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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Kansas Genealogy|Kansas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Allen County, Kansas Genealogy|Allen]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' <br> | ''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Kansas Genealogy|Kansas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Allen County, Kansas Genealogy|Allen]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' <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 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> | 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">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> | ||
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://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> | ||
=== Alternate Repositories === | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
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*[[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, [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> | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.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. | ||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
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'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[http://www. | *[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. | *[http://www.allencounty.org/countyclerk.html Allen County Clerk], Iola, minutes, licenses, and cemetery reports. | ||
*[http://www. | *[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. | *[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], | *[http://allencountyhistory.weebly.com/ Allen County Historical Society], Iola, operates three museums. | ||
*[http:// | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Anderson County, Kansas Genealogy|Anderson]], [[Bourbon County, Kansas Genealogy|Bourbon]], [[Coffey County, Kansas Genealogy|Coffey]], [[Linn County, Kansas Genealogy|Linn]], [[Neosho County, Kansas Genealogy|Neosho]], [[Wilson County, Kansas Genealogy|Wilson]], and [[Woodson County, Kansas Genealogy|Woodson]]. | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[ | |||
*[[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> | *[[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> | ||
*[[Kansas Heritage Center]], Dodge City, cowboys, oral history, Fort Dodge history, {{amp}} the Old West.<ref name="DB47" /><br> | *[[Kansas Heritage Center]], Dodge City, cowboys, oral history, Fort Dodge history, {{amp}} the Old West.<ref name="DB47" /><br> | ||
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Kansas Allen Archives and Libraries Iola Public Library
Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] iolaref@sekls.org Address:[1]
Telephone:[1] 620-365-3262 Hours and holidays:[1] Monday-Thursday, 9:30-8:00 ; Friday-Saturday, 9:00-5:00. Google map: Iola Public Library Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]Their genealogy collection is good for all of Kansas including family folders, special indexes, and published records for many of the counties of Kansas.[2] For Allen County they have a marriage index, obituary index, cemetery transcripts, history, and newspapers.[3] 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 Southeast Kansas Genealogy Society are sometimes available to guide users, or you can ask for help at the library’s front desk.[4] Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at the Iola Public Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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