Riley County Genealogical Society

Publications  

Riley County Genealogical Society has several publications for sale. You may order any of the publications by mail. Print the order form and mail it in with your check or money order. Sorry we do not accept credit cards.

A complete list of available items is listed below.

*       Books

*       Special Interests in Riley County

*       Special Interests in Pottawatomie County

*       Special Interests from Cooperative Counties

*       Quarterly Journals

*       Cemeteries of Riley County (excluding Manhattan)

*       Other County Publications


New Publications 2006 & 2007

 

156

ZEMUN, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY BIRTH RECORDS (now Serbia) 16 births recorded by mid-wife Maria Harjung in 1905, 1906, 1908; translated from original Croatian language, includes color photos & maps. Full Name Index.

$23

158

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS PRINTED IN MANHATTAN NATIONALIST NEWSPAPER.

Every Name Index, Jan 6, 1871-Dec 29, 1881

$24

151

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in the MANHATTAN DAILY NATIONALIST, Manhattan, KS Feb 1, 1909-Dec 31, 1914. Every Name Index

$48

153

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in THE EVENING REPUBLIC NEWSPAPER. Name Index,

Jan 4, 1904-Dec 30, 1905

$19

155

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in THE MANHATTAN DAILY REPUBLIC NEWSPAPER. Every Name Index, Jul 8, 1887-Jul 31, 1891

$20

163

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in THE DAILY MERCURY, Mar 16, 1911-Dec 31, 1913. Every Name Index

$31

164

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in THE DAILY MERCURY, Jan 1, 1914-Jul 13, 1915. Every Name Index

$22

159

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in THE MANHATTAN MERCURY & MANHATTAN DAILY NATIONALIST, Jun 1, 1926-Dec 31, 1928. Every Name Index

$40

160

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in THE MANHATTAN MERCURY & MANHATTAN Daily NATIONALIST, Jan 1, 1929-Jun 30, 1931.

Every Name Index

$39

162

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in THE MANHATTAN MERCURY & MANHATTAN DAILY NATIONALIST, Jul 1, 1931-Dec 31, 1932.

Every Name Index

$29

161

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in THE MANHATTAN BEACON, Mar 15, 1873-Jan 6, 1875;

THE COLLEGE HILL HUSTLER, Nov 7, 1903-Jan 14, 1905;THE DAILY MERCURY,

Mar 2, 1897-Mar 8, 1897; MANHATTAN DAILY MERCURY, Feb 8, 1909-Mar 15, 1911. Every Name Index

$26

165

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in THE RILEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT, On the day of Aug 26, 1909;

Feb 3, 1911-Nov 3, 1916. Every Name Index

$25

166

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in THE RILEY COUNTY CHRONICLE, Nov 10, 1916-Dec 30, 1919. Every Name

$25

168

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS PRINTED in THE MANHATTAN ENTERPRISE May 3, 1876-June 16, 1882;
May 2 1907-Dec 24 1907; THE RILEY COUNTY CHRONICLE Jan 6, 1920-Sep 27, 1922. Every Name Index

$25

152

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in WAMEGO TIMES,

Jan 2, 1958-Jan 25, 1962. Every Name Index

$21

167

2006 OBITUARIES CLIPPED from MANHATTAN MERCURY, Manhattan KS; WAMEGO SMOKE SIGNAL & WAMEGO TIMES, Wamego, KS

$55

154

2005 MANHATTAN MERCURY, WAMEGO SMOKE SIGNAL, WAMEGO TIMES & Other Area Newspapers

$45

157

KANSAS KIN FULL NAME INDEX,

1963-2005

 $85

Books

PIONEERS OF THE BLUESTEM PRAIRIE

046

Compiled & published by the Riley County Genealogical Society in 1976. Descendants of the early pioneers tell the story of pioneer families who settled this area of Kansas & covers pioneers settling in Clay, Geary, Marshall, Riley, Pottawatomie, Washington, & Wabaunsee counties in the State of Kansas.

 $70

PIONEERS OF RILEY COUNTY KANSAS 1853 - 1860

141

RCGS newest pioneer book published in 2005 covers early settlers in Riley County not included in the Pioneer book mentioned above. There are about 5000 names in this book.

 $25

MANHATTAN AREA VETERANS OF THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, RILEY COUNTY, KANSAS

136 

This book includes life stories & genealogical information on 142 veterans.

 

 

Saddle Bound

$15

145

LOCATED PORTIONS OF THE DIARY OF WILLIAM MCMANAMAN ROBINSON, 1848, 1860-1862, 1869-1870. Robinson enlisted in the Sturgis Rifle Corps, Chicago & served the majority of his military career in the Washington DC area. After leaving the Army he brought his family to Tescott, KS

$10

RILEY COUNTY, KANSAS - OFFICIALS & THEIR FAMILIES, 1855-1900

Written by J. Harvey Littrell, Riley County Historical Society, in 1996. A list of the 162 men who served in Riley County in a county office. Twenty portraits are included.  

