The newspapers in this database are re primarily the Grinnell Herald Register, Montezuma Republican, and Brooklyn Chronicle. Obituaries from other newspapers are included when they have been submitted.
This database was made possible by many years of hard work from volunteers at the Grinnell Historical Museum in maintaining paper files of area obituaries. These files provided the foundation for the start of this online database. The Grinnell Historical Museum continues to do amazing work preserving the history and stories of the Grinnell area, and they are a regular partner with the library in related efforts.