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[[File:CentralResource 230721.jpg|alt=Front view of the Central Resource Library in the Johnson County Library (Kansas) system|thumb|400x400px|Johnson County Library - Central Resource Library]] | |||
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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="Ans">[https:// | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="Ans">[https://www.jocolibrary.org/contact Contact Us] in ''Johnson County Library'' (accessed 25 June 2024).</ref> https://www.jocolibrary.org/contact <br> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="CRL">[https://www.jocolibrary.org/locations/central Central Resource Library] in ''Johnson County Library'' (accessed 18 February 2016).</ref> | '''Address:'''<ref name="CRL">[https://www.jocolibrary.org/locations/central Central Resource Library] in ''Johnson County Library'' (accessed 18 February 2016).</ref> | ||
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'''Hours:'''<ref name="CRL" /> Mon-Thu: 9-8; Fri: 9-6; Sat: 9-5; Sun: 1-5.<br> | '''Hours:'''<ref name="CRL" /> Mon-Thu: 9-8; Fri: 9-6; Sat: 9-5; Sun: 1-5.<br> | ||
'''Map and public transportation:''' | '''Map and public transportation:''' | ||
:*'''''Google map: ''''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Johnson+County+Library/@38.9697147,-94.7083013,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87c0eb645fe7c6db:0x12ba5ed76b617aca Johnson County Library Central Resource Library] | :*'''''Google map: ''''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Johnson+County+Library/@38.9697147,-94.7083013,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87c0eb645fe7c6db:0x12ba5ed76b617aca Johnson County Library Central Resource Library] | ||
:*'''''Public transportation: ''''' [https://www.jocogov.org/department/transit-ridekc-johnson-county Johnson County | :*'''''Public transportation: ''''' [https://www.jocogov.org/department/transit-ridekc-johnson-county RideKC in Johnson County] | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
*[https://www.jocolibrary.org/ Johnson County Library] locations, events, using the library, contact us, and outreach services. | *[https://www.jocolibrary.org/ Johnson County Library] locations, events, using the library, contact us, and outreach services. | ||
*[https://www.jocolibrary.org/research/genealogy JCL Resource Topic: Genealogy] online access to | *[https://www.jocolibrary.org/research/genealogy JCL Resource Topic: Genealogy] online access to many subscription resources and resource lists. | ||
*[https://www.jocolibrary.org/research/local-history JCL Resource Topic: Local History] online access to | *[https://www.jocolibrary.org/research/local-history JCL Resource Topic: Local History] online access to a curated selection of local historical resources. | ||
*[https:// | *[https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com Johnson County Library Catalog] online. {{WC}}Search by keyword, title, author, or subject. Also available in [[WorldCat Online Catalog|WorldCat]]. | ||
*[https://www.jocohistory.org/digital/collection/obit Obituary Index] from local newspapers dating from the late 19th century to the present. | |||
*[https://www.jocohistory.org/digital/collection/obit Obituary Index] from local newspapers dating from the late 19th century to the present. | |||
=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
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They have both Kansas and genealogy collections, and are a mostly a book and periodicals library with additional good coverage for Missouri, Tennessee, and Kentucky. They also have microfilms and family folders as well.<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><br> | They have both Kansas and genealogy collections, and are a mostly a book and periodicals library with additional good coverage for Missouri, Tennessee, and Kentucky. They also have microfilms and family folders as well.<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><br> | ||
Johnson County marriage index 1857-1907 | Online resources include JoCoHistory Collections including an obituary index, Olathe Memorial Cemetery index, Johnson County marriage index 1857-1907. Access to AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS), Ancestry Library Edition, FamilySearch, Fold3, Genealogy Connect, HeritageHub, and HeritageQuest Online, regional newspapers, and other favorite web resources.<ref>[https://www.jocolibrary.org/research/genealogy Genealogy] in ''Johnson County Library'' (accessed 10 March 2023).</ref> Some can be accessed remotely with a library card, others are only available from within a library building. | ||
=== Alternate Repositories === | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following. | If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following. | ||
'''''Overlapping Collections''''' | '''''Overlapping Collections''''' | ||
*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service {{amp}} pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, bounty land, homesteads, ethnic sources, prisons, fed employees.<ref name="DB2">Dollarhide and Bremer, 2.</ref | *[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service {{amp}} pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, bounty land, homesteads, ethnic sources, prisons, fed employees.<ref name="DB2">Dollarhide and Bremer, 2.</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> | *[[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>[https://ahsgr.org/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>[https://ahsgr.org/library/ Research Library] in ''American Historical Society of Germans from Russia'' (accessed 3 February 2016).</ref> | ||
