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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Kansas Genealogy|Kansas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Shawnee County, Kansas Genealogy|Shawnee]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' <br>
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=== Contact Information ===
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="CU">[http://www.tgstopeka.org/contact.php Contact Us] in ''Topeka Genealogical Society'' (accessed 9 February 2016).</ref> [mailto:webmaster@tgstopeka.org webmaster@tgstopeka.org] <br>
'''Address:'''<ref name="CU" /> <ref name="Lib">[http://www.tgstopeka.org/cpage.php?pt=10 Topeka Genealogical Society Library] in ''Topeka Genealogical Society'' (accessed 9 February 2016).</ref>
:'''''Mail: ''''' P.O. Box 4048
:'''''Street: ''''' 2717 SE Indiana Ave
:Topeka, KS 66604-0048<br><br>
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Lib" /> 785-233-5762<br>
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Lib" /> Mon, Wed, Thu, and Sat 1-4pm. Closed [http://www.tgstopeka.org/cpage.php?pt=10 holidays] and holiday weekends.<br>
'''Map and public transportation:'''<br>
:*'''''Google map: ''''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Topeka+Genealogical+Society/@39.0211632,-95.6708336,14z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87bf034cbb4a5a99:0x691f513f67fd0f37 Topeka Genealogical Society Library]
:*'''''Public transportation: ''''' The [http://www.topekametro.org/ Topeka Metro] bus route [http://www.topekametro.org/routes-and-detours-effective-january-18-2016/4-california 4 California] stops near 29th and Indiana; and bus route [http://www.topekametro.org/routes-and-detours-effective-january-18-2016/5-indiana 5 Indiana] stops on Indiana a few blocks from the TGS Library.
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>
*[http://www.tgstopeka.org/index.php Topeka Genealogical Society] events, newsletter, country resources, publications, research aids, assistance, membership, forum, links, surname boards, and queries.
*[http://www.tgstopeka.org/cpage.php?pt=10 Topeka Genealogical Society Library] collection description, contact info, and images.
*[http://www.tgstopeka.org/libraryRecords.php Library Catalog] online. Search by subject or location.
=== Collection Description ===
12,000 books, 700 periodical titles strong on Shawnee County and northeastern Kansas. Includes almost every U.S. state, and many foreign nations. Shawnee county resources: probate, naturalization, and tax records. Computers and high-speed wireless Internet access are available. Most material can be checked-out to TGS members. Staffed by experienced volunteers. Non-member visitors are encouraged to support the library with a donation.<ref name="Lib" />
=== Guide ===
[http://www.tgstopeka.org/upload/files/Sn_Co_Research_Guide.pdf Guide to Genealogical Research in Shawnee County] well done list of record types and repositories.
=== Alternate Repositories ===
If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>
*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service {{amp}} pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, bounty land, homesteads, ethnic sources, prisons, fed employees.<ref name="DB2">Dollarhide and Bremer, 2.</ref><br>
*[[National Archives at Kansas City]] federal censuses 1790–1930; military service indexes, pension indexes, passenger lists, naturalizations, photos, vital records, land, and Indian records.<ref name="DB67">Dollarhide and Bremer, 67.</ref>
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>
*[[Kansas Historical Society]], Topeka, clearly the best place to start researching Kansas ancestors including newspapers, county records, biographies, genealogies, land records, and railroads.<ref name="DB47">Dollarhide and Bremer, 47.</ref>
*[[Riley County Genealogical Society Library]], Manhattan, pre-Civil War records are excellent for Kansas. Early settlers are documented by obituaries, family folders, and some good indexes.<ref name="DB47" /><br>
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>
*[[Kansas Department of Health and Environment]], Topeka, since 1911 births, stillbirths, deaths; since 1913 marriages; and since 1951 divorce records issued for a fee only to immediate family members or representatives.<ref>[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/index.html KDHE Office of Vital Statistics] in ''Kansas Department of Health and Environment'' (accessed 4 February 2016).</ref><br>
*[[Kansas State Library]], Topeka, largest book library in Kansas with county histories, ethnic sources, guides, inventories, and family genealogies.<ref name="DB47">Dollarhide and Bremer, 47.</ref> This is a main depository of historical documents about Kansas residents.<br>
*[https://www.snco.us/clerk/ Shawnee County Clerk], Topeka, births and deaths 1894-1911; marriages 1856-1906.<ref name="bmd">[https://www.snco.us/clerk/document/vital_statistics_information.pdf Births, Deaths, and Marriages] in ''Shawnee County'' (accessed 8 February 2016).</ref> <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 9th ed''. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), 149. {{WorldCat|812163213}}; {{FHL|740321|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref> <ref name="Red237">Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed''. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 237. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3249 Ancestry digital copy ($)]; {{WorldCat|24372922}}; {{FHL|1185723|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref><br>
*[http://www.shawneecourt.org/Directory.aspx?DID=5 Shawnee County Court Clerk], Topeka, marriages 1856-1906; probate records since 1859; court records since 1858.<ref name="bmd" /> <ref name="HBG" /> <ref name="Red237" />
*[http://www.snco.us/rd/ Shawnee County Register of Deeds], Topeka, land records since 1855.<ref name="bmd" /> <ref name="HBG" /> <ref name="Red237" />
*[http://www.snco.us/county/phone_list.asp Shawnee County Coroner], Topeka, suspicious deaths.
