Contact the Iowa Lakes Genealogy Society for genealogy help! They are chapter of the Iowa Genealogical Society. 

​Resources available at the library include ​(microfilm reader currently out of order)

• Charlotte Brett Genealogy Collection: Contains over 3500 books, magazines and pamphlets
• Spencer newspapers on microfilm from 1880 to the present 
• Federal census microfilms for Clay, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Dickinson, Emmet, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, and Pocahontas counties from 1840 to 1920
• State census microfilms for these counties from 1895, 1915 and 1925
• Vital records on microfilm from Clay, Dickinson, O'Brien and Osceola counties​

​The Iowa Lakes Genealogy Society offers family research services at a charge of $10/hour. Please contact of the individuals listed below with the name of the ancestor, dates, relatives or occupation to help us narrow the search. Be sure to include your own name, address, email or other contact information.

Stan Bastman
2045 370th Street
Spencer, IA 51301
712-363-6389
​[email protected]

Mary Storley
712-260-7755
[email protected]