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Kansas City Jewish Community Digital Archive

Historical documents, newspapers and images related to congregations, Jewish organizations and other areas of Jewish life in the Kansas City area. Includes digitized copies of The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle digitized from Johnson County Library's collection.

Memory Lab

Presented by Johnson County Genealogical Society, the Memory Lab provides equipment for the public to digitize photos, negatives, slides, movies, VHS,  and documents and to transfer them to digital formats. The Memory Lab is located in the Genealogy area of the Central Resource Library.

Johnson County Post

Local news covering schools, government, business, events and more in Johnson County, Kansas.

MedlinePlus en español

MedlinePlus es un servicio informativo de salud para pacientes, familiares y amigos. Es producido por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina de Estados Unidos. Este sitio web incluye artículos de NIH MedlinePlus Revista.

A health information resource for patients and their family and friends, produced by the National Library of Medicine. Includes access to the online NIH MedlinePlus Magazine in Spanish.

Genealogy Special Interest Groups

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.

  • Family Tree Maker Software
  • Roots Magic Software
  • Legacy Family Tree Software 
  • FamilySearch.org
  • DNA & Genetic Genealogy
  • Writing Your Family History
  • Digital Scrapbooking Irish Genealogy Research Group

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.

Community Matters Events

Check out our Community Matters events for community problem-solving and local politics.

Federal Trade Commission Consumer Information: Identity Theft

The Federal Trade Commission provides a one-stop resource for identify theft victims to report and recover from identity theft.

American Physical Society Journals (In-Library Use Only)

The latest peer-reviewed research published in the Physical Review journals from the American Physical Society.

Federal Trade Commission Consumer Information: Scam Alerts

The Federal Trade Commission works to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive practices in the marketplace.  It provides information and education on a range of personal finance-related topics, including alerts about scams!

Johnson County AIMS Online Mapping

Johnson County's Automated Information Mapping System (AIMS) Online Mapping integrates a variety of data compiled from public deeds, plats, tax records and other public records into a map interface.

Kansas Statutes

The laws of the State of Kansas.

Kansas Judicial Council Forms

Selection of Kansas Court Forms curated by Kansas Judicial Council including coverage on divorce, child support, civil actions, juvenile offender, probate and more.

Johnson County District Court Forms

Kansas Court Forms curated by the Johnson County Law Library covering divorce, name change and more.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a U.S. government agency that makes sure banks, lenders, and other financial companies treat you fairly."

Kansas Memory

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

MoneyGeek.com

MoneyGeek.com draws from the knowledge of multiple finance experts on a variety of topics: mortgages, education and careers, business loans, credit cards, insurance, financial planning, family and living and more.

Money Smart KC

Money Smart KC offers comprehensive website with information on a wealth of financial topics. Find links to local and national experts as well as live support and events in and around Kansas City.

Khan Academy

Khan Academy provides a free world-class education for anyone everywhere on topics like math, science, history, economics, humanities, programming and test prep.

FamilySearch

Historical records and images for genealogy research, maintained by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Publicly searchable from anywhere. Some collections have access limitations.

Additional in-library use: Johnson County Library is now a FamilySearch Affiliate Library! Visit any Library location for expanded access to FamilySearch records and images not available from home. User account required. Some collections are still restricted.

Local Help: Workforce Partnership

Free job search assistance services ranging from resume writing assistance and improving your interviewing skills to helping you focus on a career path.

MedlinePlus

The National Library of Medicine's health information for patients, their families and friends. Includes access to the online NIH MedlinePlus Magazine.

PubMed

More than 30 million citations and abstracts of biomedical and life sciences literature. Includes some links to free full-text articles. Maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information at the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

JoCoHistory Collections

Historical photographs, newspapers, maps and more documenting the people, places and organizations of Johnson County, Kansas, from the 19th century to the present.

JoCoHistory Obituary Index

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