Helpful Downloads & Links
RESEARCH
Resources
RESEARCHING YOUR HOME
How to Read Your Home's Abstract of Title
How to Research Your Home
Abstract Summary Form
How to Care for Your Abstract
City of Des Moines Archive Permit Search Request Form
Researching Your Home's History Series from the Des Moines Rehabbers Club
DOWNLOADS
"Bicentennial Reflections: The History of Des Moines Public Schools, 1846-1976" (1976, 1.9MB)
Researching Military Records at the State Archives of Iowa (2013, 186K)
Iowa Site Inventory Form: Casady School, 1801 16th St. (2010, 1.6MB)
"Renovate or Replace: The Case for Restoring and Reusing Older School Buildings" (3.2MB)
"Two Rivers Flowing: Recent Archaeology in Downtown Des Moines" (2005, 13.7MB)
City of Des Moines Local Landmark Nomination for Row House at 709 E. Locust (2000, 600K)
Iowa Site Inventory Form: First Church of Christ, Scientist, 3750 Grand Ave. (2010, 2.8MB)
Nat'l Register of Historic Places Nomination: Southwest 5th Street (Jackson Ave.) Bridge (1998, 900K)
Nat'l Register of Historic Places Nomination: Sherman Hill Historic District (1979, 4.4MB)
The Des Moines Historical Society Collecting Plan & Policy (Adopted Jan. 8, 2013; 250K)
Des Moines Community Preservation Plan (1995, 13.8MB)
LINKS
Looking for old photos of Des Moines? Try the "Lost Des Moines" Facebook page
"Des Moines Illustrated Souvenir" (1896, download or view online)
The Library of Congress American Memory Historical Collections: http://memory.loc.gov
Wesley Redhead Family History, lots of great photos: www.redheadhistory.net
Des Moines Public Library Online Local History Resources
Des Moines Public Library Special Collections on Flickr
Des Moines Rehabbers Club
Des Moines Streetcar Friends (Facebook group)
The Drake (University) Heritage Collections
Iowa Genealogical Society
Lost Cinemas of Greater Des Moines
Newspaper Archive
Polk County Historical Studies (many links to online resources)
State Historical Society of Iowa
State Historical Society of Iowa Special Collections on Flickr