047

Hard bound copy

$25

048

Soft Bound Copy

$17

156

ZEMUN, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY BIRTH RECORDS (now Serbia) 16 births recorded by mid-wife Maria Harjung in 1905, 1906, 1908; translated from original Croatian language, includes color photos & maps. Full Name Index.

$23

Special Interests in Riley County

022

1855, 1857, & 1860 Territory Census

$12

023

1865 State Census

$18

024

1870 Federal Census

$21

025

1875 State Census

$25

026

1880 Federal Census

$35

027

1885 State Census

$38

028

1895 State Census

$27

029

1900 Federal Census Index

$17

030

1905 State Census

$28

031

1910 Federal Census Heads of Households Index

$17

032

1915 State Census Extract

$59

096

1925 State Census Extract

$71

041

EARLY MARRIAGE ABSTRACT, 1855-1886

Indexes: Bride’s Full Name, Partial Groom’s Full Name

$22

042

MARRIAGE LICENSE INDEX,
Bride & Groom 1887-1897

$17

043

MARRIAGE LICENSE INDEX
Bride & Groom Jan 1, 1898-Aug 4, 1906

$13

044

MARRIAGE LICENSE INDEX
Bride & Groom, Aug 14,1906 – Jun 15, 1914

$14

045

MARRIAGE LICENSE INDEX
Bride & Groom, Jun 17, 1914-Dec 4, 1918

$15

049

MANHATTAN EXPRESS NEWSPAPER
Abstracts Of News Items, Every Surname Index, Aug 20, 1859-Oct 18, 1862

$12

050

MANHATTAN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
Abstracts of News Items, Every Surname Index,
Aug 10, 1863-Sep 12, 1868

$15

051

MANHATTAN NATIONALIST NEWSPAPER. Abstracts Of News Items, Every Surname Index, Dec 23, 1870-Dec 29, 1871.

$14

158

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed In MANHATTAN NATIONALIST NEWSPAPER. Every Name Index,
Jan 6, 1871-Dec 29, 1881

$24

052

MANHATTAN STANDARD NEWSPAPER
Abstracts Of News Items, Every Surname Index, Sep 19, 1868-Dec 9, 1870

$17

053

INDEX OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, DIVORCES, MARRIAGES, RANDOLPH ENTERPRISE NEWSPAPER, Randolph, Feb 13, 1890 – Dec 3, 1896 & Cleburne News, Nov 25, 1890.

$11

054

INDEX OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, DIVORCES, MARRIAGES, The Randolph Enterprise Newspaper, Dec 10, 1896-Nov 28, 1901, & The Olsburg Optic Newspaper Nov, 1897

$11

063

LEONARDVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH RECORDS, 1882-1999.  (Incl. Evangelical EUB & Methodist Church Records.)

$50

066

FUNERAL FOLDERS, RILEY COUNTY AREA, Ed Nord, Soloist, from 1960’s-1990’s

$12

067

INDEX & VITAL STATISTICS, PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, 1909-1910

$40

079

EVERY NAME INDEX TO RILEY COUNTY,
“The Blue Ribbon County.” Published by Nationalist, Manhattan, KS, 1881 (unbound)

$1

080

CITY OF MANHATTAN STREET NAMES HISTORY

$1

081

EARLY WILLS & ADMINISTRATIONS
1866-1893; GUARDIANSHIPS 1866-1878, from Probate Records

$10

098

SOME EARLY CHURCHES (24) Beginning to 1900, pastors, members, some births, baptisms

$18

135

CITY OF MANHATTAN, KS, SUPPLEMENTAL BIRTH REPORTS, prior to 1911

$11

148

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in the Manhattan Daily Nationalist Manhattan, KS, 1915-1920. Includes Every Name Index

$53

150

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in the Manhattan Daily Nationalist Manhattan, KS, Jan 1, 1921-Mar 13, 1926. Includes Every Name Index

$46

151

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in the MANHATTAN DAILY NATIONALIST Manhattan, KS, Feb 1, 1909-Dec 31, 1914. Includes Every Name Index

$48

153

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in THE EVENING REPUBLIC NEWSPAPER. Every Surname Index,

Jan 4, 1904-Dec 30, 1905

$19

155

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in THE MANHATTAN DAILY REPUBLIC NEWSPAPER. Every Surname Index, Jul 8, 1887-Jul 31, 1891

$20

163

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in THE DAILY MERCURY,

Mar 16, 1911-Dec 31, 1913. Every Name Index

$31

164

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in THE DAILY MERCURY,

Jan 1, 1914-Jul 13, 1915. Every Name Index

$22

159

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in THE MANHATTAN MERCURY & MANHATTAN DAILY NATIONALIST, Jun 1, 1926-Dec 31, 1928.

