Dickinson County, Kansas

Information provided by McPherson County Old Mill Museum
120 Mill Street, Lindsborg, KS

Abilene Public Library
209 NW 4th (4th and Broadway)
Abilene, KS 67410     (785) 263-3082
Hours: Mon, Tues, Wed 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Thu 4:00 - 7:00 p.m., Fri 9:30 a.m.-5:00 
     p.m., Sat 9:30 a.m.- 4:00p.m.
Abilene Newspapers 1870-1942 (to 1972 by end of 1996)
DAR Notebook - Early settlers-Dickinson County

Dickinson County Heritage Center
412 S. Campbell
ABilene, KS 67410     (785) 263-2681
Hours: Mon-fri 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Obituaries, Countty census, City directories, Marriage records 1861-1913
Family Histories, County Tax records, County Probte records
Newspapers on microfiulm:
Abilene:     Advocate 1932
     Chronicle (weekly)     1881-1891
     Democrat               Nov 1880-Mar 1882
     Little Sand Pounder    Aug 14-Nov 30, 1886  
     Reflector (weekly)     1883-1886, 192-1935
     Republican             Nov 12-Dec 17, 1888
     Union Labor Banner     Oct 5-Dec 14, 1888
Also, limited newspapers for the following towns in Dickinson County:
     Banner City, Carlton, Detroit, Dillon, Enterprise, Herington, Hope, Navarre, 
     Solomon, and Woodbine  

Tri-County Historical Museum
800 South Broadway
Herington, KS 67449     (785) 258-2842     e-mail: trimusda@ikansas.com 
Hours: Summer (Memorial Day-Labor Day) M-F: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
       Winter (Labor Day - Memorial Day) M-F: 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Marion, Morris and Dickcinson Counties History; Obituaries; genealogical information.
Herington High School Yearbooks, information on schools and area churches
Lutheran Church Records on microfilm
Newspapers on microfilm:
     Herington Newspapers     Dec 1884-Aug 1996
     Hope newspapers          Feb 1885-Dec 1979
Cemetery Records and misc family histories
Kansas History books and periodicals, information on surrounding communities