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African American Records
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Colored Directory

This directory primarily deals with African Americans living in Topeka, Kansas, but it also contains listing for Alma, Burlingame, Council Grove, Dunlap, Eskridge, Osage City, Oskaloosa, Paxico, Perry and rural Shawnee County. Listings of the residents of the smaller communities include name and occupation. The address is included only if it is rural with the RFD numbers. The listings for Topeka include name, occupation or place of employment, and home address. -
Colored Directory, Topeka, Kansas

This "Colored Directory" is similar to other city directories. It lists African American churches, organizations, businesses and professionals. The bulk of the directory lists the names of African Americans and their addresses. Page 59 lists the names of the faculty, what they teach, and where they received their education for the Kansas Vocational School, as well as other employees. The directory does not list occupation. It also contains a number of advertisements from Topeka and Shawnee County businesses. - Kansas Slave Narratives
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Colored Directory
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Kansas Biographies
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Kansas and Kansans Biographies
Over 2100 biographies specific to Kansas in the 19th and early 20th century have been added to a searchable database. - Ford County, Kansas Biographies
- Jewell County, Kansas Biographies
- Russell County, Kansas Biographies
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Kansas and Kansans Biographies
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Cemetery Records
- Graham County
- Norton County
- Sumner County
- Kansas Census Records
- Kansas 1910 Census Edition Map

- Kansas County Genealogy and History
- Ford County, Kansas History and Genealogy
- Jewell County, Kansas History and Genealogy
- Russell County, Kansas History and Genealogy
- Wabaunsee County, Kansas History and Genealogy
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Reminiscences of the Early Settlement of Dragoon Creek, Wabaunsee
County, Kansas

When the Kansas-Nebraska Act opened up the Kansas Territory to settlement, a tide of immigration began as citizens from across the United States, and foreigners, recently arrived in the US, rushed to receive some of the prime property. Stephen J. Spear was one such settler, and this manuscript depicts his life along Dragoon Creek in Wabaunsee County, Kansas.
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Reminiscences of the Early Settlement of Dragoon Creek, Wabaunsee
County, Kansas
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Kansas Forts

List of colonial forts, trading posts, named camps, redoubts, reservations, general hospitals, national cemeteries, etc., established or erected in the United States from its earliest settlement to 1902. - Kansas Genealogy Lookups
- Kansas History
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History of Kansas
One of the best Histories of Kansas, taken from Kansas and Kansans
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History of Kansas
- Kansas Images and Photographs
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Wichita Photo Archives
A collaborative effort of WSU Libraries' Department of Special Collections, the Wichita Public Library Local History Division and the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum that presents nearly 150 images of Wichita dating from the 1860s to the present. -
Images of Kansas Cities and Towns
A collection of postcards and photographs showing scenes in Kansas and the western United States. -
A. A. Hyde Collection of William S. Soule Photographs
A collection of portraits of Native Americans made by William S. Soule in Indian Territory around 1870. -
Sod House Photograph Collection
A collection of postcards and photographs depicting the sod houses typical of early homesteads on the North American plains.
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Wichita Photo Archives
- Kansas Maps
- Kansas County Map
- Standard Atlases

County atlases or plat books are a source of information about land ownership. They contain plat maps of townships that show owners of individual parcels of rural land. The plats include section boundaries and include the locations of rural churches, cemeteries, and schools. Sometimes plats of cities are also included but owners of individual city lots are not listed. They may also include photographs or illustrations of selected county residents and farms. Some atlases also include a directory of county residents which may give additional information about the individuals and their land. These atlases date from the 1880s to the 1920s.- Atchison County, Kansas
- Barber County, Kansas
- Butler County, Kansas
- Chautauqua County, Kansas
- Cheyenne County, Kansas
- Comanche County, Kansas
- Cowley County, Kansas
- Dickinson County, Kansas
- Edwards County, Kansas
- Elk County, Kansas
- Ellis County, Kansas
- Ford County, Kansas
- Geary County, Kansas
- Gove County, Kansas
- Graham County, Kansas
- Harper County, Kansas
- Hodgeman County, Kansas
- Jewell County, Kansas
- Kiowa County, Kansas
- Labette County, Kansas
- Leavenworth County, Kansas
- Lyon County, Kansas
- Marion County, Kansas
- Miami County, Kansas
- Mitchell County, Kansas
- Ness County, Kansas
- Pottawatomie County, Kansas
- Pratt County, Kansas
- Rawlins County, Kansas
- Riley County, Kansas
- Sedgwick County, Kansas
- Sheridan County, Kansas
- Sherman County, Kansas
- Stafford County, Kansas
- Sumner County, Kansas
- Thomas County, Kansas
- Trego County, Kansas
- Wabaunsee County, Kansas
- Wallace County, Kansas
- Woodson County, Kansas
- Standard Atlases
- Kansas Civil War Battlefield Map
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A Collection of Digitized Kansas Maps
Over 325 digitized maps of Kansas from the larger collection.
- Kansas County Map
- Military
Records
- Revolutionary War
- Kansas Civil War Battlefield Map
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Civil War Records
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Civil War Pensions Index Cards

