Alice Warner, Iowa Coordinator

The USGenWeb Obituary Project for Iowa is an attempt to transcribe and/or index obituaries and place that information online in text format for permanent storage at the USGenWeb online archives. 

Our main goal is to contact newspapers and get their ok to place their newer, copyrighted, obits online in the Archives.  If you would like to help do this, please email  The Project Manager for more info.

About the Obituary Project

The USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project was developed in April 2000.  Newspapers have given permission to archive published obituaries to help researchers.  Participating newspapers are listed on that counties obit page.

Here is how you can help with the Obituary Project:

• Contact local newspapers to ask permission for the USGenWeb Archives Project to archive their obituaries  (sample letter).  Contact The Project Manager with the name of the newspaper and name and title of person granting permission from the publication.

• Check with state archives and genealogical societies to locate microfilm or other sources of pre-1923 (public domain) newspapers to transcribe obituaries from.

• Volunteer to transcribe obituaries from newspapers already granting permission (must have access to their publication or website).

• Create an index of obits from your local newspaper.

To submit information click HERE or HERE or email The Project Manager

Participating Newspapers

• The Clinton Herald, Clinton, Clinton Co., IA

We CANNOT do look-ups for you.  There is a site for
Obituary Look-ups for Iowa:  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~obitl/volia.html

Click Here to Contact the Iowa Obituary Project Coordinator