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A standard history of Kansas and Kansans (1918)

A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, written and compiled by William E. Connelley, published in 1918. Biography index prepared by Carolyn Ward, instructor from USD 508, Baxter Springs Middle School, Baxter Springs, Kansas. Volumes 1 and 2 contain the history of Kansas. Volumes 3, 4, and 5 contain biographies of the people of Kansas.

Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy

GenDisasters.com - Events That Touched Our Ancestor's Lives - Kansas

GenDisasters.com, chronicles the events that touched our ancestors' lives - train wrecks, fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, storms, mining explosions, ship wrecks, drownings, and accidents. Transcribed newspaper accounts, excerpts from historical books and photographs detail hundreds of life's tragedies that our ancestors' endured, from the 1800s to the 1950s. New material is being transcribed and added daily. Searchable. [The original link is gone. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]

House History Checklist

From the Kansas Historical Society.

Kansas Ghost Towns Index

Ghost Towns Of Kansas in partnership with American History & Genealogy Project, AHGP, & USA Ghost Towns.

Kansas Historic Markers

The first of these historical markers was erected in 1938, and this program to mark historical sites continues into the 21st century.

Kansas History Timeline

Kansas One Room School House Project

National & State Registers

Kansas. The National Register of Historic Places and Register of Historic Kansas Places honors the state's historic properties.

Old West Kansas

Territorial Kansas Online

A virtual repository for Territorial Kansas History, 1854-1861. Explore the turbulent times of "Bleeding Kansas." Hundreds of personal letters, diaries, photos, and maps bring to life the settling of Kansas during the fierce debate over slavery.

Territorial Kansas Online 1854-1861

Hundreds of personal letters, diaries, photos, and maps bring to life the settling of Kansas during the fierce debate over slavery.

The Kansas History Gateway

William G. Cutler's