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''{{KS-sidebar}}<br>''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas Genealogy|Kansas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Archives and Libraries'''

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[[American Historical Society of Germans from Russia]]{{·}} [[Family History Library]]{{·}} [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]]{{·}} [[National Archives at Kansas City]]{{·}} [[National Orphan Train Complex]]{{·}} [[Kansas Historical Society]]{{·}} [[Kansas State Library]]{{·}} [[Kansas Genealogical Society]]{{·}} [[Kansas Department of Health and Environment]]{{·}} [[Fort Hays State University Forsyth Library]]{{·}} [[Iola Public Library]]{{·}} [[Johnson County Library]]{{·}} [[Kansas Heritage Center]]{{·}} [[Riley County Genealogical Society Library]]{{·}} [[Topeka Genealogical Society Library]]{{·}} [[University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library]]{{·}} [[Wichita Public Library Genealogy Center]]{{·}} [[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]]{{·}} [[Kansas City Public Library Missouri Valley Special Collections]]  

[[Image:Germans from Russia Museum Lincoln, NE.JPG|right|250px|Germans from Russia Museum Lincoln, NE.JPG]]'''[[American Historical Society of Germans from Russia]]'''<br>631 D St<br>Lincoln, NE 68502<br>Telephone: 402-474-3363<br>E-mail: [mailto:ahsgr@ahsgr.org ahsgr@ahsgr.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.ahsgr.org/ American Historical Society of Germans from Russia]<br>

:AHSGR ancestor lists, cemeteries, homesteads, an AHSGR German hometowns list, passenger lists, obituaries, surname charts, Russian village files, and Karl Stumpp's ''Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763-1862''.<ref>[http://www.ahsgr.org/?page=Library Research Library] in ''American Historical Society of Germans from Russia'' (accessed 3 February 2016).</ref><br><br>

[[Image:Family History Library.jpg|right|250px|Family History Library.jpg]]'''[[Family History Library]]'''<br>35 North West Temple Street<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84150<br>Telephone: 801-240-2331<br>Fax: 801-240-1584<br>E-Mail: [mailto:fhl@ldschurch.org fhl@ldschurch.org]<br>Internet: [https://familysearch.org/locations/saltlakecity-library Family History Library]<br><br>  

:450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and Mormon records. Many '''Kansas''' microfilms are also available at branch '''''[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|FamilySearch Centers]]&nbsp;''''' in local LDS churches, and described in their online [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]].<ref name="DB1">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 1. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br>

[[Image:National Archives and Records Administration.jpg|right|250px|National Archives and Records Administration.jpg]]'''[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]]'''<br>700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br> Washington DC<br> Telephone: &nbsp;1-866-272-6272<br> Fax: &nbsp;301-837-0483<br> E-mail: [http://www.archives.gov/contact/ Contact Us]<br> Internet: [http://archives.gov/ National Archives]<br><br>  

:Nationwide censuses, pre-WWI military service and pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees. The National Archives Building in Washington, DC (Archives I), houses textual and microfilm records relating to genealogy, American Indians, pre-World War II military and naval-maritime matters, the New Deal, the District of Columbia, the Federal courts, and Congress.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref> <br><br>

:The National Archives at Kansas City, Missouri has the records of regional federal offices for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, including the following:

[[Image:OrphanTrainMuseumOpening.jpg|right|250px|OrphanTrainMuseumOpening.jpg]]'''[[National Orphan Train Complex]]'''<br>300 Washington St.<br>PO Box 322<br>Concordia, KS 66901<br>Telephone: 785-243-4471<br>E-mail: [http://www.orphantraindepot.com/generalinformation.html General Information]<br>Internet: [http://www.orphantraindepot.com/index.html National Orphan Train Complex]<br><br>  

:History of the orphan train movement 1853-1930, stories of the children, photos, artifacts, 66 volumes (20,000 records) of orphan train riders, a 9,700 name database, and a rider registry.<ref>Amanda Wahlmeier, Orphan Train Research Center curator, orphantraindepot@gmail.com, 28 September 2012, e-mail to David Dilts, DiltsGD@familysearch.org.</ref>

[[Image:Kshs.jpg|right|250px|Kshs.jpg]]'''[[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]<br><br>  

[[Image:Kansas Statehouse 2015.jpg|right|160px|Kansas Statehouse 2015.jpg]]'''[[Kansas State Library]]'''<br>Capitol Building, Room 312-N<br>Topeka, KS 66612<br>Telephone: 785-296-3296<br>E-mail: [mailto:infodesk@library.ks.gov infodesk@library.ks.gov]<br>Internet: [http://kslib.info/ Kansas State Library]<br><br>  

'''[[Kansas Genealogical Society]]'''<br>Mail: P.O. Box 103<br>Street: 2601 Central Avenue<br>Dodge City, KS 67801<br>Telephone: 620-225-1951<br>E-mail: [mailto:kgslibrary@gmail.com kgslibrary@gmail.com]<br>Internet: [http://www.kgs-genlibrary.com Kansas Genealogical Society and Online Library]  

:*pedigree charts of their members  

:*clippings of anniversaries, birthdays and reunions  

:*an obituary index  

:*an online catalog

:In the same building as the Kansas Society Daughters of the American Revolution.<br><br>

