Kansas Archives, Societies & Publications

It is a good idea to familiarize personally with just about any repository in Kansas that you simply might travel to by communicating with to the best suited archive or library in advance.

Most, if not all, Kansas repositories have written and published content that present its collections as well as research policy.

Kansas archives and historical organizations usually have On-line sites that provide equivalent details. Several also contain down loadable data for some or parts of their collections.

List of Kansas Archives

• National Archives – Great Lakes Region (Chicago), 7358 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, Illinois 60629-5898; 773-948-9001; (Maintains retired records from Federal agencies and courts in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Kansas.)

List of Kansas Libraries & Museums

• State Library of Kansas, Capitol Building, Room 312-N, 300 SW 10th Avenue, Topeka KS, 66612-1593; 785.296.3296 | 1.800.432.3919
• Swan River Museum, 12 E Peoria St. Paola, KS 66071; PHONE: 913-294-4940
• Wakefield Museum Association, P. O. Box 36, Wakefield, KS 67487-0036

List of Kansas Historical & Genealogical Societies

For almost every state there is a state genealogical society, a state genealogical council, or both.

In addition to their own work, Kansas groups many times help coordinate the efforts of local societies throughout the Kansas.

Their unique publications, newsletters and quarterlies, supplement those created through the area societies.

Regional and State Societies

• Kansas State Historical Society, 6425 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka KS 66615-1099;
  The Center for Historical Research at the Society is comprised of three sections: Library, State Archives, and Manuscripts. The society also operates a museum at a different address. The society has published a listing of historical societies, genealogical societies, and museums throughout Kansas which includes their addresses, hours of operation, and general descriptions of their collections. Interested individuals may purchase a copy from the Kansas State Historical Society. Most extant territorial records, including census enumerations, are retained here. The researcher should review the specific catagory of records of interest for exact information. Included are territorial records pertaining to John Brown, the New England Emigrant Aid Company, and territorial military records as well as information about early settlers and pioneers.
• Kansas Genealogical Society, PO Box 103, 700 Avenue G and Vine Street, Dodge City, KS 67801; (620) 225-1951
• Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies, PO Box 3858, Topeka, KS 66604-6858
• National Genealogical Society, 4527 17th Street North, Arlington, Virginia 22207-2399; (703) 525-0050 or (800) 473-0060
• International Society of Sons and Daughters of Slave Ancestry, P.O. BOX 436937, CHICAGO, IL 60643-6937; Phone: (773) 238-2686
• Kansas Society of Daughters of the American Revolution, 2601 Central Avenue, Dodge City, KS 67801; (620) 225-1951
• National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution, 1776 D Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20006; Phone: (202) 628-1776
• Kansas Society of Sons of the American Revolution
• National Society of Sons of the American Revolution, 1000 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40203; (502) 589-1776
• Southeast Kansas Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 393, Iola KS 66749

