I learned of a new museum, well new to me today. Very fascinating and unexpected. You can find the museum in Okoboji, Iowa. Why is it...

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Locality Guide · Iowa Genealogical Society · List of Iowa county genealogy societies that are members of the Iowa Genealogical Society. ·...

Ricki King, the owner of Roots to Branches Genealogy, wrote the story. Elbert Sales Corp. publishes the magazine in the April/May 2020...

I am currently doing a research project about Blacks in Iowa. I came across a story in the Annals of Iowa titled "Passing of a Former...

My neighbors call me Darky Charley. No, my parents did not name me Darky Charley it was my neighbors in Reinbeck, Iowa. Yes, I am Black.

Why has there been no new blog post? What have I been up to lately? Well, I have been setting up the Roots to Branches Genealogy office....

Getting tired of watching TV, listening to music, or finding a new place to sit in your home. Now, is the time to start your family...

A friend shared this July 1908 story with me about Lulu V. Nelson. The text of the story is transcribed and follows as printed in The...

New book about Blacks in Iowa. Hear the author talk about the book. https://soundcloud.com/user-241121222/grinnell-stories-feb-25-2020...

Learn a bit about Roots To Branches Genealogy. New phone number 515-779-4394.

THE YOUNGEST OFFICER.-The question having been raised as to who was the youngest officer who was commissioned in Iowa regiments during...

I was born and given a boy's name Ricki.

Horrible punishment for murder in 1873. The Musquakie Indians,in Jasper County, inflicted a terrible punishment upon a murderer of their...

Ad within sleepy bug story is one word. The cream was well known enough that the Gourand's name was used once in the story. What is being...

"The habit of washing the face in the morning prevails, but with many person is the only time in twenty-four hours..."

To A LITTLE ONE, JUST A WEEK OLD. Only a baby, ‘thout any hair, ‘Cept just a little hair here and there. Only a baby, name you have none;...

Who was the first black person from Iowa to run for President of the United States? If you study presidential history you know this,...