'''[[Kansas Department of Health and Environment]]'''<br>1000 SW Jackson<br>Topeka, Kansas 66612<br>Telephone: 785-296-1400<br>E-mail: [mailto:Vital.Records@kdheks.gov Vital.Records@kdheks.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/index.html KDHE Office of Vital Statistics]<br>  

:Kansas vital records: births, stillbirths, deaths since 1911; marriages since 1913; and divorce records since 1951 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>

'''[[Fort Hays State University Forsyth Library]]'''<br>502 South Campus Drive<br>Hays KS 67601<br>Telephone: 785-628-4434<br>E-mail: [mailto:refserv@fhsu.edu refserv@fhsu.edu]<br>Internet: [http://www.fhsu.edu/library/ Forsyth Library]  

'''[[Iola Public Library]]'''<br>218 E Madison Ave<br>Iola, KS 66749<br>Telephone: 620-365-3262<br>E-mail: [mailto:iolaref@sekls.org iolaref@sekls.org]<br>Internet: [http://iola.mykansaslibrary.org/ Iola Public Library]  

'''[[Johnson County Library]]'''<br>Central Resource Library<br>9875 W 87th St<br>Overland Park, KS 66212<br>Telephone: 913-826-4600<br>E-mail: [mailto:ask@jocolibrary.libanswers.com ask@jocolibrary.libanswers.com]<br>Internet: [http://www.jocolibrary.org/locations/central Central Resource Library]  

:Cowboys, oral histories, Fort Dodge history, and the Old West.<ref name="DB47" /><br><br>

'''[[Riley County Genealogical Society Library]]'''<br>2005 Claflin Road<br>Manhattan, Kansas 66502-3415<br>Telephone: 785-565-6495<br>E-mail: [mailto:info@rileycgs.com info@rileycgs.com]<br>Internet: [http://rileycgs.com/ Riley County Genealogical Society]<br>

:Their pre-Civil War records are excellent for Kansas. Early settlers are documented by obituaries, family folders, and some good indexes.<ref name="DB47" /><br><br>

'''[[Topeka Genealogical Society Library]]'''<br>Mail: P.O. Box 4048<br>Street: 2717 SE Indiana Ave.<br>Topeka, KS 66604-0048<br>Telephone: 785-233-5762<br>E-mail: [http://tgstopeka.org/util/userMaint.php?mod=cf Contact Emailer] form<br>Internet: [http://tgstopeka.org/index.php Topeka Genealogical Society]  

:12,000 books, 700 periodical titles strong on Shawnee County and northeastern Kansas. Includes almost every U.S. state, and many foreign nations. Shawnee county resources: probate, naturalization, and tax records. Computers and high-speed wireless Internet access are available. Most material can be checked-out to TGS members. Staffed by experienced volunteers. Non-member visitors are encouraged to support the library with a donation.<ref name="Lib">[http://www.tgstopeka.org/cpage.php?pt=10 Topeka Genealogical Society Library] in ''Topeka Genealogical Society'' (accessed 9 February 2016).</ref><br><br>

'''[[University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library]]'''<br>1450 Poplar Lane<br>Lawrence, KS 66045-2800<br>Telephone: 913-864-4334<br>Fax: 913-864-5803<br>E-mail: [mailto:ksrlref@ku.edu ksrlref@ku.edu]<br>Internet: [http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/sc/newamericanpoetry.shtml University of Kansas Libraries]  

'''[[Wichita Public Library Genealogy Center]]'''<br> 223 S. Main<br>Wichita, KS 67202<br>Telephone: 316-261-8509 (Genealogy and Local History)<br>E-mail: [mailto:reference@wichita.lib.ks.us reference@wichita.lib.ks.us]<br>Internet: [http://wichitalibrary.org/Locations/Pages/central.aspx Central Library]<br>Internet: [http://wichitalibrary.org/Services/LocalHistory/Pages/genealogy.aspx Local History and Genealogy]<br>  

'''[[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]]'''<br>[[Image:Midwest Genealogy Center 1.jpg|right|250px|Midwest Genealogy Center 1.jpg]]3440 S. Lee's Summit Road<br>Independence, MO 64055-1923<br>Telephone: 816-836-5200<br>Fax: 816-521-7253 <br>E-mail: [mailto:ge@mcpl.lib.mo.us ge@mcpl.lib.mo.us]<br>Internet: [http://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy Midwest Genealogy Center]<br><br>

:One of America's most complete genealogical centers including censuses and indexes, 80,000 family histories, 100,000 local histories, 565,000 microfilms, 7,000 maps, and newspapers. Surrounding states including '''Kansas''' are well represented.<ref name="DB67">Dollarhide and Bremer, 67.</ref> <ref>[http://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy Midwest Genealogy Center] in ''Mid-Continent Public Library'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> The [[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center|Mid-Continent Public Library]] shares its genealogical materials through interlibrary loan.<br><br>

[[Image:Kansas City Public Library Central Branch.jpg|right|250px|Kansas City Public Library Central Branch.jpg]]'''[[Kansas City Public Library Missouri Valley Special Collections]]'''<br>Central Library<br>14 W. 10th Street, 5th Floor<br>Kansas City, MO 64105<br>Telephone: 816-701-3427<br>Fax: 816-701-3401<br>E-mail: [mailto:lhistory@kclibrary.org lhistory@kclibrary.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.kclibrary.org/kchistory Local history and genealogy]<br><br>

: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>