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The Ark Valley Crossroads

A Quarterly Publication of The Wichita Genealogical Society

Each issue features the WGS Officers, Purpose and Policies, the Publishing Staff, Advertising Policy, Rates, and Contact. The President's letter, library acquisitions, games, notices of upcoming meetings, issue indexes, and material of only current interest has been deleted from the Table of Contents lists below.

COMPILED CONTENTS 1990-2006

Volume 1, Number 1 Spring 1990
Prairie Valley School Souvenir 9
Genealogical Tools (Newspaper Genealogical Columns) 10
News of the 1920 Census 11
Roster of Kansas Grand Army of the Republic 1909 12
A Story of Kansas Pioneers (Crimble-Martin) 18
It Happened in Kansas 27
Registered Voters of Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas (1902) 29
Remembering Ike 31
History of Walnut Valley Baptist Association 31
Halstead, Kansas School Report 1875-76 34
Ancestor Charts 35
Queries 37
Volume 1, Number 2 Fall 1990
Ordering Kansas Vital Statistics Records 49
Genealogical Tools (Directories) 50
A Story about Pioneers (Pierce Family) 51
It Happened In Kansas 59
Prima Facie Evidence 60
Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery, Butler Co., KS 63
Ebenezer Methodist Church History 66
A School of Eighty Years Ago 67
Registered Voters of Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas (1902) 68
Morris Center Cemetery, Sumner County, Kansas 72
Documenting Sources Consistently and Concisely 75
Ancestor Charts (Belt/Ruckle, Ward/True, et al) 77
Queries 80
Volume 2, Number 1 Spring 1991
So You'll Know 2
Kansas County Atlases: Ablah Library Holdings 5
Registered Voters of Wellington, Kansas 1906 10
Samuel Hays Shatters Some Old Kansas Traditions 14
Funeral Ledger #1, J. S. Maben Mortuary Severy, Kansas 17
A Treasured Craft Family Bible 23
Some Kansas Pioneers (Putnam/Baldwin/Corssen) 27
Ahnentafels/Compressed Pedigree Charts 31
Maple Grove Cemetery Interments 35
Genealogy: Handmaid of History 58
Volume 2, Number 2 Fall 1991
Early Elk County Birth Records 62
Registered Voters of Wellington, Kansas Second Ward 1906 (Continued) 77
Pages From the Beam Family Bible 82
Funeral Ledger #2, J. S. Maben Mortuary Severy Kansas ( Continued) 84
Ahnentafels/Compressed Pedigree Charts (Burnham, Coberly, Elisha, Finley, Latta, McCall, Olmstead, Pifher, Richardson, Riller, Scott, Strotkamp) 89
Queries 95
WGS News 95
Census Assistance 96
Satank, A Great Kiowa Chief 97
Genealogy: Geography & Maps 102
On Local Historical Societies. 103
Civil War Soldiers Index 105
Trace Your Roots With Tables (a reprint). 107
Volume 3, Number 1 Spring 1992
Satank, A Great Kiowa Chief, Part 2 2
Registered Voters of Wellington, Kansas: Third Ward 1906; Fifth Ward 1906 (Continued) 7
The Young--Corman Bible Records 15
Maple Grove Cemetery Interments (Continued) 17
Queries 29
WGS News 29
Early Elk County Birth Records (Continued) 33
Book Review: The American Addlemans 39
Funeral Ledger #3, J. S. Maben Mortuary Severy, Kansas (Continued) 40
A Peek at Early American Politics 50
Ahnentafels/Compressed Pedigree Charts 53
Membership Ancestor Chart 59
Oral History & You 60
Volume 3, Number 2 Fall 1992
My First Genealogical Research Trip 63
Registered Voters of Wellington, Kansas Third Ward 1906 (Continued) 68
Kline-Heil & Maurer-Riegel Bible Records 72
Electronic Records in the National Archives 74
