Genealogy and History
Research Available
258 S. Penn
Oberlin, KS 67749
785-475-2712
lirm@sbcglobal.net
Fees for research at the museum are:
$7/hr
$.25/copy from the microfilm reader or photocopy machine.
Plus Postage amount for mailing.
The staff is very friendly and helpful, and tries to get requests answered within the week. When emailing requests please be sure to be as specific as possible and include your mailing address since any information found will be mailed along with the amount owed. If NO information is found we will let you know via email.
Besides the information listed below we have vertical files of surnames already researched, information on towns past and present, cemeteries, obituary scrapbooks, and files on various subjects dealing with Decatur County. More extensive research can be done by the staff during the months of December thru March.
Microfilmed and Indexed Newspapers
DECATUR CENTER
Books
THE OFFICIAL ATLAS OF KANSAS-1887
THOMAS COUNTY THE EARLY YEARS-Bill James-1985
PRAIRIES AND PIONEERS-J. S. Bird-1931 (Atwood, Ks.)
LIFE ON A HOMESTEAD - By Allen E. Ecord-1982
SO THIS IS DRESDEN KANSAS-Flavius M. Foster
THE KINSLEY AND EDWARDS COUNTY CENTENNIAL-1973
LIFE ON THE KANSAS PLAINS-Leslie Linville
100 ANNIVERSARY OF THE LYLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH-1977
100 ANNIVERSARY OF THE ST. JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH-1986
75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-1955
THE UNITED CHURCH OF OBERLIN-1990
HERNDON COVENANT CHURCH-1987
65th ANNIVERSARY OF PRAIRIE CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH1969
A HISTORY OF' THE OBERLIN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH-Ruby
Diehl-1988
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A. N. SEE
LUND COVENANT CHURCH 100 YEARS OF SERVICE TO CHRIST-1992
1985 & 1990 DIRECTORY OF THE OBERLIN UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH AND PRAIRIE CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
IRA LAIDIG'S THESIS ON DECATUR COUNTY KANSAS-1941
A HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS-OF DECATUR COUNTY KANSAS
Katie Cornell-1940
POEMS BY E. E. VAN GUNDY- 1977 (this has some genealogy and
history also)
DECATUR COUNTY KANSAS-book committee-1983
DECATUR COUNTY THEN AND NOW-1960
BIG TIMBER (DECATUR COUNTY)-Lillian Shimmick and Harwod
Kolsky-1976
BOYHOOD MEMORIES OF EARLY DAYS IN HAWKEYE - l. O. Claar
SHERIDAN COUNTY KANSAS, A HISTORY OF FAITH AND LABOR- 2
volumes-book committee-1985
NORCATUR CENTENNIAL- Bicentennial effort headed by Ron
Temple-1986
A CENTURY OF LIVING, SELDEN, KANSAS- book committee-1988
A HISTORY OF LEOVILLE-by Lillian Heim and Mildred Barnett1981
THOMAS COUNTY LAND OF THE WINDMILLS-Thomas County Historical
Society-1976
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH, LEOVILLE, KANSAS-1985
GOLDEN HERITAGE OF THOMAS COUNTY KANSAS-Thomas County
Historical Society-1978
HISTORY OF RAWLINS COUNTY KANSAS-Rawlins County History
Book Committee-2 volumes-1988
JENNINGS CENTENNIAL-book committee-1988
HISTORY OF KEARNY COUNTY, KS.-Kearny County Historical
Society-2 volumes-1964
LOGAN COUNTY KANSAS-Logan County Historical Society-1986
A CENTURY OF LIVING, REXFORD, KANSAS CENTENNIAL-1988
MARVIN MEMORIES (GLADE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA)-1973
DUST ON THE SUNFLOWERS-(Cheyenne County)-Roy J. Weber-1983
THE MEASURE OF A MAN-(J. P. NOBLE)-Hazel Noble Bilderbeck
MOMENTS FROM HISTORY, LOGAN KS. CENTENNIAL-1971
A TIME TO REMEMBER, NORCATUR KS.-1976
NO STONE UNTURNED (descendants of Carl and Carolina Erickson,)
-Martha wreath Streeter-1989
LEAVENWORTH AND PIKES PEAK, 125TH ANNIVERSARY-Simon E.
