FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Kansas Military

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Purpose
Add information about Military resources on each Kansas county page

Task List
Task List

Instructions
1. Go to the Task List and sign out a section of counties to work on.

2. Copy and paste the following under the heading Military:

==== Online Collections ==== These collections are unique to Kansas. You will find nationwide databases for military records on U.S. Military Online Genealogy Records and Kansas Military Records.

Various War Collections *Kansas Military Index at Kansas Historical Society - Index only, includes Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts

Civil War *Kansas Civil War Soldiers at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index only *1862, 1863, 1868: Kansas, Civil War Enlistment Papers, 1862, 1863, 1868 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images *1866-1931: Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic Bound Post Records, 1866-1931 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images *1880-1940: Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic Post Reports, 1880-1940 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images *1889: Kansas, Enrollment of Civil War Veterans, 1889 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images *Kansas Civil War Soldiers at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images

Spanish-American War (1898) *1945-1970: Kansas, United Spanish War Veterans Reports of Deaths, 1945-1970 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images

World War I *1917-1919: Kansas, World War I Veteran Collection, 1917-1919 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images *1930: Kansas, Enrollment of WWI Veterans, 1930 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images

World War II *1940-1946: Web: Kansas, WWII Selective Service Index, 1940-1946 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images

For further information see Kansas Military Records.

DO FAMILYSEARCH and FINISH Kansas MILITARY page

3. If one of the headings or collections found above are already on the page, you can replace it with the above information.

4. If there is a collection in the section not listed above, merge it with the new information.

5. Preview the page to make sure the links and information look correct.

6. Add to the Summary field, "added military info" and save the page.

7. Once you are finished, go back to the Task List and add the date you completed your section of counties.

Example
Below is an example of how it should look under the Military Records Heading under the info already listed.

All Veterans Civil War Spanish-American War (1898) World War I Vietnam War For further information see Colorado Military Records.
 * Colorado State Archives Veterans Grave Registration Index at the Colorado State Archives website - Index only; In the Record Type field, select, Military - Grave
 * Colorado Civil War Casualties Index at the Colorado State Archives website - Index only; In the Record Type field, select, Civil War Casualty
 * 1861-1865 - Colorado State Archives Volunteers Transcript of Record Index (1861-1865) at the Colorado State Archives website - Index only; In the Record Type field, select, Transcript of Record
 * 1898 - Colorado Volunteers in the Spanish American War, 1898 - at the Colorado State Archives website - Index only; In the Record Type field, select, Span-Am War Soldiers
 * 1916-1919 - Colorado State Archives Denver War Risk Insurance Applicants, 1916-1919 - at the Colorado State Archives website - Index only; In the Record Type field, select, War Risk Insurance
 * 1917-1922 - Colorado State Archives World War I Civilian Service Questionnaires, 1917-1922 - at the Colorado State Archives website - Index only; In the Record Type field, select, WWI Questionnaire
 * 1917-1918 - Colorado Soldiers in WWI, 1917-1918 at — ($), index
 * 1966 & 1968 - Colorado State Archives Vietnam War Casualties - June-December 1966 & January-December 1968 - at the Colorado State Archives website - Index only; In the Record Type field, select, Vietnam Deaths