Maple Grove Cemetery Interments (Continued) 75
Of Lost Bits, Bytes and Other Inedible Things 85
Index of Early Sumner County Naturalizations 86
WGS News 89
Early Elk County Birth Records, 1887 90
Book Review: On Growing Up in Abilene, Kansas 102
Union Soldiers Living in Mission Twp, Neosho Co., KS 103
English as a Second Language 105
Funeral Ledger, #4, J. S. Maben Mortuary Severy, Kansas (Continued) 106
Birth of SCSI 113
The War of 1917: Company M, 3rd Kansas Infantry 114
Neosho County Marriage Licenses 1878 116
Social Security Account Number Decode 118
Volume 4, Number 1 and Number 2 Jan/April 1993
In Memorium Rex Bird Finley ii
For Those Born Before 1945 (Some Interesting Facts) 2
Forgotten Settlers of Kansas/Territorial, Pioneer, or Early Settler Certificates 4
The Cherokee Strip 1993 Land Rush Centennial. 4
Congratulations: 50 Years of Adams History 5
Wichita Public Library Celebrates 5
Registered Voters of Wellington, KS: 4th Ward 1906 (O Z) 6
Early Elk County Birth Records (Oct/Nov 1887 continued) 8
Oregon Trail Project of Idaho 12
J. S. Maben Mortuary Records, Ledger #5, Entries #1 #62 Severy, Greenwood, KS 13
Place Names in Cowley County, Kansas 19
It Happened In Kansas, by F. A. Cooper 19
Newspaper Extractions, The Traveler, 1878, Cowley Co., KS 20
Andover Cemetery, Butler Co., KS; Headstone Recordings 23
Obituary Extractions, The Burns Citizen, 1926, Marion Co., KS 29
Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, KS, Interments 1900-1909, Leggett, T Palmer, W (Continued). 31
Query Corner 37
Compressed Ahnentafel Charts 39
Surname Index. 46
Ladies Home Journal Advertisement of 1890 53
Wichita Genealogical Society Membership listing 54
Volume 4, Number 3 Jul 1993
Volunteer 2
Early Elk County Birth Records (Nov 1887 continued) 8
J. S. Maben Mortuary Records, Ledger #5, Entries #63 #129 Severy, Greenwood, KS (continued) 12
Town Topics, Extractions from The Wichita Daily Beacon, 1898 18
Place Names in Cowley County, Kansas 19
It Happened In Kansas, by F. A. Cooper 19
Newspaper Extractions, The Traveler, 1878, Cowley Co., KS 20
Andover Cemetery, Butler Co., KS; Headstone Recordings (continued) 22
Obituary Extractions, The Burns Citizen, 1926, Marion Co., KS 29
Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, KS, Interments 1900-1909, Pardee, E Strode, G (Continued) 31
Query Corner 39
Our Readers Share -excerpts from other publications 41
Surname Index 44
Volume 4, Number 4 Oct 1993
In Memoriam Billie Deane Hoover Marvin. ii
Announcing. A Gift to the Lawton (OK) Public Library ii
Census Quirks and Clues 4
It Happened In Kansas, by F. A. Cooper 4
J. S. Maben Mortuary Records, Ledger #5, Entries #130 #164 Severy, Greenwood, KS (Continued) 5
Local News, Extractions from The Weekly Beacon, 1899 8
Newspaper Extractions, The Traveler, 1885 and 1902, Cowley Co., KS 9
Andover Cemetery, Butler Co., KS; Headstone Recordings (Continued) 11
Obituary Extractions, The Burns Citizen, 1926 and 1927, Marion Co.,KS 14
Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, KS, Interments 1900-1909, Strode, Gussie Zartman, P. (Continued) 16
Query Corner 22
Our Readers Share. (Researching Your German Ancestors in Kansas) 24
A Family Mystery. Explained at Last, by Miriam B. Field 25
Compton Bible Records 29
Compressed Ahnentafel Charts 31
Did You Know? 35
Surname Index. 39
Volume 5, Number 1 January 1994
Genealogical Beatitudes 4
Local News, Extractions from The Wichita Daily Beacon, 1908. 5
