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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas Genealogy|Kansas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Archives and Libraries''' | ''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas Genealogy|Kansas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Archives and Libraries''' | ||
{{TOC right}}These repositories preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Kansas. | |||
=== Online Records === | |||
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=== National === | |||
[[Image:Germans from Russia Museum Lincoln, NE.JPG|right|250px|Germans from Russia Museum Lincoln, NE.JPG]]'''[[American Historical Society of Germans from Russia]]'''<br>631 D St<br>Lincoln, NE 68502<br>Telephone: 402-474-3363<br>E-mail: [mailto:ahsgr@ahsgr.org ahsgr@ahsgr.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.ahsgr.org/ American Historical Society of Germans from Russia]<br><br> | |||
:AHSGR ancestor lists, cemeteries, homesteads, an AHSGR German hometowns list, passenger lists, obituaries, surname charts, Russian village files, and Karl Stumpp's ''Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763-1862''.<ref>[http://www.ahsgr.org/?page=Library Research Library] in ''American Historical Society of Germans from Russia'' (accessed 3 February 2016).</ref><br><br> | |||
[[Image:Family History Library.jpg|right|250px|Family History Library.jpg]]'''[[Family History Library]]'''<br>35 North West Temple Street<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84150<br>Telephone: 801-240-2331<br>Fax: 801-240-1584<br>E-Mail: [mailto:fhl@ldschurch.org fhl@ldschurch.org]<br>Internet: [https://familysearch.org/locations/saltlakecity-library Family History Library]<br><br> | |||
:450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and Mormon records. Many '''Kansas''' microfilms are also available at branch '''''[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|FamilySearch Centers]] ''''' in local LDS churches, and described in their online [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]].<ref name="DB1">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 1. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br> | |||
[[Image:National Archives and Records Administration.jpg|right|250px|National Archives and Records Administration.jpg]]'''[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]]'''<br>700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br> Washington DC<br> Telephone: 1-866-272-6272<br> Fax: 301-837-0483<br> E-mail: [http://www.archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html National Archives and Records Administration]<br> Internet: http://archives.gov/ <br><br> | |||
:Nationwide censuses, pre-WWI military service and pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees. The National Archives Building in Washington, DC (Archives I), houses textual and microfilm records relating to genealogy, American Indians, pre-World War II military and naval-maritime matters, the New Deal, the District of Columbia, the Federal courts, and Congress.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref> <br><br> | |||
[[Image:Kansas-city3-l.jpg|right|250px|Kansas-city3-l.jpg]]'''[[National Archives at Kansas City]]'''<br>400 West Pershing Road<br>Kansas City, MO 64108<br>Telephone: 816-268-8000<br>E-mail: [mailto:kansascity.archives@nara.gov kansascity.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/kansas-city/ National Archives at Kansas City, Missouri]<br><br> | |||
:The National Archives at Kansas City, Missouri has the records of regional federal offices for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, including the following: | |||
:*Federal naturalization records including [http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/aliens/a-files-kansas-city.html A-files] | |||
:*Bureau of Indian Affairs and other American Indian records | |||
:*Copies of federal census, military, and immigration records<br><br> | |||
[[Image:OrphanTrainMuseumOpening.jpg|right|250px|OrphanTrainMuseumOpening.jpg]]'''[[National Orphan Train Complex]]'''<br>300 Washington St.<br>PO Box 322<br>Concordia, KS 66901<br>Telephone: 785-243-4471<br>E-mail: [http://www.orphantraindepot.com/generalinformation.html General Information]<br>Internet: [http://www.orphantraindepot.com/index.html National Orphan Train Complex]<br><br> | |||
