Iowa Periodicals

United States Iowa  Periodicals

Iowa Periodicals
Family history periodicals contain much information. They often publish sources pertaining to their county or region. These sources may include genealogies, historical background, maps, information about local records and archives, queries, census records, transcripts of family Bibles, church records, court records, cemetery records, land records, obituaries, and wills. The Family History Library has copies of many periodicals, but some issues may be missing.

Periodicals and Magazines
The major genealogical periodicals and magazines for Iowa research are listed below. Many of them have indexes either published separately or included in each volume.


 * The Annals of Iowa This periodical contains much biographical and historical information and has cumulative indexes through 1991.


 * The Cedar Tree


 * The Genie Bug This includes lists of surnames being searched by society members.


 * Hawkeye Heritage


 * Iowa Genealogical Society Newsletter


 * Iowa Queries This query periodical merged with another and is now Ohio- Indiana-Iowa Queries and Reviews.


 * The Palimpsest This periodical is now called Iowa Heritage Illustrated.


 * The Wahkaw This periodical includes Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota.


 * The PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) partially indexes all the above periodicals (except Iowa Queries) and more. The compact disc and Internet editions are about twice the size of the microfiche edition available at most Family History Centers. PERSI is described in greater detail in United States Periodicals.

Family History Library Helps
Periodicals are listed in the Locality Search of the The Family History Library Catalog under:


 * IOWA - PERIODICALS
 * IOWA - GENEALOGY - PERIODICALS
 * IOWA- SOCIETIES- PERIODICALS
 * IOWA, [COUNTY] - GENEALOGY- PERIODICALS
 * IOWA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- GENEALOGY- PERIODICALS