The Bremer County Genealogical Society is presenting an Ancestry.com program Saturday, Nov. 1, at 10 a.m. at the Waverly Public Library, offering training on how to navigate its genealogical tools to trace family history, including marriage, birth and death records and so much more. Lindsey Kuhlmann, WPL librarian, will be showing how to get started with researching …
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Explore 1.5 Billion Death Records for Free This Halloween
This Halloween, MyHeritage is offering free access to over 1.5 billion death, burial, cemetery, and obituary records from October 30 through November 2, 2025. These records are rich with genealogical details, such as names, places, dates, and family connections, and can open doors to new family history breakthroughs. Since last Halloween, 18 collections in this …
County Archivist Honored for Civil War Records Preservation
Henry County archivist Stephanie Routon Tayloe was honored by a state historical organization earlier this month for her efforts to preserve records from the American Civil War. Tayloe received the Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal from the United Daughters of the Confederacy of Tennessee. The award, which is one of the organization’s highest honors, was …