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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="RCGS">[http://www.rileycgs.com/ Home] in ''Riley County Genealogical Society'' (accessed 19 February 2016).</ref> | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="RCGS">[http://www.rileycgs.com/ Home] in ''Riley County Genealogical Society'' (accessed 19 February 2016).</ref> [mailto:info@rileycgs.com info@rileycgs.com] <br> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="Con">[http://www.rileycgs.com/contact.php Contact Us] in ''Riley County Genealogical Society'' (accessed 19 February 2016).</ref> | '''Address:'''<ref name="Con">[http://www.rileycgs.com/contact.php Contact Us] in ''Riley County Genealogical Society'' (accessed 19 February 2016).</ref> | ||
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=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
The '''Riley County Genealogical Society Library''' has pre-Civil War records that are excellent for Kansas. Early settlers are documented by obituaries, family folders, and some good indexes.<ref>William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 47. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{ | The '''Riley County Genealogical Society Library''' has pre-Civil War records that are excellent for Kansas. Early settlers are documented by obituaries, family folders, and some good indexes.<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> | ||
The RCGS Library has 1175 genealogies especially for Riley County, county-city-town-church and other local histories, computer and microfilm censuses including the KS agricultural schedules, and 1855 territorial census, county probate records 1856-1939, newspaper abstracts for Riley and surrounding counties, and material for nearly all Kansas counties, most states, and many foreign countries.<ref>[http://www.rileycgs.com/cpage.php?pt=9 Library Holdings] in ''Riley County Genealogical Society'' (accessed 19 February 2016).</ref> | The RCGS Library has 1175 genealogies especially for Riley County, county-city-town-church and other local histories, computer and microfilm censuses including the KS agricultural schedules, and 1855 territorial census, county probate records 1856-1939, newspaper abstracts for Riley and surrounding counties, and material for nearly all Kansas counties, most states, and many foreign countries.<ref>[http://www.rileycgs.com/cpage.php?pt=9 Library Holdings] in ''Riley County Genealogical Society'' (accessed 19 February 2016).</ref> | ||
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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, | *[[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. | ||
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/search?qp=Manhattan%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States&lat=39.183608&lng=-96.571669&r=50 Manhattan 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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'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[http://cityofmhk.com/Directory.aspx?did=25 Manhattan City Clerk] births and deaths from 1910.<ref name="HBG148">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 9th ed''. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), 148. {{WorldCat|812163213}}; {{ | *[http://cityofmhk.com/Directory.aspx?did=25 Manhattan City Clerk] births and deaths from 1910.<ref name="HBG148">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 9th ed''. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), 148. {{WorldCat|812163213}}; {{FSC|740321|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref> | ||
*[http://www.rileycountyks.gov/16/County-Clerk-Elections Riley County Clerk], Manhattan, births and deaths 1885-1886, 1892-1909.<ref name="HBG148" /> | *[http://www.rileycountyks.gov/16/County-Clerk-Elections Riley County Clerk], Manhattan, births and deaths 1885-1886, 1892-1909.<ref name="HBG148" /> | ||
*[http://www.rileycountyks.gov/190/District-Court Riley County Clerk of the District Court], Manhattan, has marriages from 1856; probate from 1857, and court records from 1859.<ref name="HBG148" /> <ref name="rdb237">Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed''. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 237. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3249 Ancestry digital copy ($)]; {{WorldCat|55947869}}; {{ | *[http://www.rileycountyks.gov/190/District-Court Riley County Clerk of the District Court], Manhattan, has marriages from 1856; probate from 1857, and court records from 1859.<ref name="HBG148" /> <ref name="rdb237">Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed''. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 237. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3249 Ancestry digital copy ($)]; {{WorldCat|55947869}}; {{FSC|1185723|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref> '''Note:''' births/deaths 1892-1909 are at the [[Kansas Historical Society]].<ref name="rdb237" /> | ||
*[http://www.rileycountyks.gov/418/Register-of-Deeds Riley County Register of Deeds], Manhattan, land records since 1857, county school records, and military discharge papers.<ref name="HBG148" /> <ref name="rdb237" /> | *[http://www.rileycountyks.gov/418/Register-of-Deeds Riley County Register of Deeds], Manhattan, land records since 1857, county school records, and military discharge papers.<ref name="HBG148" /> <ref name="rdb237" /> | ||
*[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. | ||
*[http://www.mhklibrary.org/ Manhattan Public Library] includes access to Ancestry.com (Library edition). | *[http://www.mhklibrary.org/ Manhattan Public Library] includes access to Ancestry.com (Library edition). | ||
*[http://www.rileychs.com/ Riley County Historical Society], Manhattan, 4,500 monographs, 300 periodicals, 5,000 cubic feet of manuscripts and archival materials, and 7,000 photos. | *[http://www.rileychs.com/ Riley County Historical Society], Manhattan, 4,500 monographs, 300 periodicals, 5,000 cubic feet of manuscripts and archival materials, and 7,000 photos. | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties: | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties: ''''' [[Clay County, Kansas Genealogy|Clay]], [[Geary County, Kansas Genealogy|Geary]], [[Marshall County, Kansas Genealogy|Marshall]], [[Pottawatomie County, Kansas Genealogy|Pottawatomie]], [[Washington County, Kansas Genealogy|Washington]], and [[Wabaunsee County, Kansas Genealogy|Wabaunsee]]. | ||
*[[Fort Hays State University Forsyth Library]], Hays, western Kansas history, oral histories, genealogical and historical societies, Hutterites, Mennonites, Catholics, and Lutherans.</ref><br> | *[[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><br> | *[[Iola Public Library]], for all Kansas including family folders, special indexes, and published records for many counties of Kansas.</ref><br> | ||
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 Contact InformationE-mail:[1] info@rileycgs.com Address:[2]
Telephone:[2] 785-565-6495 Hours and holidays: ? Map and public transportation
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Collection DescriptionThe Riley County Genealogical Society Library has pre-Civil War records that are excellent for Kansas. Early settlers are documented by obituaries, family folders, and some good indexes.[3] The RCGS Library has 1175 genealogies especially for Riley County, county-city-town-church and other local histories, computer and microfilm censuses including the KS agricultural schedules, and 1855 territorial census, county probate records 1856-1939, newspaper abstracts for Riley and surrounding counties, and material for nearly all Kansas counties, most states, and many foreign countries.[4] RCGS members also hold meetings, classes, and other events, make research suggestions, maintain surname and cemetery lists, and serve at the Manhattan Public Library.[1] Alternate RepositoriesIf you cannot visit or find a source at the Riley County Genealogical Society Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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