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The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful for genealogical research in Kansas.  
The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful for genealogical research in Kansas.  


[http://www.kshs.org/ '''Kansas State Historical Society''']<br>6425 SW Sixth Avenue<br>Topeka, KS 66615-1099<br>Telephone: 1-913-272-8681 Ext. 117<br>Fax: 1-913-272-8682  
'''[[Kansas Historical Society]]'''<br>6425 SW Sixth Avenue<br>Topeka, KS 66615-1099<br>Telephone: 1-913-272-8681 Ext. 117<br>Fax: 1-913-272-8682 <br>E-mail: [mailto:information@kshs.org information@kshs.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.kshs.org/ Kansas Historical Society]


The Kansas State Historical Society has several important facilities for genealogists. The Reference Library houses printed materials and the Department of Archives maintains original records of Kansas government jurisdictions, newspapers, and other historical documents. The Manuscript Department has unpublished papers, maps, and photographs.  
:This is clearly the best place to start researching Kansas ancestors including newspapers, county records, biographies, genealogies, land records, and railroads.<ref name="DB47">Dollarhide and Bremer, 47.</ref>  
 
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==== National Archives at Kansas City, Missouri  ====
==== National Archives at Kansas City, Missouri  ====
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