Online Resources
Family Search
- Search billions of ancestor profiles, photographs, and historical documents at once—absolutely FREE.
- Find A Grave is an online database that allows users to search for, view, and contribute cemetery records and memorials for deceased individuals around the world.
- The Roland Record Archive is a searchable digital collection of Roland Record newspapers (1896-1975), allowing users to browse by title or decade to explore historical issues.
- Story County IAGenWeb is a free genealogy resource for Story County, Iowa, offering searchable historical records (censuses, directories, obituaries, etc.), family trees, and volunteer transcription projects to help locals and researchers trace their ancestry.
- Jessica Lundy, Cemetery Sexton
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(515) 733-2121
- The Bertha Bartlett Public Library’s Advantage Archives site is a searchable digital archive of local historical newspapers, directories, and other publications covering Story City and surrounding areas.
- An online GIS and property data portal where users can search parcels by address, owner, or ID and access local government property, tax, and assessment information.
- StoryGenes.com is the website of the Story County Genealogical Society, providing resources like cemetery records, research help, surname listings, member materials, and events to help people trace their heritage in Story County, Iowa.
- The Story County, Iowa Historical Records site is a digital archive from the County Auditor and Recorder that provides access to scanned historical documents (recorded maps, deeds, etc.) for public search and viewing.
- The “Maps & Books” page of the Ames History Museum website provides access to historical maps (city, county, topographic, campus layouts, etc.), directories, yearbooks, and other scanned books and publications documenting Ames and Story County’s past.
