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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Kansas Genealogy|Kansas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Allen County, Kansas Genealogy|Allen]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' <br>
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=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===


'''E-mail:'''<ref name="IPL">[http://iola.mykansaslibrary.org/ Home] in ''Iola Public Library'' (accessed 16 February 2016).</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:iolaref@sekls.org iolaref@sekls.org] <br>  
'''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" /> &nbsp;620-365-3262<br>  
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="IPL" /> 620-365-3262<br>  


'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="IPL" /> &nbsp;Monday-Thursday, 9:30-8:00&nbsp;; Friday-Saturday, 9:00-5:00. <br>  
'''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}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL 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>  
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://www.rootsweb.ancestry.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>  
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 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>  
*[[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, [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>
*[[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://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sekgs/ Southeast Kansas Genealogical Society], Iola, quarterly publication, queries, cemetery transcripts, obituary and newspaper indexes.  
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~sekgs/ Southeast Kansas Genealogical Society], Iola, quarterly publication, queries, cemetery transcripts, obituary and newspaper indexes.  
*[[Iola Kansas Family History Center]] offers research suggestions, and can order genealogical microfilms from the [[Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City.
*[[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 ($)]; {{WorldCat|55947869}}; {{FHL|1185723|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref>  
*[http://www.cityofiola.com/clerk.html Iola City Clerk] has some birth, death, and burial records.<ref name="rdb234">Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed''. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 234. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3249 Ancestry digital copy ($)]; {{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}}; {{FHL|740321|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref>  
*[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.  

Latest revision as of 13:30, 5 June 2024

Iola Public Library
Iola public library

Contact Information

E-mail:[1] iolaref@sekls.org

Address:[1]

218 E Madison Ave.
Iola, Kansas 66749-3332

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:

  • Iola Public Library reading festival, friends, genealogy, history, reads, meeting spaces, online services, policies, programs, services and collections.
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    Search our Catalog (SEKnFIND) online. Search by keyword, title, author, subject, ISBN, series, or call number. Also available in WorldCat.

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.[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

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

Similar Collections

  • 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.</ref>. Also, clippings, obituaries, and an online catalog.
  • Kansas Historical Society, Topeka, clearly the best place to start researching Kansas ancestors including newspapers, county records, biographies, genealogies, land records, and railroads.[8] Statewide births and deaths prior to 1894; City of Topeka births and deaths 1885-1912.[9]
  • 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>

Neighboring Collections

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Home in Iola Public Library (accessed 16 February 2016).
  2. William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 47. WorldCat 39493985; FS Library Book 973 J54d.
  3. County Genealogy Research Resources in Allen County, Kansas (accessed 16 February 2014).
  4. Services and Collections in Iola Public Library (accessed 16 February 2016).
  5. Dollarhide and Bremer, 2.
  6. Dollarhide and Bremer, 67.
  7. Research Library in American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (accessed 3 February 2016).
  8. Dollarhide and Bremer, 47.
  9. Births, Deaths, and Marriages in Shawnee County (accessed 8 February 2016).
  10. Alice Eichholz, ed., Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 234. Ancestry digital copy ($); WorldCat 55947869; FS Library Book 973 D27rb 2004.
  11. 11.0 11.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 9th ed. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), 143. WorldCat 812163213; FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999.
  12. Topeka Genealogical Society Library in Topeka Genealogical Society (accessed 4 February 2016).
  13. KDHE Office of Vital Statistics in Kansas Department of Health and Environment (accessed 4 February 2016).
  14. Midwest Genealogy Center in Mid-Continent Public Library (accessed 7 March 2014).
  15. Dollarhide and Bremer, 47 and 67.
  16. Special Collections in Kansas City Public Library (accessed 7 March 2014).