State Resources — Iowa

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 Vital Records

State office has birth, marriage, and death records since July 1880. For divorces it has a brief statistical record only since 1906.

Birth, Marriage, and Death Records

	On the Internet: Iowa Department of Public Health.
	Call (515) 281-4944 for information on record lookup fees.
	Write to: Iowa Department of Public Health Vital Records Section Lucas Office Building 321 East 12th Street, 4th floor Des Moines, IA 50319-0075

Divorce Records

Certified copies of divorce records are not available from the State Health Department. Contact the Clerk of District Court in the county where the divorce was granted.

 State Archives and Libraries

They currently have vital records, church records, court records, colonial petitions and correspondences, state census records, military records, newspapers, tax records, cemetery records, probate records, maps, and federal census records from 1790-1910.

Write to: State Historical Society of Iowa Library and Iowa State Archives Capitol Complex Des Moines, IA 50319

 Local Genealogical Societies

	Write to: Iowa Genealogical Society (IGS) 6000 Douglas P.O. Box 7735 Des Moines, IA 50322-7735 Telephone: (515) 276-0287 Hours: Monday, Friday, and Saturday 10:00-4:00, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 10:00-9:00, closed Sunday
	Publications: Hawkeye Heritage, Iowa Genealogical Society Newsletter