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Kansas Pioneers Project
Rosana WhitenightHistory of the State of Kansas
EKIS HOK transcribersSource List for Genealogy Research
Don B. Dalesurnames from early-day Summerfield
Dick TaylorOrphan Trains of Kansas
Connie DiPasqualeCrystal's Genealogy Site
Crystal SchulteSt. Bridget Historical Society Page
Tom Dolezal Kansas State Historical Society
Kansas newspapers
How To Research KANSAS-L listowner: Lynn Nelson
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SUBSCRIBE Jack HammerKansas Department of Health and Environment Office of Vital Statistics
(785) 296-1400 Kansas Collection
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Kansas CollectionKansas Interactive Genealogy
Nancy SweenKansas Heritage Server
Stephen Chinn KSGenWeb homepage
Tom & Carolyn Ward, Nancy Trice
Kansas state coordinators Elk County, KSGenWeb
Barbara Kidwell, county coordinatorGeary County, KSGenWeb
John Matthews, county coordinatorGreenwood County, KSGenWeb
Debbie Wafford, county coordinatorLabette County, KSGenWeb
Debbie Wafford, county coordinatorMarshall County, KSGenWeb
Alice Allen, county coordinatorMontgomery County, KSGenWeb
Barbara Kidwell, county coordinatorPottawatomie County, KSGenWeb
Rosana Whitenight, county coordinatorWyandotte County, KSGenWeb
Nancy Sween, county coordinatorCyndi's List - KS
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| Until the 19th century, the area was primarily the domain of various American Indian tribes. And beginning around the mid-1840's, the Oregon Trail and the California Trail provided an overland route through northeastern Kansas Territory for emigrants seeking the Northwest and California. Then leading southwesterly through Kansas about that same time, the Santa Fe Trail was used more as a channel for trade than a highway for emigration. The government engaged in treaties with the Indians, but there were also hostilities. Several tribes were relocated to Kansas from eastern states.
Kansas Territory was opened for other new settlers in 1854, and many of those who lived in Kansas before 1885 are listed in the Kansas Pioneers Project, a website maintained by Rosana Whitenight.
The first three decades of the 19th century Kansas settlement is covered in William G. Cutler's (aka Andreas') History of the State of Kansas. Because of the success of Bonnie Bunce, John Matthews, Susan Stafford, Bob Mills, and all the volunteer transcribers, this large volume is available online.
Here's a very handy Source List for Genealogy Research assembled by Don B. Dale to help in pursuing your own family history.
Most of the people in this list of surnames were associated with Summerfield, KS, in 1888-89.
See Connie DiPasquale's wonderful Orphan Trains of Kansas gallery for accounts of youngsters from New York coming to families in Kansas.
For names associated with the Parish of St. Bridget Catholic Church in Marshall County, see Crystal's Genealogy Site and Tom Dolezal's St. Bridget Historical Society Page
Virtually every issue of any Kansas newspaper ever printed is available in the Kansas State Historical Society at Topeka, along with census, military, and a variety of other records.The KSHS How To Research web page provides instructions for acquistion of these materials and other information.
Subscribe to these e-mail discussionlists about Kansas, and then exchange helpful information with others.
Visit the Office of Vital Statistics when you're in downtown Topeka between weekday hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. For a $10 minimum fee, they'll search birth, death, marriage, and divorce records. From anywhere, you can dial up (785) 296-1400 and select instructions on their phone menu. They lack 800 toll-free access, but you can write to them at this address:
The Kansas Collection contains transcriptions of books and articles, photos and maps, references, bibliographies, and links to other Kansas websites.
Here's a variety of Old Kansas Maps in the Kansas Collection.
Investigate Nancy Sween's Kansas Interactive Genealogy website, or browse Kansas Heritage, maintained by Stephen Chinn, and you'll find a variety of topics relating to people, places, and periods in history.
Nancy Trice is a coordinator in the USA GenWeb project. Nancy collaborates with Tom & Carolyn Ward in maintaining KS GenWeb a great genealogy homepage linking Kansas county websites managed by individual volunteers.
Cyndi's List - Cyndi Howells' links to Kansas Genealogy Sites on the Internet |
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