Research Resources

If you experience a problem with any of the following links, or are aware of another resource that would be helpful to researchers, please send the information to the Coordinator.

Local, County & State

 

Washington County Courthouse
 214 C St.
Washington, KS 66968
785-325-2953

Office of Vital Statistics
1000 S W Jackson, Suite 110
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-1400

Washington County Kansas Government
214 C Street # 2
Washington, KS 66968
Phone: 785-325-2974
County Clerk's Office

 

Libraries, Museums, Genealogical & Historical Societies

 

LDS Family History Centers List 

Kansas Historical Society
6425 SW 6th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66615-1099
785-272-8681

State Archives & Library
6425 SW 6th Avenue
Topeka KS 66615-1099
785-272-8681

Midwest Historical and Genealogical Library
P.O. Box 1121
Wichita, KS 67201-1121
316-264-3611

Kansas State University Special Collections
137 Hale Library
1100 Mid-Campus Drive
Manhattan KS 66506
785-532-7456

Bethel College, Mennonite Library and Archives
300 East 27th Street
North Newton, KS 67117-8061
316-284-5304

The University of Kansas Libraries
Kenneth Spencer Research Library
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045
785-864-4334

Wichita Public Library-Central Branch
223 South Main Street
Wichita, KS 67202
316-261-8509

Washington County Museum, Historical & Genealogical Society (Genealogical Resources Available)
216 Ballard Street
Washington, Kansas 66968
Phone: 785-325-2198 (Call for days & hours)

Hanover Public Library
205 S Jackson Street
Mail: PO Box 97
Hanover, Kansas 66945
785-337-2424

Washington City Library
116 E 2nd St, Washington, KS 66968
(785) 325-2114

Clifton City Library
104 E Parallel St.,
Clifton, KS 66937
913-455-2222

KSGenWeb & USGenWeb Projects

 

The KSGenWeb Project - For the state of Kansas

The KSGenWeb Digital Archives - Covers all Kansas counties

The USGenWeb® Project - Our National project, covers all states

USGenWeb Special Projects - Links to the Archives, Family Group Sheets, Kidz, Tombstone Transcription & Photos, African American Griots Projects

USGenWeb Archives for Washington County

Bibliography

 

Forgotten Settler Volumes 1-29  There is an index for each volume on the site 

 

Native American & Ethnic Groups

 

Potawatomi Citizen Band Tribe

German Roots: German Genealogy Information & Resources

Swedish Connection

Miscellaneous Sites

 

Birthdate Calculator

WorldGenWeb.org 

FamilySearch Wiki for Kansas 

Linkpendium for Washington County Kansas 

Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild

U.S. National Archives & Records Administration