| Genealogy at the Johnson County Library |
| The Johnson County Library provides genealogy resources such as books, periodicals, and microfilm as well as online databases and Internet sites to assist patrons with family history research. Genealogy programs are also held at the Library throughout the year.
Check out the newly-accessible Johnson County Obituary Index! Created by Library staff and Genealogy volunteers, the index is a part of JoCoHistory.net and provides users the opportunity to request reprints of specific notices. Currently a work in progress, the index contains citations for surnames through the letter H - check back for updates as we make our way through the alphabet! If we haven't reached a surname you're researching, we are always glad to check the paper files and send you what we find - just contact us by email at jclref@jocolibrary.org or by phone at 913-495-9100.
Subscribe to our monthly Genealogy e-newsletter! It will provide you with up-to-date information about resources, programs, and meetings, all in the convenience of your e-mail inbox! |
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Genealogy Databases and Internet Sites
Use the online databases to find census information, military and immigration databases, obituaries, and more. Other Internet resources provide information on cemetery records, Ellis Island immigrants, the LDS collection, Vital Records offices, and much more.
Area research sites
Find information, such as locations, hours, and services provided by genealogy research sites in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Charts, forms, and guides
Download pedigree charts, family group records, and other forms used in genealogy research.
Books, periodicals, and microfilm
The Johnson County Library has many resources to help with genealogy research including atlases, maps, gazetteers, how-to books, source books, passenger lists and more.
| The Central Resource Library Genealogy collection includes census indexes, passenger lists, family histories, civil war records, and other resources valuable for genealogical research. Staff and genealogy volunteers are available to assist in this research at the Genealogy/Regional Reference Desk Monday through Friday, with additional assistance available at the Reference Desk.
Sources of special interest to genealogists are:- Obituaries from local newspapers for Johnson County, Kansas, residents from 1977 - present.
- Federal and State Census records for Johnson County, Kansas, 1855-1925, on microfilm.
- Ancestry Library Edition, a collection of over 3,000 genealogical databases, including digitized reproductions of pages from the Federal Census.
- HeritageQuest Online, an additional access to federal census information, in addition to 25,000 full-text genealogy books and the PERSI index to genealogy journals.
- Johnson County Genealogical Society, a non-profit organization open to all who are interested in genealogy and who share the Society's objectives. Meetings are held monthly (except December) at the Johnson County Central Resource Library. Find out more.
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