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''' | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="Contact">[http://www.wichita.lib.ks.us/Library/ContactUs.htm Contact Us] at ''Wichita Public Library'' (accessed 14 April 2014).</ref> [mailto:reference@wichitalibrary.org reference@wichitalibrary.org] <br> | ||
'''Address:'''< | '''Address:'''<ref name="Contact" /> | ||
:711 West Second Street | :711 West Second Street | ||
:Wichita, KS 67203 <br><br> | :Wichita, KS 67203 <br><br> | ||
'''Telephone | '''Telephone'''<ref name="Contact" /> 316.261.8509 ; '''Fax '''316-262-4540 <br> | ||
[ | '''Hours:'''<ref name="Central">[http://www.wichita.lib.ks.us/Locations/CentralLibrary.htm Central Library] at ''Wichita Public Library'' (accessed 14 April 2014).</ref> | ||
:Monday - Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m | |||
:Friday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m | |||
:Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | |||
''' | :'''Holidays:''' Use the [http://wichita.evanced.info/signup/EventCalendar.aspx events calendar] to find holiday closings.<br><br> | ||
:*'''''Driving directions: ''''' From US 400 / US 54 / Kellogg Avenue take the Seneca Street exit. Turn north onto Seneca Street. Turn east on Second Street. '''WPL''' is located on the right at the corner of Second and McLean Boulevard. | '''Directions, map, parking, and public transportation:'''<ref name="Central" /><br> | ||
:*'''''Google map: ''''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wichita+Public+Library/@37.6849902,-97.3466252,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87bae3ea55555555:0xf4071c0d0b15df3e Wichita Public Library] | |||
:*'''''Parking: ''''' No parking fee for the library lot.<br> | :*'''''Driving directions: ''''' From US 400 / US 54 / Kellogg Avenue take the Seneca Street exit. Turn north onto Seneca Street. Turn east on Second Street. '''WPL''' is located on the right at the corner of Second and McLean Boulevard. | ||
:*'''''Google map: ''''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wichita+Public+Library/@37.6849902,-97.3466252,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87bae3ea55555555:0xf4071c0d0b15df3e Wichita Public Library] | |||
:*'''''Parking: ''''' No parking fee for the library lot.<br> | |||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' | '''Internet sites and databases:''' | ||
*[ | *[http://www.wichita.lib.ks.us/ Wichita Public Library] books, events, services, research tools, kids, locations, and ask a librarian. | ||
*[ | *[http://www.wichitalibrary.org/Services/LocalHistory Local History and Genealogy] events, local history resources, and genealogy resources. | ||
*[ | *{{WC}}[http://catalog.wichita.lib.ks.us/polaris/Search/default.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.4 WPL Online Catalog]. Search by keyword, title, author, subject, or ISBN/ISSN. Also available in [[WorldCat Online Catalog|WorldCat]].<br> | ||
*[ | *[http://www.wichitalibrary.org/Research#genealogy WPL Research Tools] WPL genealogy databases.<br> | ||
*[http://www.wichitaphotos.org/ Wichita Photo Archives] a selection of the '''Genealogy Center''' local photographs. | |||
*The [http://wichitagensoc.org/ Wichita Genealogical Society] is a support group of the '''WPL Genealogy Center'''. | *The [http://wichitagensoc.org/ Wichita Genealogical Society] is a support group of the '''WPL Genealogy Center'''. | ||
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=== Tip === | === Tip === | ||
Search the collections on the [ | Search the collections on the [http://catalog.wichita.lib.ks.us/polaris/Search/default.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.4 Wichita Public Library Online Catalog] before visiting.<ref name="Catalog">[http://catalog.wichita.lib.ks.us/polaris/Search/default.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.4 Catalog] in ''Wichita Public Library'' (accessed 14 April 2014).</ref> <br> | ||
=== 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><br> | *[[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><br> | ||
*[[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><br> | *[[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><br> | ||
*[[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. | *[[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><br> | ||
