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| link4=[[Kansas Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] | |||
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[[Image: | [[Image:Iola_library.png|450px|right| Iola public library]] | ||
=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="IPL">[http://iola.mykansaslibrary.org/ Home] in ''Iola Public Library'' (accessed 16 February 2016).</ref> | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="IPL">[http://iola.mykansaslibrary.org/ Home] in ''Iola Public Library'' (accessed 16 February 2016).</ref> [mailto:iolaref@sekls.org iolaref@sekls.org] <br> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="IPL" /> | '''Address:'''<ref name="IPL" /> | ||
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:218 E Madison Ave.<br>Iola, Kansas 66749-3332 <br><br> | :218 E Madison Ave.<br>Iola, Kansas 66749-3332 <br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="IPL" /> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="IPL" /> 620-365-3262<br> | ||
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="IPL" /> | '''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="IPL" /> Monday-Thursday, 9:30-8:00 ; Friday-Saturday, 9:00-5:00. <br> | ||
'''Google map:''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Iola+Public+Library/@37.9201263,-95.4118897,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87b8f4b90894d703:0xdf8787f816a1ba7e Iola Public Library]<br> | '''Google map:''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Iola+Public+Library/@37.9201263,-95.4118897,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87b8f4b90894d703:0xdf8787f816a1ba7e Iola Public Library]<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>William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 47. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{ | 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>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> 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:// | 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://sites.rootsweb.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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*[[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">Dollarhide and Bremer, 2.</ref><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">Dollarhide and Bremer, 2.</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> | ||
*[[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. | ||
*[http:// | *[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~sekgs/ Southeast Kansas Genealogical Society], Iola, quarterly publication, queries, cemetery transcripts, obituary and newspaper indexes. | ||
*[[Iola Kansas | *[[Iola Kansas FamilySearch Center]] offers research suggestions, and can order genealogical microfilms from the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] in Salt Lake City. | ||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
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'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[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 ($)]; {{WorldCat|55947869}}; {{ | *[http://www.cityofiola.com/clerk.html Iola City Clerk] has some birth, death, and burial records.<ref name="rdb234">Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed''. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 234. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3249 Ancestry digital copy ($)]; {{WorldCat|55947869}}; {{FSC|1185723|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref> | ||
*[http://www.allencounty.org/countyclerk.html Allen County Clerk], Iola, minutes, licenses, and cemetery reports. | *[http://www.allencounty.org/countyclerk.html Allen County Clerk], Iola, minutes, licenses, and cemetery reports. | ||
*[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}}; {{ | *[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}}; {{FSC|740321|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref> | ||
*[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.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], Topeka, recent federal civil, criminal, and bankruptcy cases. | ||
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*[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> | *[[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] 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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