Located adjacent to the city park in mapleton, the library has become the center for recreation and education in the area. Each staff member has their own gifts to help each and every student succeed in their education. A portion of the archives is supported in part by the state historical society of iowa, historical resource development program and friends of the fisherwhiting. History of whiting iowa 18731973 monona county book. The state historical society of iowa has been a trustee of iowas historical legacy since 1857. Mapleton press archives fisherwhiting memorial library. The fisherwhiting memorial library of mapleton, iowa. The formative years of onawa, iowa, 18571912 digitalcommons. Until the early 19th century iowa was occupied exclusively by native americans and a few european traders, with loose political control by france and spain.
A project to digitize the entire historical collection of the mapleton press has been completed, giving the people of mapleton, iowa a full newspaper record of the history of their town and the surrounding. The whiting public library has several great books that provide excellent information on the people of monona county as well as whiting and monona county history. The society preserves and provides access to iowas historical resources through a variety of statewide programs, exhibitions and projects while serving. Iowa family histories, genealogy books, cds, maps, records. Zillow has 2 homes for sale in whiting ia matching. Iowa history online what iowa history textbooks are. The whiting public library has on display all of the whiting reflectors that we have in our local history room.
Containing fullpage portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together. Every year, the state historical society hands out awards to the best iowa history books published in the previous year. Although comparatively young, in respect to many other western iowa towns, whiting has made rapid strides since it first settlement. Whiting white pages phone books in iowa ia whitepages. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. Written by the book committee, marian pike, ada carter, and john holmes. The iowa history reader is a mustreference book for anyone teaching the history of the state at either the high school or college level. Aarp movie night, presented by movies for grownups care to laugh.
We would like to give you the opportunity to learn a little more about. The fisherwhiting memorial library in mapleton, iowa is announcing the digitization of the local mapleton press newspaper from 18772011. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. Genealogy history news special offers iowa county history and genealogy books. List of books and articles about iowa history online. Monona county, iowa genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Payment shipping history of whiting iowa 18731973 monona county book albumhistory of whiting, iowa 18731973. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Whiting, iowa see page 255, history of western iowa 1882 source. A complete representation of its more enterprising business establishments will be found among the biographical data hereto appended. Browse obituaries and death records in whiting, iowa harold m. Whiting genealogy lays claim to quite a few noteworthy people, such as former virginia supreme court justice henry whiting, coolidge commerce secretary william whiting, and eagles. Whiting, iowa is the 11,721st largest city in the united states as of 2018.
According to the united states census bureau, the city has a total area of 1. The library is much more than a place to check out books. It contains information and records for iowa ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Guide to monona county, iowa ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records. Whitingarea historical tornado activity is near iowa state average.
Search iowa family histories through our genealogy books, maps. Pamela rineykehrberg, professor, agricultural history and rural studies, iowa state university. This new edition of the iowa history reader is a welcome updating of an invaluable collection of essays first published in 1996. Whiting see page 257, history of western iowa 1882 source. The primary coordinate point for whiting is located at latitude 42. Internet archive preparation canyon state park the site of the town of preparation. Native americans in the united states resided in what is now iowa for thousands of years. In 1874, the franklin township library books were moved to the new schoolhouse with additions by judge oliver, and this founded the onawa school library. This is a list of books about scientists, explorers, pioneers, nature, wildlife, and history in iowa. In the past 12 months march 2018 to march 2019 the. Monona county historical museum history museum onawa, iowa. He was made president of flint wagon works and in 1903 convinced his partners to buy the buick motor car company in detroit and move it to flint. The city of whiting had a population of 819 as of july 1, 2019.
