Story County Genealogical Society

04/24/2026

History of Iowa State Daily

It’s Fun Fact Friday!

Starting in 1897, the student paper was called the Iowa State College Student. The current name of the Iowa State Daily came into use on Sept. 22, 1947, after editors decided the newspaper’s name should reflect its expanded coverage of state, national, and international news.

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04/24/2026

Happy Arbor Day

04/24/2026

The Internet Archive at archive.org has many Ames City Directories. The 1899 Ames City Directory was at the Ames Public Library and was recently shared with the Ames History Museum and they shared it with both the Internet Archive and the Story County IAGenWeb sites and they both shared it on-line.

04/22/2026

The Story County Genealogical Society will have a table in the Cambridge Memorial Library for this celebration.
Come to Cambridge and celebrate.

Get ready for a birthday bash like no other! Cambridge is turning 170, and we’re celebrating with a twist. On May 7 at 6 p.m., the City Center transforms into party central—where you can sip root beer floats, catch a special video, and step up to the “Story Booth” to share your Cambridge memories.

Sponsored by the Cambridge Memorial Library and the Cambridge Historical Association.

04/22/2026

This Monday April 27 in Cambridge, IA

04/22/2026

Come to the Library for a short performance about Henry A. Wallace, an agricultural innovator and founder of Pioneer Hi-Bred seed corn company who became US Secretary of Agriculture and later Vice President under Franklin Roosevelt

The Life and Times of Henry A. Wallace
Wednesday, April 22
7pm, Auditorium and online via Zoom

In this one-act play based on the award-winning book of the same name by Senator John C. Culver and John Hyde, actor Tom Milligan portrays Henry A. Wallace.

Admired by many and later branded as a Socialist during his controversial 1948 campaign for the presidency, Wallace always held out a vision for the future.

Find out more at www.ameshistory.org

Ames History Museum

04/22/2026

Calling all you Irish who have been waiting for the release of their 1926 census. It is out! and searchable! Here's the link: https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-1926-census/
PS. This census does not include Northern Ireland (greyed-out area on the map).

04/18/2026

Get local history from your local library wherever you are, 24/7!

The online Ames Tribune Archive lets you search issues of the Ames newspaper dating all the way back to 1877 online for free!

You can also glimpse the past with the Farwell T. Brown Photographic Archive, including hundreds of original photographs, postcards, advertisements, and news articles which chronicle the history of the Ames area.

Get started at www.AmesPL.org/learn-explore/local-history