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 [http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/ '''National Archives—Central Plains Region (Kansas City)''']<br>400 West Pershing Road<br>Kansas City, MO 64108<br>Telephone: 1-816-268-8000&nbsp;
 '''[http://www.kgs-genlibrary.com Kansas Genealogical Society and Online Library]<br>'''P.O. Box 103<br>Dodge City, KS 67801<br>Telephone: 1-620-225-1951
-[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/KSL/ '''Kansas State Library''']<br>State Capitol Building<br>Room 343 N<br>300 SW 10th<br>Topeka, KS 66612-1593<br>Telephone: 1-913-296-3296<br>Fax: 1-913-296-6650&nbsp;
+The society was founded to preserve genealogical, biographical, historical and educational data relating to the ancestry of society members and the founders of our country.It offers various online collections such as:
-[http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/sc/newamericanpoetry.shtml '''University of Kansas''']<br>Spencer Research Library—Kansan Collections<br>Lawrence, KS 66045-2800<br>Telephone: 1-913-864-4274<br>Fax: 1-913-864-5803
+*pedigree charts of their members
+*clippings of anniversaries, birthdays and reunions
+*an obituary index
+*an online catalog
+[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/KSL/ '''Kansas State Library''']<br>State Capitol Building<br>Room 169-W<br>300 SW 10th<br>Topeka, KS 66612-1593<br>Telephone: 1-913-296-3296<br>Fax: 1-913-296-6650&nbsp;
+The State Library has long served as a depository of legal and historical documents for Kansas residents.
+[http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/sc/newamericanpoetry.shtml '''University of Kansas''']<br>Spencer Research Library—Kansas Collections<br>Lawrence, KS 66045-2800<br>Telephone: 1-913-864-4274<br>Fax: 1-913-864-5803
+The Kansas Collection include primary source materials that document the history of Kansas and the region.&nbsp;There are&nbsp;manuscripts, photographs, maps, architectural drawings and blueprints, books, newspapers, periodicals, film and videotapes that document the "Kansas Experience." It is also a depository for publications of the state of Kansas and for Douglas County records.The bulk of the Collection's holdings cover the Kansas Territorial period (1854-1861)
 [http://www.orphantraindepot.com '''National Orphan Train Complex''']<br>300 Washington Street<br>P.O. Box 322<br>Concordia, KS 66901<br>Telephone: 1-785-243-4471&nbsp;
+The Orphan Train Complex is dedicated to preserving the stories and artifacts of those who were part of the Orphan Train Movement from 1854-1929
 To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Kansas counties, use the 14 inventories of county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. Copies of these inventories are at the Family History Library.