J. S. Maben Mortuary Records, Ledger #5, Entries #165 #195 Severy, Greenwood, KS (Continued) 6
Newspaper Extractions, The Traveler, 1885 and 1902, Cowley Co., KS 9
Andover Cemetery, Butler Co., KS; Headstone Recordings (Continued) 12
It Happened In Kansas, by F. A. Cooper 14
Obituary Extractions, The Burns Citizen, 1926 and 1927, Marion Co., KS 15
More Compton Bible Records 19
Heritage Quest Road Show Coming to Wichita 21
Query Corner 22
Compressed Ahnentafel Charts 24
Did You Know? 31
Surname Index 34
Volume 5, Number 2 April 1994
In Memoriam, Robert Holmes Hackney ii
Obituary of A Native Kansan Who Died in Texas, Frank O. Banks ii
Guide to the Wichita Public Library Genealogy & Local History Room 7
Local News, Extractions from The Wichita Daily Beacon, 1908 10
Our Readers Share. (1857 Voters List Allen County, KS) 12
($20 Buys Humboldt Site for 1857 German Settlers) 13
J. S. Maben Mortuary Records, Ledger #5, Entries #196-#245 Severy, Greenwood, KS (Continued) 14
Record of The Anderson Family From Scotland to Kansas via Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Indiana 18
Obituary Extractions, The Burns Citizen, 1927, Marion Co., KS 20
It Happened in Kansas, by F. A. Cooper 22
Newspaper Extractions, The Weekly Republican Traveler, 1902 (continued) 23
The Beginnings of a New Town, Arkansas City 24
Compressed Ahnentafel Charts 25
Query Corner 32
Reunion News 34
Surname Index. 37
Volume 5, Number 3 Jul 1994
Local News, Extractions from The Wichita Daily Beacon, 1900 6
Our Readers Share, Humboldt KS Veterans 8
Compu-Corner 9
Did You Know 10
Obituary Extractions, The Burns Citizen, 1927, Marion Co., KS 12
J. S. Maben Mortuary Records, Ledger #5, Entries #246-#267 Severy, Greenwood, KS (Continued) 14
Newspaper Extractions, The Weekly Republican Traveler, 1902 16
Researcher's Report 17
It Happened in Kansas, by F. A. Cooper 17
Finding your Native American Roots 18
Kansas Counties Atlases 19
Do We Have Your Ancestor Chart 20
Query Corner 21
Compressed Ahnentafel Charts 23
Surname Index. 32
Volume 5, Number 4 Oct 1994
Condolences: Lois Blundell Coats, Curtis Ewing Craft 2
Naturalization Records 2
Local News, Extractions from The Wichita Daily Beacon, 1900 8
Our Readers Share, Humboldt KS Veterans 10
J. S. Maben Mortuary Records, Ledger #5, Entries #268-#300 Severy, Greenwood, KS (continued) 12
Compu-Corner 15
Obituary Extractions, The Burns Citizen, 1927, Marion Co., KS 16
Newspaper Extractions, The Weekly Republican Traveler, 1902 . 18
It Happened in Kansas, by F. A. Cooper 19
Query Corner 21
Do We Have Your Ancestor Chart 22
Compressed Ahnentafel Charts 22
Surname Index 27
Volume 6, Number 1 Jan 1995
Local News, Extractions from The Wichita Daily Beacon, 1900 8
A Family Business--Wichita Cracker Company Chartered October 19,1896. 10
It Happened in Kansas 11
Our Readers Share. Kansas Veterans (Cont'd from Vol. 5, #4) 12
J. S. Maben Mortuary Records, Ledger #6, Entries #1-#31 Severy, Greenwood, KS (continued) 13
Compu-Corner 16
The Rest of the Story: Young and Corman Bible Entries 17
West Side Presbyterian Charter Members, 1888 18
Obituary Extractions, The Burns Citizen, 1927, Marion Co., KS 19
Newspaper Extractions, The Weekly Republican Traveler, 1902 . 22
Passengers on the Mayflower, Fortune, Anne, and Little James 25
Query Corner 28
Compressed Ahnentafel Charts 29
Surname Index 36
Volume 6, Number 2 April 1995
