Local History

To learn more about a specific genealogy topic or area of interest, consider joining one of these special interest groups which meet regularly via Zoom and are free to the public.

•    Genealogy Newbie Group
•    Family Tree Maker Software
•    Roots Magic Software
•    Legacy Software 
•    FamilySearch.com 
•    Irish Special Interest Group
•    DNA & Genetic Genealogy
•    Writing Group
•    Genealogy Scrapbooking

For questions or more information on the Johnson County Genealogical Society and items listed above, or to sign up for notifications, email info@jcgsks.org or visit their website.

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.

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.