*[[Derby Kansas FamilySearch Center]] offers research suggestions, and may have copies of genealogical microfilms from the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] in Salt Lake City. | |||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[[Iola Public Library]], for all Kansas including family folders, special indexes, and published records for many counties of Kansas.<br> | *[[Iola Public Library]], for all Kansas including family folders, special indexes, and published records for many counties of Kansas.</ref><br> | ||
*[[Johnson County Library]], Overland Park, both a Kansas and a genealogy collection, mostly books, and periodicals with family folders. Also covers Missouri, Tennessee, and Kentucky. | *[[Johnson County Library]], Overland Park, both a Kansas and a genealogy collection, mostly books, and periodicals with family folders. Also covers Missouri, Tennessee, and Kentucky.</ref> | ||
*[[Kansas Genealogical Society]], Dodge City, has the best set of family folders and genealogical periodicals in Kansas.. Also, clippings, obituaries, and an online catalog.<br> | *[[Kansas Genealogical Society]], Dodge City, has the best set of family folders and genealogical periodicals in Kansas.</ref>. Also, clippings, obituaries, and an online catalog.<br> | ||
*[[Kansas Historical Society]], Topeka, clearly the best place to start researching Kansas ancestors including newspapers, county records, biographies, genealogies, land records, and railroads.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 47.</ref> Statewide births and deaths prior to 1894; City of Topeka births and deaths 1885-1912.<ref name="bmd">[https://www.snco.us/clerk/document/vital_statistics_information.pdf Births, Deaths, and Marriages] in ''Shawnee County'' (accessed 8 February 2016).</ref><br> | *[[Kansas Historical Society]], Topeka, clearly the best place to start researching Kansas ancestors including newspapers, county records, biographies, genealogies, land records, and railroads.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 47.</ref> Statewide births and deaths prior to 1894; City of Topeka births and deaths 1885-1912.<ref name="bmd">[https://www.snco.us/clerk/document/vital_statistics_information.pdf Births, Deaths, and Marriages] in ''Shawnee County'' (accessed 8 February 2016).</ref><br> | ||
*[http://tscpl.org/research/databases-by-subject/#genealogy Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library] offers Ancestry.com, America's Obituaries, HeritageQuest Online, and the [http://tscpl.org/topeka-room/ Topeka Room] with local interest materials. | *[http://tscpl.org/research/databases-by-subject/#genealogy Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library] offers Ancestry.com, America's Obituaries, HeritageQuest Online, and the [http://tscpl.org/topeka-room/ Topeka Room] with local interest materials. | ||
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*[https://www.wichita.gov/CityClerk/Pages/default.aspx Wichita City Clerk] city records. | *[https://www.wichita.gov/CityClerk/Pages/default.aspx Wichita City Clerk] city records. | ||
*[http://www.sedgwickcounty.org/countyclerk/ Sedgwick County Clerk], Wichita, minutes and licenses. | *[http://www.sedgwickcounty.org/countyclerk/ Sedgwick County Clerk], Wichita, minutes and licenses. | ||
*[ | *[http://www.dc18.org/info/records_access.shtml Clerk of the District Court], Wichita, births 1884-1889, 1908-1911; deaths 1884-1887; and marriages, civil, criminal, domestic, and probate records since 1870.<ref name="rdb237" /> <ref name="HBG149">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 9th ed''. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), 149. {{WorldCat|812163213}}; {{FSC|740321|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref> | ||
*[http://www.sedgwickcounty.org/deeds/ Sedgwick County Register of Deeds], Wichita, land records from 1867, county school records, and military discharge papers.<ref name="rdb237" /> <ref name="HBG149" /> | *[http://www.sedgwickcounty.org/deeds/ Sedgwick County Register of Deeds], Wichita, land records from 1867, county school records, and military discharge papers.<ref name="rdb237" /> <ref name="HBG149" /> | ||
*[http://mhgswichita.org | *[http://mhgswichita.org/ Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society], Wichita, 3 floors of material. Emphasis on USA, Kansas, and Sedgwick County: ''Wichita Eagle'' and ''Wichita Beacon'' obituaries 1955-present, early marriage, divorce, death 1908-1911, and probate records, city directories, and the ''MHGS Register''.<ref>[http://mhgswichita.org/wp/library/ Library] in ''Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society'' (accessed 15 February 2016).</ref> <ref name="rdb237">Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed''. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 237. [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> <br> | ||
