HISTORICAL SOCIETY RESEARCH LIBRARY

Mission Statement:  “To care for and maintain archival materials relating to Cedar Falls; to promote understanding of Cedar Falls and Black Hawk County families; and to provide a user-friendly environment where staff is available, by appointment, to assist with historical and genealogical research.”

The Research Library offers an exciting collection for Cedar Falls and Black Hawk County researchers.  Our collection features:

Cemetery Records - Census Records  - Civil War Roster - Contact us - Death Records
 Directories - Marriage Records - Photos - Probate Records - Townships

Cedar Falls City Directories  1874 (Word doc), 1894, 1897-98 1901-2, 1909-10, 1913, 1915, 1919, 1923, 1927 1934, 1945, 1948, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989-90 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2000 Waterloo City Directories 1920, 1925, 1933, 1936, 1939, 1941, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1967 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996

Cedar Falls Telephone Directories 1917, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1929 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1948 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1959 Black Hawk County Telephone Directories 1916, 1939-40, 1950, 1962, 1963, 1968

Research Assistance Request

There is no charge for up to 15 minutes of research assistance on any specific date.  Requests requiring assistance beyond this length will be charged  $10 per hour (assessed time is for staff or volunteer assistance).  Copies and postage will be invoiced upon completion of research. Copies are available for .35 per page.  You may use the form posted here.