Each card gives the soldier's name, unit, the application number, the certificate number and the state from which the soldier served. In some cases, the soldier's rank, terms of service, date of death and place of death are given. The index cards refer to pension applications of veterans who served in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917. The majority of the records pertain to Civil War veterans, but they also include veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, Indian wars, and World War I.
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Civil War Pensions Index Cards
- Brown County, Kansas, Spanish American War Soldiers
- World War
1 Records
- Clay County Veterans World War 1
- World War II Records
- Korean War
Casualty List
- Vietnam
War Casualty List
- Kansas Native American
Records
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Kansas Indians
The Indian Linguistic families represented in Kansas may be separated into two principal divisions or heads - Kansas Land Patents
- Cheyenne Arapahoe Treaty 1865
- Kansas Indian Tribes in the 1890 Census
- Kansas Federally Non-Recognized Tribes
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A. A. Hyde Collection of William S. Soule Photographs
A collection of portraits of Native Americans made by William S. Soule in Indian Territory around 1870.
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Kansas Indians
- Kansas Vital Records
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Kansas Genealogy WebRing
Free RootsWeb Databases
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Alumni Lists
- Atchison Co: Effingham HS 1934 Senior Class
- Atchison Co: Effingham HS 1937 Senior Class
- Barber Co: Sun City High School Graduates 1926-1958, Sun City, Kansas, Plus Administrators, Teachers, & Students Grades 1-11 in 1958
- Douglas Co: Baker University Junior and Senior Classes of 1897
- Finney Co: Garden City Junior College Graduation Members
- Kingman Co: Kingman High School Alumni and Faculty, Kingman, KS, 1917-1920
- Leavenworth Co: Leavenworth High School - 1921 - Juniors
- Leavenworth Co: Leavenworth High School - 1921 - Sophomores
- Leavenworth Co: Leavenworth HS - 1906 - Seniors
- Leavenworth Co: Leavenworth HS - 1906 - Underclassmen
- Leavenworth Co: Leavenworth HS - 1921 - Freshmen
- Marshall Co: 1942 Marysville High School Faculty
- Marshall Co: 1942 Marysville High School Faculty
- Meade Co: Meade Kansas Elementary School; 1929 Yearbook
- Montgomery Co: Cherryvale High School, Class of 1960
- Osborne Co: 1932 Portis High School, Portis, KS
- Pratt Co: 1928 Yearbook, Pratt HS
- Reno Co: TURON KANSAS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES CLASS OF 1936
- Riley Co: Manhattan High School, 1924, Manhattan, KS
- Sedgwick Co: 1927 Wichita High School Year Book (Faculty)
- Sedgwick Co: Derby High School 1966 Class Roll
- Sedgwick Co: Derby High School 1967 Class Roll
- Sedgwick Co: Derby High School 1968 Class Roll
- Sedgwick Co: Wichita High School Senior Class 1927
- Shawnee Co: Lincoln Junior High, Topeka, Class of January 29 1937
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Cemetery Records
- Barber Co: Riverview Cemetery
- Bourbon Co: Woods Cemetery Bourbon Co KS
- Bourbon Co: Woods Cemetery Bourbon Co KS
- Crawford Co: Cherokee City Kansas Cemetery - 1867-1997
- Graham Co: Rock Creek Cemetery
- Leavenworth Co: Disciplinary Barracks Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
- Linn Co: Richland/Douglas Cemetery, Linn Co., Kansas
- Meade Co: Fowler Cemetery
- Mitchell Co: St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery-Tipton, KS
- Mitchell Co: St.Boniface Catholic Cemetery; Tipton
- Russell Co: Blooming Grove Cemetery, 3m.S&1/2mE of I-70, Exit 193 (south of Bunker Hill)
- Russell Co: Russell Co, KS Cemeteries
- Russell Co: Russell Co, KS Cemeteries
- Sedgwick Co: Old Mission Cemetery: Mausoleum Internment Records
- Census
- Military Records
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Newspaper Indexes
- Greenwood Co: Madison Index 1894-1901, Madison, Kansas
- Lyon Co: Admire Advance Index, April 1893, Admire, KS
- Lyon Co: Admire Advocate Index, April-July 1932, Admire, Kansas
- Lyon Co: Admire Independent, 1891-1892, Admire, KS
- Lyon Co: Admire Northern Star Index 1912-1917, Admire, Kansas
- Lyon Co: Allen Weekly Herald, 1894-1897, Allen, KS
- Lyon Co: Americus Greeting, 1890-1898, Americus, Kansas
- Lyon Co: Americus Greeting, 1898-1903, Americus, Kansas
- Lyon Co: Americus Greeting, 1904-1906, Americus, KS
