Finding Reference Sources
Books
- R347.73 BEN - County Courthouse Book (Information Desk)
- R917.7 WA - Waterloo City Directories (1950-present)
- R929.1 BAX - In Search of Your European Roots
- R929.1 BEN - The Genealogist's Address Book (Information Desk)
- R929.1 HAN - The Handy Book for Genealogists
- R929.1 KEM - International Vital Records Handbook
- R929.1 SOU - The Source: A Guide Book of American Genealogy
- R929.1 WHE - Where to Write for Vital Records (Information Desk)
- R929.1072 CED - The Cedar Tree
- R929.373 PAS - Passenger and Immigration Lists Index
- R929.5 BLA - Black Hawk County Cemetery Records
- R977.7 HAR - History of Black Hawk County
Microfilm
- Federal Census for Black Hawk County, Iowa, 1850-1920
- State Census for Black Hawk County, Iowa, 1885, 1895, 1915, & 1925
- Federal Population Census (Ordering Book), 1790-1910 (Information Desk)
- Waterloo City Directories, 1873-1991
- Waterloo Courier, November 29, 1859-present
Finding Books (Subject Headings in the Catalog)
- Genealogy
- United States - Genealogy
- Iowa - Genealogy
- Middle West - Genealogy - (browse the 929.1 call number area)
Finding Magazine Articles (Indexes and Subject Headings)
- InfoTrac SearchBank is available on Internet terminals and indexes current periodicals back to 1993.
- Reader's Guide to Periodicals is available for the years 1815-June 1994.
Subject headings to get started are:
- Genealogy
- Registers of birth, etc.
- Biography
- Vital Statistics
- Birth Certificates
Other Community Resources
Northeast Iowa Genealogical Society Library
Located at the Grout Museum, 503 South Street, Waterloo, Iowa 50701, (319)234-6357. They have an extensive collection of local, county, and national information.
Cedar Falls Public Library
Located at 524 Main Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613, (319)273-8643. They have the Cedar Falls newspaper on microfilm and local and county history sources.
University of Northern Iowa, Rod Library
Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, (319)273-2838. They have Federal Census microfilm for all of the counties in Iowa. Their collection also contains many Iowa newspapers and county history books for the entire state.
Black Hawk County Courthouse, Recorder's Office
Located at 316 E. 5th Street, Waterloo, Iowa 50703, (319)291-2472. They have local birth, death, marriage, divorce, probate, land and tax records.
Family History Center, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Located at Garden and Pleasant Drive in Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613, (319)266-6374. They have many genealogical services, national and international.