Every Name Index

$40

160

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in THE MANHATTAN MERCURY & MANHATTAN DAILY NATIONALIST, Jan 1, 1929-Jun 30, 1931.

Every Name Index

$39

162

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in THE MANHATTAN MERCURY & MANHATTAN DAILY NATIONALIST, Jul 1, 1931-Dec 31, 1932.

Every Name Index

$29

161

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in THE MANHATTAN BEACON, Mar 15, 1873-Jan 6, 1875 THE COLLEGE HILL HUSTLER, Nov 7, 1903-Jan 14, 1905

THE DAILY MERCURY, Mar 2, 1897-Mar 8, 1897 MANHATTAN DAILY MERCURY, Feb 8, 1909-Mar 15, 1911. Every Name Index

$26

165

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in THE RILEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT, On the day of Aug 26, 1909; Feb 3, 1911-Nov 3, 1916. Every Name Index

$25

166

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in THE RILEY COUNTY CHRONICLE, Nov 10, 1916-Dec 30, 1919.

Every Name Index

$25

168

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS PRINTED in THE MANHATTAN ENTERPRISE May 3, 1876-Jun 16 1882; May 2 1907 - Dec 24 1907 ; THE RILEY COUNTY CHRONICLE Jan 6, 1920-Sep 27, 1922.

Every Name Index

$25

Special Interests in Pottawatomie County

016

1860 Federal Territory Census

$9

017

1865 State Census

$10

018

1870 Federal Census

$16

019

1880 Federal Census

$45

143

1885 State Census

$74

140

1895 State Census

$106

020

1900 Federal Census Abstract

$76

100

1910 Federal Census

$78

040

MARRIAGE INDEX 1856-1886. Every Surname Index

$23

055

INDEX TO BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS
from the KANSAS  AGRICULTURIST, Wamego, KS. 1879-1909

$28

056

INDEX TO BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS
chronicled in the ST. GEORGE NEWS 1912-1942, POTTAWATOMIE GAZETTE & KANSAS REPORTER at Louisville 1867-1876, KANSAS VALLEY & WEEKLY KANSAS VALLEY 1870-1871

$23

057

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS
chronicled in 6 newspapers printed at Westmoreland,1882-1918 Vol. 1

$65

058

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS
chronicled in The WESTERMORELAND RECORDER Newspaper, printed at Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County, KS,

Jan 2, 1919-Dec 29, 1949 Vol. 2

$54

059

FULL NAME INDEX for The Marriages & Deaths chronicled in the newspapers published at Wamego, KS 1867-1900, Vol. 1

$14

060

INDEX TO BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS
chronicled in THE WAMEGO REPORTER,
1910-1927 Vol. 1

$21

061

INDEX TO BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS
chronicled in THE WAMEGO REPORTER,

1928-1940 Vol. 2

$33

062

INDEX TO BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS
chronicled in THE WAMEGO REPORTER,

1941-1949 Vol. 3

$32

099

INDEX TO BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS
chronicled in, THE WAMEGO REPORTER

1950-1958 Vol. 4

$25

130

INDEX TO BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS
chronicled in the SAINT MARYS STAR,

1884-1899 Vol. 1

$21

132

INDEX TO BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS
chronicled in the, SAINT MARYS STAR

1900-1919 Vol. 2

$33

133

INDEX TO BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS
chronicled in the SAINT MARYS STAR,

1920-1939 Vol. 3

$31

134

INDEX TO BIRTHS, MARRIAGES & DEATHS
chronicled in the SAINT MARYS STAR,

1940-1959 Vol. 4

$46

151

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS Printed in the MANHATTAN DAILY NATIONALIST Manhattan, KS Feb 1, 1909-Dec 31, 1914. Includes Every Name Index

$48

152

INDEX TO BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST CHRONICLED in THE WAMEGO TIMES, Jan 2, 1938-Jan 25, 1962. Every Name Index

$21

Special Interests from Cooperative Counties

Riley & Pottawatomie Counties

 

 

ABSTRACTED OBITUARIES from The MANHATTAN MERCURY, Manhattan, KS; WAMEGO SMOKE SIGNAL & WAMEGO TIMES, Wamego KS

 

 

064

Years 1994 & 1995

$23

 

065

Years 1998 & 1999

$26

 

138

2001 OBITUARIES EXTRACTED from MANHATTAN MERCURY, Manhattan KS; WAMEGO SMOKE SIGNAL & WAMEGO TIMES, Wamego, KS

$47

 

149

2004 OBITUARIES CLIPPED from MANHATTAN MERCURY, Manhattan KS; WAMEGO SMOKE SIGNAL & WAMEGO TIMES, Wamego, KS

$45

 

