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:Their pre-Civil War records are excellent for Kansas.<br><br> | :Their pre-Civil War records are excellent for Kansas.<br><br> | ||
'''[[Topeka Genealogical Society Library]]'''<br>Mail: P.O. Box 4048<br>Street: 2717 SE Indiana Ave.<br>Topeka, KS 66604-0048<br>Telephone: 785-233-5762<br>[http://tgstopeka.org/ Email]<br>[http://tgstopeka.org/ | '''[[Topeka Genealogical Society Library]]'''<br>Mail: P.O. Box 4048<br>Street: 2717 SE Indiana Ave.<br>Topeka, KS 66604-0048<br>Telephone: 785-233-5762<br>[http://tgstopeka.org/ Email]<br>[http://tgstopeka.org/ Website] | ||
:They have 12,000 books, 700 periodical titles that are strong on Shawnee County and northeastern Kansas. Includes almost every U.S. state, and many foreign nations. Shawnee county resources: probate, naturalization, and tax records. Computers and high-speed wireless Internet access are available. Most material can be checked-out to TGS members. Staffed by experienced volunteers.[http://www.tgstopeka.org/cpage.php?pt=10 Topeka Genealogical Society Library] in ''Topeka <br><br> | :They have 12,000 books, 700 periodical titles that are strong on Shawnee County and northeastern Kansas. Includes almost every U.S. state, and many foreign nations. Shawnee county resources: probate, naturalization, and tax records. Computers and high-speed wireless Internet access are available. Most material can be checked-out to TGS members. Staffed by experienced volunteers.[http://www.tgstopeka.org/cpage.php?pt=10 Topeka Genealogical Society Library] in ''Topeka <br><br> | ||
'''[[University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library]]'''<br>1450 Poplar Lane<br>Lawrence, KS 66045-2800<br>Telephone: 913-864-4334<br>Fax: 913-864-5803<br> | '''[[University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library]]'''<br>1450 Poplar Lane<br>Lawrence, KS 66045-2800<br>Telephone: 913-864-4334<br>Fax: 913-864-5803<br>[http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/sc/newamericanpoetry.shtml/ Website]<br>[mailto:ksrlref@ku.edu/ Email] | ||
:The Kansas Collection includes primary source materials that document the history of Kansas and the region. There are manuscripts, photographs, maps, histories, newspapers, periodicals, film and videotapes that document the "Kansas Experience" including pioneers, railroads, and American Indians.<ref name="DB47" /> It is also a depository for publications of the state of Kansas and for Douglas County records. Most of their holdings cover the territorial period 1854-1861.<br><br> | :The Kansas Collection includes primary source materials that document the history of Kansas and the region. There are manuscripts, photographs, maps, histories, newspapers, periodicals, film and videotapes that document the "Kansas Experience" including pioneers, railroads, and American Indians.<ref name="DB47" /> It is also a depository for publications of the state of Kansas and for Douglas County records. Most of their holdings cover the territorial period 1854-1861.<br><br> | ||
'''[[Wichita Public Library Genealogy Center]]'''<br> 223 S. Main<br>Wichita, KS 67202<br>Telephone: 316-261-8509 (Genealogy and Local History)<br> | '''[[Wichita Public Library Genealogy Center]]'''<br> 223 S. Main<br>Wichita, KS 67202<br>Telephone: 316-261-8509 (Genealogy and Local History)<br> [http://wichitalibrary.org/ Website]<br> | ||
:The '''Kansas and Local History''' collection has many genealogies. Their emphasis is mostly books, periodicals, and special publications for southeast Kansas, and corners of Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.<ref name="DB47" /> | :The '''Kansas and Local History''' collection has many genealogies. Their emphasis is mostly books, periodicals, and special publications for southeast Kansas, and corners of Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.<ref name="DB47" /> | ||