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-[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas Genealogy|Kansas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Shawnee County, Kansas Genealogy|Shawnee]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Kansas Department of Health and Environment'''
+''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Kansas Genealogy|Kansas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Shawnee County, Kansas Genealogy|Shawnee]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' <br>
-'''Kansas Department of Health and Environment'''<br>1000 SW Jackson<br>Topeka, Kansas 66612<br>Telephone: 785-296-1400<br>E-mail: [mailto:Vital.Records@kdheks.gov Vital.Records@kdheks.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/index.html KDHE Office of Vital Statistics]<br>
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-:Kansas vital records:
+=== Contact Information  ===
-:*since 1911 births, stillbirths, deaths
-:*since 1913 marriages
-:*since 1951 divorces
-:Records are issued for a fee only to immediate family members or representatives.<ref name="KDEH">[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/index.html KDHE Office of Vital Statistics] in ''Kansas Department of Health and Environment'' (accessed 4 February 2016).</ref>
+'''E-mail:'''<ref name="KDHE">[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/index.html KDHE Office of Vital Statistics] in ''Kansas Department of Health and Environment'' (accessed 11 February 2016).</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:Vital.Records@kdheks.gov Vital.Records@kdheks.gov] <br>
-:The division, KDHE Office of Vital Statistics is the division of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment that collects and preserves vital records for events (births, deaths, marriages, and divorces) which occur in Kansas. <ref name="KDEH" />
+'''Address:'''<ref name="KDHE" />
-==== Links to Vital Records  ====
+:Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment<br>Office of Vital Statistics<br>1000 SW Jackson<br>Topeka, Kansas 66612<br><br>
-*[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/birth.html Birth Certificates]
+'''Telephone:'''<ref name="KDHE" /> &nbsp;785-296-1400<br>
-*[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/death.html Death Certificates]
-*[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/marriage.html Marriage Certificates]
-*[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/divorce.html Divorce Certificates]
-=== References  ===
+'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Abt">[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/about_ovs.html About the Office of Vital Statistics] in ''Kansas Department of Health and Environment'' (accessed 11 February 2016).</ref> &nbsp;Walk-in customer service hours are 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. &nbsp;Closed [http://publicholidays.us/ks/ holidays].<br>
-<references />
+'''Map and public transportation:'''<br>
-[[Category:Kansas_Vital_Records]] [[Category:Kansas,_United_States]]
+:*'''''Google map:&nbsp;''''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/1000+SW+Jackson+St,+Topeka,+KS+66612/@39.0455255,-95.685433,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87bf031064b99227:0x485eb83985681bb5 KDHE Office of Vital Statistics]
+:*'''''Public transportation:&nbsp;''''' The [http://www.topekametro.org/ Topeka Metro] main-hub Quincy Street Station is two and a half blocks northeast of '''KDHE Office of Vital Statistics'''. Bus routes 5, 21, and 29 stop even closer at 10th and Kansas Ave.
+'''Internet site:''' <br>
+*[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/index.html KDHE Office of Vital Statistics] about us, birth-marriage-divorece-death-stillbirth certificates, amendments and corrections, adoptions, genealogy requests, verification of no marriage letter, attorney forms, and birth certificates for voter I.D.
+**[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/birth.html How to order, locate, or amend a '''birth''' certificate]
+**[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/marriage.html How to order, locate, or amend a '''marriage''' certificate]
+**[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/divorce.html How to order, locate, or amend a '''divorce''' certificate]
+**[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/death.html How to order, locate, or amend a '''death''' certificate]
+=== Collection Description  ===
+The '''KDHE Office of Vital Statistics''' has births, stillbirths, and deaths since 1911; marriages since 1913; and divorce records since 1951.<ref name="GR">[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/genealogy.html Genealogical Requests] in ''Kansas Department of Health and Environment'' (accessed 11 February 2016).</ref>
+For a fee they will issue copies only to immediate family members or their legal representatives. Currently, the Office of Vital Statistics '''does allow''' requests for genealogical research. Pre-1940 records may be requested by an individual related as at least a cousin. Post 1940 records must be requested by an immediate family member.<ref name="GR" />
+=== Alternate Repositories  ===
+If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.
