Offers free and open access to digitized local histories, photographs, newspaper clippings, maps, and other archival materials—serving as an educational resource for genealogists, local researchers, and community members interested in exploring the collective heritage of Urbandale, Iowa.
Explore census, military, immigration, vital, land, and probate records, court documents, photographs, passenger lists, and more.
Remote Access: In-library use only.
Searchable, full-text access to the Des Moines Register from 1871 – recent. (Please Note: New Des Moines Register Editions can take about a week to be added.)
Remote Access: A valid Urbandale Public Library card is required.
Funded in part by a generous donation from the Urbandale Public Library Foundation.
Explore American genealogical and historical sources dating back to the 1700s, including local and family histories, interactive census maps, and the Periodical Source Index of genealogy and local history magazines.
Remote Access: A valid Urbandale Public Library card is required.
