GEDCOM Index
A simple website for sophisticated genealogists.


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          Dickinson County
               Spirit Lake
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A lot of old material was deleted on 9 June 2022 because the GEDCOM files hosted elsewhere were gone from those other websites. More material is gradually being added as I find GEDCOM files.


Instructions: RIGHT-click on the “Obtain the GEDCOM file” link. (Ctrl+click on a Mac). Select “Save Target As” or “Save Link As” to download the GEDCOM file from that website, onto your hard drive. Open the GEDCOM file in a new folder in your genealogy software. We also encourage you to visit, after your download, the home page of the host site. Trim the URL and paste it into your browser’s location window.



Birdsall, Seth Willson
…married Jenny Lind Thayer 22 Dec 1867
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Spirit Lake, Dickinson Co., Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in a new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Birdsall, Seth Willson.


Gilman, Alice Stoughton
…died 12 Mar 1897
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Spirit Lake, Dickinson Co., Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Alice Stoughton Gilman.


Hand, Howard Coles
…born 30 OCT 1912
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Howard Coles Hand.


Heisterkamp, Heath Ron
…married Tina Kroon 15 JUN 1996
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in a new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Heisterkamp, Heath Ron.


Kalveit, Holly
…married Albert Harry Sherling 6 JUN 1973
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in a new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Kalveit, Holly.


Kroon, Tina
…married Heath Ron Heisterkamp 15 JUN 1996
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in a new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Kroon, Tina.


Prescott, John Paul
…born 4 Feb 1859
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for John Paul Prescott.


Schmidt, Lucille Ann
…died Aug 1994
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, IA
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Lucille Ann Schmidt.


Sherling, Albert Harry
…married Holly Kalveit 6 JUN 1973
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in a new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Sherling, Albert Harry.


Thayer, Jenny Lind
…married Seth Willson Birdsall 22 Dec 1867
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Spirit Lake, Dickinson Co., Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in a new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Thayer, Jenny Lind.


Wright, Roscoe Comstock
…born 9 MAY 1888
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Roscoe Comstock Wright.

Total: 11
Help other researchers (your new cousins) find your work. Upload your GEDCOM file today to
GEDCOMLIBRARY.COM
GEDCOM Index and GEDCOMLIBRARY.COM are simple websites for sophisticated genealogists. On 9 July 2022, the process of consolidating GEDCOMINDEX.COM into GENEALOGY.BIO began.
The roles of different genealogy websites:


Ancestry.com: Costs money. Provides lots of records. You can upload a GEDCOM file, but they jealously guard it and let other customers read pieces of material from it. They cannot download the GEDCOM file. Nobody else can correct or otherwise change your material. When you message new cousins, often they don’t know what a GEDCOM file is.

FamilySearch.org: Free. Provides lots of records, and even more are available if you access the site from a Family History Center. You cannot upload a GEDCOM file, so you have to add each person individually. This is lots of work but it can help you catch blunders. Other users can change your material, and sometimes they get it wrong.

GEDCOMlibrary.com and GENEALOGY.BIO: Free. Provide no records. Simple websites for sophisticated genealogists. These help researchers find each other through GEDCOM files. https://genealogy.bio/GEDCOM_Index indexes thousands of GEDCOM files (on other websites) by place name, helping you find the researcher working on the same ancestors. You will still need access to records to verify what is in those GEDCOM files. Upload your GEDCOM files today.

Other websites: There are other websites that want your GEDCOM file but they also jealously guard it. They don’t let other people download the whole GEDCOM file. Accessibility shouldn’t be a problem unless you want royalties.

REMEMBER! After you download a GEDCOM file, open it in a NEW FOLDER in your genealogy software!

This site indexes thousands of different GEDCOM files found on other web sites. GEDCOM files are special genealogy files that can be imported into any genealogy software.

Be sure to check Sorted By Name.com to find transcription projects where your ancestors are listed, even if you don’t yet know where they went.

What you should know about GEDCOM files:
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A note to beginners: This site only helps you find the evidence you need, and you still need to verify everything.

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