:History of the orphan train movement 1853-1930, stories of the children, photos, artifacts, 66 volumes (20,000 records) of orphan train riders, a 9,700 name database, and a rider registry.<ref>Amanda Wahlmeier, Orphan Train Research Center curator, orphantraindepot@gmail.com, 28 September 2012, e-mail to David Dilts, DiltsGD@familysearch.org.</ref> | |||
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=== Statewide === | |||
'''[[Kansas 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>E-mail: [mailto:information@kshs.org information@kshs.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.kshs.org/ Kansas Historical Society] | '''[[Kansas 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>E-mail: [mailto:information@kshs.org information@kshs.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.kshs.org/ Kansas Historical Society] | ||
:This is clearly the best place to start researching Kansas ancestors including newspapers, county records, biographies, genealogies, land records, and railroads.<ref name="DB47"> | :This is clearly the best place to start researching Kansas ancestors including newspapers, county records, biographies, genealogies, land records, and railroads.<ref name="DB47">Dollarhide and Bremer, 47.</ref><br><br> | ||
[[Image:Kansas Statehouse 2015.jpg|right|160px|Kansas Statehouse 2015.jpg]]'''[[Kansas State Library]]'''<br>Capitol Building, Room 312-N<br>Topeka, KS 66612<br>Telephone: 785-296-3296<br>E-mail: [mailto:infodesk@library.ks.gov infodesk@library.ks.gov]<br>Internet: [http://kslib.info/ Kansas State Library]<br><br> | |||
:Largest book library in Kansas with county histories, ethnic sources, guides, inventories, and family genealogies.<ref name="DB47" /> This is a main depository of historical documents about Kansas residents.<br><br> | |||
'''[[Kansas Genealogical Society]]'''<br>Mail: P.O. Box 103<br>Street: 2601 Central Avenue<br>Dodge City, KS 67801<br>Telephone: 620-225-1951<br>E-mail: [mailto:kgslibrary@gmail.com kgslibrary@gmail.com]<br>Internet: [http://www.kgs-genlibrary.com Kansas Genealogical Society and Online Library] | |||
:They have the best set of family folders and genealogical periodicals in Kansas.<ref name="DB47" /> The society was founded to preserve genealogical, biographical, historical and educational data relating to the ancestry of society members and the founders of our country. It offers various online collections such as: | |||
:*pedigree charts of their members | |||
:*clippings of anniversaries, birthdays and reunions | |||
:*an obituary index | |||
:*an online catalog | |||
:In the same building as the Kansas Society Daughters of the American Revolution.<br><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> | |||
:Kansas vital records: since 1911 births, stillbirths, deaths; since 1913 marriages; and since 1951 divorce records issued for a fee only to immediate family members or representatives.<ref>[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/index.html KDHE Office of Vital Statistics] in ''Kansas Department of Health and Environment'' (accessed 4 February 2016).</ref> | |||
=== | === Regional === | ||
'''[[Fort Hays State University Forsyth Library]]'''<br>502 South Campus Drive<br>Hays KS 67601<br>Telephone: 785-628-4434<br>E-mail: [mailto:refserv@fhsu.edu refserv@fhsu.edu]<br>Internet: [http://www.fhsu.edu/library/ Forsyth Library] | |||
:Their '''Western Collection''' includes western Kansas history, oral histories, a great genealogical collection from local genealogical and historical societies, and many denominational sources for Hutterites, Mennonites, Catholics, and Lutherans.<ref name="DB47" /><br><br> | |||
'''[[Iola Public Library]]'''<br>218 E Madison Ave<br>Iola, KS 66749<br>Telephone: 620-365-3262<br>E-mail: [mailto:iolaref@sekls.org iolaref@sekls.org]<br>Internet: [http://iola.mykansaslibrary.org/ Iola Public Library] | |||
: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 name="DB47" /><br><br> | |||
