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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="KDHE">[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/index.html KDHE Office of Vital Statistics] in ''Kansas Department of Health and Environment'' (accessed 11 February 2016).</ref> | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="KDHE">[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/index.html KDHE Office of Vital Statistics] in ''Kansas Department of Health and Environment'' (accessed 11 February 2016).</ref> [mailto:Vital.Records@kdheks.gov Vital.Records@kdheks.gov] <br> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="KDHE" /> | '''Address:'''<ref name="KDHE" /> | ||
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:Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment<br>Office of Vital Statistics<br>1000 SW Jackson<br>Topeka, Kansas 66612<br><br> | :Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment<br>Office of Vital Statistics<br>1000 SW Jackson<br>Topeka, Kansas 66612<br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="KDHE" /> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="KDHE" /> 785-296-1400<br> | ||
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Abt">[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/about_ovs.html About the Office of Vital Statistics] in ''Kansas Department of Health and Environment'' (accessed 11 February 2016).</ref> | '''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Abt">[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/about_ovs.html About the Office of Vital Statistics] in ''Kansas Department of Health and Environment'' (accessed 11 February 2016).</ref> Walk-in customer service hours are 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. Closed [http://publicholidays.us/ks/ holidays].<br> | ||
'''Map and public transportation:'''<br> | '''Map and public transportation:'''<br> | ||
:*'''''Google map: | :*'''''Google map: ''''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/1000+SW+Jackson+St,+Topeka,+KS+66612/@39.0455255,-95.685433,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87bf031064b99227:0x485eb83985681bb5 KDHE Office of Vital Statistics] | ||
:*'''''Public transportation: | :*'''''Public transportation: ''''' The [http://www.topekametro.org/ Topeka Metro] main-hub Quincy Street Station is two and a half blocks northeast of '''KDHE Office of Vital Statistics'''. Bus routes 5, 21, and 29 stop even closer at 10th and Kansas Ave. | ||
'''Internet site:''' <br> | '''Internet site:''' <br> | ||
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*[http://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/clerk-of-the-court-timothy-m-obrien/ U.S. District Court District of Kansas], Topeka, recent civil, criminal, and bankruptcy cases. | *[http://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/clerk-of-the-court-timothy-m-obrien/ U.S. District Court District of Kansas], Topeka, recent civil, criminal, and bankruptcy cases. | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Douglas County, Kansas Genealogy|Douglas]], [[Jackson County, Kansas Genealogy|Jackson]], [[Jefferson County, Kansas Genealogy|Jefferson]], [[Osage County, Kansas Genealogy|Osage]], [[Pottawatomie County, Kansas Genealogy|Pottawatomie]], and [[Wabaunsee County, Kansas Genealogy|Wabaunsee]]. | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Douglas County, Kansas Genealogy|Douglas]], [[Jackson County, Kansas Genealogy|Jackson]], [[Jefferson County, Kansas Genealogy|Jefferson]], [[Osage County, Kansas Genealogy|Osage]], [[Pottawatomie County, Kansas Genealogy|Pottawatomie]], 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. | *[[Fort Hays State University Forsyth Library]], Hays, western Kansas history, oral histories, genealogical and historical societies, Hutterites, Mennonites, Catholics, and Lutherans.<br> | ||
*[[Iola Public Library]], for all Kansas including family folders, special indexes, and published records for many counties of Kansas. | *[[Iola Public Library]], for all Kansas including family folders, special indexes, and published records for many counties of Kansas.<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. | *[[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. | ||
*[[Kansas Heritage Center]], Dodge City, cowboys, oral history, Fort Dodge history, {{amp}} the Old West. | *[[Kansas Heritage Center]], Dodge City, cowboys, oral history, Fort Dodge history, {{amp}} the Old West.<br> | ||
*[[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. | *[[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.<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. | *[[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.<br> | ||
*[[Kansas Genealogical Society]], Dodge City, has the best set of family folders and genealogical periodicals in Kansas | *[[Kansas Genealogical Society]], Dodge City, has the best set of family folders and genealogical periodicals in Kansas. Also, clippings, obituaries, and an online catalog.<br> | ||
*[[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. | ||
*[[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. | *[[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. 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. | ||
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*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]]. | ||
*[[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> | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ | *[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> | ||
*[[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> | ||
*[[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><br> | *[[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><br> | ||
Latest revision as of 13:34, 5 June 2024
Contact InformationE-mail:[1] Vital.Records@kdheks.gov Address:[1]
Telephone:[1] 785-296-1400 Hours and holidays:[2] Walk-in customer service hours are 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. Closed holidays. Map and public transportation:
Internet site:
Collection DescriptionThe KDHE Office of Vital Statistics has births, stillbirths, and deaths since 1911; marriages since 1913; and divorce records since 1951.[3] For a fee they will issue copies only to immediate family members or their legal representatives. Currently, the Office of Vital Statistics does allow requests for genealogical research. Pre-1940 records may be requested by an individual related as at least a cousin. Post 1940 records must be requested by an immediate family member.[3] Alternate RepositoriesIf you cannot visit or find a source at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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