Local Genealogical Societies
Topeka Genealogical Society
Includes a variety of events and special interest groups (DNA, genealogy software, etc.)
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Historical Societies
Clay County Museum and Historical Society
The museum is located in Liberty, MO. The site has an audio description of its artifacts as well as a newsletter.
Historical Societies
Platte County Historical and Genealogical Society
The Ben Ferrell Museum Library has a collection of books on Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee where many Platte County residents originated. It also has many donated family histories and Platte County newspapers on microfilm.
Historical Societies
Clay County Archives
From their mission statment: “To procure, preserve, restore, maintain, study, and promote manuscripts, instruments, records, charters, evidence, and documents of a public or private nature which may have statistical, legal or historical significance to Clay County, Missouri, its government or residents, or such documents as might be desirable to the association and to encourage public interest therein.”
Located in Liberty, MO.
Digital Archives
250+ Killer Digital Libraries and Archives
As you scroll down the page, the U.S. states are listed alphabetically. Each state lists what it has digitized in terms of information pertaining to that state.
Digital Archives
Chronicling America
This is the Library of Congress’ collection of digitized newspapers. Use the “advanced search” feature for greater help. If the town you are researching is not listed, find a town newspaper nearby that might also include it.
Digital Archives
Midcontinent Public Library
Under “Online Information/Research databases/Genealogy” you will find Heritage Quest (a list of all US Census records by census year and indexed, city directories and other helpful features), Newspaper.com (many newspapers from around the U.S.), Fold3 (military records) and Digital Sanborn Maps to name a few. You will need your library card number to log-in. Inside a branch library you can also access Ancestry.com. .
Digital Archives
Historical Newspapers On Line
The University of Pennsylvania’s Historical Newspapers on-line lists over 25 free sites, many of them in Pennsylvania.
Digital Archives
Lawson Research
Leslie Lawson is a forensic genealogist who lives in the Portland, Oregon, area. Her site lists all of the states and by clicking on the name of the state you can see their resources, both digital and archival. If a site has a fee, it is so listed.