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2. State Historical Society of Iowa - Wikipedia

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   The State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI), a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, serves as the official historical repository for the State of Iowa and also provides grants, public education, and outreach about Iowa history and archaeology. The SHSI maintains a museum, library, archives, and research center in Des Moines and ...

3. Family History Research Wiki - Wikipedia

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   The Family History Research Wiki (also known as the FamilySearch Research Wiki or the FamilySearch Wiki) offers reference information and educational articles to help genealogists locate and interpret records of their ancestors. [1] [2] It is a free-access, free-content, online encyclopedia on a wiki platform as part of the FamilySearch site.

4. John Fletcher Ankeny - Wikipedia

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   John Fletcher Ankeny. John Fletcher Ankeny (1824-1886) is best known as the founder of Ankeny, Iowa. He was the oldest child of Joseph and Harriet Giese Ankeny. He was born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania on May 6, 1824 on the farm owned by his father and his grandfather, Peter Ankeny. Peter was one of the founders of Somerset, Pennsylvania.

5. Family history society - Wikipedia

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   A family history society or genealogical society is a society, often charitable or not-for-profit, that allows member genealogists and family historians to profit from shared knowledge. Large societies often own libraries, sponsor research seminars and foreign trips, and publish journals. Some societies concentrate on a specific niche, such as ...

6. List of historical societies in the United States - Wikipedia

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   State Historical Society of Iowa; Kansas Historical Society; Kentucky Historical Society; Louisiana Historical Association; ... Strafford County Genealogical Society ...

7. History of Iowa - Wikipedia

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   The written history of Iowa begins with the proto-historic accounts of Native Americans by explorers such as Marquette and Joliet in the 1680s. Until the early 19th century Iowa was occupied exclusively by Native Americans and a few European traders, with loose political control by France and Spain. [ 1][ 2] Iowa became part of the United ...