This library is affiliated with the library system that serves whiting, ia. Iowa history online provides online support for teachers of iowa history at the elementary and secondary levels. Located adjacent to the city park in mapleton, the library has become the center for recreation and education in the area. Mapleton press archives fisherwhiting memorial library. The formal boundaries for the city of whiting encompass a land area of 1 sq.
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. Included are iowa history benchmarks, scope and sequence models, curriculum guides, iowa literature, iowa history textbooks, field trips, primary source materials and a listing of contact persons for assistance in teaching iowa history. 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. Whiting, iowa see page 255, history of western iowa 1882 source. Wednesday, august 7, 2019, at the whiting christian church in whiting, iowa, with. 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. Whiting see page 342, history of western iowa 1882 source. From the ancient remains of native settlements, to houses of founding fathers, the civil war, and beyond, iowa has plenty of history. A post office called whiting has been in operation since 1873. Whiting, an early pioneer of the auto industry and one of the founders of flint wagon works in 1882. 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.
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. Aarp movie night, presented by movies for grownups care to laugh. Whiting cemetery in whiting, iowa find a grave cemetery. Whiting, monona county, iowa history and genealogy. A complete representation of its more enterprising business establishments will be found among the biographical data hereto appended. Monona county historical museum history museum onawa, iowa. In the past 12 months march 2018 to march 2019 the. History of monona county iowa 1890includes monona county court marriages license information from 18551862, election results from 18541889, township. 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. The city of whiting had a population of 819 as of july 1, 2019. Selected fulltext books and articles ioway to iowa.
Containing fullpage portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together. This new edition of the iowa history reader is a welcome updating of an invaluable collection of essays first published in 1996. It contains information and records for iowa ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Whiting see page 257, history of western iowa 1882 source. The formative years of onawa, iowa, 18571912 digitalcommons.
We would like to give you the opportunity to learn a little more about. 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. Although comparatively young, in respect to many other western iowa towns, whiting has made rapid strides since it first settlement. Genealogy history news special offers iowa county history and genealogy books. The iowa history reader is a mustreference book for anyone teaching the history of the state at either the high school or college level. Internet archive tornados, blizzards, floods, worlds fairs and other events. 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. Bianca was born on january 15, 1992 and passed away on friday, august 2, 2019.
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. The whiting public library has on display all of the whiting reflectors that we have in our local history room. Whiting restaurants and places to eat whiting, ia aarp. Whiting white pages phone books in iowa ia whitepages. The fisherwhiting memorial library of mapleton, iowa.
According to the united states census bureau, the city has a total area of 1. Iowa has a rich collection of historical places in whiting and beyond. We closed the old library for a week to pack books. Iowa family histories, genealogy books, cds, maps, records. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. The collection of the library contains,459 volumes.
Coined best kept secret in the midwest by 19th century industrialist swen mayberry. Payment shipping history of whiting iowa 18731973 monona county book albumhistory of whiting, iowa 18731973. Whitingarea historical tornado activity is near iowa state average. Guide to monona county, iowa ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records. The society preserves and provides access to iowas historical resources through a variety of statewide programs, exhibitions and projects while serving. Browse obituaries and death records in whiting, iowa harold m. 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. A new preface alerts readers to materials that have appeared since the publication of the original volume. List of books and articles about iowa history online. Serving the community since 1906, the whiting public library is a service institution. Monona county, iowa genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Minutes of the city council meeting, book humber i, january 4.
Search iowa family histories through our genealogy books, maps. Native americans in the united states resided in what is now iowa for thousands of years. The state historical society of iowa has been a trustee of iowas historical legacy since 1857. Welcome to the fisherwhiting memorial library in mapleton. The primary coordinate point for whiting is located at latitude 42. Spend some time browsing our catalog, renewing and reserving books. Onawa, iowa see page 248, history of western iowa 1882 source. The county has onawa as its seat and the county was created 1851. Each staff member has their own gifts to help each and every student succeed in their education. Their second child was abraham lincoln, the subject of this sketch. Written by the book committee, marian pike, ada carter, and john holmes.
They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records. 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. Zillow has 2 homes for sale in whiting ia matching. City of whiting welcome to whiting, iowa 51063 available housing city pictures information cemeteries located around whiting. 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. The genesis of a corn and bible commonwealth by irving berdine richman the state historical society of iowa, 1931.
History of whiting iowa 18731973 monona county book. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. 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. Whiting real estate whiting ia homes for sale zillow. Specifically, it provides sources for birth records, death records, marriage records, census records, tax. This collection was donated to the university of iowa libraries by herbert pike in 1960. Iowa genealogy is being developed as a genealogical and historical resource for your personal use. Explore this cemetery for graves, information and tombstones for names in whiting cemetery in whiting, iowa, a find a grave cemetery. The fisherwhiting memorial library in mapleton, iowa is announcing the digitization of the local mapleton press newspaper from 18772011. The written history of iowa begins with the protohistoric accounts of native americans by explorers such as marquette and joliet in the 1680s. Iowa history online what iowa history textbooks are.
Whiting is a city in monona county, iowa, united states. 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. Pamela rineykehrberg, professor, agricultural history and rural studies, iowa state university. Arcadia publishing offers the best selection of iowa history books online. Every year, the state historical society hands out awards to the best iowa history books published in the previous year. 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. 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. We have programs and services for everyone in our community. 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. As you enter the library, bookcases on both sides of the entry are filled with the latest books. Internet archive preparation canyon state park the site of the town of preparation. Whiting settlement electric transmission company records, the university of iowa libraries, iowa city, iowa. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds.
The library serves a population of 1,748 residents. The library is much more than a place to check out books. 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. This is a list of books about scientists, explorers, pioneers, nature, wildlife, and history in iowa. Biography of james timothy whiting amherst class of 1885 source. These are books that were published by a wide variety of publishers between the. With a dual mission of preservation and education, it maintains a museum, two research centers, preservation office, and eight historic sites. Welcome to the fisherwhiting memorial library in mapleton, iowa.
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