German Research in Depth. iii
The Oregon Trail Project iv
A Call for Help: Wanted Old Wichita Telephone Directories 3
Our Readers Share. Kansas Veterans (Continued) 4
Towanda Cemetery Records. 5
Compu-Corner 9
On Heuristic and Other Problem Solving Methods 11
J. S. Maben Mortuary Records, Ledger #6, Entries #32 #53 Severy, Greenwood, KS (Continued) 12
A Tribute The Late Mrs. Susan Startzman (1818-1884) 14
Obituary Extractions, The Burns Citizen, 1927, Marion Co., KS 17
Newspaper Extractions, The Weekly Republican Traveler, 1895 19
Newspaper Genealogical Columns 20
J. C. Morgan Saw Kansas' First Capitol Built 21
Query Corner 23
It Happened in Kansas 24
Compressed Ahnentafel Charts 25
Accelerate Your Genealogy Research 30
USGS Topographic Maps 30
Family Reunion News 31
Surname Index 33
New WGS Members, 1994 36
Volume 6, Number 3 Jul 1995
The Goose Story 3
Our Readers Share. Kansas Veterans (Cont'd from Vol. 6, #2) 4
Towanda Cemetery Records 5
Gladys, Kansas (Wichita) 9
J. S. Maben Mortuary Records, Ledger #6, Entries #54 #75 Severy, Greenwood, KS (Continued) 11
Obituary Extractions, The Burns Citizen, 1929, Marion Co., KS 13
Oliver Hartwell's Book, 1848 Bible 14
Bits and Pieces 18
It Happened in Kansas 21
Newspaper Extractions, The Weekly Republican Traveler, 1895/The (Burden) Eagle, 1904 22
United Spanish War Veterans 24
Query Corner 27
Compressed Ahnentafel Charts 28
Genealogy Buyers, Be Aware 33
Surname Index. 35
New WGS Members, 1994 38
Volume 6, Number 4 Oct 1995
In Sympathy, Lee Weaver 2
Our Readers Share. Bradley Memorial, Calculate a Birth Date 8
Maben Mortuary Records, Ledger #6, Entries #75 #110 Severy, Greenwood, KS (Continued) 9
It Happened in Kansas 12
United Spanish War Veterans (Continued) 13
Towanda Cemetery Records 17
Old German Newspaper Offers A History of Humboldt, KS 20
Newspaper Extractions, The Weekly Republican Traveler, 1895/The (Burden) Eagle, 1904 22
Query Corner 24
Compressed Ahnentafel Charts 26
Surname Index 30
New WGS Members, 1994 34
Volume 7, Number 1 Feb 1996
In Sympathy: Joya Willits, Gilbert E. Fry 2
Crossroads Book Review 12
Crossroads to Computing 13
United Spanish War Veterans (Continued) 15
It Happened in Kansas 18
Our Readers Share 19
Don't Let A Wild Surge Hurt Your Computer 20
Towanda Cemetery Records 21
Query Corner 24
Maben Mortuary Records, Ledger #6, Entries #111 #132 Severy, Greenwood, KS (Continued) 25
Newspaper Extractions, The Weekly Republican Traveler, 1900 Arkansas City, Cowley, KS 27
Found In Other Publications 29
How Do You Organize Your Research? 30
Compressed Ahnentafel Charts 32
Quarterly Exchanges 34
Tennessee Easing Restrictions on Some Adoption Records 36
Surname Index 37
Volume 7, Number 2 May, 1996
In Sympathy: Robert Allen Ross, Marian A. Burnett Prieb 2
It Happened in Kansas 6
Crossroads to Computing 7
Towanda Cemetery Records 8
Excerpts from The Burns Citizen, 1917 11
Maben Mortuary Records, Ledger #6, Entries #133 #167 Severy, Greenwood, KS (continued) 14
Newspaper Extractions, The Dexter Dispatch, 1913 Dexter, Cowley, KS 18
Our Readers Share: 1921 Baby Pictures 22
Query Corner 23
Good Luck, But Not Good Bye 26
Compressed Ahnentafel Charts 29
Reunion News 32
Surname Index 34
Volume 7, Number 3 Jul, 1996
In Sympathy: Howard W. Joyner, Gwen Harper 2
It Happened in Kansas 11
Crossroads to Computing. 12
Towanda Cemetery Records 13
Excerpts from The Burns Citizen, 1917 16
