Johnson County Old Settlers’ Gatherings & Yearbooks.

Thanks to FamilySearch.org – you can have full access to all of the Old Settlers’ Association yearbooks from 1866-1925. You will need to register with FamilySearch.org in order to access the material, but it is a free registration. Note that the page numbers listed are not for individual yearbooks but for the entire web posting. For those links that are tied to Iowa City newspapers – you can access those pages at no cost thanks to the Iowa City Public Library! Kudos to both organizations!

CLICK HERE TO GO TO: Old Settlers’ Association yearbooks, 1866-1925, Johnson County, Iowa. Sign in and then use links below to access specific pages.

January 26, 1861 – First OSA business planning meetings

June 21, 1866   OSA – p 12 – Location: Grove at the East End of College Street

March 1867 OSA – p 14 – Business meetings only

July 4, 1870 OSA – p 15 – Location: Grove near Cyrus Sanders’ farm in south Iowa City

June 13, 1876 Iowa City Republican – The Old Settlers, June 14, 1876, p 1 – Location: Sanders Grove

June 16,1877 Daily Press – The Old Settlers, June 4, 1877, p 4 – Location: Sanders Grove

September 12, 1878 Daily Press – A Large Number of Old Settlers, September 13, 1878, p 4 – Location: Sanders Grove

September 23, 1882 Iowa City Daily Republican, Old Settlers Meeting, September 11, 1882, p 4, and Iowa City Daily Republican, Old Settlers, September 25, 1882, p 3 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #1

October 25, 1883 OSA – p 20 – Location: Hams Hall

1884 (date unknown) OSA – p 20 – Location: Sylvanus Johnson’s Grove

August 20, 1885 OSA – p 20 – Location: Graves’ Grove (near Reece’s – north of city)

The 1886 OSA Gathering. This photograph was taken from the album of OSA member – Mrs. C.C. Berry. Read more and see more photos here.

August 18, 1886 OSA – p 31 – Location: Graves’ Grove (near Reece’s – north of city)

August 24, 1887 OSA – p 52 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

August 11,1888 OSA – p 60 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

August 21, 1889 OSA – p 65 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

August 16, 1890 OSA – p 79 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

August 19, 1891 OSA – p 96 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

August 18, 1892 OSA – p 102 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

August 24, 1893 OSA – p 106 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

August 17, 1894 OSA – p 122 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

September 20, 1895 OSA – p 133 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

September 22, 1896 OSA – p 140 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

September 25, 1897 OSA – p 149 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

August 25, 1898 OSA – p 154 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

August 17, 1899 OSA – p 176 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

August 21,1900 OSA – p 205 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

August 22, 1901 OSA – p 231 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

August 21, 1902  OSA – p 267 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

August 20, 1903 OSA – p 301 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

August 24, 1904  OSA – p 330 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

September 5, 1905 OSA – p 360 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

August 24, 1906  OSA – p 386 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

August 23, 1907 OSA – p 407 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

August 20, 1908  OSA – p 441 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

August 19, 1909 OSA – p 472 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

August 25, 1910 OSA – p 511 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

September 12, 1911 OSA – p 561 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

September 12, 1912 OSA – p 601 – Location: Johnson County Fair Grounds #2

September 12, 1913 OSA – p 607 – Location: Iowa City City Park

September 4, 1914 OSA – p 613 – Location: Iowa City City Park

September 18, 1915  OSA – p 644 – Location: Iowa City City Park

September 14, 1916 OSA – p 682 – Location: Iowa City City Park

August 30, 1917 OSA – p 704 – Location: Iowa City City Park

August 20, 1918  OSA – p 732 – Location: Iowa City City Park

August 20, 1919 OSA – p 756 – Location: Iowa City City Park

September 2, 1920 OSA – p 789 – Location: Iowa City City Park

September 1, 1921 OSA – p 818 – Location: Iowa City City Park

September 5, 1922  OSA – p 855 – Location: Iowa City City Park

1923 (date unknown) OSA – p 883 – Location: Iowa City City Park

1924 (date unknown)  OSA – p 912 – Location: Iowa City City Park

1925 (date unknown) – Location: Iowa City City Park

OSA Name Index – p 954

General Name Index – p 1043

Biographical Sketches Index – p 1086

List of Names Of Those Who Signed The OSA Constitution – p 1089

Items of Historical Interest – p 1090

Illustrations & Portraits – p 1092

(BH-163) – The Johnson County Historical Society took the entire collection of Old Settlers’ Association yearbooks (1866-1925) and published them all in a one-volume book (see above). While the publication date is not listed in the volume, we believe it to be a valuable resource in our collection.

Click here to read more about The Old Settlers’ Association (OSA) of Johnson County.

Click here to read more about the log cabins built by the OSA.