Genealogy Resources
Kansas Genealogy Resources
Kansas was developed by a variety of settlers, including land squatters, railroad employees, and new immigrants.
- Connelley, William E. History of Kansas Newspapers: A
History of the Newspapers and Magazines Published in Kansas from
the Organization of Kansas Territory, 1854, to January 1, 1916.
Topeka, Kansas: Kansas State Printing Plant, 1916.
- Dwight D.
Eisenhower Presidential Library. Located in Abilene, it is a
museum for artifacts of the president and first lady and also
honors World War II veterans.
- 1860 Kansas Territory Federal Census -- Territory's
Original Copy. Microfilm of the original records at the
Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. A name index to
this census was compiled by the WPA in the late 1930s and the
index was
microfilmed by the KSHS.
- Hodge, Robert A., compiler. An Index to the Report of the
Special Committee Appointed to Investigate the Troubles in
Kansas, 1856. 2 volumes. Fredericksburg, Virginia: Hodge,
1984. The bulk of this report consists of testimonies, lists of
names from the census records, poll books and voting registers.
Also available on six microfiche, FHL film #6111324.
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Kansas Births and Christenings, 1818-1936 – Name index to
birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Kansas.
FamilySearch.
- Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies. The Forgotten
Settlers of Kansas. Volume 26. Topeka, Kansas: The
Societies, 2004.
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Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1910- Images of marriage
registers and records made by county clerks in Kansas. Includes
the following counties: Allen, Anderson, Brown, Chase,
Chautauqua, Clay, Crawford, Doniphan, Douglas, Elk, Franklin,
Geary, Greenwood, Harvey, Jackson, Jefferson, Linn, Marshall,
McPherson, Miami, Montgomery, Morris, Nemaha, Osage,
Pottawatomie, Riley, Saline, Sedgwick, Wabaunsee, Washington,
Wilson, and Woodson.
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Kansas Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930 – Name index to death
and burial records from the state of Kansas. FamilySearch.
- Kansas
Family History.
- Kansas
Genealogy and History.
- Kansas GenWeb
Project.
- Kansas Heritage
Group. The Kansas Heritage Group history archives are
devoted to digitally preserving Kansas' past, giving future
generations the opportunity to learn from family and local
Kansas history online.
- Kansas History.
A project of the Hall Center for the Humanities at the
University of Kansas and the Kansas State Historical Society.
- Kansas
History Online. Kansas State Historical Society and
other archives.
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Kansas Marriages 1840-1935 - Name index to marriage
records from the state of Kansas - 378,903 records after 27
April, 2010. FamilySearch.org.
- Kansas Memory.
Primary sources from the Kansas Historical Society.
- Kansas
State Archives and Library. Located in Topeka.
- Kansas State
Historical Society - Genealogists.
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Kansas State Historical Society -- Places in Kansas. Great
digitized maps and place databases for the Kansas area.
- Kansas
Territorial Documents.
- Kansas Territorial and State Censuses. Kansas became
a state in 1861. Soon after that the state legislature passed a
law requiring a state census every ten years for the purpose of
determining population totals by county, and apportionment of
its state legislature. The census years include 1865, 1875,
1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, and 1925. The originals are all located
at the Kansas State Historical Society in Topeka. All have been
microfilmed and are available on
interlibrary
loan.
- Robertson, Clara Hamlett. Kansas Territorial Settlers of 1860 who were born in Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina: A Compilation with Historical Annotations and Editorial Comment. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976. Taken from the WPA index of the 11-volume hand-written census books in the Kansas State Historical Society Archives.