*[[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. | *[[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://sites.rootsweb.com/~sekgs/ Southeast Kansas Genealogical Society], Iola, quarterly publication, queries, cemetery transcripts, obituary and newspaper indexes. | *[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~sekgs/ Southeast Kansas Genealogical Society], Iola, quarterly publication, queries, cemetery transcripts, obituary and newspaper indexes. | ||
*[[Lenexa 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. | *[[Lenexa 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. | ||
*[[Iola Public Library]], for all Kansas including family folders, special indexes, and published records for many counties of Kansas.</ref>< | '''''Similar Collections''''' | ||
*[[Kansas Genealogical Society]], Dodge City, has the best set of family folders and genealogical periodicals in Kansas.</ref>. Also, clippings, obituaries, and an online catalog. | |||
*[[Kansas Historical Society]], Topeka, clearly the best place to start researching Kansas ancestors including newspapers, county records, biographies, genealogies, land records, and railroads.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 47.</ref> Statewide births and deaths prior to 1894; City of Topeka births and deaths 1885-1912.<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 | *[[Iola Public Library]], for all Kansas including family folders, special indexes, and published records for many counties of Kansas.<nowiki></ref></nowiki> | ||
*[[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.</ref><br> | *[[Kansas Genealogical Society]], Dodge City, has the best set of family folders and genealogical periodicals in Kansas.<nowiki></ref></nowiki>. Also, clippings, obituaries, and an online catalog. | ||
*[[Kansas Historical Society]], Topeka, clearly the best place to start researching Kansas ancestors including newspapers, county records, biographies, genealogies, land records, and railroads.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 47.</ref> Statewide births and deaths prior to 1894; City of Topeka births and deaths 1885-1912.<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> | |||
*[[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.<nowiki></ref></nowiki><br> | |||
'''''Neighboring Collections''''' | '''''Neighboring Collections''''' | ||
*[https://www.opkansas.org/city-government/departments/city-clerks-office/ Overland Park City Clerk] has some municipal records. | *[https://www.opkansas.org/city-government/departments/city-clerks-office/ Overland Park City Clerk] has some municipal records. | ||
*[https://courts.jocogov.org/dc_accessrecs.aspx Johnson County Clerk of the District Court], Olathe, marriages since 1857; civil, criminal, domestic, and probate records since 1857.<ref name="rdb235">Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed''. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 235. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3249 Ancestry digital copy ($)]; {{WorldCat|55947869}}; {{FSC|1185723|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref> | *[https://courts.jocogov.org/dc_accessrecs.aspx Johnson County Clerk of the District Court], Olathe, marriages since 1857; civil, criminal, domestic, and probate records since 1857.<ref name="rdb235">Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed''. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 235. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3249 Ancestry digital copy ($)]; {{WorldCat|55947869}}; {{FSC|1185723|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref> | ||
*[https://www.jocogov.org/department/financial-management-and-administration/ | *[https://www.jocogov.org/department/financial-management-and-administration/archives-and-records-management Johnson County Archives and Records Management], Olathe, combines the Register of Deeds, County Clerk, and Archives. Land records since 1857, county school records, and military discharge papers.<ref name="rdb235" /> | ||
*[https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court District of Kansas], Kansas City, recent federal civil, criminal, and bankruptcy cases. | *[https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court District of Kansas], Kansas City, recent federal civil, criminal, and bankruptcy cases. | ||
*[https://lenexahistoricalsociety.org/ Lenexa Historical Society] includes a local historical research library. | *[https://lenexahistoricalsociety.org/ Lenexa Historical Society] includes a local historical research library. | ||
*[https://www.ophistorical.org/ Overland Park Historical Society] identifying and preserving the history of Overland Park. | *[https://www.ophistorical.org/ Overland Park Historical Society] identifying and preserving the history of Overland Park. | ||
*[https://jcgsks.org/ Johnson County Genealogical Society] | *[https://jcgsks.org/ Johnson County Genealogical Society] has their collection at the Johnson County Library Central Resource Library. | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties''''' '''in Kansas:''' [[Douglas County, Kansas Genealogy|Douglas]], [[Franklin County, Kansas Genealogy|Franklin]], [[Leavenworth County, Kansas Genealogy|Leavenworth]], [[Miami County, Kansas Genealogy|Miami]], [[Wyandotte County, Kansas Genealogy|Wyandotte]], '''in Missouri:''' [[Cass County, Missouri Genealogy|Cass]], and [[Jackson County, Missouri Genealogy|Jackson]]. | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties''''' '''in Kansas:''' [[Douglas County, Kansas Genealogy|Douglas]], [[Franklin County, Kansas Genealogy|Franklin]], [[Leavenworth County, Kansas Genealogy|Leavenworth]], [[Miami County, Kansas Genealogy|Miami]], [[Wyandotte County, Kansas Genealogy|Wyandotte]], '''in Missouri:''' [[Cass County, Missouri Genealogy|Cass]], and [[Jackson County, Missouri Genealogy|Jackson]]. | ||
