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Personal History Resources
What I Am Looking For | Where To Find It | Link |
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Groom and Bride name search partial 1854-1861 Kansas | Kansas Marriage Index 1854-1861 | https://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-marriage-index-1854-1861/11315 |
Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates, Genealogy Requests | KDHE Office of Vital Statistics | https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/1165/Office-of-Vital-Statistics |
Free online genealogical and historical resources - United States | USGenWeb | https://www.usgenweb.com/ |
Johnson County Kansas resources | Johnson County Library Genealogy Resources | https://www.jocolibrary.org/research/our-genealogy-experts-online-genealogy-resources |
NewsBank access to world news (requires EPL card log in at home) | NewsBank | http://infoweb.newsbank.com/?nb_id=N5FW50IDMTUxNDM5MTg1Ni41MTEyMDE6MTo4OnJhLTUxNjkx |
Historical personal property, real estate in Lyon County | Lyon County Clerk | https://lyoncounty.org/index/government/elected-offices/clerk/ |
Online genealogical and historical resources - World | WorldGenWeb | https://www.worldgenweb.org/ |
State Library of Kansas Online Databases | History and Genealogy | https://kslib.info/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=95 |
Cemeteries, Memorials, Famous People | Find A Grave | https://www.findagrave.com/ |
Family Histories, Publications, City Directories | State Library of Kansas Databases, Heritage Quest | https://library.ks.gov/az.php?s=243609&t=60419 |
Personal property, real estate, maps in Lyon County | Lyon County Parcel Search | https://beacon.schneidercorp.com/?site=LyonCountyKS |
Genealogy resource collection over wide range | Mid-Continent Midwest Genealogy Center | https://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy |
Research national records, documents, educator resources | National Archives | https://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy |
The Emporia Gazette (requires EPL card log in at home) | NewsBank Emporia Gazette | https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/librarycard/EmporiaPublicLibrary?destination=browse-multi%3Fp%3DAWNB%26t%3Dfavorite%253AEmporiaGazette%252CThe%2528KS%2529%2521Emporia%2520Gazette%252C%2520The%2520%2528KS%2529 |
The Emporia Gazette (EPL also has microfilm reels) | Digital Archives of Emporia Kansas | https://emporia.historyarchives.online/home |
19th century through Afghanistan wars | Military Ancestors | https://www.fold3.com/ |
Encyclopedia of Kansas history | Kansaspedia | https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/kansapedia/19539 |
Towns, Births, Marriages, Deaths, Events | Kansas Digital Newspapers | https://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-digital-newspaper-program/16126 |
NewsBank HeritageHub obituaries, death notices, news articles | NewsBank HeritageHub | https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/?p=HHUB |
House History Checklist, Townships, Sanborn Insurance Maps | Kansas Places | https://www.kshs.org/p/places-in-kansas/11306 |
Research and archives for Lyon County | Lyon County History Center | https://explorelyoncounty.org/ |
The Emporia Gazette (inside the library) | NewsBank Emporia Gazette | https://infoweb.newsbank.com/home |
Genealogy indexes and guides, digital newspapers | Kansas Historical Society | https://www.kshs.org/ |
What I Am Looking For | Where To Find It | Link |
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Kansas Laws | Kansas Statutes | https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/statute/ |
Kansas Session Laws (enacted bills) | Kansas Session Laws | https://sos.ks.gov/publications/session-laws.html |
Statute revisions, legislative bill drafts | Kansas Revisor | https://www.ksrevisor.org/ksa.html |
Kansas State Newspaper | Kansas Register | https://sos.ks.gov/publications/kansas-register.html |
Rules and regulations for Kansas agencies | Kansas Administrative Regulations | https://sos.ks.gov/publications/pubs_kar.aspx |
Legal help for low and moderate income Kansans | Kansas Legal Services | https://www.kansaslegalservices.org/ |
Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates, Genealogy Requests | KDHE Office of Vital Statistics | https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/1165/Office-of-Vital-Statistics |
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