In this corner of our Genie Room can be found a number of three-ring binders we have put together with various Pottawattamie County Iowa obituary indexes, obituaries, funeral memorial folders, marriage indexes, some birth records, and newspaper articles that featured a person each week. On the top shelf are all of Marcella Caughell's genealogy records on the Isaac and Caughell families and their ancestors. Marcella Caughell generously donated the money to build the Genealogy addition to Eckels Library in memory of her husband Floyd.

Would there be an opportunity for me to visit the genie room to search for information about an orphan train stop in Oakland? Thank you!

Colleen, I have posted an ad in reference to the Orphan Train that stopped in Oakland in 1904. It is under the tab "Blog/News." Let me know if that is what you were wanting to look for. Barb

Good Morning, I am recently requested an obituary for Andrew L Fansler who died 28 May 1865. I was wondering if you've had any luck? Please contact me anytime! Thank you so much!

Barb - My email is lorismith@atlanticbb.net **If there is a research fee, just let me kno where to send it. Thank you so much! Have a wonderful day!

If you give me your email, Lori, I will send you a newspaper article that has a bit of info on Andrew - but it is not an obituary.

I am not sure. He enlisted in the Union Army as a Physician on 28 Feb 1864. His records from Preston Co. WV are presumably destroyed by fire.

Lori ~ Do you think Andrew died in Council Bluffs or in the service during the Civil War? I see he is buried in the Oaklawn Cemetery at Oakland.

Hi Barb, I may have done something wrong in the process. I'm looking for Andrew L Fansler, died 28 May 1865 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. TY!

Lori ~ I do not find a request from you for an obituary for Andrew Fansler. Where did he die?

Thank you! I am mailing a check for $10 to you today.

Diane ~ As of May 4th, we have not received the check which you said you were mailing April 22nd. Just checking on what address you mailed it to.

Diane (cont.) - Can't believe it had the March 13, 1914 issue in it. Please remit our minimum fee of $10 to BVGS, PO Box 693, Oakland, IA 51560-0693 with the address to mail it to.

Diane - Next time I am at the Genie Room, I will look for the requested obit. We ask a donation of $10 per hour for research. I will follow up after doing the search.

I would like the obit for Louisa Brown which was in the Botna Valley News on March 13, 1914, page 1. I am happy to pay any fees. Or please let me know what library might have this obit. Thank you!

Diane - I have a copy of the obit for you! We do NOT have Botna Valley News, so I looked in the Oakland & Carson papers with no luck. Then I discovered we had ONE box of Botna Valley News. (cont.)

13.10 | 18:24

Colleen, I have posted an ad in reference to the Orphan Train that stopped in Oakland in 1904. It is under the tab "Blog/News." Let me know if that is what you were wanting to look for. Barb

13.10 | 17:29

Would there be an opportunity for me to visit the genie room to search for information about an orphan train stop in Oakland? Thank you!

10.04 | 19:02

John, I will send an email to you. Barb

09.04 | 18:34

I've misplaced Barbara Butcher's e-mail address and have something interesting to send her. I'm a member. John Altenburger