The sites listed below are provided for informational purposes only and do not represent the
views of RCGS. If you have a link you think should be added to this
page or if you encounter any broken links, please contact us.
Genealogy Resources |
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| A site devoted to African American Genealogy. |
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| The major paysite source for family history online. |
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| The FGS serves the needs of its member societies, providing products and services and marshaling the resources of its member organizations |
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| Volunteers maintain site identifying graves with pictures and often comments. Best search may be with surname and state, then by county. |
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| Serving as an instrument for communication and educational opportunities among all Kansas societies that have an interest in preserving and disseminating historical and genealogical information |
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| Maps, obituaries, censuses, and more online resources free from Ancestry.com. |
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| Kansas State University Library |
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| An attempt to provide a single entry point for genealogy resources across all state towns/counties. Many counties have vital statistics online and offer queries and look ups. |
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| Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints online Ancestral File and IGI research engine |
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| The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, and it serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world |
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| Public library from the City of Manhattan. Offers access to Ancestry Plus, and many online data bases, Heritage Quest through Kansas Library Card. |
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| Family history charts, researchers, links and more |
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| The Midwest Genealogy Center is one of the nation's preeminent resources for family history. The MGC features 52,000 square feet of space to house all the resources and technology genealogists need to research. Extensive links to resources. |
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| A non-profit organization founded in 1903, is the premier national society for everyone from the beginner to the most advanced family historian |
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| A site devoted to researching Pottawatomie County records |
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| This site provides free County genealogy and history resources and links. |
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| Oldest and one of the largest free genealogy sites, supported by Ancestry.com. Great for surname special interest groups and message boards |
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| Useful online databases to access genealogical information, including AncestryPlus |
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| NARA, an independent Federal agency, is America's national recordkeeper |
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| Links to 50 States local Historical and Genealogical Societies |
Historical Societies |
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| KSHS identifies, collects, preserves, interprets, and disseminates materials and information pertaining to Kansas history in order to assist the public in understanding and appreciating their Kansas heritage and how it relates to their lives |
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| Riley County, Kansas, Historical Society |
Other Links |
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| A service of the State Library of Kansas
Includes links to Communities, Government, Heritage and Libraries. Collection of resources across the state.
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| Search and preview millions of books from libraries and publishers worldwide using Google Book Search. Try surname +family; place names or regions. |
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| Includes Kansas Trails, Native Americans, Forts, Cattle Towns, and History of Kansas in books and articles. |
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| Old west Kansas History |
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