History of Des Moines P.D.

There is a fabulous book in the DMPL collections called Behind the Badge:  Stories and Pictures from the DMPD.   It’s full of fantastic narratives and wonderful historic pictures of the Des Moines Police Department.  Below is a list of  Des Moines Police Chiefs/Marshalls and their Terms of Office beginning in 1852 and continuing to the present day.  1852-1899 is from the book.  1890-present is taken from the library’s Fun Facts.  I haven’t been able to find information on J. Youngerman, but I’m still looking!  If you have any, please post it in the comments section.

 

J. Youngerman 1852-1853 P. Bowers 1853-1854 J. Youngerman 1854-1855 J. Harter 1855-1856 T. Hall 1856-1857 S. Noel 1857-1858 J.T. Moore 1858-1859 R. Hedge 1859-1860 L. Jones 1860-1861 Jester Hedge 1861-1862 A.N. Marsh 1862-1863 S. Noel 1863-1865 W. Lowry 1865-1866 S.H. Carson 1866-1869 F.M. Smith 1869-1870 S.H. Carson 1870-1871 M.T. Russell 1871-1873 W.M. Patchen 1873-1874 Adam Hafner 1874-1876 J.S. Davis 1876-1877 George Christ 1877-1878 J.H. Bryant 1878-1880 John Smith 1880-1882 A.H. Botkin 1882-1883 Adam Hafner 1883-1886 A.H. Botkin 1886-1889 Alfred Jarvis 1889-1890 Sol Stutsman 1890-1892 Fred Johnson 1892-1900 James W. Jones 1900-1908 William P. Hume 1908-1908 Ab Day 1908-1909 A. G. Miller 1909-1910 George Yeager 1910-1916 C. C. Jackson 1916-1918 M. J. Donoghue 1918-1922 Roscoe Daunders 1922-1922 John B. Hammond 1922-1924 James Cavender 1924-1927 Roy J. Chamberlain 1927-1928 Henry A. Alber 1928-1939 Floyd Hartzer 1939-1940 Tom R. Watson 1940-1941 Tom Pettit 1941-1942 Joe Loehr 1942-1943 Floyd Hartzer 1943-1944 Victor T. Smith 1944-1946 Floyd Hartzer (asst. chief) 1946-1947 Lorin Miller 1947-1950 F. E. Mabee 1950-1952 Howard R. Eide 1952-1961 Vear V. Douglas 1961-1969 Wendell E. Nichols 1969-1979 Billie B. Wallace 1979-1984 William H. Moulder 1984-2003 William M. McCarthy 2003-2007 Judy Bradshaw 2007-

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High School Yearbooks!

Attention genealogists, class reunion planners, and researchers, we have Des Moines high school yearbooks!   These are available for in building use at the Central Library.

Ask for them at the 2nd floor reference desk.

ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
1924, 1926-1944, 1945-1957, 1958-1974, 1976-1980, 2001

ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL ROUGHRIDER
1990-2000, 2002-2008

EAST HIGH SCHOOL QUILL
1911-1933, 1935, 1941, 1946, 1948-1950, 1956-1965, 1967, 1970-1972, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1986, 1988-2004, 2006, 2008-2009

LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL RAILSPLITTER
1932, 1934, 1935-1936, 1940, 1942-1944, 1955, 1958-1962, 1963, 1966-1967, 1969, 1971-1983, 1985-1992, 1994, 1998, 2001-2009

NORTH HIGH SCHOOL ORACLE
1904-1920, 1922-1925, 1930, 1933-1935, 1937-1938

NORTH HIGH SCHOOL POLAR BEAR
1938-1951, 1952-1961, 1963-1966, 1968-1969, 1972-1973,
1990-1993, 1996-2007

HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL HUSKY
1968, 1970-1973, 1978, 1993-2008

DES MOINES TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL WARRIOR
1950-1952

DES MOINES TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ENGINEER
1953-1963, 1965, 1968-1972, 1975, 1980-1984

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Iowa Architecture

The American Institute of Architects, Iowa Chapter, has a fabulous website entitled Iowa Architecture.   There are several online galleries that include images, the architect, year of completion, structure summaries, and other information.   You can also search for a specific building, find works of a particular architect, and search by city and county.  It appears that this site will also have historical driving tours listed in the future.  Check it out!

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