+'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>
+*[[Kansas Historical Society]], Topeka, clearly the best place to start researching Kansas ancestors including newspapers, county records, biographies, genealogies, land records, and railroads.<ref name="DB47">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 47. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> Kansas births and deaths before 1894; Topeka births and deaths 1885-1912.<ref name="bmd" />
+'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>
+*[https://www.snco.us/clerk/ Shawnee County Clerk], Topeka, births and deaths 1894-1911; marriages 1856-1906.<ref name="bmd">[https://www.snco.us/clerk/document/vital_statistics_information.pdf Births, Deaths, and Marriages] in ''Shawnee County'' (accessed 8 February 2016).</ref> <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 9th ed''. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), 149. {{WorldCat|812163213}}; {{FHL|740321|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref> <ref name="Red237">Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed''. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 237. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3249 Ancestry digital copy ($)]; {{WorldCat|24372922}}; {{FHL|1185723|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref>
+'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>
+*[[Kansas State Library]], Topeka, largest book library in Kansas with county histories, ethnic sources, guides, inventories, and family genealogies.<ref name="DB47">Dollarhide and Bremer, 47.</ref> This is a main depository of historical documents about Kansas residents.<br>
+*[http://www.shawneecourt.org/Directory.aspx?DID=5 Shawnee County Court Clerk], Topeka, marriages 1856-1906; probate records since 1859; court records since 1858.<ref name="bmd" /> <ref name="HBG" /> <ref name="Red237" />
+*[http://www.snco.us/rd/ Shawnee County Register of Deeds], Topeka, land records since 1855.<ref name="bmd" /> <ref name="HBG" /> <ref name="Red237" />
+*[http://www.snco.us/county/phone_list.asp Shawnee County Coroner], Topeka, suspicious deaths.
+*[http://www.shawneecountyhistory.org/ Shawnee County Historical Society], Topeka, meetings, talks, socials, publications.
+*[https://tscpl.org/history Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library], obituary index 1800s-1934<ref name="bmd" />, genealogy room, local history room, city directories, and yearbooks.
+*[[Topeka Genealogical Society Library]], 12,000 books, 700 periodicals strong on Shawnee County and northeast Kansas. Also includes almost every U.S. state, and many foreign nations.<ref name="Lib">[http://www.tgstopeka.org/cpage.php?pt=10 Topeka Genealogical Society Library] in ''Topeka Genealogical Society'' (accessed 9 February 2016).</ref><br>
+*[http://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/clerk-of-the-court-timothy-m-obrien/ U.S. District Court District of Kansas], Topeka, recent civil, criminal, and bankruptcy cases.
+*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Douglas County, Kansas Genealogy|Douglas]], [[Jackson County, Kansas Genealogy|Jackson]], [[Jefferson County, Kansas Genealogy|Jefferson]], [[Osage County, Kansas Genealogy|Osage]], [[Pottawatomie County, Kansas Genealogy|Pottawatomie]], and [[Wabaunsee County, Kansas Genealogy|Wabaunsee]].
