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Kansas Genealogical Society

United States Kansas  Ford  Archives and Libraries  

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Contact Information
E-mail: [mailto:kgslibrary@gmail.com kgslibrary@gmail.com]

Address:


 * Mail: PO Box 103 Street: Village Square Mall, 2601 Central Avenue Dodge City, KS 67801

Telephone: 620-225-1951

Hours and holidays: Wednesday-Friday 1:30 to 5:00; 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month 10:45 to 4:00; Closed: New Year's, Memorial, Independence, Labor, Thanksgiving days, and 2 weeks for Christmas.

Map and public transportation:


 * Google map:  Kansas Genealogical Society

Internet sites and databases:


 * Kansas Genealogical Society visit, membership, Treesearcher (publication), meetings, projects, queries, research policy, area resources, contact us, events.
 * KGS Online Catalog. Search by location, surname, subject, or accession date.
 * Obituary Index 1870-1999 for ~700,000 entries.
 * Ford County School Records annual school censuses of children ages 5-20 from 1899-1969.
 * KGS member pedigree charts since 1958.

Collection Description
They have the best set of family folders and genealogical periodicals in Kansas. . Also, clippings, obituaries, and an online catalog.

Mission:  KGS has established and maintains an extensive library holding more than 15,000 books and manuscripts; thousands of vital records, cemetery records and census records on hard copy, as well as microfilm, microfiche and computer databases. Our primary focus is on records of the State of Kansas, however, records, books and manuscripts of national and international interest are included.

History:  The Kansas Genealogical Society, Inc. was formed as a nonprofit corporation in 1958, for the purpose of: Creating and fostering an interest in genealogy; preserving genealogical, biographical, historical and educational data relating to the ancestry of members and the founders of our country.

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Alternate Repositories
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If you cannot visit or find a source at the , a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections


 * Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}
 * such as: NARA I
 * NARA II
 * National Archives at _____
 * State Archives
 * State Library
 * State Library

Similar Collections


 * National Personnel Records Center
 * LC
 * FHL
 * LC
 * FHL

Neighboring Collections


 * County Vital Records Office
 * City Vital Records Office
 * County Archives
 * County Orphan's Court
 * County Probate Court
 * County Recorder
 * County Coroner
 * U.S. District Court
 * County and local historical societies
 * County and local genealogical societies
 * Public Libraries
 * Museums and heritage societies
 * Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
 * State Vital Records Office
 * State Historical Society
 * State Genealogical Society
 * University Libraries
 * Church archives
 * Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]
 * Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]