gypses maps in iowa

[stud564]

does anyone have a map of gypse trails in northern iowa?

 

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[Gypsy Heart]

Dont know about maps......I do know that some gypsy's traveled the circus/minstrel routes in the late 1800-early 1900's....look toward Algona, Ortonville, West Union......supposedly an old gypsy cemetary near Algona....

 

[stud564]

i live in algona. their is a cemetary north of town that is from gypsys i have found more information on them around here and found some nice websites with alot of information about where they camped and stories about them. Check them out if you want.
http://www.ci.algona.ia.us/Spring%2006%20newsletter.pdf
http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/iowa/cemeteries/uniontwphistory.htm

 

[stud564]

for the first one you need to right click after you are looking at it then go to zoom tools to read