Society History:
The Outstanding Chapter of the Iowa Genealogical Society for 1995.
Home of the Outstanding Member of the Iowa Genealogical Society for 1996.
Most Published Indexes of all Iowa Counties since 1990.
Winner as Key Resource for Iowa.
Founded 1976
Genealogical Comments or Questions should be addressed to:
Wapello County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 163
210 West Main Street
Ottumwa, Iowa 52501
or
e-mail to:
info@wapellocountygs.org
Wapello County Location:Wapello County is bordered on the :
North by Keokuk and Mahaska Counties
East by Jefferson County
Southeast by Van Buren County
South by Davis County
Southwest by Appanoose County
West by Monroe County
GENEALOGISTS' CODE OF ETHICS (the following is agreed to by all researchers & members)
In order to protect the integrity of public records & library books, I am ethically bound & hereby agree:
1. That I will treat with greatest care & respect all public records & library books which may be available to me.
2. That I will speak with courtesy to all employees of a vital records office or a public library when requesting to see any vital records or library books and when finished with such book or record, I will express thanks to the person attending to my requests.
3. That I will not tear, mark, erase, or remove any public record or library book & will refrain from mutilating, defacing, or otherwise destroying any part of such public record or library book.
4. That when I have finished viewing any public record or library book, I will return it to the proper designated place.
Signed_______________