*[http://www.sedgwickcounty.org/rfsc/ Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center], Wichita, medical examiner records of suspicious deaths.<br> | *[http://www.sedgwickcounty.org/rfsc/ Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center], Wichita, medical examiner records of suspicious deaths.<br> | ||
*[http://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court District of Kansas], Wichita, recent federal civil, criminal, and bankruptcy cases. | *[http://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court District of Kansas], Wichita, recent federal civil, criminal, and bankruptcy cases. | ||
*[http://wichitahistory.org/ Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum] community culture including documents, and print media, photographs, film and audio. | *[http://wichitahistory.org/ Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum] community culture including documents, and print media, photographs, film and audio. | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Butler County, Kansas Genealogy|Butler]], [[Cowley County, Kansas Genealogy|Cowley]], [[Harvey County, Kansas Genealogy|Harvey]], [[Kingman County, Kansas Genealogy|Kingman]], [[Reno County, Kansas Genealogy|Reno]], and [[Sumner County, Kansas Genealogy|Sumner]]. | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Butler County, Kansas Genealogy|Butler]], [[Cowley County, Kansas Genealogy|Cowley]], [[Harvey County, Kansas Genealogy|Harvey]], [[Kingman County, Kansas Genealogy|Kingman]], [[Reno County, Kansas Genealogy|Reno]], and [[Sumner County, Kansas Genealogy|Sumner]]. | ||
*[[Fort Hays State University Forsyth Library]], Hays, western Kansas history, oral histories, genealogical and historical societies, Hutterites, Mennonites, Catholics, and Lutherans.<br> | *[[Fort Hays State University Forsyth Library]], Hays, western Kansas history, oral histories, genealogical and historical societies, Hutterites, Mennonites, Catholics, and Lutherans.</ref><br> | ||
*[[Kansas Heritage Center]], Dodge City, cowboys, oral history, Fort Dodge history, | *[[Kansas Heritage Center]], Dodge City, cowboys, oral history, Fort Dodge history, {{amp}} the Old West.</ref><br> | ||
*[[Riley County Genealogical Society Library]], Manhattan, pre-Civil War records are excellent for Kansas. Early settlers are documented by obituaries, family folders, and some good indexes.<br> | *[[Riley County Genealogical Society Library]], Manhattan, pre-Civil War records are excellent for Kansas. Early settlers are documented by obituaries, family folders, and some good indexes.</ref><br> | ||
*[[Topeka Genealogical Society Library]], 12,000 books, 700 periodicals strong on Shawnee County and northeast Kansas. Also includes almost every U.S. state, and many foreign nations. | *[[Topeka Genealogical Society Library]], 12,000 books, 700 periodicals strong on Shawnee County and northeast Kansas. Also includes almost every U.S. state, and many foreign nations.<ref>[http://tgstopeka.org/cpage.php?pt=10 Topeka Genealogical Society Library] in ''Topeka Genealogical Society'' (accessed 4 February 2016).</ref><br> | ||
*[[Kansas State Library]], Topeka, largest book library in Kansas with county histories, ethnic sources, guides, inventories, and family genealogies. This is a main depository of historical documents about Kansas residents.<br> | *[[Kansas State Library]], Topeka, largest book library in Kansas with county histories, ethnic sources, guides, inventories, and family genealogies.</ref> This is a main depository of historical documents about Kansas residents.<br> | ||
*[[Kansas Department of Health and Environment]], Topeka, since 1911 births, stillbirths, deaths; since 1913 marriages; and since 1951 divorce records issued for a fee only to immediate family members or representatives.<br> | *[[Kansas Department of Health and Environment]], Topeka, 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><br> | ||
*[[University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library]], Lawrence, manuscripts, photographs, maps, histories, newspapers, periodicals, film and videotapes that document the "Kansas Experience" of pioneers, railroads, and American Indians. A depository for publications of Kansas and Douglas County.<br> | *[[University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library]], Lawrence, manuscripts, photographs, maps, histories, newspapers, periodicals, film and videotapes that document the "Kansas Experience" of pioneers, railroads, and American Indians.</ref> A depository for publications of Kansas and Douglas County.<br> | ||