County, Township and City Societies

• Allen County Historical Society, 20 S Washington Ave, Iola, KS 66749
• Anderson County Historical Society, 410 W 6th Ave, Garnett, KS 66032; Phone:(785) 448-5740
• Anderson County Genealogical Society, PO Box 194, Garnett, KS 66032-0194
• Atchison County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 303 Atchison, KS 66002-0303
• Atchison County Historical Society, P.O. Box 201, 200 S. 10th Street, Santa Fe Depot, Atchison, KS 66002; 913-367-6238
• Barton County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 425, Great Bend KS 67530
• Barton County Historical Society, 85 South Highway 281, Box 1091, Great Bend 67530
• Baxter Springs Historical Center and Museum, 740 East Avenue, P.O. Box 514, Baxter Springs, KS 66713; Phone: 620.856.2385
• Bluestem Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 582, Eureka 67045
• Branches And Twigs Genealogical Society, 445 North Main, Kingman 67068
• Brown County Genealogical Society, 116 South 7th Street, Hiawatha, Kansas 66434-2307
• Brown County Historical Society, 611 Utah St, Hiawatha, KS 66434; Phone:(785) 742-3330
• Butler County Historical Society, 383 E Central Ave, El Dorado, KS 67042; Phone:(316) 321-9333
• Cawker City Public Library and Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 251, Cawker City, Kansas 67430
• Chanute Historical Society,
• Chanute Genealogical Society, 1010 South Allen, Chanute KS 66720
• Chase County Historical Society, 301 Broadway, P.O. Box 375, Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845; Phone: (620) 273-8500
• Chautauqua County Historical and Genealogical Society, 115 West Main, Sedan, Kansas 67361
• Cherokee County Kansas Genealogical-Historical Society, Inc., 100 South Tennessee, Box 33, Columbus KS 66725-0033
• Cheyenne County Historical Society, West Highway 36, Box 611, St. Francis KS 67756
• Clark County Historical Society, 430 West 4th, Box 862, Ashland KS 67831
• Clay County Historical Society, 2121 7th Street, Clay Center, KS 67432
• Clinton Lake Historical Society, 261 North 851 Diag. Road, Overbrook 66524
• Cloud County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 202, Concordia KS 66901-0202
• Cloud County Historical Society, 635 Broadway Concordia, KS 66901; 785-243-2866
• Coffey County Genealogical Society, 712 Sanders, Burlington KS 66839
• Coffey County Historical Society & Museum, 1101 Neosho, Burlington, KS 66839; Telephone 620-364-2653
• Comanche County Historical Society, 410 South Baltimore, Box 177, Coldwater KS 67029
• Cowley County Historical Society, 1011 Mansfield, Winfield KS 67156; call 1-620-221-4811
• Cowley County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 102, Arkansas City KS 67005
• Crawford County Genealogical Society, 308 North Walnut, Pittsburg, Kansas. 66762; PH: 620-230-5558
• Crawford County Historical Society, 651 South Highway 69, Pittsburg KS 66762
• Decatur County Genealogical Society, 258 South Penn, Oberlin KS 67749
• Dickinson County Historical Society, 412 S Campbell St, Abilene, KS 67410; Phone:(785) 263-2681
• Doniphan County Historical Society, 105 North Main, Troy KS 66087
• Douglas County Genealogical Society, 1329 Kasold Dr. G-1, Lawrence, KS 66049
• Douglas County Historical Society, 1047 Massachusetts, Lawrence KS 66044
• Edwards County Historical Society, Highway 56, PO Box 64, Kinsley, KS 67547
• Elk County Historical Society, Caney Valley Ranch, Route 1, Grenola KS 67346
• Eudora Area Historical Society, 620 Elm, Box 370, Eudora 66025
• Finney County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 592, Garden City KS 67846
• Flint Hills Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 555, Emporia, KS 66801-0555
• Florence Historical Society, 408 West 7th, Florence 66851
• Ford County Historical Society, P.O. Box 131, Dodge City, KS 67801-0131
• Four State Genealogy Society, 922 Galena Avenue, Galena 66739
• Franklin County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 353, Ottawa, KS 66067
• Franklin County Historical Society, P.O. Box 145, Ottawa KS 66067; phone: 785.242.1232
• Frederic Remington Area Historical Society, P.O. Box 133, Whitewater 67154
• Ft. Hays Kansas Genealogical Society, Ft. Hays State University, 600, Hays 67601
• Geary County Historical Society and Museums, 530 N. Adams, Junction City, Kansas 66441; Phone: (785) 238-1666
• Gove County Historical Association Museum, 505 Washington St., Gove, KS 67736
• Graham County Historical Society, 03 East Cherry, Hill City, Kansas 67642
• Grant County Historical Society, 300 East Oklahoma, Ulysses KS 67880
• Greeley County Historical Society, P.O. Box 231, Tribune, KS 67879
• Greenwood County Historical Society, 120 West 4th Street, Eureka, KS 67045-1445; (620) 583-6682
• Halstead Historical Society, P.O. Box 88, Halstead 67056
• Harper County Genealogical Society, 1002 Oak Street, Harper, KS 67058
• Harper City Historical Society, 804 E 12th Street, Harper, KS 67058-1804
• Harvey County Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 75, Newton, Kansas 67114-0075
