Jackson County Historical Society, Links

JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
"Preserving the past . . . to serve the future"

Other Links of Interest

For more information on the current Holton or Jackson County area check out these links:
holtonks.net | holtonks.net/city
jacksoncountykansas.com | jackson.kansasgov.com

Here are some other sites that you might find of interest for researching genealogy, cemeteries, Kansas history, newspapers and so much more.

Our neighboring counties:

Atchison http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/atchison/index.html
Brown http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/brown/index.html
e-mail for the Brown County Genealogical Society: bcgs@jbntelco.com
Jefferson http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/jefferso/index.html
Nemaha http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/nemaha/index.html
- Bancroft Depot Museum
Pottawatomie http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/pottawat/index.html
Shawnee http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/shawnee/index.html

Are you a beginner in genealogy ? Cyndi's list includes a beginner section: http://www.cyndislist.com/.beginner.htm

Also see:
http://www.geneaolgy.com/genhelp.html
http://www.rootsweb.com/
http://wwwkshs.org/geneaolgists/links.htm

We believe Cyndi's list to be the best all-around place to start online, For Kansas see: http://www.cydilist.com/ks.htm

Other Kansas records: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ks/ksflies.htm and http://skyways.lib.ks.us

Biographies
Historical and biographical sketches from Pottawatomie and Nemaha Counties, KS, under "Old Settlers Tales" http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/settlers.htm

Search for books available through the Associated Topeka Libraries.
Automated System: http://lib.wuacc.edu/
More books: http://www.skyways.org/KSL/

Cemeteries-Kansas (many of these links include some Jackson County cemeteries)
For list of Jackson County cemeteries, see:
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/mhgs/cememteries.htm
Cemeteries in Kansas, 1906:
http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/vital/cemetery/kansas/
AHGP Kansas Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project:
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/cemetery/kansas/
Kansas Cemetery Transcriptions:
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/kansas.htm
Kansas Obituary and Cemetery Links:
http://www.obitlinkspage.com/obit/ks.htm
Kansas Cemeteries:
http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/ks.html
Kansas Cemetery Inscription Search:
http://www.obitcentral.com/cemsearch/ks-cem.htm
Cemeteries of Kansas:
http://www.interment.net/us/ks/index.htm
Kansas, the Tombstone Inscription Project:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/kanssa/kansas.html
Kansas Cemetery Mailing List:
Http://www.rootsweb.com/~kscemete/kscem.htm
Kansas Cemeteries:
http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-KS-NDX.html
Cemeteries of the United States (including Kansas)
http://www.kandj.net/~kim/dontknow.html
Cemetery Online- Kansas Cemeteries:
http://www.sadnews.net/USstate/ks.htm

http://helplist.org/usa/ks.shtml
List of genealogy volunteers world wide.
http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/ks.html
http://interment.net
Cemetery transcription records
- http://www.interment.net/us/ks/index.htm
http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/vital/
The State of Kansas started keeping birth and death certificates after 1 July 1911. See this link for how to request those records.
http://www.kshs.org
The Kansas State Historical Society in Topeka, Kansas. Among their info is a listing of numerous genealogy links.
http://www.ku.edu/kansas/medicine/okcem.html
http://www.lasr.net/leisure/kansas/specialty/cemeteries/
http://lib.wuacc.edu/
Washburn University, on-line catalog of the Associated Topeka Libraries Automated System
http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/KS/index.html
http://www.obitcentral.com/cemsearch/ks-cem.htm
Contains inscriptions from several KS cemeteries.
http://www.obitlinkspage.com/obit/ks.htm
http://www.rootsweb.com/
http://www.sadnews.net/USstate/ks.htm
http://skyways.lib.ks.us
A Service of the Kansas State Library. Info and links to Kansas towns and cities, libraries, education, government, +
- http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1878
  Kansas State Board of Agriculture Report. History of schools, churches, geology, population, crops, maps, +
- http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives
  Select "Old Settlers Tales" to read historical and biographical sketches from Pottawatomie and Nemaha Counties, KS
- http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/mhgs/cemeteries
  List of cemeteries in Kansas, gives directions to locate them. Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society, Wichita, KS
- http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/pioneers/index.html
  A list of Kansas settlers compiled from networkers doing genealogical and historical research. The list continues to grow as more computer users and historians become aware of its existence.
- http://skyways.lib.ks.us/museums
  A list of Kansas museums, by city.
http://www.tgstopeka.org/
Topeka Genealogical Society
http://history.cc.ukans.edu/heritage/kshistory/index.html
Kansas history web sites
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ks/state/
- http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/cemetery/kansas/
http://wb.kumc.edu:8080/~ksgenweb
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.jackson

Link to Home Page
Jackson County Historical Society
216 New York Avenue
Holton, KS 66416

Non-profit 501(C)(3) | e-mail: jacohistsoc@gmail.com
Museum Phone: 785-364-2087 or Phone: 785-364-4991