- Lyon Co: Americus Ledger, 1885-1889, Americus, KS
- Lyon Co: Emporia Daily Tidings, 1894, Emporia, Kansas
- Lyon Co: Emporia Democrat Newspaper, 1882-1886, Emporia, Kansas
- Lyon Co: Emporia Democrat Newspaper, 1886 to 1889, Emporia, Kansas
- Lyon Co: Emporia Globe Newspaper Index 1886-1887, Emporia, Kansas
- Lyon Co: Emporia Journal 1880-1881, Emporia, Kansas
- Lyon Co: Emporia Ledger 1874-1882, Emporia, Kansas
- Lyon Co: Index of The Americus Sentinel, 25 May 1900-25 Jan 1901, Americus, Kansas
- Lyon Co: Index of the Bushong Bulletin, August 1899, Bushong, KS
- Obituaries
- Professional, Society, Religious Groups
Kansas Genealogy Databases - Subscription Required
Census - Other Federal Census
Kansas Census, 1850-90
Census - State Census
Kansas Territorial Census, 1855
Leavenworth, Kansas State Census, 1865
Riley County Kansas 1925 Decennial Agricultural State census
Riley County, Kansas Census, 1875
Riley county, Kansas State Census, 1865
Riley County, Kansas State Census, 1915
Riley county, Kansas, 1885 State Census
Riley county, Kansas, 1905 State Census
Directories
Leavenworth, Kansas Who's Who, 1941-43
Directories - City Directories
Kansas City, Kansas Directory, 1890
Kansas City, Missouri City Directories, 1889-91
Leavenworth, Kansas Directory, 1890-93
Neodesha, Kansas Directory, 1896-97
Directories - Farm Directories
Johnson County, Kansas Farmer Directory, 1921
Leavenworth County, Kansas Farmer Directory, 1921
Wyandotte County, Kansas Farmer Directory, 1921
History
History of Kansas and Kansans
Kansas and Kansans, Vol. 1
Kansas and Kansans, Vol. 2
Kansas Historical and Descriptive Review
Kansas Post Offices, 1880
Kansas Settlers, 1854-79
Kansas Towns and Cities, 1912
Land - Taxes
Leavenworth County, Kansas Tax Payers, 1900-20
Leavenworth, Kansas Tax List, 1895-97, 1899-1900
Military Records
Leavenworth, Kansas Veterans, 1915-16
Military - Civil War Records
Kansas Civil War Soldiers
Military - World War I Records
Kansas 353rd Infantry Regiment in World War I
Newspaper Records
Atchison Daily Globe (Atchison, Kansas)
Atchison Globe, The (Atchison, Kansas)
Atchison Sunday Globe (Atchison, Kansas)
Globe, The (Atchison, Kansas)
Leavenworth Advertiser and McLouth Times (Kansas), 1898-1900
Leavenworth, Kansas Newspaper Name Index, 1866-68
Newspaper - Obituaries
Atchison and Leavenworth, Kansas Obituaries, 1998
Kansas City Kansan Obituaries, 1998
Leavenworth County, Kansas Obituaries, 1947
Leavenworth County, Kansas Obituaries, 1948
Leavenworth County, Kansas Obituaries, 1999
Leavenworth County, Kansas: Leavenworth Times Obituary Index, 1936-1941
Leavenworth County, Kansas: Leavenworth Times Obituary Index, 1983 - 1993
Leavenworth Times (Kansas) Obituaries, 1949, 1951-53
Leavenworth Times (Kansas) Obituaries, 1950
Leavenworth Times (Kansas) Obituaries, 1954, 1958, 1967-78
Leavenworth Times (Kansas) Obituaries, 1955-56
Leavenworth Times (Kansas) Obituaries, 1957-64
Leavenworth Times (Kansas) Obituaries, 1965-66, 1979-82
Leavenworth Times (Kansas) Obituaries, 1987-98
Leavenworth Times (KS), Obit., 1994-1998
Riley County, Kansas Area Newspapers Obituaries, 1998-99
Riley County, Kansas Obituary Index, 1994-95
School - Yearbooks
Junction City, Kansas High School Records
Leavenworth, KS High School Records, 1871-1907
Surname Resources
Leavenworth, Franklin and Douglas Counties, Kansas Name Index, 1900
Leavenworth, Kansas History Name Index
Surnames - Biographies
Jackson, Jefferson, and Pottawatomie Counties, Kansas Biographical
Dictionary
Kansas and Kansans, Vol. 3
Kansas and Kansans, Vol. 4
Kansas and Kansans, Vol. 5
Kansas Biographical Dictionary, 1879
Vitals - Birth Records
Leavenworth County, Kansas Births, 1891-1900
Leavenworth, Kansas Births, 1832-95
Vitals - Death Records
Leavenworth County, Kansas Burials, 1954-58, 1963-70
Leavenworth County, Kansas Deaths, 1891-1911
Leavenworth, Kansas Death Index, 1870-1920
Leavenworth, Kansas Deaths, 1840-1935
Leavenworth, Kansas Deaths, 1923-30
Leavenworth, Kansas Funeral Home Records, 1942-54
Leavenworth, KS Veterans Center Death Register
Riley County, Kansas Funeral Cards, 1960-95
Vitals - Marriage Records
Anderson County, Kansas Marriages, 1857-94
Kansas Marriage Index, 1854-73
Leavenworth county, Kansas, Marriage Records, 1900-20
Voter List
Kansas Election List, 1854
Kansas Voter Registration Lists, 1854-56
Leavenworth, Kansas Voter Registration, 1859
Additional Free Kansas Genealogy
United States Genealogy
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Jewell County, Kansas History and Genealogy