*[http://www.archkck.org/page.aspx?pid=575 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Archives] baptism, confirmations, marriages, deaths, parish records. | *[http://www.archkck.org/page.aspx?pid=575 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Archives] baptism, confirmations, marriages, deaths, parish records. | ||
*[http://www.greatplainsumc.org/archivesandhistory Kansas United Methodist Archives], Baker University, Baldwin City, church records, newspapers, manuscripts, memoirs, obituaries, archives, reports. | *[http://www.greatplainsumc.org/archivesandhistory Kansas United Methodist Archives], Baker University, Baldwin City, church records, newspapers, manuscripts, memoirs, obituaries, archives, reports. | ||
*[https://www.bethelks.edu/community/affiliate-organizations/mennonite-library-and-archives/ Mennonite Library and Archives], Bethel College, Newton, Mennonite-related books, periodicals, and genealogical materials.<br> | *[https://www.bethelks.edu/community/affiliate-organizations/mennonite-library-and-archives/ Mennonite Library and Archives], Bethel College, Newton, Mennonite-related books, periodicals, and genealogical materials.<br> | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states:''''' [[Colorado Archives and Libraries|Colorado]], [[Missouri Archives and Libraries|Missouri]], [[Nebraska Archives and Libraries|Nebraska]], and [[Oklahoma Archives and Libraries|Oklahoma]]. | *Repositories in '''''surrounding states:''''' [[Colorado Archives and Libraries|Colorado]], [[Missouri Archives and Libraries|Missouri]], [[Nebraska Archives and Libraries|Nebraska]], and [[Oklahoma Archives and Libraries|Oklahoma]]. | ||
*[[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]], Independence MO, one of America's best genealogical centers: censuses and indexes, 80,000 family histories, 100,000 local histories, 565,000 microfilms, 7,000 maps, and newspapers. Surrounding states are well represented. | *[[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]], Independence MO, one of America's best genealogical centers: censuses and indexes, 80,000 family histories, 100,000 local histories, 565,000 microfilms, 7,000 maps, and newspapers. Surrounding states are well represented.</ref> <ref>[http://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy Midwest Genealogy Center] in ''Mid-Continent Public Library'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> | ||
*[[Kansas City Public Library Missouri Valley Special Collections]], 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> | *[[Kansas City Public Library Missouri Valley Special Collections]], 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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Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] reference@wichitalibrary.org Address:[1]
Telephone[1] 316.261.8509 ; Fax 316-262-4540 Hours:[2]
Directions, map, parking, and public transportation:[2]
Internet sites and databases:
WPL Online Catalog. Search by keyword, title, author, subject, or ISBN/ISSN. Also available in WorldCat.
Collection Description[edit | edit source]The Genealogy / Special Collections Center contains over 46,000 genealogy books and magazines covering every state in the nation with heavy coverage on Kansas, the Great Plains, the Midwest, the South, and the American colonies. There is an emphasis on states that have had a heavy emigration to Kansas, especially New England and Midwestern states. The Edward & Elizabeth Burns Historical Research Pavilion also has a large Native American collection, mainly covering the Great Plains tribes, and a large military collection with over 2,300 volumes on the Civil War. Other major collections include: state and federal censuses, vital records indexes, probate records, immigration lists, land records, tax lists, cemetery records, church records, town histories, ethnic histories, Dawes Commission Enrollment Records, Draper Manuscript Collection, Germans to America, Italians to America, and the Barbour Collection. Over 20,000 rolls of microfilm cover the city's major newspapers, the Wichita Eagle and the Wichita Beacon and other local topics such as city directories, tax rolls, funeral home records and telephone books.[3]
Tip[edit | edit source]Search the collections on the Wichita Public Library Online Catalog before visiting.[5] Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at the Wichita Public Library Genealogy Center, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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