*[http://www.shawneecountyhistory.org/ Shawnee County Historical Society], Topeka, meetings, talks, socials, publications.
*[https://tscpl.org/history Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library], obituary index 1800s-1934<ref name="bmd" />, genealogy room, local history room, city directories, and yearbooks.
*[http://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/clerk-of-the-court-timothy-m-obrien/ U.S. District Court District of Kansas], Topeka, recent civil, criminal, and bankruptcy cases.
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Douglas County, Kansas Genealogy|Douglas]], [[Jackson County, Kansas Genealogy|Jackson]], [[Jefferson County, Kansas Genealogy|Jefferson]], [[Osage County, Kansas Genealogy|Osage]], [[Pottawatomie County, Kansas Genealogy|Pottawatomie]], and [[Wabaunsee County, Kansas Genealogy|Wabaunsee]].
*[[Fort Hays State University Forsyth Library]], Hays, western Kansas history, oral histories, genealogical and historical societies, Hutterites, Mennonites, Catholics, and Lutherans.<ref name="DB47" /><br>
*[[Iola Public Library]], for all Kansas including family folders, special indexes, and published records for many counties of Kansas.<ref name="DB47" /><br>
*[[Johnson County Library]], Overland Park, both a Kansas and a genealogy collection, mostly books, and periodicals with family folders. Also covers Missouri, Tennessee, and Kentucky.<ref name="DB47" />
*[[Kansas Heritage Center]], Dodge City, cowboys, oral history, Fort Dodge history, {{amp}} the Old West.<ref name="DB47" /><br>
*[[Wichita Public Library Genealogy Center]], has many genealogies with an emphasis mostly on books, periodicals, and special publications for southeast KS, and corners of MO, AR, and OK.<ref name="DB47" /><br>
*[[Kansas Genealogical Society]], Dodge City, has the best set of family folders and genealogical periodicals in Kansas.<ref name="DB47" />. Also, clippings, obituaries, and an online catalog.<br>
*[[National Orphan Train Complex]], Concordia, [http://www.orphantraindepot.com/ museum], history, rider registry, research, and events. 66 v. (20,000 records) of orphan train riders, photos, 9,700 name computer database.<ref>Amanda Wahlmeier, Orphan Train Research Center curator, orphantraindepot@gmail.com, 28 September 2012, e-mail to David Dilts, DiltsGD@familysearch.org.</ref>
*[[University of Kansas Libraries]], Lawrence, manuscripts, photographs, maps, histories, newspapers, periodicals, film and videotapes that document the "Kansas Experience" of pioneers, railroads, and American Indians.<ref name="DB47" /> A depository for publications of Kansas and Douglas County.<br>
*[http://www.archkck.org/page.aspx?pid=575 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Archives] baptism, confirmations, marriages, deaths, parish records.
*[http://www.greatplainsumc.org/archivesandhistory Kansas United Methodist Archives], Baker University, Baldwin City, church records, newspapers, manuscripts, memoirs, obituaries, archives, reports.
*[https://www.bethelks.edu/community/affiliate-organizations/mennonite-library-and-archives/ Mennonite Library and Archives], Bethel College, Newton, Mennonite-related books, periodicals, and genealogical materials.<br>
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states:''''' [[Colorado Archives and Libraries|Colorado]], [[Missouri Archives and Libraries|Missouri]], [[Nebraska Archives and Libraries|Nebraska]], and [[Oklahoma Archives and Libraries|Oklahoma]].
*[[American Historical Society of Germans from Russia]], Lincoln NE, AHSGR ancestor lists, cemeteries, homesteads, an AHSGR German hometowns list, passenger lists, obituaries, surname charts, and Russian village files.<ref>[http://www.ahsgr.org/?page=Library Research Library] in ''American Historical Society of Germans from Russia'' (accessed 3 February 2016).</ref>
*[[Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 2.5 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, censuses, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and Mormon records.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 1 and 109.</ref><br>
*[[Kansas City Public Library Missouri Valley Special Collections]], The '''Missouri Valley Room''' has a great genealogy collection for Missouri and Kansas with biographies, periodicals, genealogies, diaries, photos, scrapbooks, and newspapers of the Kansas City area.<ref name="DB4767">Dollarhide and Bremer, 47 and 67.</ref> <ref name="SC">[http://www.kclibrary.org/kchistory/special-collections Special Collections] in ''Kansas City Public Library'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref><br>
*[[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]], Independence MO, one of America's best genealogical centers: censuses and indexes, 80,000 family histories, 100,000 local histories, 565,000 microfilms, 7,000 maps, and newspapers. Surrounding states are well represented.<ref name="DB67" /> <ref>[http://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy Midwest Genealogy Center] in ''Mid-Continent Public Library'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>
=== Sources ===
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