Maben Mortuary Records, Ledger #6, Entries #168 #1__ Severy, Greenwood, KS (continued) 18
Newspaper Extractions, The Dexter Dispatch, 1914 Dexter, Cowley, KS 20
Our Readers Share: A Research Tip 22
Bits and Pieces -Native American Tribal Names 23
Query Corner 24
Compressed Ahnentafel Charts 27
Surname Index 31
New WGS Members, 1996 34
Volume 7, Number 4 October, 1996
In Sympathy (Kenneth Noyce & Richard Allen McFarren) 2
Crossroads to Computing 11
Towanda Cemetery Records 12
Excerpts from The Burns Citizen, 1917 15
Maben Mortuary Record, [Severy, KS] Ledger 6, Entries 186-200 18
A Rewarding Trip to Nebraska 20
Now and Then 21
Local News Briefs, Wichita Daily Beacon, November 1, 1900 22
Worthy of Reprint, National Society of Daughter of the Union 1861-1865, Inc 23
Newspaper Extractions, The Dexter Dispatch, [Dexter, KS] 1914 24
Query Corner 26
Our Readers Share [J. W. Barber of Atchison Co., KS] 29
It Happened in Kansas 30
Surname Index 32
Volume 8, Number 1 January, 1997
In Sympathy [Scott Scheuerman] 2
PBS to Air ANCESTORS Television Series 2
Norweigan Help 2
Towanda Cemetery Records 7
Newspaper Extractions, Dexter, Cowley, KS [1919] 11
Crossroads to Computing 13
Tips and Tidbits 14
It Happened in Kansas 15
Query Corner 16
Compressed Ahnentafel Charts 20
New WGS Members 33
Surname Index 34
Volume 8, Number 2 April, 1997
Acquisitions in the Genealogy Department, WPL 2
Towanda Cemetery Interments 5
Newspaper Extractions, The Dexter Tribune, Cowley Co., KS 1926 8
From the Mail Box 11
Crossroads to Computing 12
J. S. Maben Mortuary Records [Severy, KS], Ledger 7, Entries 1-37 13
School Enrollments, Roses Hill, Butler Co., KS 1890, 1901, 1903,1908, 1911, 1915 17
It Happened in Kansas 18
Tips and Tidbits 19
Vital Statistics Reports, The Burns Citizen, 1919 20
Our Readers Share A Jetmore Reveille 23
Query Corner 24
Family Reunion News 28
New Book on German Research 28
Compressed Ahnentafel Charts 29
New WGS Members 38
Surname Index 39
Volume 8, Number 3 July, 1997
Towanda Cemetery Interments 6
Newspaper Extractions, The Dexter Tribune, Cowley Co., KS, 1926 9
Crossroads to Computing 12
J. S. Maben Mortuary Records [Severy, KS] Ledger 7, Entries 37-52 13
Tips and Tidbits 15
Vital Statistics Reports, The Burns Citizen, 1919 16
You Don't Say [Clifton & Vining, KS] 18
Skeen Family Bible Records 19
Query Corner 22
Our Readers Share [Squier/Nairn] 25
Can You Identify This Photograph? 25
The Beazer Farm 26
I'll Always Remember [Beazer] 27
Compressed Ahnentafel Charts 28
Family Reunion News 34
More Tidbits 34
Searching America's Church Roots, by Merah Holdeman 35
New WGS Members 38
Surname Index 38
Volume 8, Number 4 October, 1997
In Sympathy [Mrs. Peg Decker] 2
Before It's Too Late 2
Clifford Cemetery Interments, Butler County, KS 5
Newspaper Extractions, The Burden Times, 1921/2, Cowley Co., KS 8
Worthy of Reprint International Soundex Reunion Registry 11
Kansas State Historical Society Bus Trip 11
J. S. Maben Mortuary Records [Severy, KS] Ledger 7, Entries 53-68 12
Vital Statistics Report, The Ottawa Herald 14
Our Readers Share [Humor} 18
Bits and Pieces 19
Query Corner 20
Census Facts 22
Compressed Ahnentafel Charts 23
New WGS Members 26
Surname Index 27
Volume 9, Number 1 January, 1998
Celebrating 10 Years 2
Our Readers Share [Virginia Research Tip] 5
Clifford Cemetery Interments, Butler County, KS 6
Newspaper Extractions, Cowley County, KS [1925] 9
A Big Thank You to Volunteers 11
