| Old Fort Genealogical Society of Southeastern Kansas, Inc. |
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Hours: 1 to 4 pm
every day except
Sundays & Holidays
Located on the west side of the Memorial Hall in downtown Fort Scott.
The Old Fort Genealogical Society is a not-for-profit corporation that is dedicated to preserving the history of our families and our communities.
All donations to the library are tax deductible, and they are greatly appreciated.
Dues are $15.00 per calendar year with an additional $2.00 for each additional member who resides in the same household. This price includes three issues of the "Old Fort Log" for the year of membership.
The OFGS library is located at 3rd and National, on the west side of Memorial Hall Building in downtown Fort Scott. Visitors and researchers are always welcome.
OFGS Council meets at 10:00 a.m., the 4th Tuesday of each month. Regular meetings to be announced.
Members, visitors and researchers are always welcome to use the library.
Research Request Guidelines
Research Sources in OFGS Library
Kansas | Bourbon County |
Fort Scott
Card Files |
Census Records | Funeral Home Records |
Cemetery Records
Social Security |
Military Records | Telephone Directory |
Newspaper Microfilm | Miscellaneous
Cemtery Books (available for purchase)
Index to Old Fort Log
- Kansas
- Mortality Schedules 1860-70-80
- Kansas Gazetteer 1878 - 1894
- Andres History of Kansas - Indexed
- Forts of Fort Scott & Index
- The Why of Fort Scott
- Bourbon County
- Birth Records 1911 - 1989 (A few earlier records.)
- Death Records 1911 - 1989 (A few earlier records.)
- Marriage Index 1855 - 1902
- Naturalization Papers Index
- Probate Index
- Civil Court Index
- Index to Register of Deed Affidavit's
- 1887 Illustrated Atlas & Index
- Bourbon County Atlas 1920-1978
- Robley's History of Kansas - Indexed
- Footprints of Bourbon County & Index
- School Records
- Old Fort Log Index
- Fort Scott
- 1912 City Atlas
- City Directories - 1865 and up
- School Annuals
- Records from churches, clubs, service organizations, etc.
- Forts of Fort Scott - Indexed
- Pictorial History of Fort Scott & index
- Goodlander Home Records
- Card Files
- Surname Index
- Ancestoral Index
- Research Queries
- Obituaries (since 1974)
- Births (since 1992)
- Miscellaneous - vertical files
- Census Records
- Federal —
1930
- Allen Co., KS 1930
- Bourbon Co., KS 1860 - 1930
- Cherokee Co., KS 1930
- Crawford Co., KS 1870 - 1930
- Linn Co., KS 1860 - 1930
- Vernon Co., MO 1860 - 1930
- Census for several states
- Kansas
- Territorial 1855 - 1959
- Agricultural 1865 - 1925
- Funeral Home Records
- Cheney-Witt Memorial Chapel
- Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home
- Earl's Memorial Home
- John T. Else Mortuary
- Cemetery Records
- Allen County, KS
- Bourbon County, KS
- Cherokee County, KS
- Crawford County, KS
- Neosho County, KS
- Pawnee County, KS
- Bates County, MO
- Vernon County, MO
- Missouri Cemeteries, misc.
- Mercer County, OH
- Social Security
- Military Records
- Civil War - Kansas Adjutant General's Report & Index
- Bourbon Co., KS WWII Registration
- Vernon Co., MO WWII Registration
- DAR Books
- Kansas State Militia Index 1861 - 1975
- Muster Roll of Bourbon County, KS
Ex-Service Men, Civil War & WWI
- 1890 Veteran Census - microfiche
- Index to Military Graves
- Linn and Bourbon Counties, Kansas
- Bates, Barton, Vernon and Neosho Counties, Missouri
- Soldiers at War 1861/66, Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois
- Telephone Directory
- United States - 1995 - CD
- Newspaper Microfilm Newspaper collection is not complete
- Bronson, KS 1882 - 1925
- Fort Scott, KS 1858 - 2002
- Fulton, KS 1884 - 1934
- Garland, KS 1886 - 1906
- Hiattville, KS 1892 - 1910
- Mapleton, KS 1887 - 1923
- Uniontown, KS 1882 - 1942
- Miscellaneous
- Ancestoral Records
- Colonial Records
- Family Histories
- Maps
- Query File, Indexed
- Reference Books
- Instruction Books
- Research Forms
- Various State Books & Fische
- Cemetery Books (Available for Purchase)
- Barnesville Cemetery
- Bronson Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
- Chapel Grove Cemetery
- Clarksburg Cemetery
- Dayton Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
- Hiattville & Hiattville Catholic Cemetery
- Large/Pleasant View Cemetery
- Lath Branch Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- Mapleton Cemetery
- Marmaton Cemetery
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
- Mt. Orum Cemetery
- Marion/Paint Creek Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
- Uniontown Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
- West Liberty Cemetery
- West Plains Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
- Seldom Used/Abandoned Cemeteries - this book contains 47 small cemteries
For more information, contact:
Old Fort Genealogical Society of Southeastern Kansas,
Inc.
At 3rd & National (entrance on the west side of the Memorial Hall)
PO Box 786
Fort Scott, KS 66701
(620) 223-3300
Email contact -- ofgs@pbxmail.com
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Last updated 11/29/09