• Harvey County Historical Society, 203 N Main St, Newton, KS 67114; Phone:(316) 283-2221
• Haskell County Historical Society, Fairgrounds, PO Box 101, Sublette, KS 67877; (620) 675-8344
• Heritage Genealogical Society, 502 Indiana, Neodesha 66757
• Heritage Of The Plains Historical Society, Arnold 67515
• Hodgeman County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 608, Jetmore, KS 67854
• Hodgeman County Historical Society, Box 114, 23135 NW 217 Road, Jetmore, KS 67854-5328
• Humboldt Historical Society, P.O. Box 63, Humboldt 66748
• Iron Horse Historical Society, P.O. Box 8, Parsons 67357
• Jackson County Historical Society, 216 New York, Holton KS 66436; phone: 785-364-4991
• Jefferson County Historical Society, P.O. Box 146, Oskaloosa KS 66066
• Jefferson County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 174, Oskaloosa, KS, 66066-0174
• Jewell County Historical Society, 118 N. Commercial, Mankato, KS 66956
• Johnson County Genealogical Society And Library, P.O. Box 12666, Shawnee Mission 66282-2666
• Kansas Council Of Genealogical Societies, P.O. Box 3858, Topeka 66604-6858
• Kansas Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 103, Dodge City 67801
• Kansas State Historical Society, 6425 Sw 6th Avenue, Topeka 66614
• Kearny County Historical Society, 111 South Buffalo St., Lakin, KS 67860
• Kingman County Historical Society, P.O. Box 281, Kingman KS 67068; PH 620-532-5274
• Labette County Genealogical Society, 1205 So. 32nd St, Parsons, KS 67357-4605
• Lake Region Historical Society Association, 121 East 2nd, Ottawa 66067
• Lane County Historical Society, PO Box 821, Dighton, Kansas 67839; Phone (620) 397-5652
• Lansing Historical Society, 115 East Kansas Avenue, Box 32, Lansing 66043
• Lecompton Historical Society, P.O. Box 372, Lecompton 66050
• Leavenworth County Genealogy Society, (defunct)
• Lenexa Historical Society, 14907 West 87th Street, Lenexa 66215-4135
• Lincoln County Historical Society, 214 West Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln KS 67455
• Linn County Historical Society, 307 East Park Street, Pleasanton, Kansas 66075; PH (913) 352-8739
• Lowry & Ledbetter Family Genealogy Project, 511 South Judson, Ft. Scott 66701
• Luray Historical Society, P.O. Box 134, Luray 67649-0134
• Lyon County Historical Society and Museum, 118 East Sixth Ave, Emporia, Kansas 66801; PH 620-340-6310
• Ma Hush Kah Historical Society, Route 2, Box 16, White Cloud 66094
• Mitchell County Historical Society, 402 W 8th, Beloit, KS. 67420; PH (785) 738-5355
• Madisonville Heritage Ctr, P.O. Box 362, Leavenworth 66048-0362
• Marquette Historical Society, 202 North Washington, Marquette 67464
• Marshall County Historical Society, 1207 Broadway Ste 5, Marysville, KS 66508-1845; Phone (785) 562-5012
• Mcpherson County Historical Society, 540 East Hill, Mcpherson KS 67460
• Medicine Lodge Historical Society, Highway 160, Medicine Lodge 67104
• Miami County Historical Society, 12 E. Peoria, P O Box 123, Paola, KS 66071 Phone: 913-294-4940
• Miami County Genealogical Society, North Side of Square, Box 393, Paola, KS 66071
• Midwest Historical-Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1121, Wichita KS 67201-1121
• Milan Historical Society, Milan 67105
• Mitchell County Historical Society, P.O. Box 472, Beloit 67420
• Montgomery County Genealogy Society, P.O. Box 444, Coffeyville KS 67337
• Montgomery County Historical Society, P.O. Box 100, Independence KS 67301
• Morris County Genealogical / Historical Society, 303 W Main St, Council Grove, KS 66846; phone: 620-767-7388
• Morton County Historical Society , PO Box 1248, Elkhart, KS 67950-1248; Phone: (620) 697-2833
• Mulvane Historical Society, 300 West Main, Box 117, Mulvane 67110
• Nemaha County Genealogical Society, 113 N. 6th St., Seneca KS 66538
• Nemaha County Historical Society, 113 N. 6th St., Seneca, KS 66538; 785-336-6366
• Neosho County Historical Society, P.O. Box 113, St. Paul KS 66771
• Ness County Historical Society, 123 S Pennsylvania Ave, Ness City, KS 67560; Phone:(785) 798-3298
• Nicodemus Historical Society, P.O. Box 131, Bogue 67625
• North Central Kansas Genealogical Society And Library, P.O. Box 251, Cawker City 67430
• Northwest Kansas Genealogical And Historical Society, 700 West 3rd, Oakley 67748
• Norton County Genealogical Society, #1 Washington Square, Norton, Kansas 67654
• Norton County Historical Society and Museum, P.O. Box 303, Norton KS 67654
• Olathe Historical Society, 12466 Twilight, Olathe 66062
• Old Fort Genealogical Society, PO Box 786 , 502 South National Ave., Ft. Scott KS 66701; PH (620) 223-3300
• Onaga Historical Society, East 2nd Street, Onaga 66521
• Osage County Genealogy Society, 127 East 6th St., Lyndon, Kansas 66451; Phone 785-828-4520
• Osage County Historical Society & Research Center, P.O. Box 361, 631 Topeka Avenue, Lyndon, KS 66451; PH 785 828-3477
• Osawatomie Historical Society, RR 1, Box 301, Osawatomie 66064
• Osborne County Genealogical And Historical Society, Carnegie Research Library, 307 West Main Street
  Osborne KS 67473; PH 785-346-9437
• Oswego Historical Society, 410 Commercial, Oswego 67356