'''[[Johnson County Library]]'''<br>Central Resource Library<br>9875 W 87th St<br>Overland Park, KS 66212<br>Telephone: 913-826-4600<br>E-mail: [mailto:ask@jocolibrary.libanswers.com ask@jocolibrary.libanswers.com]<br>Internet: [http://www.jocolibrary.org/locations/central Central Resource Library] | |||
:They have both Kansas and genealogy collections, and are a mostly a book and periodicals library with additional good coverage for Missouri, Tennessee, and Kentucky. They also have microfilms and family folders as well.<ref name="DB47" /><br><br> | |||
'''[[Kansas Heritage Center]]'''<br>Mail: PO Box 1207<br>Street: 1000 N 2nd Ave<br>Dodge City KS 67801-1207<br>Telephone: 620-227-1616<br>Fax: 620-227-1701<br>E-mail: [mailto:orders@ksheritage.org orders@ksheritage.org]<br>Internet: [http://ksheritage.org/ Kansas Heritage Center] | |||
:Cowboys, oral histories, Fort Dodge history, and the Old West.<ref name="DB47" /><br><br> | |||
'''[[Riley County Genealogical Society Library]]'''<br>2005 Claflin Road<br>Manhattan, Kansas 66502-3415<br>Telephone: 785-565-6495<br>E-mail: [mailto:info@rileycgs.com info@rileycgs.com]<br>Internet: [http://rileycgs.com/ Riley County Genealogical Society]<br> | |||
:Their pre-Civil War records are excellent for Kansas. Early settlers are documented by obituaries, family folders, and some good indexes.<ref name="DB47" /><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>E-mail: [http://tgstopeka.org/util/userMaint.php?mod=cf Contact Emailer] form<br>Internet: [http://tgstopeka.org/index.php Topeka Genealogical Society] | |||
:12,000 books, 700 periodical titles 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. Non-member visitors are encouraged to support the library with a donation.<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><br> | |||
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'''[[University of Kansas Libraries]]'''<br>Spencer Research Library, and Kansas Collections<br>1450 Poplar Lane<br>Lawrence, KS 66045-2800<br>Telephone: 913-864-4334<br>Fax: 913-864-5803<br>E-mail: [mailto:ksrlref@ku.edu ksrlref@ku.edu]<br>Internet: [http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/sc/newamericanpoetry.shtml University of Kansas Libraries] | |||
= | :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>E-mail: [mailto:reference@wichita.lib.ks.us reference@wichita.lib.ks.us]<br>Internet: [http://wichitalibrary.org/Locations/Pages/central.aspx Central Library]<br>Internet: [http://wichitalibrary.org/Services/LocalHistory/Pages/genealogy.aspx Local History and Genealogy]<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" /> | |||
=== | === Out of State === | ||
[http://www. | '''[[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]]'''<br>[[Image:Midwest Genealogy Center 1.jpg|right|250px|Midwest Genealogy Center 1.jpg]]3440 S. Lee's Summit Road<br>Independence, MO 64055-1923<br>Telephone: 816-836-5200<br>Fax: 816-521-7253 <br>E-mail: [mailto:ge@mcpl.lib.mo.us ge@mcpl.lib.mo.us]<br>Internet: [http://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy Midwest Genealogy Center]<br><br> | ||
[http://www. | :One of America's most complete genealogical centers including censuses and indexes, 80,000 family histories, 100,000 local histories, 565,000 microfilms, 7,000 maps, and newspapers. Surrounding states including '''Kansas''' are well represented.<ref name="DB67">Dollarhide and Bremer, 67.</ref> <ref>[http://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy Midwest Genealogy Center] in ''Mid-Continent Public Library'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> The [[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center|Mid-Continent Public Library]] shares its genealogical materials through interlibrary loan.<br><br> | ||
[ | [[Image:Kansas City Public Library Central Branch.jpg|right|250px|Kansas City Public Library Central Branch.jpg]]'''[[Kansas City Public Library Missouri Valley Special Collections]]'''<br>Central Library<br>14 W. 10th Street, 5th Floor<br>Kansas City, MO 64105<br>Telephone: 816-701-3427<br>Fax: 816-701-3401<br>E-mail: [mailto:lhistory@kclibrary.org lhistory@kclibrary.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.kclibrary.org/kchistory Local history and genealogy]<br><br> | ||
[http://www. | :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> | ||
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