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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="CU">[http://kslib.info/Directory.aspx?DID=4 Contact Us] in ''Kansas State Library'' (accessed 9 February 2016).</ref> | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="CU">[http://kslib.info/Directory.aspx?DID=4 Contact Us] in ''Kansas State Library'' (accessed 9 February 2016).</ref> [mailto:infodesk@library.ks.gov infodesk@library.ks.gov] <br> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="CU" /> | '''Address:'''<ref name="CU" /> | ||
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:Capitol Building, Room 312-N<br>Topeka, KS 66612-1593<br><br> | :Capitol Building, Room 312-N<br>Topeka, KS 66612-1593<br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="CU" /> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="CU" /> 785-296-3296, or 800-432-3919 (KS Only)<br> | ||
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="VU">[http://kslib.info/236/Visit-Us Visit Us] in ''Kansas State Library'' (accessed 9 February 2016)</ref> | '''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="VU">[http://kslib.info/236/Visit-Us Visit Us] in ''Kansas State Library'' (accessed 9 February 2016)</ref> Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed on major [http://publicholidays.us/ks/ holidays]<br> | ||
'''Parking, map, and public transportation:'''<br> | '''Parking, map, and public transportation:'''<br> | ||
:*'''''Parking: | :*'''''Parking: ''''' [https://www.da.ks.gov/fm/buildings/information/visitorparking.htm State Capitol visitor parking]. | ||
:*'''''Google map: | :*'''''Google map: ''''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kansas+State+Capitol+Visitor+Center/@39.0490407,-95.6797331,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87bf03054f1090ab:0xdb988932a5cda3f8 State Capitol grounds] | ||
:*'''''Public transportation: | :*'''''Public transportation: ''''' The [http://www.topekametro.org/ Topeka Metro] main-hub Quincy Street Station is three blocks east of the Capitol. Bus routes 7, 10, 10S, and 17 take you even closer. | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
*[http://kslib.info/ Kansas State Library] Kansans, librarians, state employees, about us, how do I | *[http://kslib.info/ Kansas State Library] Kansans, librarians, state employees, about us, how do I . . ask a librarian, digital books, online resources, talking books.<br> | ||
*Kansas State Library [http://topekalibraries.info/search~S5 ATLAS] catalog online. {{WC}}Search by keyword, title, author, subject, journal title, ISBN/ISSN. Also available in [[WorldCat Online Catalog|WorldCat]].<br> | *Kansas State Library [http://topekalibraries.info/search~S5 ATLAS] catalog online. {{WC}}Search by keyword, title, author, subject, journal title, ISBN/ISSN. Also available in [[WorldCat Online Catalog|WorldCat]].<br> | ||
*[http://www.libris.ca/cgi55/_01431.exe?ehdhrgmlnt&00000&32050209 Kansas Periodical Index]<br> | *[http://www.libris.ca/cgi55/_01431.exe?ehdhrgmlnt&00000&32050209 Kansas Periodical Index]<br> | ||
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*[[Kansas Department of Health and Environment]], Topeka, since 1911 births, stillbirths, deaths; since 1913 marriages; and since 1951 divorce records issued for a fee only to immediate family members or representatives.<ref>[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/index.html KDHE Office of Vital Statistics] in ''Kansas Department of Health and Environment'' (accessed 4 February 2016).</ref><br> | *[[Kansas Department of Health and Environment]], Topeka, since 1911 births, stillbirths, deaths; since 1913 marriages; and since 1951 divorce records issued for a fee only to immediate family members or representatives.<ref>[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/index.html KDHE Office of Vital Statistics] in ''Kansas Department of Health and Environment'' (accessed 4 February 2016).</ref><br> | ||
*[https://www.snco.us/clerk/ Shawnee County Clerk], Topeka, births and deaths 1894-1911; marriages 1856-1906.<ref name="bmd">[https://www.snco.us/clerk/document/vital_statistics_information.pdf Births, Deaths, and Marriages] in ''Shawnee County'' (accessed 8 February 2016).</ref> <ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 9th ed''. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), 149. {{WorldCat|812163213}}; {{FSC|740321|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref> <ref name="Red237">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 ($)]; {{WorldCat|24372922}}; {{FSC|1185723|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref><br> | *[https://www.snco.us/clerk/ Shawnee County Clerk], Topeka, births and deaths 1894-1911; marriages 1856-1906.<ref name="bmd">[https://www.snco.us/clerk/document/vital_statistics_information.pdf Births, Deaths, and Marriages] in ''Shawnee County'' (accessed 8 February 2016).</ref> <ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 9th ed''. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), 149. {{WorldCat|812163213}}; {{FSC|740321|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref> <ref name="Red237">Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed''. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 237. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3249 Ancestry digital copy ($)]; {{WorldCat|24372922}}; {{FSC|1185723|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref><br> | ||
*[http://www.shawneecourt.org/Directory.aspx?DID=5 Shawnee County Court Clerk], Topeka, marriages 1856-1906; probate records since 1859; court records since 1858.<ref name="bmd" / | *[http://www.shawneecourt.org/Directory.aspx?DID=5 Shawnee County Court Clerk], Topeka, marriages 1856-1906; probate records since 1859; court records since 1858.<ref name="bmd" /><ref name="Red237" /> | ||
*[http://www.snco.us/rd/ Shawnee County Register of Deeds], Topeka, land records since 1855.<ref name="bmd" /> </ref> <ref name="Red237" /> | *[http://www.snco.us/rd/ Shawnee County Register of Deeds], Topeka, land records since 1855.<ref name="bmd" /> </ref> <ref name="Red237" /> | ||
*[http://www.snco.us/county/phone_list.asp Shawnee County Coroner], Topeka, suspicious deaths. | *[http://www.snco.us/county/phone_list.asp Shawnee County Coroner], Topeka, suspicious deaths. | ||
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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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*[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> | *[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. | *[[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>[http://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy Midwest Genealogy Center] in ''Mid-Continent Public Library'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:32, 5 June 2024
 Contact InformationE-mail:[1] infodesk@library.ks.gov Address:[1]
Telephone:[1] 785-296-3296, or 800-432-3919 (KS Only) Hours and holidays:[2] Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed on major holidays Parking, map, and public transportation:
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Collection DescriptionLargest book library in Kansas with county histories, ethnic sources, guides, inventories, and family genealogies.[3] This is a main depository of historical documents about Kansas residents. Alternate RepositoriesIf you cannot visit or find a source at the Kansas State Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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