• Ottawa County Historical Museum, 110 South Concord Street, Minneapolis, Kansas 67467; (785) 392-3621
• Parker Genealogy Society, c/o Linn County District #1 Library, 224 Main Street, Parker, Kansas 66072; Phone: (913) 898-4650
• Parker Community Historical Society, P.O. Box 173, 211 W. Main, Parker, Kansas 66072-0173
• Parsons Historical Society, 401 South 18th, Parsons 67357
• Peabody Historical Society, Route 2, Peabody 66866
• Phillips County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 114, Phillipsburg, KS 67661
• Phillips County Historical Society, RR 2, Box 18a, Phillipsburg KS 67661
• Pratt County Historical Society, 208 South Ninnescah, Pratt KS 67124
• Rawlins County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 203, Atwood KS 67730
• Rawlins County Historical Society, 308 State St, Atwood, KS 67730; Phone:(785) 626-3885
• Reno County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 5, Hutchinson, KS 67504-0005
• Reno County Historical Society, 100 South Walnut & Avenue A, Hutchinson, Kansas 67501
• Republic County Historical Society, 615 28th Street, W. US Hwy 36, Belleville, Kansas 66935; Phone: 785-527-5971
• Rice County Historical Society, 105 West Lyon, Lyons KS 67554
• Riley County Genealogical Society, 2005 Claflin Road, Manhattan KS 66502-3415
• Riley County Historical Society, 2309 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS 66502; Ph: (785) 565-6490
• Rock Creek Valley Historical Society, P.O. Box 13, Westmoreland 66549
• Rooks County Historical Society, Stockton 67669
• Rush County Historical Society, 202 West 1st, Box 473, La Crosse KS 67548
• Russell County Historical Society, 331 N Kansas St, Russell, KS 67665-2019; Phone (785) 483-3637
• Saline County Historical Society, 216 West Bond, Salina KS 67401
• Santa Fe Trail Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 528, Syracuse 67878
• Santa Fe Trail Historical Society, P.O. Box 443, Baldwin City 66006
• Scott County Genealogical Society, 902 W 5th, Scott City, KS 67871
• Seeley Genealogical Society, 1105 North Buckeye, Abilene 67410-0337
• Seward County Historical Society, 567 E Cedar St, Liberal, KS 67901; Phone:(620) 624-7624
• Shawnee County Historical Society, 1118 SE Madison St, Topeka, KS 66607; Phone:(785) 234-6097
• Shawnee Historical Society, P.O. Box 3042, Shawnee KS 66203
• Sheridan County Historical Society, 1224 Oak, PO Box 274, Hoxie, Ks 67740; Phone: 785-675-3501
• Sherman County Historical Society, 202 W 13th St, Goodland, KS 67735; Phone:(785) 899-6773
• Smith County Historical Society, P.O. Box 38, Kensington KS 66951
• Smoky Valley Genealogical Society, 211 West Iron, Suite 205, Salina 67401-2613
• Smoky Valley Genealogical Society, 211 W Iron Ave, Salina, KS 67401; Phone:(785) 825-7573
• Southeast Kansas Genealogy Society, P.O. Box 393, Iola 66749
• St. Mary’s Historical Society, 106 East Mission, St. Marys 66536
• Stafford County Historical And Genealogical Society, 100 North Main Street , Stafford, KS 67578;Phone: 620-234-5664
• Stanton County Historical Society, 104 East Highland, Box 806, Johnson KS 67855
• Sumner County Historical and Genealogical Society, PO Box 402, Wellington, KS 67152
• Tescott Historical Society, P. O. Box 195, Tescott, KS 67484-0195
• Thomas County Historical Society, 1905 S. Franklin, Colby, KS 67701; Phone: (785) 460-4590
• Tonganoxie Community Historical Society, P.O.Box 785, Tonganoxie 66086
• Tonganoxie Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 354, Tonganoxie 66086
• Topeka Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 4048, Topeka, KS 66604-0048; Telephone (785) 233-5762
• Topeka High School Historical Society, 800 West 10th, Topeka 66612
• Trading Post Historical Society, RR 2, Box 145a, Pleasanton 66075
• Trego County Historical Society, 128 N 13th St, WaKeeney, KS 67672; Phone:(785) 743-2964
• Valley Center Historical And Cultural Society, 112 North Meridian, Box 173, Valley Center 67147
• Valley Falls Historical Society, 310 Broadway, Valley Falls 66088
• Wabaunsee County Historical Society, PO Box 387, 227 Missouri St, Alma, KS 66401; Telephone: 785-765-2200
• Wamego Historical Society, P.O. Box 84, Wamego 66547
• Washington County Historical And Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 31, 216 Ballard St, Washington, KS 66968; Phone:(785) 325-2198
• Wichita/ Sedgwick County Historical Society, 204 S. Main, Wichita, Kansas 67202; phone: 316-265-9314
• Wichita County Genealogical Society, 201 N Fourth , P.O. Box 1561, Leoti, Kansas 67861 ; 620-375-2316
• Wichita County Historical Society, Box 1561, 201 N. 4th St., Leoti KS 67861; PH: 620-375-2316
• Wilson County Historical Society, 420 N 7th St, Fredonia, KS 66736; Phone:(620) 378-3965
• Woodson County Kansas Genealogy Society, 608 North Prairie, Yates Center KS 66783
• Woodson County Historical Society, 208 W. Mary, Yates Center, KS 66783; Telephone Number: 620.625.2626
• Wyandotte County Historical Society and Museum, 631 N 126th St, Bonner Springs, KS 66012; Phone:(913) 573-5002
• Young Historical Library, 2770 Avenue I, Little River 67457

