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=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===


'''E-mail:'''<ref name="FL">[http://www.fhsu.edu/library/ Forsyth Library] in ''Fort Hays State Universty'' (accessed 18 February 2016).</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:refserv@fhsu.edu refserv@fhsu.edu] <br>  
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="FL">[http://www.fhsu.edu/library/ Forsyth Library] in ''Fort Hays State Universty'' (accessed 18 February 2016).</ref> [mailto:refserv@fhsu.edu refserv@fhsu.edu] <br>  


'''Address:'''<ref name="FL" />  
'''Address:'''<ref name="FL" />  
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:502 South Campus Drive<br>Hays KS 67601<br><br>
:502 South Campus Drive<br>Hays KS 67601<br><br>


'''Telephone:'''<ref name="FL" /> &nbsp;785-628-5283 <br>  
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="FL" /> 785-628-5283 <br>  


'''Hours:'''<ref name="FL" /> &nbsp;Sun 1pm-12am, Mon-Thu 7:30am-12am, Fri 7:30am-7pm, Sat 10am-5pm.<br>  
'''Hours:'''<ref name="FL" /> Sun 1pm-12am, Mon-Thu 7:30am-12am, Fri 7:30am-7pm, Sat 10am-5pm.<br>  


'''Google map:&nbsp;''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Forsyth+Library/@38.8738029,-99.3460814,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87a1798dd9762b6f:0x71b5d68a548fb5a9 FHSU Forsyth Library]  
'''Google map: ''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Forsyth+Library/@38.8738029,-99.3460814,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87a1798dd9762b6f:0x71b5d68a548fb5a9 FHSU Forsyth Library]  


'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
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=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


Their '''Western Collection''' includes western Kansas history, oral histories, a great genealogical collection from local genealogical and historical societies, and many denominational sources for Hutterites, Mennonites, Catholics, and Lutherans.<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>  
Their '''Western Collection''' includes western Kansas history, oral histories, a great genealogical collection from local genealogical and historical societies, and many denominational sources for Hutterites, Mennonites, Catholics, and Lutherans.<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>  


=== 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.  
*[[Hays Kansas Family History Center]] can offer research suggestions, and can order genealogical microfilms from the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City.
*[[Hays Kansas FamilySearch Center]] can offer 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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*[http://www.haysusa.com/html/city_clerk.html Hays City Clerk] has some municipal records.  
*[http://www.haysusa.com/html/city_clerk.html Hays City Clerk] has some municipal records.  
*[http://www.ellisco.net/index.aspx?NID=93 Ellis County Clerk], Hays, births 1886-1911, marriages since 1868, and deaths 1885-1912.<ref name="HBG144">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 9th ed''. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), 144. {{WorldCat|812163213}}; {{FHL|740321|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</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 ($)]; {{WorldCat|55947869}}; {{FHL|1185723|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref>  
*[http://www.ellisco.net/index.aspx?NID=93 Ellis County Clerk], Hays, births 1886-1911, marriages since 1868, and deaths 1885-1912.<ref name="HBG144">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 9th ed''. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), 144. {{WorldCat|812163213}}; {{FSC|740321|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref> <ref name="rdb235">Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed''. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 235. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3249 Ancestry digital copy ($)]; {{WorldCat|55947869}}; {{FSC|1185723|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref>  
*[http://www.23rdjudicial.org/Ellis/Contact%20Ellis.html Ellis County Clerk of the District Court], Hays, has divorces, civil, criminal, naturalization, and probate records.<ref name="HBG144" /> <ref name="rdb235" />  
*[http://www.23rdjudicial.org/Ellis/Contact%20Ellis.html Ellis County Clerk of the District Court], Hays, has divorces, civil, criminal, naturalization, and probate records.<ref name="HBG144" /> <ref name="rdb235" />  
*[http://www.ellisco.net/index.aspx?nid=100 Ellis County Register of Deeds], Hays, land records since 1871, county school records, and military discharge papers.<ref name="HBG144" /> <ref name="rdb235" />  
*[http://www.ellisco.net/index.aspx?nid=100 Ellis County Register of Deeds], Hays, land records since 1871, county school records, and military discharge papers.<ref name="HBG144" /> <ref name="rdb235" />  

Latest revision as of 13:29, 5 June 2024

Fort Hays State University Forsyth Library
Forsyth Library

Contact Information

E-mail:[1] refserv@fhsu.edu

Address:[1]

502 South Campus Drive
Hays KS 67601

Telephone:[1] 785-628-5283

Hours:[1] Sun 1pm-12am, Mon-Thu 7:30am-12am, Fri 7:30am-7pm, Sat 10am-5pm.

Google map: FHSU Forsyth Library

Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description

Their Western Collection includes western Kansas history, oral histories, a great genealogical collection from local genealogical and historical societies, and many denominational sources for Hutterites, Mennonites, Catholics, and Lutherans.[2]

Alternate Repositories

If you cannot visit or find a source at the Fort Hays State University Forsyth Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

Similar Collections

  • 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.

Neighboring Collections

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Forsyth Library in Fort Hays State Universty (accessed 18 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. Dollarhide and Bremer, 2.
  4. Dollarhide and Bremer, 67.
  5. Research Library in American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (accessed 3 February 2016).
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 9th ed. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), 144. WorldCat 812163213; FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Alice Eichholz, ed., Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 235. Ancestry digital copy ($); WorldCat 55947869; FS Library Book 973 D27rb 2004.
  8. Dollarhide and Bremer, 47.
  9. Births, Deaths, and Marriages in Shawnee County (accessed 8 February 2016).
  10. Topeka Genealogical Society Library in Topeka Genealogical Society (accessed 4 February 2016).
  11. KDHE Office of Vital Statistics in Kansas Department of Health and Environment (accessed 4 February 2016).
  12. Midwest Genealogy Center in Mid-Continent Public Library (accessed 7 March 2014).
  13. Dollarhide and Bremer, 47 and 67.
  14. Special Collections in Kansas City Public Library (accessed 7 March 2014).