Matson-1984
MY BOYHOOD YEARS ON A HOMESTEAD IN NORTHWEST KANSAS-Berty
Emahizer
GOLDEN GLEANINGS-Cecile LaSalle Beogher-1988
TIMES AND REMEMBRANCE, A KANSAS LEGACY-Bobbie A. Pray-1990
MCCOOK DAILY GAZETTE CENTENNIAL EDITION-1982
END GATE TELESCOPES-A. W. Erickson-1967
PIONEERING IN WESTERN KANSAS-Alva J. (Hudson) Kirkendall
HAND BOOK DECATUR COUNTY-1885
KANSAS IN NEWSPAPERS-Kansas State Historical Society-1963
DEVIZES (NORTON, CO.) -Charles Abernathy-1982
ON GROWING UP IN ABILENE KANSAS-Diane W. Malett-1992
EARLY PIONEER FAMILIES IN DECATUR COUNTY KANSAS-Lillian
Shimmick-1979
DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATION, NORCATUR, KANSAS-1961
EARLY NORTHWEST KANSAS HISTORY (SELDEN, KS. -1930'S
INDEX TO LAND PATENTS OF DECATUR COUNTY KANSAS-Decatur
County Genealogy Society, Inc.-1986
MY STORY- Rosa May Cress-1985
MEMOIRS OF OLD HAWKEYE-Amy Breithaupt Claar Rezner
CHEYENNE HOLE-Andrew Hogarth and Kim Vaughan-1991
TRAILS OF THE SMOKEY HILL-Wayne C. Lee and Howard C.
Raynesford-1980
SERVICE RECORD WORLD WAR I AND II OBERLIN, DECATUR COUNTY,
KS.-American Legion Post #70
HISTORY OF A ONE ROOM SCHOOL TEACHER, MRS. FERN
MOORE-Martha V. Olson-1993
DIRECTORY OF THE ALUMNI OF DECATUR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AND
OBERLIN HIGH SCHOOL-1931
DIRECTORY OF THE ALUMNI OF DECATUR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL-19571970-1980-1990-2000
DIRECTORY OF THE ALUMNI OF NORCATUR HIGH SCHOOL-1970
ATLAS OF RED WILLOW COUNTY IN NEBRASKA 1979-containing
maps, precincts, township directories, family histories, pictures of schools,
churches, families, articles of historical value.
STANDARD ATLAS DECATUR COUNTY KANSAS-1905-1921-1949
STANDARD ATLAS OF RAWLINS COUNTY KANSAS-1928
STANDARD ATLAS NORTON COUNTY KANSAS-1917
FAMILY
HISTORIES
These having been donated to the Museum
by researchers.
SIMONSEN-TING
SORENSEN (OF DENMARK)
WILLCOXON, SAMUEL
NITCHER, SARAH FRANCES
KATHKA, CORA BARRETT
ZWICKL, MICHAEL & MARIE
VOORHEES
BRUNK
SEILOFF, MARTIN & CAROLINE
COOK
DAY, MARTHA ANN
CARTER, DELLA KATHKA
SIMPSON, FRANK LAWRENCE
COBBS
BENTON
MCFARLAND
NELSON, PETER
MURPHY, MAVIS
LEAMAN
ANKENMAN
DEMPEWOLF
CORNWELL
JONES, JOSIAS
KERN HAZEL MILDRED FAMILY
ADDLEMAN
AMES
ARNOLD
BECKER, NETA F.
BELL-SHIRLEY
BLACKBURN, BENJAMINE & MARY HARTLEY FAMILY
BILDERBECK, NOBLE
BOBBITT & COMSTOCK
CILEK-ROHAN-HEILMAN-TACHA-HESS-PETRACEK FAMILIES
BROWN
BYSTROMS
CUSTER
CRAWFORD (2 BOOKS)
CRESS
DAY, WILBORN & MARGARET SALE
DRAKE
DRAKE, CIA UDE
ECKER
ERICSON, CARL & CAROLINE
DIBBLE-PERRY-AND ALLIED FAMILIES
HUNTER, JOSEPH AND JAGER
ECKER-GRILL
FLASKA
FORDS-CLAARS
FORRESTER-WILLIAMS
FOSTER, WILLIAM
FULTON
GARTON
GRISWOLD
HADLEY
HANCHETT
HOUSER
HULLS
JOHNSON, OTTO
JACKSON, GEORGE WASHINGTON
JOHNSON, PETER
JOHNSON, SARAH ANN OLDS
KOEHLERS EVERETT
KUMPS-BOBBITTS
KUMKENRENKEN
LAMONTS THOMAS
LASALLE, LEIGH & JOSIE
LATIMER
LOTKER, JOHN
LOVE-UFFORD
MCCUE FAMILY
MCCLAIN, ALETHEA & WALLACK
IMEL-MOLER-MLADEK-KREJCI
MARSHALL, O. S.
MARSHALL, M. L.
MOLER
MOLZEN
MYERS
PENN
RANDALL
REEVES, FLORA E.
STROINSKI-PANKASKIE-SCHROER-NEIMAN
RITTER-KRUSE-SCHROER
TANNER-BOGART
STRATTON-MUNGER
ROSENBERGER, ROBERT & MARGARET ANN
VALE-GARRETSON
TOLLE
VAVROCH
VERMILLION
VERNON
VORE
WHITE
WAUGH
KOLSKY-KRIZEK-PETRACEK-HESS-MACHART-VAVROCH
CRESS-HAHN
WORCESTER, LESTER & 0CTA MAY
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