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Russell County, Kansas History and Genealogy

History of Kansas
An ongoing transcription of history for Kansas. Taking the reader from the travels of Coronado up to the 20th century.Kansas Indians
An ongoing study into the early Indian tribes of Kansas - Ford
County, Kansas History and Genealogy
United States GenWeb Project
Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Barber, Barton, Bourbon, Brown, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Clark, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Comanche, Cowley, Crawford, Decatur, Dickinson, Doniphan, Douglas, Edwards, Elk, Ellis, Ellsworth, Finney, Ford, Franklin, Geary, Gove, Graham, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Greenwood, Hamilton, Harper, Harvey, Haskell, Hodgeman, Jackson, Jefferson, Jewell, Johnson, Kearny, Kingman, Kiowa, Labette, Lane, Leavenworth, Lincoln, Linn, Logan, Lyon, Marion, Marshall, McPherson, Meade, Miami, Mitchell, Montgomery, Morris, Morton, Nemaha, Neosho, Ness, Norton, Osage, Osborne, Ottawa, Pawnee, Phillips, Pottawatomie, Pratt, Rawlins, Reno, Republic, Rice, Riley, Rooks, Rush, Russell, Saline, Scott, Sedgwick, Seward, Shawnee, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Stafford, Stanton, Stevens, Sumner, Thomas, Trego, Wabaunsee, Wallace, Washington, Wichita, Wilson, Woodson, Wyandotte.
American History and Genealogy Project / American Local History Network
Allen, Chautauqua, Clark, Clay, Dickinson, Elk, Ford, Geary, Hodgeman, Jewell, Kiowa, Marshall, Ness, Kiowa, Reno, Riley, Russell, Seward, Stafford, Sumner, Wabaunsee, Wyandotte