Newtown-Avoca Historical Society & Sweet Vale of Avoca Museum
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City of Avoca (Iowa) with links to websites to some of its various entities in the "Business Directory."
Digitized newspapers for Avoca, Iowa between 1874 and 1925 in a searchable format. Search recognition is not perfect.
Find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials, add 'virtual flowers' and a note to a loved one's grave, etc. As of May 5, 2022 there were 3,519 memorial pages created for Graceland Cemetery in Avoca, Iowa. You could find gravestone photos, family photos, obituary information, plus links to other family members.
Free genealogy records provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They are daily adding new databases to their searchable holdings.
Facebook presence of The Sesquicentennial Committee of Avoca, Iowa. Celebration days July 3 thru 6, 2019.
Check out this site for access to see what old school records are available for the rural schools of Iowa.
AHSTW Community School District
Schools serving the communities of Avoca, Hancock, Shelby, Tennant and Walnut, Iowa.
Facebook presence of Avoca Main Street organization.
Walnut (Iowa) Creek Historical Society
Facebook presence for the Walnut Creek Historical Society located in Walnut, Iowa.
Iowa - Searchable "Walnut Bureau" newspapers beginning in 1878 and going through 2013. Search recognition is not perfect.
Iowa - Searchable early Oakland newspapers beginning around 1900 and going through 1925. Missing issues. Search recognition is not perfect.
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