The meeting will be on Monday, August 23, 2021 in the Fort Dodge Public library at noon. The speaker will be a representative from the Iowa Genealogical Society in Des Moines. They will tell us about all of the resources they have in their library. Hope to see you there.

We did have the meeting on Monday, Jun 28 at noon at the Fort Dodge Public Library. Here’s the schedule for upcoming meetings. All meetings are at noon.

July 19, 2021
Aug. 23, 2021
Sept. 20, 2021
Oct. 18, 2021

Monday Oct 3, 2021 at noon we will be having an open house. Dave Baker will be telling us about Ghost Towns of Webster County.

We will have a meeting, on Monday, June 28th at noon. The program will be about the release of the upcoming 1950 census.

Work is still going on.

We do world wide genealogy research!

This has been an amazing weekend! There was a free online genealogy seminar. Members of the seminar helped find a Swedish lady that I have been looking for a long time. They told me the name of the ship she traveled on in 1880. Found her and family in the Dayton Emmanuel Lutheran church, and her passing in 1887. I am thrilled!!

We are open noon-3 on Tuesday and Wednesdays. Masks are required. Social distancing encouraged. Happy to be there.

So far – we are there on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from noon-3. Masks recommended but not required.
I am still doing research, keeping the correspondence updated.
Call 515-570-7840

We are still closed. No idea when we will open. A lot of medical concerns. If you have questions, call me at 515-570-7840.

Or email at webcoiagenies@gmail.com

Or send me message via Facebook.

We are open by appointment only

Also, we received a big donation of materials from Judy Ort’s family. I went in Friday to take a look. A lot of duplicate items that are in our library.

Please call if you have questions.

Judy Ort’s daughter, Michelle, brought all of the boxes in today. Thank you to the library staff for letting us in.

The office is still closed. All meetings and programs are cancelled.

However, if anyone wants some research done, call or email. I will see what I can do.

Susan M. Olson, President

I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL ON THURSDAY, APRIL 30 FROM A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PBS TELEVISION PROGRAM FINDING YOUR ROOTS.  THE CALL WAS FOLLOWED UP WITH THIS EMAIL.

Hello, 
I hope this email finds you all healthy and well!

My name is Anne-Marcelle, I’m a researcher for PBS’ Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., a documentary series that explores the family history of our guests.

I am currently researching the ancestors of a guest of ours by the names of Richard P. Furlong, Anistasia Ryan Furlong, Thomas White, John Furlong, and Mary Eleanor Powers  who lived in Fort Dodge, IA and worshiped at Holy Trinity Parish.

Richard P. Furlong became a prominent businessman in Fort Dodge and even served as mayor. He is fairly well documented but we’re hoping to find a bit more regarding his early days in the town. 

I am hoping that there can be an effort made to look through biographies, newspaper articles, historical documents or church records regarding our ancestors.

I have listed the vital information of the ancestors of interest below to aide in the search:

John R Furlong
BIRTH MAR 1788 • Enniscorthy in the County Wexford, Ireland
DEATH 1871 • Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States  

Mary Eleanor Powers
BIRTH ABT 1788 • Newfoundland
DEATH 1861 • Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Richard Powers Furlong
BIRTH 4 JANUARY 1828 • Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine, United States of America
DEATH 16 DECEMBER 1891 • Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, United States of America

Thomas White
BIRTH UNKNOWN
DEATH February 8th, 1885 • Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, United States of America • Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, United States of America

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. And as a thank you, you will receive a Special Thanks credit on this episode for your help! 

I look forward to hearing from you!

All the best,
Anne-Marcelle 
Researcher, Finding Your Roots

I was able to get the information she wanted. She could not tell me who the celebrity is, but will let us know when the show airs.