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Reference
Staff at the Reference Desk are here to help you find the information you need. They can help you search our many databases, dig into our genealogy and local history collection, or learn to use our collections of digital books, audiobooks, music, movies, and magazines. If you've got a question and don't know who to ask, the Reference Desk is a great place to start.
Genealogy and Local History
As Iowa's oldest city, Dubuque has a rich history and a lot to offer area genealogists. We strive to maintain an extensive collection of print and microfilm resources and to track useful pages from across the web.
In-Library Resources
Additional Resources
Newspapers, Obituaries, City Directories & City of Dubuque Public Documents
- Dubuque Newspapers in Google News Archive
- Obituary Archive Search, 1868 to present
- How to Find Dubuque Obituaries Online
- Dubuque City Directories, 1856 to 1991
- Telegraph Herald Digital Archive
- City of Dubuque Public Documents
Databases
- Ancestry.com Library Edition (Only available within Carnegie-Stout Public Library)
- Des Moines Register Historical Digital Archive (1871-2008)
- HeritageQuest Online
- Jones County, Iowa Newspaper Archive (including Cascade Pioneer Advertiser)
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Books
- Encyclopedia Dubuque
- History of Dubuque County, 1880
- History of Dubuque County, 1911
- Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, 1894
- Dubuque and its Neighborhood, 1897
- The Industries of Dubuque, 1887
Maps
- Plan of Dubuque, Andreas Atlas, 1875
- Perspective Map of the City of Dubuque, 1889
- Dubuque County Maps, Iowa Digital Library
- Iowa Geographic Map Server
- Iowa DOT Historical Maps
Archives
- Center for Dubuque History, Loras College
- Dubuque County Historical Society Collections, National Mississippi River Museum