*[[Fort Hays State University Forsyth Library]], Hays, western Kansas history, oral histories, genealogical and historical societies, Hutterites, Mennonites, Catholics, and Lutherans.</ref>< | *[[Fort Hays State University Forsyth Library]], Hays, western Kansas history, oral histories, genealogical and historical societies, Hutterites, Mennonites, Catholics, and Lutherans.<nowiki></ref></nowiki> | ||
*[[Kansas Heritage Center]], Dodge City, cowboys, oral history, Fort Dodge history, {{amp}} the Old West.</ref>< | *[[Kansas Heritage Center]], Dodge City, cowboys, oral history, Fort Dodge history, {{amp}} the Old West.<nowiki></ref></nowiki> | ||
*[[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.</ref>< | *[[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.<nowiki></ref></nowiki> | ||
*[[Topeka Genealogical Society Library]], 12,000 books, 700 periodicals strong on Shawnee County and northeast Kansas. Also includes almost every U.S. state, and many foreign nations.<ref>[http://tgstopeka.org/cpage.php?pt=10 Topeka Genealogical Society Library] in ''Topeka Genealogical Society'' (accessed 4 February 2016).</ref | *[[Topeka Genealogical Society Library]], 12,000 books, 700 periodicals strong on Shawnee County and northeast Kansas. Also includes almost every U.S. state, and many foreign nations.<ref>[http://tgstopeka.org/cpage.php?pt=10 Topeka Genealogical Society Library] in ''Topeka Genealogical Society'' (accessed 4 February 2016).</ref> | ||
*[[Kansas State Library]], Topeka, largest book library in Kansas with county histories, ethnic sources, guides, inventories, and family genealogies.</ref> This is a main depository of historical documents about Kansas residents. | *[[Kansas State Library]], Topeka, largest book library in Kansas with county histories, ethnic sources, guides, inventories, and family genealogies.<nowiki></ref></nowiki> This is a main depository of historical documents about Kansas residents. | ||
*[[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 | *[[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> | ||
*[[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.</ref> A depository for publications of Kansas and Douglas County. | *[[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.<nowiki></ref></nowiki> A depository for publications of Kansas and Douglas County. | ||
*[https://www.greatplainsumc.org/archivesandhistory Kansas United Methodist Archives], Baker University, Baldwin City, church records, newspapers, manuscripts, memoirs, obituaries, archives, reports. | *[https://www.greatplainsumc.org/archivesandhistory Kansas United Methodist Archives], Baker University, Baldwin City, church records, newspapers, manuscripts, memoirs, obituaries, archives, reports. | ||
*[https://mlabethelks.org/ Mennonite Library and Archives], Bethel College, Newton, Mennonite-related books, periodicals, and genealogical materials.<br> | *[https://mlabethelks.org/ Mennonite Library and Archives], Bethel College, Newton, Mennonite-related books, periodicals, and genealogical materials.<br> | ||
*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]]. | ||
*[[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> | *[[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.<nowiki></ref></nowiki> <ref>[http://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy Midwest Genealogy Center] in ''Mid-Continent Public Library'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> | ||
*[[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">[https://kchistory.org/ Special Collections] in ''Kansas City Public Library'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> | *[[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">[https://kchistory.org/ Special Collections] in ''Kansas City Public Library'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> | ||
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File:CentralResource 230721.jpg Johnson County Library - Central Resource Library Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] https://www.jocolibrary.org/contact Address:[2]
Telephone:[2] 913-826-4600 Hours:[2] Mon-Thu: 9-8; Fri: 9-6; Sat: 9-5; Sun: 1-5. Map and public transportation:
Search by keyword, title, author, or subject. Also available in WorldCat.
Collection Description[edit | edit source]They have both Kansas and genealogy collections, and are a mostly a book and periodicals library with additional good coverage for Missouri, Tennessee, and Kentucky. They also have microfilms and family folders as well.[3] Online resources include JoCoHistory Collections including an obituary index, Olathe Memorial Cemetery index, Johnson County marriage index 1857-1907. Access to AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS), Ancestry Library Edition, FamilySearch, Fold3, Genealogy Connect, HeritageHub, and HeritageQuest Online, regional newspapers, and other favorite web resources.[4] Some can be accessed remotely with a library card, others are only available from within a library building. Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at the Johnson County Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
Neighboring Collections
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