Explore more than 40,000 historical photographs and maps documenting the people, places and organizations of Johnson County, Kansas from the 19th century to the present.

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Transcriptions and photos of gravestones from most cemeteries in Johnson County and some in Douglas and Franklin County. Searchable by surname, the site also features detailed information about each cemetery, selected family trees and a list of veterans buried throughout the county.

Citations for obituaries from local newspapers dating from the late 19th century to the present.

Full articles from many Kansas City and regional newspapers.

Flip through full-page images of The Kansas City Star.

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Primary source documents from Kansas history from 1854 - 1865.

Explore digitized primary sources covering a wide range of topics from the Kansas Historical Society.

Full-text coverage of the Olathe News from December 2006 to 2015.