Whiting is a city in monona county, iowa, united states. Page 67 when twentyeight years of age he built a logcabin of his own, and married nancy hanks, the daughter of another family of poor kentucky emigrants, who had also come from virginia. Iowa has a rich collection of historical places in whiting and beyond. Welcome to the fisherwhiting memorial library in mapleton. We closed the old library for a week to pack books. Selected fulltext books and articles ioway to iowa. A portion of the archives is supported in part by the state historical society of iowa, historical resource development program and friends of the fisher whiting. Onawa, iowa see page 248, history of western iowa 1882 source. The formal boundaries for the city of whiting encompass a land area of 1 sq. A post office called whiting has been in operation since 1873. The collection of the library contains,459 volumes. The library serves a population of 1,748 residents. Their second child was abraham lincoln, the subject of this sketch. This collection was donated to the university of iowa libraries by herbert pike in 1960.
Current whiting award winners 2020 whiting award winners since 1985, the foundation has supported creative writing through the whiting awards, which are given annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. With a dual mission of preservation and education, it maintains a museum, two research centers, preservation office, and eight historic sites. Whiting cemetery in whiting, iowa find a grave cemetery. City of whiting welcome to whiting, iowa 51063 available housing city pictures information cemeteries located around whiting. Specifically, it provides sources for birth records, death records, marriage records, census records, tax. Whiting settlement electric transmission company records, the university of iowa libraries, iowa city, iowa. Iowa genealogy is being developed as a genealogical and historical resource for your personal use. Biography of james timothy whiting amherst class of 1885 source. It seeks to inform, educate, entertain, and culturally enrich the entire community by providing books, services, and other library materials free for all to use.
These are books that were published by a wide variety of publishers between the. The written history of iowa begins with the protohistoric accounts of native americans by explorers such as marquette and joliet in the 1680s. Here at whiting community school, we are grateful for each and every staff member for what they do for our school on a daily basis. Whiting, monona county, iowa history and genealogy. It is the policy of the whiting community school district not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age for employment, marital status for programs, sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status for programs in its educational programs and its employment practices. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. In 1869, when pop whiting, a fearless some have preferred to call him reckless engineer ditched his heavy freight train so a fast passenger train behind him could have the right of way, not many signs of human habitation could be found at the site. Whiting, an early pioneer of the auto industry and one of the founders of flint wagon works in 1882. Minutes of the city council meeting, book humber i, january 4. Encapsulating a wide range of the finest scholarship on iowas history, the iowa history reader illuminates the distinctive characteristics and issues in the states development from its early settlement through the present. Iowa history online provides online support for teachers of iowa history at the elementary and secondary levels. Internet archive tornados, blizzards, floods, worlds fairs and other events. If there is a yearbook that we do not have and you would like to donate it to the library please contact us at 219 6590269 x110.
Spend some time browsing our catalog, renewing and reserving books. Serving the community since 1906, the whiting public library is a service institution. Welcome to the fisherwhiting memorial library in mapleton, iowa. Whiting real estate whiting ia homes for sale zillow. Whiting restaurants and places to eat whiting, ia aarp. Wednesday, august 7, 2019, at the whiting christian church in whiting, iowa, with. History of monona county iowa 1890includes monona county court marriages license information from 18551862, election results from 18541889, township. A new preface alerts readers to materials that have appeared since the publication of the original volume. Whiting see page 342, history of western iowa 1882 source. Whiting family history enters the books in 1084, when roger witenc was noted in the geld roll of somerset, making this one of the oldest recorded names in england.
The genesis of a corn and bible commonwealth by irving berdine richman the state historical society of iowa, 1931. This library is affiliated with the library system that serves whiting, ia. Bianca was born on january 15, 1992 and passed away on friday, august 2, 2019. Coined best kept secret in the midwest by 19th century industrialist swen mayberry. As you enter the library, bookcases on both sides of the entry are filled with the latest books. Arcadia publishing offers the best selection of iowa history books online. Explore this cemetery for graves, information and tombstones for names in whiting cemetery in whiting, iowa, a find a grave cemetery. The county has onawa as its seat and the county was created 1851. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records. We have programs and services for everyone in our community. A portion of the archives is supported in part by the state historical society of iowa, historical resource development program and friends of the fisherwhiting memorial library and the fisher whiting memorial library.
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