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Shawnee County Repositories
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Kansas Historical Society |
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The Kansas Historical Society serves as both the state archive and historical society. Their vast collection includes a comprehensive microfilm collection of Kansas newspapers. |
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Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library |
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The Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library houses a strong local history and genealogical collection, located on the 2nd floor of the library. |
Shawnee County Resources
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1874-75 Topeka City Directory |
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F.H. Woodbury, Compiler & Publisher. |
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1912 Topeka City Directory |
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1934 City of Topeka Colored Directory |
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Lists names and addresses of African American residents, plus churches, businesses and professional organizations. |
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Bibliography of Shawnee County History |
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Bibliography compiled by the Kansas Historical Society |
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Births & Deaths 1894-1911 |
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The Shawnee County Clerk's office maintained a register of early births and deaths prior to mandatory reporting at the state level. Reporting was incomplete, but the register remains an important resource for early vital records. |
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Genealogy Trails - Shawnee County |
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Kansas Memory |
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A great site loaded with photos and documents pertaining to Kansas History. Lots of Shawnee County materials. |
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Kansas People - Name Index |
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Kansas Historical Society searchable name index to Kansas people. |
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King, History of Shawnee County, Kansas, 1905 |
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This book. written and edited by James L. King, provides a comprehensive early history of Shawnee County, as well as portraits and biographical sketches for many prominent citizens. |
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Obituary Index |
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Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library's index to obituaries published in Topeka newspapers. |
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Shawnee County Genweb |
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Shawnee County Historical Society |
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Website of the Shawnee County Historical Society |
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Territorial Kansas |
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A fascinating glimpse of early settlement in Territorial Kansas, as well as the formation of the city of Topeka. Lots of photos and digitized images of docments. |
Cemeteries & Grave Locations
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Find A Grave |
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Interment.net |
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National Gravesite Locator |
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Searchable database of veterans and their family members buried in VA National Cemeteries, other military and Dept. of Interior cemeteries, and veterans buried in private cemeteries when grave is marked with a government grave marker. |
DNA Testing
Free Genealogy Data
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FamilySearch |
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Rapidly expanding collection of digitized and indexed source materials, microfilmed by the LDS Church. |
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Heritage Quest |
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Available free to computer users with Kansas addresses. Includes PERSI index to periodicals, digitized books, Revolutionary War pension files, and more. |
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Internet Archive |
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Digitized books, and more. |
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Rootsweb |
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US GenWeb |
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A network of free, county-level genealogy information. Good source for county history and location of local resources. |
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WorldConnect |
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Searchable database of family trees. |
Genealogy Software
Historical Context
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American Memory, from the Library of Congress |
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Digitized books, photographs, music and other materials from throughout America's history. |
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Documenting the American South |
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Primary source material for the study of Southern history and culture. |
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Early American Roads and Trails |
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By genealogist Beverly Whitaker. Downloadable maps and fact sheets pertaining to early American roads and migratory routes. |
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Feeding America: The Historic American Cookbook Project |
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Digitized versions of historic American cookbooks. |
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GenDisasters |
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Events that touched our ancestor's lives - floods, fires, tornadoes, epidemics, etc. |
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Kansas Memory |
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A Kansas Historical Society website, loaded with fascinating photos and documents pertaining to Kansas history. |
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Making of America |
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Digitized primary source material from the antebellum period through Reconstruction. |
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Mountain Men and the Fur Trade |
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Website devoted to the history, traditions, and life of the trappers, explorers and traders known as Mountain Men. |
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Timelines of History |
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Find historic events during your ancestor's lifetime. |
Search Engines - Genealogy
Terminology and Definitions
Useful Tools
Writing Your Family History
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GenWriters |
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A great source for ideas and resources to bring your family history to life by Phyllis Matthews Ziller. |
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