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[[Image: | [[Image:Kansas_Genealogical_Society.JPG|300px|right|Kansas Genealogical Society]] | ||
=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
'''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> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="VOL" /> | '''Address:'''<ref name="VOL" /> | ||
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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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=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
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}}; {{ | 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" /> | ||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
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'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | '''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service {{amp}} pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, bounty land, homesteads, ethnic sources, prisons, fed employees.<ref name="DB2">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 2. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{ | *[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service {{amp}} pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, bounty land, homesteads, ethnic sources, prisons, fed employees.<ref name="DB2">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 2. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J54d}}.</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 | *[[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> | ||
*[ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 2.5 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, censuses, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 1 and 109.</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> | *[[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, | *[[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. | ||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[[Kansas Heritage Center]], Dodge City, cowboys, oral history, Fort Dodge history, {{amp}} the Old West.<ref | *[[Kansas Heritage Center]], Dodge City, cowboys, oral history, Fort Dodge history, {{amp}} the Old West.</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> | *[[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> | ||
*[[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> | *[[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> | ||
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'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[http://www.dodgecity.org/index.aspx?nid=86 Dodge City Clerk], incomplete births and deaths 1892-1904 (births and deaths 1905-1911 at [[Kansas Historical Society]]).<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America'' (Draper, Utah : Everton Publishers, 1981), 104. {{WorldCat|866190599}}.</ref> <ref name="rdb235">Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed''. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 235. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3249 Ancestry digital copy ($)]; {{WorldCat|55947869}}; {{ | *[http://www.dodgecity.org/index.aspx?nid=86 Dodge City Clerk], incomplete births and deaths 1892-1904 (births and deaths 1905-1911 at [[Kansas Historical Society]]).<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America'' (Draper, Utah : Everton Publishers, 1981), 104. {{WorldCat|866190599}}.</ref> <ref name="rdb235">Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed''. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 235. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3249 Ancestry digital copy ($)]; {{WorldCat|55947869}}; {{FSC|1185723|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref> | ||
*[http://www.kscourts.org/dstcts/16dstct.htm Ford County Clerk of the District Court], Dodge City, marriages since 1874; divorces, probate, and court records since 1873.</ref> <ref name="rdb235"/> | *[http://www.kscourts.org/dstcts/16dstct.htm Ford County Clerk of the District Court], Dodge City, marriages since 1874; divorces, probate, and court records since 1873.</ref> <ref name="rdb235"/> | ||
*[http://www.fordcounty.net/ | *[http://www.fordcounty.net/263/Register-of-Deeds Ford County Register of Deeds] land records since 1873.</ref> <ref name="rdb235" /> | ||
*[https://ksbma.ks.gov/docs/default-source/default-document-library/district-and-deputy-coroners-2014.pdf?sfvrsn=0 Ford County County Coroner], Dodge City, suspicious deaths | *[https://ksbma.ks.gov/docs/default-source/default-document-library/district-and-deputy-coroners-2014.pdf?sfvrsn=0 Ford County County Coroner], Dodge City, suspicious deaths | ||
*U.S. District Court, Dodge City Division, recent civil, criminal and bankruptcy cases. | *U.S. District Court, Dodge City Division, recent civil, criminal and bankruptcy cases. | ||
*[http://www.kansashistory.us/fordco/ Ford County Historical Society], Dodge City, online history articles. | *[http://www.kansashistory.us/fordco/ Ford County Historical Society], Dodge City, online history articles. | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Clark County, Kansas Genealogy|Clark]], [[Edwards County, Kansas Genealogy|Edwards]], [[Gray County, Kansas Genealogy|Gray]], [[Hodgeman County, Kansas Genealogy|Hodgeman]], [[Kiowa County, Kansas Genealogy|Kiowa]], and [[Meade County, Kansas Genealogy|Meade]]. | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Clark County, Kansas Genealogy|Clark]], [[Edwards County, Kansas Genealogy|Edwards]], [[Gray County, Kansas Genealogy|Gray]], [[Hodgeman County, Kansas Genealogy|Hodgeman]], [[Kiowa County, Kansas Genealogy|Kiowa]], and [[Meade County, Kansas Genealogy|Meade]]. | ||
*[[Fort Hays State University Forsyth Library]], Hays, western Kansas history, oral histories, genealogical and historical societies, Hutterites, Mennonites, Catholics, and Lutherans.<ref | *[[Fort Hays State University Forsyth Library]], Hays, western Kansas history, oral histories, genealogical and historical societies, Hutterites, Mennonites, Catholics, and Lutherans.</ref><br> | ||
*[[Iola Public Library]], for all Kansas including family folders, special indexes, and published records for many counties of Kansas.<ref | *[[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.<ref | *[[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> | ||
*[[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 | *[[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> | ||
*[[Wichita Public Library Genealogy Center]], has many genealogies with an emphasis mostly on books, periodicals, and special publications for southeast KS, and corners of MO, AR, and OK.<ref | *[[Wichita Public Library Genealogy Center]], has many genealogies with an emphasis mostly on books, periodicals, and special publications for southeast KS, and corners of MO, AR, and OK.</ref><br> | ||
*[[Kansas State Library]], Topeka, largest book library in Kansas with county histories, ethnic sources, guides, inventories, and family genealogies.<ref | *[[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.<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> | *[[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.<ref | *[[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.<ref | *[[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><br> | *[[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><br> | ||
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 Contact InformationE-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 DescriptionThey 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
Alternate RepositoriesIf you cannot visit or find a source at the Kansas Genealogical Society, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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