Research Request

NCIGS Researchers do research in response to requests which can come in via postal delivery or by e-mail. Sources for their research are our extensive library, Mason City and Cerro Gordo county cemeteries, and the Cerro Gordo County courthouse. We also have conscientious members to search in some of the adjoining counties. Be sure to send complete information on names, dates, places and relationships, and indicate sources already searched so we will not duplicate your work.

Our current charges are $10.00 per hour research and report time plus copy charges and postage. Moneys received for research are used to recover our costs and add to our research resources. Please provide a mailing address with your request. We will need to have $10.00 up front, then we will proceed and whatever is needed for hours worked and copying etc.  will be requested.  There should only be two requests per page. 

Research Request Form

Please fill out the following form AFTER you have copied and pasted it to your email. This will make our work so much easier. Thanks.

 Information About YOU, the Requestor

Your Name:  

Mailing Address:  
           City, State/Province, Zip/Postal Code:  
            Country, if other than United States:  
            E-mail:
            Information About Your Research Request Surname (required):  
           Given Name (required): (Include as much of the following information as possible)

Birth Date (please spell out the month):  
Birth Location (City, County, and State):  
Marriage Date (please spell out the month):

Marriage Location (City, County, and State):  
            Spouse's Name:  
            Death Date (please spell out the month):  
            Death Location (City, County, and State):  
Father's Name:  
Mother's Name:  
Sibling Name (s):  

Please tell us specifically what you want us to find for you.  What resources have you researched already? Please be specific. We do not want to waste your money repeating research you've already completed!

Research Chair
research@ncigs.org

Enlist a North Central Iowa Researcher

Gwen Miller is Research Chair and has been busy finding family information for folks.    She also serves as one of the volunteers who staff our genealogy library.

You may correspond with North Central Iowa Genealogical Society at P.O. Box 237, Mason City, IA 50402-0237, or send your e-mail request to research@ncigs.org.

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