Religious and Ethnic Societies

• Americal Historical Society of Germans from Russia – Northeastern Kansas Chapter

Kansas Newspapers & Publications

Kansas Genealogical publications (magazines, newsletters, periodicals, books, etc.) contain all types of invaluable information about specific ancestors, whole lineages and families, places in time, and about all sorts of genealogical records and repositories.

Newspapers

Several Kansas newspapers are in the collection at the Kansas State Historical Society. That isn’t surprising, since the founding members of the society were newspaper editor.

That led to the society having one of the largest collections of state newspapers available. They are currently working on placing all of the newspaper records from before 1930 on microfilm.

• Kansas Historical Newspapers
• Newspapers in Kansas
• Kansas Newspapers Directory Listings
• Aileen Anderson, ed. and comp., Kansas Newspapers: A Directory of Newspaper Holdings in Kansas (Kansas Library Network Board, 1984).
• Historical Newspapers from Kansas (1841–1981) – Quickly discover names and keywords and phrases in over 450 million publications, obituaries, marriage notices, birth announcements along with other items published in over 2,800 historical U.S. newspapers. All new content and articles added each month!
• Kansas Newspaper List

Periodicals

Genealogical journals provide you with plenty of sources of information and facts, they are generally overlooked by genealogy and family history researchers and genealogist in looking around for family history.

Many regional and county genealogical and/or historical societies produce periodicals which have records relating to the region or vicinity they operate.

Frequently these publications have articles involving records that are not obtainable somewhere else.

Books

• Kansas Books at Amazon.com
• Kansas Historical Books (1749 – 1900) – rare and fully searchable old books, historical maps and documents give fresh insights into the daily lives of your early Kansas ancestors.
• Genealogy Publishing Company