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The Kinsley Library has excellent resources for
research in Edwards County genealogy and local history. Probably the most valuable is librarian Rosetta Graff, who draws from over 30 years of experience helping
people discover their ancestors or explore the area’s fascinating history. |
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The library has a burial file which contains a card for Edwards County people memorialized locally or buried in the Edwards County cemeteries including Belpre, Bethel, Fellsburg, Hillside, Kinsley's first cemetery, Peace Lutheran, Prattsburg, Providence, St Bernard, St. Nicholas, St. Peter & Paul, Salem, Trotter, Wayne, and Wire (private). Cemetery sexton Ray Wetzel has given us a Directory of Hillside Cemetery (with tombstone pictures), the largest cemetery in the county. The city of Offerle is located on the western edge of Edwards County. Many Edwards County residents are buried in cemeteries just inside bordering Ford County. Evergreen Cemetery Search in: Evergreen Cemetery: Index by Last Name Evergreen Cemetery: By Location With Additional Notes; Old St. Joseph Cemetery: Index by Last Name Old St. Joseph Cemetery: By Location With Additional Notes St. Joseph Cemetery: Index by Last Name St. Joseph Cemetery: By Location With Additional Notes. Another source is the 1880 Mortality Schedule for Edwards County compiled by Thelma Carpenter and Helen Franklin. We have Birth Records compiled from old city records, and Marriage Records of Edwards, County Kansas, 1877-1896. We have Church of the Holy Nativity (Episcopalian) Church Records beginning in 1934 to 2004. We have photocopies of church records for Peace Lutheran Church (1906-2006) and Our Redeemer Lutheran Church (1947-2005), Salem Methodist Church (1887-1927). The Standard Atlas of Edwards County, Kansas contains a patron directory of a partial list of Edwards County residents in 1906.
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We own microfilm of all existing
copies of the county newspapers since 1883 where obituaries and other
historical information can be gathered and printed on our microfilm
reader/printer. The microfilm
collection also contains the Edwards County State Census of 1875, 1885, 1895,
1905, 1915, 1925; and the U.S. census for Edwards County for 1880, 1900,
1910, 1920 and 1930. We are happy to
interlibrary loan microfilm from the Kansas State Historical Society for use in the library. |
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Rosetta with the research help of Ed Carlson, the unofficial Edwards County historian, have put together an extensive vertical file on the people. businesses, places and events in Edwards County. These have been entered into the Kinsley Library Card Catalog. |
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Ed Carlson has begun excerpting and name-indexing the local newspapers which is a wonderful resource for finding people. Indexed years include: 1876-1885, 1887, 1888, 1890, 1898-1902, 1904-1908, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1923, 1948, 1950, 1957, and 1958. We also own most of the books written about Edwards County and have some local family histories Kinsley Library Card Catalog. The 1930 to 1939 Kinsley Mercury was indexed by volunteers and is on line in categories: Births, Marriages, Deaths, and News Highlights and Businesses. |
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Our collection also contains general
genealogy resources in both book and other formats. For use in the library we have several CD ROMS including Family
Tree Searcher and PERSI, the genealogy periodical index. Check out on-line card
catalog as well. On video we have How To Trace Your
Native American Heritage, the
popular 10 tape ANCESTORS video series, and another series which goes
into detail on researching in four specific areas (U.S. military records,
land records, immigration and ship passenger lists, and court records). |
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We own an index and copies of the
DAR magazine from 1914 to 1997, all
21 volumes of the Forgotten Settlers of Kansas. We have back issues and continue to
subscribe to the Kansas Treesearcher and Genealogy Helper. |
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We were given a mixture of resources
exploring Swedish genealogy. |
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We
are able to do quick searchers (as our time permits) for out-of-town people
seeking specific information.
Unfortunately, time does not permit us to do extensive research. We will provide up to five pages of copies
for a fee of $1.00 |
GENEALOGY AND LOCAL HISTORY AT-A-GLANCE |
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CONTACT: |
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Rosetta
Graff or Joan Weaver |
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Kinsley Library |
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208 E. 8th |
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Kinsley, KS 67547 |
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620-659-3341 |
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kinlib@kl.kscoxmail.com |
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LOCAL
HISTORY BOOKS: |
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Belpre Kansas: The Story of a Small Town by David M. Kearney |
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Centennial books for Kinsley |
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Parish histories for St. Peter & Paul
and St.Mary’s Churches |
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The
Crescent Communities of Kiowa and Edwards Counties |
Myrtle Richardson’s books: Changes Rode the Winds |
The
Great Next Year Country
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Whirlwind |
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Oft' Told Tales Some family histories |
Marriage Records of Edwards County, Kansas, 1977-1896 |
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BURIAL/
BIRTH RECORDS: |
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Card
file of all known burials in Edwards County in the following cemeteries: |
Belpre |
Providence |
Bethel |
St. Bernard |
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Fellsburg |
St. Nicholas |
Hillside |
St. Peter & Paul |
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Kinsley (old) |
Salem |
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Peace Lutheran |
Trotter |
Prattsburg |
Wayne |
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Wire (private) |
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Burial Listings of North Edward County Cemetery District (online) |
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Obituaries on microfilm from county papers
since 1883 |
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Edwards County Birth Records, 1911-1943 (online) |
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MICROFILM: |
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Existing copies of all Edwards County
Newspapers since 1883 |
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Kansas State Census, Edwards County: 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 |
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U.S.
Census for Edwards County: 1880,
1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 |
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Misc. microfilms from Illinois, Kentucky,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas |
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Interlibrary Loan from Kansas State Historical
Society |
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VIDEO: |
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PPB Ancestors series |
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How to Trace Your Native American
Heritage |
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OGS/FGS Genealogical Teleconferences: |
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American Court Records |
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American Land Records |
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Immigration and Ships Passenger
Lists |
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U.S. Military Records |
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PERIODICALS: |
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PERCI (Index for U.S. genealogical
magazines) |
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Kansas Treesearcher |
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DAR Magazine with Index: 1914-1997 |
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Forgotten Settlers of Kansas, all 21
volumes |
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Edwards County people |
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Burial Card File for people buried in Edwards County (index online) |
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CD
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PERSI
Index of Genealogical Periodicals |
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Family Tree Maker |
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Social Security Death Index: U.S. 1937-1995 |
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Family Archives: World Family Tree, Pre 1600 to Present, Vol. 1-22 |
Census Index: Colonial America 1607-1789 |
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Census Microfilm Records: Virginia, 1850 |
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Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV 1728-1850 |
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Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 |
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U.S. Marriage Record Index, 1691-1850 |
Last Updated Thursday,
October 3, 2002
Web Page by Chris Holborn
Maintenance by Joan Weaver
Email us kinlib@kl.kscoxmail.com