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 ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas|Kansas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]''
 The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful for genealogical research in Kansas.
-'''Kansas State Historical Society'''<br>6425 SW Sixth Avenue<br>Topeka, KS 66615-1099<br>Telephone: 1-913-272-8681 Ext. 117<br>Fax: 1-913-272-8682 <br>Internet: http://www.kshs.org/
+[http://www.kshs.org/ '''Kansas State Historical Society''']<br>6425 SW Sixth Avenue<br>Topeka, KS 66615-1099<br>Telephone: 1-913-272-8681 Ext. 117<br>Fax: 1-913-272-8682
 The Kansas State Historical Society has several important facilities for genealogists. The Reference Library houses printed materials and the Department of Archives maintains original records of Kansas government jurisdictions, newspapers, and other historical documents. The Manuscript Department has unpublished papers, maps, and photographs.
-'''National Archives—Central Plains Region (Kansas City)'''<br>400 West Pershing Road<br>Kansas City, MO 64108<br>Telephone: 1-816-268-8000<br>Internet: http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/
+[http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/ '''National Archives—Central Plains Region (Kansas City)''']<br>400 West Pershing Road<br>Kansas City, MO 64108<br>Telephone: 1-816-268-8000&nbsp;
-'''Kansas Genealogical Society, Inc.<br>'''P.O. Box 103<br>Dodge City, KS 67801<br>Telephone: 1-620-225-1951<br>Internet: http://www.kgs-genlibrary.com
+'''[http://www.kgs-genlibrary.com  Kansas Genealogical Society and Online Library]<br>'''P.O. Box 103<br>Dodge City, KS 67801<br>Telephone: 1-620-225-1951<br>Internet:
-'''Kansas State Library'''<br>State Capitol Building<br>Room 343 N<br>300 SW 10th<br>Topeka, KS 66612-1593<br>Telephone: 1-913-296-3296<br>Fax: 1-913-296-6650 <br>Internet: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/KSL/
+[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/KSL/ '''Kansas State Library''']<br>State Capitol Building<br>Room 343 N<br>300 SW 10th<br>Topeka, KS 66612-1593<br>Telephone: 1-913-296-3296<br>Fax: 1-913-296-6650&nbsp;
-'''University of Kansas'''<br>Spencer Research Library—Kansan Collections<br>Lawrence, KS 66045-2800<br>Telephone: 1-913-864-4274<br>Fax: 1-913-864-5803 <br>Internet: http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/sc/newamericanpoetry.shtml
+[http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/sc/newamericanpoetry.shtml  '''University of Kansas''']<br>Spencer Research Library—Kansan Collections<br>Lawrence, KS 66045-2800<br>Telephone: 1-913-864-4274<br>Fax: 1-913-864-5803
-'''National Orphan Train Complex'''<br>300 Washington Street<br>P.O. Box 322<br>Concordia, KS 66901<br>Telephone: 1-785-243-4471<br>Internet: [http://www.orphantraindepot.com/ http://www.orphantraindepot.com]
+[http://www.orphantraindepot.com '''National Orphan Train Complex''']<br>300 Washington Street<br>P.O. Box 322<br>Concordia, KS 66901<br>Telephone: 1-785-243-4471&nbsp;
 To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Kansas counties, use the 14 inventories of county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. Copies of these inventories are at the Family History Library.
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 === Web Sites  ===
-USGenWeb&nbsp; [http://www.usgenweb.org/ http://www.usgenweb.org/] A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.
+[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb]&nbsp;&nbsp; A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.
-Roots-L [http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/ http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/] &nbsp;
+[http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/  Roots-L]&nbsp;&nbsp;
-A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list. [https://familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch]™,&nbsp;The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] and some [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Family History Centers have]] computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.
+[https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]&nbsp; At this site you can access digitized historical records, the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]], lists of [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Family History Centers]], and other resources related to family history.
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