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=== Online Resources === | === Online Resources === | ||
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories2.htm#ks County and Town Histories], includes biographies | |||
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories2.htm#ks County and Town Histories], | |||
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pyle/GBR/Index.html Genealogical and Biographical Record of North-Eastern Kansas] | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pyle/GBR/Index.html Genealogical and Biographical Record of North-Eastern Kansas] | ||
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858058692777;view=1up;seq=13 A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, 1919, Vol. 1], e-book, [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044100151455;view=1up;seq=5 Vol. 2], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858041623392;view=1up;seq=3 Vol. 3], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081810313;view=1up;seq=7 Vol. 4] | *[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858058692777;view=1up;seq=13 A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, 1919, Vol. 1], e-book, [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044100151455;view=1up;seq=5 Vol. 2], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858041623392;view=1up;seq=3 Vol. 3], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081810313;view=1up;seq=7 Vol. 4] | ||
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002053505997;view=1up;seq=6 Men of Kansas], e-book | *[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002053505997;view=1up;seq=6 Men of Kansas], e-book | ||
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89064455801;view=1up;seq=1 A biographical history of central Kansas... Vol. 1], e-book, [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89064455819;view=1up;seq=12 Vol.2], e-book | *[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89064455801;view=1up;seq=1 A biographical history of central Kansas... Vol. 1], e-book, [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89064455819;view=1up;seq=12 Vol.2], e-book | ||
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c2861587;view=1up;seq=9 The United States biographical dictionary | *[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c2861587;view=1up;seq=9 The United States biographical dictionary : Kansas], e-book | ||
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89065276446;view=1up;seq=1 Portrait and biographical record of southeastern Kansas], e-book | *[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89065276446;view=1up;seq=1 Portrait and biographical record of southeastern Kansas], e-book | ||
===Biographies in Local Histories=== | ===Biographies in Local Histories=== | ||
*Biographical information is often found in '''state, county, and town histories'''. | *Biographical information is often found in '''state, county, and town histories'''. | ||
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*Families represented were '''not necessarily prominent'''. Practically everyone living there, especially in the Midwest, counted as an early settler. | *Families represented were '''not necessarily prominent'''. Practically everyone living there, especially in the Midwest, counted as an early settler. | ||
*These biographies often start with '''the first member of the family to settle in the area''', and detail their descendants at the time of publishing. They may tell '''where the family moved in from'''. Children's marriages often are given, with '''maiden names''' included. | *These biographies often start with '''the first member of the family to settle in the area''', and detail their descendants at the time of publishing. They may tell '''where the family moved in from'''. Children's marriages often are given, with '''maiden names''' included. | ||
====Finding Biographies==== | ====Finding Biographies==== | ||
*The [[Kansas, United States Genealogy#Counties|'''county Wiki page''']] lists several county histories. It also lists '''local libraries, and societies''' which probably have copies of local histories. | *The [[Kansas, United States Genealogy#Counties|'''county Wiki page''']] lists several county histories. It also lists '''local libraries, and societies''' which probably have copies of local histories. | ||
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*[http://www.kansasmemory.org/ Kansas Memory], a new digital portal to names, events, and places of Kansas | *[http://www.kansasmemory.org/ Kansas Memory], a new digital portal to names, events, and places of Kansas | ||
*[http://www.kshs.org/portal_kansapedia Kansapedia ]is another site from the [http://www.kshs.org/ Kansas Historical Society] which includes biographical information on Kansas residents from many time periods and many walks of life. | *[http://www.kshs.org/portal_kansapedia Kansapedia ]is another site from the [http://www.kshs.org/ Kansas Historical Society] which includes biographical information on Kansas residents from many time periods and many walks of life. | ||
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pyle/GBR/Index.html Genealogical and Biographical Record of North-Eastern Kansas] | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pyle/GBR/Index.html Genealogical and Biographical Record of North-Eastern Kansas]; published in 1900: Contains 479 biographies and 38 photos, click on a name or a letter to locate an individual. | ||
You may also search the biographical sections of statewide, regional, and county histories of [[Kansas, United States Genealogy|Kansas]]. Some representative biographical encyclopedias are: | You may also search the biographical sections of statewide, regional, and county histories of [[Kansas, United States Genealogy|Kansas]]. Some representative biographical encyclopedias are: | ||
*''The United States Biographical Dictionary: Kansas''. Chicago, Illinois and Kansas City, Missouri: S. Lewis & Co., 1879. ({{ | *''The United States Biographical Dictionary: Kansas''. Chicago, Illinois and Kansas City, Missouri: S. Lewis & Co., 1879. ({{FSC|102604|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 978.1 D3u; film 874388}}.) | ||
*''Kansas Pioneers''. Topeka, Kansas: Topeka Genealogical Society, 1976. ({{ | *''Kansas Pioneers''. Topeka, Kansas: Topeka Genealogical Society, 1976. ({{FSC|173285|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 978.1 D3t}}.) | ||
{{Kansas|Kansas}} | {{Kansas|Kansas}} | ||
[[Category:Kansas,_United_States|Biography]] [[Category:United_States_Biography]] | [[Category:Kansas,_United_States|Biography]] [[Category:United_States_Biography]] | ||
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