+*[[Fort Hays State University Forsyth Library]], Hays, western Kansas history, oral histories, genealogical and historical societies, Hutterites, Mennonites, Catholics, and Lutherans.<ref name="DB47" /><br>
+*[[Iola Public Library]], for all Kansas including family folders, special indexes, and published records for many counties of Kansas.<ref name="DB47" /><br>
+*[[Johnson County Library]], Overland Park, both a Kansas and a genealogy collection, mostly books, and periodicals with family folders. Also covers Missouri, Tennessee, and Kentucky.<ref name="DB47" />
+*[[Kansas Heritage Center]], Dodge City, cowboys, oral history, Fort Dodge history, {{amp}} the Old West.<ref name="DB47" /><br>
+*[[Riley County Genealogical Society Library]], Manhattan, pre-Civil War records are excellent for Kansas. Early settlers are documented by obituaries, family folders, and some good indexes.<ref name="DB47" /><br>
+*[[Wichita Public Library Genealogy Center]], has many genealogies with an emphasis mostly on books, periodicals, and special publications for southeast KS, and corners of MO, AR, and OK.<ref name="DB47" /><br>
+*[[Kansas Genealogical Society]], Dodge City, has the best set of family folders and genealogical periodicals in Kansas.<ref name="DB47" />. Also, clippings, obituaries, and an online catalog.<br>
+*[[National Orphan Train Complex]], Concordia, [http://www.orphantraindepot.com/ museum], history, rider registry, research, and events. 66 v. (20,000 records) of orphan train riders, photos, 9,700 name computer database.<ref>Amanda Wahlmeier, Orphan Train Research Center curator, orphantraindepot@gmail.com, 28 September 2012, e-mail to David Dilts, DiltsGD@familysearch.org.</ref>
+*[[University of Kansas Libraries]], Lawrence, manuscripts, photographs, maps, histories, newspapers, periodicals, film and videotapes that document the "Kansas Experience" of pioneers, railroads, and American Indians.<ref name="DB47" /> A depository for publications of Kansas and Douglas County.<br>
+*[http://www.archkck.org/page.aspx?pid=575 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Archives] baptism, confirmations, marriages, deaths, parish records.
+*[http://www.greatplainsumc.org/archivesandhistory Kansas United Methodist Archives], Baker University, Baldwin City, church records, newspapers, manuscripts, memoirs, obituaries, archives, reports.
+*[https://www.bethelks.edu/community/affiliate-organizations/mennonite-library-and-archives/ Mennonite Library and Archives], Bethel College, Newton, Mennonite-related books, periodicals, and genealogical materials.<br>
+*Repositories in '''''surrounding states:''''' [[Colorado Archives and Libraries|Colorado]], [[Missouri Archives and Libraries|Missouri]], [[Nebraska Archives and Libraries|Nebraska]], and [[Oklahoma Archives and Libraries|Oklahoma]].
+*[[American Historical Society of Germans from Russia]], Lincoln NE, AHSGR ancestor lists, cemeteries, homesteads, an AHSGR German hometowns list, passenger lists, obituaries, surname charts, and Russian village files.<ref>[http://www.ahsgr.org/?page=Library Research Library] in ''American Historical Society of Germans from Russia'' (accessed 3 February 2016).</ref>
+*[[Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 2.5 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, censuses, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and Mormon records.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 1 and 109.</ref><br>
+*[[Kansas City Public Library Missouri Valley Special Collections]], The '''Missouri Valley Room''' has a great genealogy collection for Missouri and Kansas with biographies, periodicals, genealogies, diaries, photos, scrapbooks, and newspapers of the Kansas City area.<ref name="DB4767">Dollarhide and Bremer, 47 and 67.</ref> <ref name="SC">[http://www.kclibrary.org/kchistory/special-collections Special Collections] in ''Kansas City Public Library'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref><br>
+*[[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]], Independence MO, one of America's best genealogical centers: censuses and indexes, 80,000 family histories, 100,000 local histories, 565,000 microfilms, 7,000 maps, and newspapers. Surrounding states are well represented.<ref name="DB67" /> <ref>[http://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy Midwest Genealogy Center] in ''Mid-Continent Public Library'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref><br>
+*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service {{amp}} pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, bounty land, homesteads, ethnic sources, prisons, fed employees.<ref name="DB2">Dollarhide and Bremer, 2.</ref><br>
+*[[National Archives at Kansas City]] federal censuses 1790–1930; military service indexes, pension indexes, passenger lists, naturalizations, photos, vital records, land, and Indian records.<ref name="DB67">Dollarhide and Bremer, 67.</ref>
+=== Sources  ===
+{{reflist}}
+|}
+<div style="float: left; width: 147%">{{Kansas|Kansas}} </div>
+[[Category:United_States_Repositories]] [[Category:Shawnee_County,_Kansas]] [[Category:Kansas,_United_States]] [[Category:Kansas_Archives_and_Libraries]][[Category:Kansas_Vital_Records]]