Kansas Humanities Council

About the Kansas Humanities Council

Founded in 1972 as a nonprofit organization, KHC has helped Kansans tell their stories and appreciate those of other times, places, and traditions.

Believing in the power of ideas to open minds, spark imaginations, and nurture community, KHC programming provides opportunities for lifelong learning and encourages informed participation in civic life . Both are fundamental to the future of our state and nation.

Small towns, rural communities, and the state's urban areas all enjoy humanities programs funded by the Council. Every year KHC supports programs that reach over 500,000 Kansans. All 105 Kansas counties have hosted activities underwritten by the KHC.

KSGenWeb - Kansas State Archives:  The Digital Library of the KSGenWeb is a non-commercial entity dedicated to free access  to records of genealogical value. All documents contained herein may be freely copied for personal and library use, as long as the KSGenWeb Statement of Use remains attached.     These records may not be published in any format, including electronic (web pages or CD's) and print, without prior written consent of the contributor. In order to insure continued free access, violators of this policy will be vigorously pursued.

Queries

From the very beginning of the USGenWeb project there has been high interest in providing a place where visitors could post their queries and read those posted by others. In response to the growing interest and the difficulty in efficiently locating surnames of interest, two systems have developed to the point where it is now very easy to search these massive databases.

Surname Helper - http://surhelp.rootsweb.com/srchall.html

Created by Patty Lindsay , Surname Helper is a surname searchable database of queries and surname registrations posted on various genealogy sites. Participating sites include both USGenWeb and WorldGenWeb sites as well as others. As of January 1999, there was a total of 3,203 sites using this system, of which 2,666 were members of the USGenWeb or WorldGenWeb systems. When this writer searched for "Finley" on the total system, 328 listings were returned. In addition to just queries, there was also found a number of biographies, cemetery, census, death, directory, history, military, newspaper, pension, and will records which come from the GenConnect system describe next. To access the Surname Helper search engine:

GenConnect - http://rsl.rootsweb.com/ 

GenConnect is a query board system where a researcher can post queries and share data. A query board system is where the responses to an initial query are threaded so they appear together as a set of information as the data accumulates. Started in December 1997 by Nancy Trice with a single county in Kentucky, the demand soon spread nationwide and worldwide. There are three types of boards, (1) those where you can post to and respond to queries, (2) those you can post to, but queries are not allowed, and (3) boards which are read only boards. Types of boards at this time, include: Bibles, biographies, deeds, obits, queries, pensions, and wills and as of January 1999 there were 6,008 boards in use. A global surname search on "Finley" on GenConnect returned 206 listings. To access this search engine:

Queries

Surname List
(For future surname listing, refer to Query information directly above)

1997 Queries

Cemeteries

Lincoln Cemetery / Hebron Covenanter Cemetery

Comprehensive List of Cemeteries on the Net

If you would like to locate a Cemetery in another county or another State, check a Tombstone Project first.  Perhaps someone has listed this Cemetery for you to research.

Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society would like to place a link from their KS Cemeteries Page to all of the Kansas pages that have tombstone inscriptions on them (see example: Edwards Co. - Fellsburg).  If you have walked a cemetery and would like to contribute please email  Helen Bortz  and she we will get it online for other Researchers to use. Thank you very much.

Clay County Information

Kansas Links

Vital Records Information
Topeka, KS

http://www.cckansas.org/county_officers.php

Finding Kansas Genealogy
Links shared during the presentation at Tri-Conference in Whchita
13 Apr 2000

Native American Genealogy

Kansas American Native Genealogy

Link to Pottawatomie County

Search Engines for Genealogy

Google

WHO/WHERE

LOOKSMART search engine

Ancestry Search

The GENHOME Site Tour

www.lineagesnet.com

Web Sites - Additional Links

Surname Search Engine

IMMIGRANT SHIPS TRANSCRIBERS GUILD

Indexes of Biographies

U.S. Naturalization - 9747 No. Conant Ave. - Kansas City, MO 64120

 Reference Desk

The Scottish Connection in KS 
One way to find out about your Scottish heritage and enjoy things related to Scotland (its present and past) is to attend one of the numerous Scottish Highland Games and Festivals throughout North America. There are over 300 games held each year.

The Swedish Connection in KS

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Interactive Genealogy Sites

Adoption * Ancestors * Andrew County, MO * Books to borrow * Book list (genealogy) * Book searches * Butler County, OH * Calendar * Cemeteries * Downloads * eCards (genealogy) * eCards (history) * Post your family reunion or historical event * Family surnames * Genealogy indexes * Genealogy sales * InterLibrary Loans * Keywords * Libraries * Lists & Forums * Living people * Location searches * LookUp Volunteers * Maps * Military * OnLine Books * People Search * Programs & Downloads * Reference * Resources * Specialized Sites * Surname Search * Tools * Travel * War records * Wyandotte County, KS * Your Family Site *

SURROUNDING COUNTIES

Cloud

Dickinson

Geary

Marshall

Ottawa

Riley

Washington

  One Room Schoolhouse Project

One-Room Schoolhouses in Wyandotte County, Kansas

The KyGenWeb Project

In March and April, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Kentucky comprehensive Genealogy Database Project. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Kentucky, where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross linked, so that even if an individual were found in more than one county, they could be located in the index. At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page.

The USGenWeb Project

In June, as the Kentucky project was nearing completion, it was decided to start a page for each of the remaining states, and as with the Kentucky project, volunteers were found to host the state pages. Are you interested in hosting one of the other KSGenWeb orphan counties? If so contact Debbie Wafford.  Debbie is our Orphan County Coordinator and will be glad to answer your questions. Information about the responsibilities of a county host can be found by clicking here.

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY
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Patricia Adams

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