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=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===


'''E-mail:'''<ref name="IPL">[http://iola.mykansaslibrary.org/ Home] in ''Iola Public Library'' (accessed 16 February 2016).</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:iolaref@sekls.org iolaref@sekls.org] <br>  
'''Email:'''<ref name="IPL">[http://iola.mykansaslibrary.org/ Home] in ''Iola Public Library'' (accessed 16 February 2016).</ref> [mailto:iolaref@sekls.org iolaref@sekls.org] <br>  


'''Address:'''<ref name="IPL" />  
'''Address:'''<ref name="IPL" />  
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:218 E Madison Ave.<br>Iola, Kansas 66749-3332 <br><br>
:218 E Madison Ave.<br>Iola, Kansas 66749-3332 <br><br>


'''Telephone:'''<ref name="IPL" /> &nbsp;620-365-3262<br>  
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="IPL" /> 620-365-3262<br>  


'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="IPL" /> &nbsp;Monday-Thursday, 9:30-8:00&nbsp;; Friday-Saturday, 9:00-5:00. <br>  
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="IPL" /> Monday-Thursday, 9:30-8:00 ; Friday-Saturday, 9:00-5:00. <br>  


'''Google map:''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Iola+Public+Library/@37.9201263,-95.4118897,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87b8f4b90894d703:0xdf8787f816a1ba7e Iola Public Library]<br>  
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=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


Their genealogy collection is good for all of Kansas including family folders, special indexes, and published records for many of the counties of Kansas.<ref>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> For Allen County they have a marriage index, obituary index, cemetery transcripts, history, and newspapers.<ref>[http://www.allencounty.org/regdeeds_genealogy.html County Genealogy Research Resources] in ''Allen County, Kansas'' (accessed 16 February 2014).</ref>  
Their genealogy collection is good for all of Kansas including family folders, special indexes, and published records for many of the counties of Kansas.<ref>William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 47. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> For Allen County they have a marriage index, obituary index, cemetery transcripts, history, and newspapers.<ref>[http://www.allencounty.org/regdeeds_genealogy.html County Genealogy Research Resources] in ''Allen County, Kansas'' (accessed 16 February 2014).</ref>  


The library is known for its genealogy collection. The Raymond L. Willson genealogy collection contains 4300 books and 12,500 reels of censuses and newspapers on microfilm. Volunteers from the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sekgs/ Southeast Kansas Genealogy Society] are sometimes available to guide users, or you can ask for help at the library’s front desk.<ref>[http://iola.mykansaslibrary.org/?page_id=19 Services and Collections] in ''Iola Public Library'' (accessed 16 February 2016).</ref>  
The library is known for its genealogy collection. The Raymond L. Willson genealogy collection contains 4300 books and 12,500 reels of censuses and newspapers on microfilm. Volunteers from the [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~sekgs/ Southeast Kansas Genealogy Society] are sometimes available to guide users, or you can ask for help at the library’s front desk.<ref>[http://iola.mykansaslibrary.org/?page_id=19 Services and Collections] in ''Iola Public Library'' (accessed 16 February 2016).</ref>  


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
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*[[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>Dollarhide and Bremer, 67.</ref>  
*[[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>Dollarhide and Bremer, 67.</ref>  
*[[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>  
*[[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>  
*[[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>
*[[National Orphan Train Complex]], Concordia, museum, history, rider registry, research, and events. 66 v. (20,000 records) of orphan train riders, photos, 9,700 name computer database.
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sekgs/ Southeast Kansas Genealogical Society], Iola, quarterly publication, queries, cemetery transcripts, obituary and newspaper indexes.  
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~sekgs/ Southeast Kansas Genealogical Society], Iola, quarterly publication, queries, cemetery transcripts, obituary and newspaper indexes.  
*[[Iola Kansas Family History Center]] offers research suggestions, and can order genealogical microfilms from the [[Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City.
*[[Iola Kansas FamilySearch Center]] offers research suggestions, and can order genealogical microfilms from the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] in Salt Lake City.


'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
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'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  


*[http://www.cityofiola.com/clerk.html Iola City Clerk] has some birth, death, and burial records.<ref name="rdb234">Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed''. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 234. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3249 Ancestry digital copy ($)]; {{WorldCat|55947869}}; {{FHL|1185723|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref>  
*[http://www.cityofiola.com/clerk.html Iola City Clerk] has some birth, death, and burial records.<ref name="rdb234">Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed''. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 234. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3249 Ancestry digital copy ($)]; {{WorldCat|55947869}}; {{FSC|1185723|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref>  
*[http://www.allencounty.org/countyclerk.html Allen County Clerk], Iola, minutes, licenses, and cemetery reports.  
*[http://www.allencounty.org/countyclerk.html Allen County Clerk], Iola, minutes, licenses, and cemetery reports.  
*[http://www.31stjudicialdistrict.org./11101.html Clerk of the District Court], Iola, marriages since 1856; civil, criminal, domestic, and probate records since 1860; and naturalizations 1871-1929.<ref name="HBG143">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 9th ed''. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), 143. {{WorldCat|812163213}}; {{FHL|740321|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref>  
*[http://www.31stjudicialdistrict.org./11101.html Clerk of the District Court], Iola, marriages since 1856; civil, criminal, domestic, and probate records since 1860; and naturalizations 1871-1929.<ref name="HBG143">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 9th ed''. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), 143. {{WorldCat|812163213}}; {{FSC|740321|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref>  
*[http://www.allencounty.org/regdeeds.html Allen County Register of Deeds], Iola, land records since 1860, county school records, and military discharge papers.<ref name="HBG143" />  
*[http://www.allencounty.org/regdeeds.html Allen County Register of Deeds], Iola, land records since 1860, county school records, and military discharge papers.<ref name="HBG143" />  
*[http://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court District of Kansas], Topeka, recent federal civil, criminal, and bankruptcy cases.  
*[http://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court District of Kansas], Topeka, recent federal civil, criminal, and bankruptcy cases.