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'''E-mail:'''<ref name="VOL">[http://www.kgs-genlibrary.com/thelibrary.html Visit Our Library] in ''Kansas Genealogical Society'' (accessed 12 February 2016).</ref> | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="VOL">[http://www.kgs-genlibrary.com/thelibrary.html Visit Our Library] in ''Kansas Genealogical Society'' (accessed 12 February 2016).</ref> [mailto:kgslibrary@gmail.com kgslibrary@gmail.com] <br> | ||
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:Mail: PO Box 103<br>Street: Village Square Mall, 2601 Central Avenue<br>Dodge City, KS 67801 <br><br> | :Mail: PO Box 103<br>Street: Village Square Mall, 2601 Central Avenue<br>Dodge City, KS 67801 <br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="VOL" /> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="VOL" /> 620-225-1951 <br> | ||
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="VOL" /> | '''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="VOL" /> Wednesday-Friday 1:30 to 5:00; 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month 10:45 to 4:00; Closed: New Year's, Memorial, Independence, Labor, Thanksgiving days, and 2 weeks for Christmas.<br> | ||
'''Map and public transportation:'''<br> | '''Map and public transportation:'''<br> | ||
:*'''''Google map: | :*'''''Google map: ''''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/2601+Central+Ave,+Dodge+City,+KS+67801/@37.7751268,-100.0355909,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87a71bbc3a0aa3dd:0x787e1e16c03e99b1 Kansas Genealogical Society] | ||
:*'''''Public transportation: | :*'''''Public transportation: ''''' [http://www.dodgecity.org/index.aspx?nid=727 Dodge City Public Transit] D-Tran fixed route [http://www.dodgecity.org/DocumentCenter/View/6372 Green Route] stops at the Village Square Mall each hour Monday-Friday between 6am and 6pm. | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
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They have the best set of family folders and genealogical periodicals in 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>. KGS subscribes to many periodicals and exchanges periodicals with over fifty societies. Also, clippings, obituaries, and an online catalog. | They have the best set of family folders and genealogical periodicals in 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>. KGS subscribes to many periodicals and exchanges periodicals with over fifty societies. Also, clippings, obituaries, and an online catalog. | ||
'''Mission: | '''Mission: ''' KGS has established and maintains an extensive library holding more than 15,000 books and manuscripts; family genealogies, thousands of vital records, cemetery records and census records on hard copy, military, immigration, and Bible records, as well as microfilm, microfiche and computer databases. Our primary focus is on records of the State of Kansas, however, records, books and manuscripts of national and international interest are included.<ref name="Wel">[http://www.kgs-genlibrary.com/index.html Welcome to our online library] in ''Kansas Genealogical Society'' (accessed 12 February 2016).</ref> | ||
'''History: | '''History: ''' The Kansas Genealogical Society, Inc. was formed as a nonprofit corporation in 1958, for the purpose of: Creating and fostering an interest in genealogy; preserving genealogical, biographical, historical and educational data relating to the ancestry of members and the founders of our country.<ref name="Wel" /> | ||
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Revision as of 17:53, 17 October 2023
 Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] kgslibrary@gmail.com Address:[1]
Telephone:[1] 620-225-1951 Hours and holidays:[1] Wednesday-Friday 1:30 to 5:00; 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month 10:45 to 4:00; Closed: New Year's, Memorial, Independence, Labor, Thanksgiving days, and 2 weeks for Christmas. Map and public transportation:
Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]They have the best set of family folders and genealogical periodicals in Kansas.[2]. KGS subscribes to many periodicals and exchanges periodicals with over fifty societies. Also, clippings, obituaries, and an online catalog. Mission: KGS has established and maintains an extensive library holding more than 15,000 books and manuscripts; family genealogies, thousands of vital records, cemetery records and census records on hard copy, military, immigration, and Bible records, as well as microfilm, microfiche and computer databases. Our primary focus is on records of the State of Kansas, however, records, books and manuscripts of national and international interest are included.[3] History: The Kansas Genealogical Society, Inc. was formed as a nonprofit corporation in 1958, for the purpose of: Creating and fostering an interest in genealogy; preserving genealogical, biographical, historical and educational data relating to the ancestry of members and the founders of our country.[3] Tips[edit | edit source]
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