167

2006 OBITUARIES CLIPPED from MANHATTAN MERCURY, Manhattan KS; WAMEGO SMOKE SIGNAL & WAMEGO TIMES, Wamego, KS

$55

 

Riley, Pottawatomie & Wabaunsee Counties

 

069

SOUTH OF THE KAW 1850-2000, actual obituaries for descendants of early settlers who lived in Southern Riley & Northern Wabaunsee Counties for the WAMEGO REPORTER, WAMEGO TIMES, & MANHATTAN MERCURY

 

$51

 

EXTRACTED OBITUARIES from MANHATTAN MERCURY, Manhattan, KS; WAMEGO SMOKE SIGNAL & WAMEGO TIMES, Wamego, KS; & SIGNAL ENTERPRISE, Alma, KS. Full Name Index. 

 

137

Year 2000

$43

 

139

Year 2002

$47

 

142

Year 2003

$44

 

154

Year 2005 OBITUARIES CLIPPED from Manhattan Mercury, Wamego Smoke Signal, Wamego Times & Other Area Newspapers

$45

 

146

COLLECTION of SELECTED NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS from The Riley, Pottawatomie & Wabaunsee County Newspapers, 1887-2004,

Full Name Index

$36

 

144

WORLD WAR I REGISTRANTS & DRAFT NUMBERS for Pottawatomie, Riley & Wabaunsee Counties, KS, Jul, 1917

$13

 

Washington, Clay & Riley Counties

 

076

SURNAME INDEX, PORTRAIT & BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM 1890

$9

 

 

Miscellany

 

 

082

INDEX for KANSAS REVIEW, CUMULATIVE TABLE of CONTENTS RESEARCH ARTICLES, Volumes 6-26

$10

 

 

 

 

 

Quarterly Journals

Kansas Kin

157

KANSAS KIN FULL NAME INDEX,

1963-2005

$85

086

Quarterly Issues available for years 1963-present

$2 ea. issue

093

COMPLETE SET QUARTERLY PUBLICATIONS, 1963 to present

$150

Cemeteries of Riley County

073

SUNSET CEMETERY, Manhattan, Including Inscriptions & Sexton Records, from the

beginning through 1979

$40

147

SUNRISE CEMETERY, Manhattan, Including Inscriptions & Sexton Records,

Apr 14, 1964-Mar 17,

$33

097

CEMETERIES OF RILEY COUNTY KANSAS excluding Manhattan City Cemeteries, from the beginning to 2000, includes all rural cemeteries listed below

$87

101

Ashland

$8

102

Bala

$9

103

Bellegarde/Dial-Wilder

$8

104

Crooked Creek

$8

105

Czech Moravian

$8

107

Eureka Valley

$7

110

Fairview

$9

131

Family

$7

111

Fancy Creek-Randolph

$14

112

Fancy Creek-Zion

$8

113

Grandview-Mill Creek

$11

115

Lasita

$8

116

Leonardville city

$10

109

Leonardville U.M.C.

$8

117

May Day

$8

118

Ogden city

$10

120

Peach Grove

$7

122

Pleasant Hill

$8

106

Pleasant Valley

$10

114

Rebekah-I.O.O.F.

$7

123

Riley

$14

124

Rose Hill

$8

125

Sedalia

$8

126

Shenck

$8

108

St. John's-Winkler

$7

119

St. Patrick's Ogden

$9

121

St. Weneceslaus

$7

127

Swede Creek

$8

128

Vinton

$7

129

Walsburg

$10

Other County Publications

Bourbon

077

INDEX OF SURNAMES found in the 1920 Bourbon Co. KS. Standard Atlas

$10

Brown

 

 

001

1880 Federal Census

$37

Clay

 

 

002

Federal Territory Census

$8

003

1880 Federal Census

$38

004

1895 State Census

$29

071

CEMETERIES IN RURAL CLAY COUNTY, KS, excluding towns of Clay Center & Wakefield

$28

078

INDEX OF NAMES FOUND IN HISTORICAL PLAT BOOK 1881, Bird & Mickle Map Co., Chicago, Ill

$11

Davis (Geary)

 

 

005

1860 Federal Territory Census

$10

006

1870 Federal Census

$15

007

1880 Federal Census

$25

072

Cemeteries in Geary County, KS
1800 to 1938, excluding Junction City

$24

Dickinson

 

 

008

1880 Federal Census

$43

039

INDEX TO MARRIAGE REGISTERS
Bride & Groom Index 1861-1913

$15

Ellsworth

 

 

009

1880 Federal Census

$29

Marion

 

 

010

1880 Federal Census

$38

Marshall

 

 

011

1880 Federal Census

$47

Mitchell

 

 

012

1880 Federal Census

$44

Montgomery