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• Who Are We ....Unidentified Photos with Cowley Co. connections 
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• Cowley County Surnames 
• Cowley County Cemeteries 
• Woman Seeks Help With Cemeteries - Karen Rodenbaugh
• Fighting to Save Local Cemeteries - what is being done
• Burden - Charm & Interesting People
• Saving Abandon County Cemeteries
• Uncovering the Past
• One Woman's Addication
• Family Endeavor
• Obituaries
• The Cowley County Heritage Book
• Old Photos 
• Families of Cowley Co.
• History of Towns
• Cowley County Churches
• Stone Bridges of Cowley County
• The 1883 Cowley County Pensioners List
• Rural Cowley County Schools
• Lutheran Children's Home
• East Central Cowley County Historical Society, Inc. 
• Census
  
  • 1900 Vernon Township
  • 1900 Walnut Township
• Old Newspaper Articles - transcibed by Mary Ann Wortman
• Medearis Ledger of Marriages & Funerals
• Obituaries in the Winfield Courier
• Obituaries in The Arkansas City Traveler:
• Township Maps: 
• Cowley County Queries 
  • VIEW & POST NEW Cowley County Queries
  • View Past Queries
  • KSGenWeb Query Board.
  • Cowley County Message Board at RootsWeb
  
  

  ARKANSAS CITY ARTICLES OF INTEREST Firsts in Ark City .... from The Arkansas City Traveler The Arkansas City Canal ......from The Arkansas City Traveler by Heather Ferguson ....bottom picture by Donita Clausen

  
  
  Kansas Cemeteries with map links at  EPODUNK.COM.
  Researchers helping Researchers at
  Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness
  Sources for Local Information
  • The Books of Cowley County
  • William G. Cutler's History of the State of KS: COWLEY COUNTY.
  • Sites with Cowley County History and People 
  • Cowley County Genealogical Society
           1518 East 12th, Winfield, KS 67156
           PH 620-221-4591
    CCGS has cemetery information and newspaper obituaries for years 1969-2002. Also early marriage, birth and death information.
  • Cherokee Strip Land Rush Museum       museum@arkcity.org
        PO Box 778 * Arkansas City, KS 67005 * FAX 620-441-4332 * PH# 620-442-6750
        Located 1.6 miles south of intersection US 166 (Madison) & US 177 (Summit)
       The museum has cemetery burials & newspaper obits provided by The CCGS
       Hours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Tuesday - Saturday and 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. on Sunday
  • Cowley County Historical Society Museum
    The museum is open 10-4 Tues.-Sat. 1-4 Sun, closed Mondays untill Aug. 20. After that we are open 1-4 Tues.-Sun., closed Monday. Email: cchsm@iwinfield.net
    We have a large library of geneology information including grave yard registrations.
    Bruce Hedrick, Director ........ 620-221-4811        
  • Cowley County Courthouse
    311 E 9th, Winfield, Kansas 67156.
    Located 2 blocks E from the corner of Main Street (US 77) & 9th Avenue (US 160)
  • District Court - 620-221-5470 or 620-441-4520
  • Probate Court - 620-221-5471 or 620-441-4521 Marriage Records
  • Registrar of Deeds - 620-221-5460 or 620-441-4560
  • County Clerks Office - 620-221-5400
  • Ark City Home Page
  • Ark City Public Library
  • Ark City Chamber of Commerce    chamberinfo@arkcity.org
    106 S. Summit * Ark City, KS * Ph# 620-442-0236
  • Convention & Visitor Bureau   cvbdirection@arkcityorg
    Address same as Ark City Chamber of Commerce
  • City of Winfield Home Page
  • Winfield Public Library - library@wpl.org
    605 College
    Winfield, Ks. 67156
    PH# 620-221-4470
  • Cowley County
  • Cowley County Community College
  • Southwestern College, Winfield
  
  
  

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  Online Searchable Death Indexes & Records 
  Kansas Links
  • Saving Graves.....Kansas page 
  • Kansas Master County Index: Lists every county in the state.
  • Kansas Unknown Counties Page: List of queries without a county designation.
  • Vital Statistics Department  Birth & Death certificates
    Landon State Office Building
    900 S.W. Jackson
    Topeka, Kansas 66612-2221
    785-296-1400 - Call for request instructions
  • Kansas Genealogical Society
  • The Kansas State Library
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