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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Kansas Genealogy|Kansas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Allen County, Kansas Genealogy|Allen]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' <br>  
''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Kansas Genealogy|Kansas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Allen County, Kansas Genealogy|Allen]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' <br>  


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=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===
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=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


Their genealogy collection is good for all of Kansas including family folders, special indexes, and published records for many of the counties of Kansas.<ref name="DB47">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 genealogy collection is good for all of Kansas including family folders, special indexes, and published records for many of the counties of Kansas.<ref name="DB47">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> For Allen County they have a marriage index, obituary index, cemetery transcripts, history, and newspapers.<ref>[http://www.allencounty.org/regdeeds_genealogy.html County Genealogy Research Resources] in ''Allen County, Kansas'' (accessed 16 February 2014).</ref>  


The library is known for its genealogy collection. The Raymond L. Willson genealogy collection contains 4300 books and 12,500 reels of censuses and newspapers on microfilm. Volunteers from the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sekgs/ Southeast Kansas Genealogy Society] are sometimes available to guide users, or you can ask for help at the library’s front desk.<ref>[http://iola.mykansaslibrary.org/?page_id=19 Services and Collections] in ''Iola Public Library'' (accessed 16 February 2016).</ref>
The library is known for its genealogy collection. The Raymond L. Willson genealogy collection contains 4300 books and 12,500 reels of censuses and newspapers on microfilm. Volunteers from the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sekgs/ Southeast Kansas Genealogy Society] are sometimes available to guide users, or you can ask for help at the library’s front desk.<ref>[http://iola.mykansaslibrary.org/?page_id=19 Services and Collections] in ''Iola Public Library'' (accessed 16 February 2016).</ref>  


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
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*[[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, [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>  
*[http://mhgswichita.org/ Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society], Wichita, 3 floors of material. Emphasis on USA, Kansas, and Sedgwick County: ''Wichita Eagle'' and ''Wichita Beacon'' obituaries 1955-present, early marriage, divorce, death and probate records, city directories, and the ''MHGS Register''.<ref>[http://mhgswichita.org/wp/library/ Library] in ''Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society'' (accessed 15 February 2016).</ref>
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sekgs/ Southeast Kansas Genealogical Society], Iola, quarterly publication, queries, cemetery transcripts, obituary and newspaper indexes.  
*[[Derby Kansas Family History Center]] offers research suggestions, and can order genealogical microfilms from the [[Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City.
*[[Iola Kansas Family History Center]] offers research suggestions, and can order genealogical microfilms from the [[Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City.


'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
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'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  


*[http://www.wichita.gov/Government/Departments/Clerk/Pages/default.aspx Wichita City Clerk] city records.  
*[http://www.cityofiola.com/clerk.html Iola City Clerk] has some birth, death, and burial records.<ref name="rdb234">Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed''. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 234. [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.sedgwickcounty.org/countyclerk/ Sedgwick County Clerk], Wichita, minutes, land records, and licenses.  
*[http://www.allencounty.org/countyclerk.html Allen County Clerk], Iola, minutes, licenses, and cemetery reports.  
*[http://www.dc18.org/info/records_access.shtml Clerk of the District Court], Wichita, marriages, civil, criminal, domestic, and probate records.  
*[http://www.31stjudicialdistrict.org./11101.html Clerk of the District Court], Iola, marriages since 1856; civil, criminal, domestic, and probate records since 1860; and naturalizations 1871-1929.<ref name="HBG143">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 9th ed''. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), 143. {{WorldCat|812163213}}; {{FHL|740321|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref>
*[http://www.sedgwickcounty.org/deeds/ Sedgwick County Register of Deeds], Wichita, real estate transactions, county school records, and military discharge papers.  
*[http://www.allencounty.org/regdeeds.html Allen County Register of Deeds], Iola, land records since 1860, county school records, and military discharge papers.<ref name="HBG143" />
*[http://www.sedgwickcounty.org/rfsc/ Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center] medical examiner records of suspicious.
*[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], Wichita, recent federal civil, criminal, and bankruptcy cases.  
*[http://allencountyhistory.weebly.com/ Allen County Historical Society], Iola, operates three museums.  
*[http://wichitahistory.org/ Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum] community culture including documents, and print media, photographs, film and audio.  
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Anderson County, Kansas Genealogy|Anderson]], [[Bourbon County, Kansas Genealogy|Bourbon]], [[Coffey County, Kansas Genealogy|Coffey]], [[Linn County, Kansas Genealogy|Linn]], [[Neosho County, Kansas Genealogy|Neosho]], [[Wilson County, Kansas Genealogy|Wilson]], and [[Woodson County, Kansas Genealogy|Woodson]].  
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Butler County, Kansas Genealogy|Butler]], [[Cowley County, Kansas Genealogy|Cowley]], [[Harvey County, Kansas Genealogy|Harvey]], [[Kingman County, Kansas Genealogy|Kingman]], [[Reno County, Kansas Genealogy|Reno]], and [[Sumner County, Kansas Genealogy|Sumner]].  
*[[Fort Hays State University Forsyth Library]], Hays, western Kansas history, oral histories, genealogical and historical societies, Hutterites, Mennonites, Catholics, and Lutherans.<ref name="DB47" /><br>  
*[[Fort Hays State University Forsyth Library]], Hays, western Kansas history, oral histories, genealogical and historical societies, Hutterites, Mennonites, Catholics, and Lutherans.<ref name="DB47" /><br>  
*[[Kansas Heritage Center]], Dodge City, cowboys, oral history, Fort Dodge history, {{amp}} the Old West.<ref name="DB47" /><br>  
*[[Kansas Heritage Center]], Dodge City, cowboys, oral history, Fort Dodge history, {{amp}} the Old West.<ref name="DB47" /><br>  
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