Sisson 05 Oct 2008 Added 54 biographies beginning with the letter 'C' 05 Oct 2008 Added under Military: Black Hawk War soldier, Avoca. Civil War-Veteran's Reunion, Carson; Civil War news items; Civil War Units with Pottawattamie Co. connections; List of 214 Iowa Soldiers Who Died in Andersonville; List of Pottawattamie Co. Civil War Veteran's; William Kinsman article. Frontier Soldier, George C. Wise. Spanish American War, Avoca Soldiers; Council Bluffs Men Leaving; War items. World War I, Council Bluffs Company K; Letter of Emily Vaugniaux. World War II, Photo Gallery. Also added 61 biographies beginning with the letter 'B' 28 Sep 2008 Main Page: Added link to Schools with links to various Pottawattamie county schools and school classes Added link to Wagon Trains with links to various arrivals in Pottawattamie county in 1849 & 1850 Added Email link to Look Up Volunteer Added counter to main page 27 Sep 2008 Main Page: Added Directories and Indexes with links to extracts from the 1875 Andreas Atlas of Iowa and 1919 Farmer Directories 20 Sep 2008 Main Page: Added Biography indexes with links to some biographies (More to come) 13 Sep 2008 Townships: Added Townships to Home page with links to Boomer and Neola Townships Histories: Added link to Histories page (1855 Council Bluffs City, Iowa; 1873 Pottawattamie County, Iowa; How Iowa Got It's Name; Words to the song "IOWA") Cities and Towns: Added links to Bentley, Carson, Council Bluffs, Crescent and Underwood 9 Sep 2008 Cemeteries: All county cemetery descriptions; Evans Cemetery - 16 burials; Fairview Cemetery CB - index of 365 burials; Gregg Cemetery - 57 burials; Hazel Dell Cemetery - 58 burials; McIntosh Cemetery - 62 burials; Oak Hill / Bikhor Cemetery - index of 364 burials; St Joseph Cemetery - index of 6,189 burials Pottawattamie County Funeral Home list Marriages: 1869-1879 Council Bluffs Marriages (123 marriages listed by bride & groom) Obituaries: 554 Obituaries available Deaths: 2574 deaths indexed by name. 18 Jan 2008 Marriage Records 1848-1850 12 Jan 2008 GOFF, George M. & Margaret McDonald; Oaklawn Cemetery 2 May 2007 MARTIN, William Thomas; Oaklawn Cemetery, Funeral Card WARNER, Bruce E, & Iola Maries Martin; Obits, Funeral Card |