Crossroads to Computing 12
J. S. Maben Mortuary Records [Severy, KS] Ledger 7, Entries 69-94 13
Vital Statistics Reports, The Burns Citizen, 1925 16
From the Internet 18
Bits and Pieces 19
Query Corner 20
Compressed Ahnentafel Charts 21
WGS Charter Members, 1988 26
New WGS Members 28
Do You Get the Answers You Are Seeking 28
Surname Index 29
WGS Board Action 34
Treasurer's Report 34
Volume 9, Number 2 April, 1998
Celebrating 10 Years 2
Clifford Cemetery Interments, Butler County, KS 8
Newspaper Extractions, Cowley County, K S [1927] 11
Crossroads to Computing 14
Vital Statistics Reports, The Burns Citizen, 1921 15
From the Internet 18
From Our Readers [Research Tips AL, OK, Denmark] 19
Migration Trails 20
New York Research 23
Bits and Pieces 24
Query Corner 25
Compressed Ahnentafel Charts 28
Documentation 37
Treasurer's Report 38
New WGS Members 38
Surname Index 39
Volume 9, Number 3 July, 1998
Help! And Where to find it. 6
Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery Interments, Butler County, KS 7
Newspaper Extractions, Cowley County, KS 10
Events Calendar 13
Vital Statistics Reports, The BurnsCitizen, 1922 14
From the Internet 17
Bits and Pieces 18
Migration Trails 19
How Do You Organize Yhour Research 21
When Works Pass Into Public Domain 23
J. S. Maben Mortuary Records [Severy, KS] Ledger 7, Entries 95-119 24
Query Corner 27
Compressed Ahnentafel Charts 29
Space Planning at the National Archives and Records Administration 30
Treasurer's Report 31
The Elusive Ancestor 31
By-Laws 32
A Very Special Thank You 34
Surname Index 35
A Prayer for Longevity 40
Volume 9, Number 4 October, 1998
From Rootsweb 5
Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery Interments, Butler County, KS 6
Newspaper Extractions, Cowley County, KS [1937] 8
Vital Statistics Reports, The Burns Citizen, 1922 12
From the Internet 14
Bits and Pieces 15
Migration Trails 16
Query Corner 18
General History Tips 19
Surname Index 20
Treasurer's Report 24
Volume 10, Number 1 January, 1999
A Special Thank You 2
Reunion Announcement 2
In Sympathy [Rev. J. Winfred Stenholm] 2
I Want 8
Lone Star Cemetery Interments, Butler, KS 9
Newspaper Extractions, Cowley County, KS, 1939 12
Vital Statistics Reports, The Burns Citizen, Marion Co., KS, 1923 16
Excerpts from Letters to Genealogy Library Research Department 18
Bits and Pieces 19
Research in Southern States 20
Genealogy Humor 21
Query Corner 22
Compressed Ahnentafal Charts 24
Election Time 26
Treasurer's Report 27
Surname Index 28
Volume 10, Number 2 April, 1999
Special Announcements 2
Newspaper Extractions, The Burden Times, Cowley County, KS [1927] 10
LDS Family Search Website Test 12
Vital Statistics Reports, The Burns Citizen, Marion Co., KS [1923] 13
Research in the Southern States 16
A Successful Search 17
Lone Star Cemetery Interments, Butler County, KS 18
Query Corner 21
Kansas Birth Certificates Get New Look 22
Treasurer's Report 23
Colwich, Kansas Fact 24
Jacob Haughey of Cowskin Creek 25
Patricia Smith Ancestor Chart 26
Raymond Downing Ancestor Chart 27
Surname Index 28
Volume 10, Number 3 July, 1999
Special Announcements 2
Newspaper Extractions, The Burden Times, Cowley County, KS [1936] 6
WPL Card Catalog from Home 8
Vital Statistics Reports, The Burns Citizen, Marion Co., KS [1923] 9
Replace that 1890 Census! 11
Sedgwick County Makes Headlines 12
Pleasant View Cemetery Interments, Butler County, KS 13
Query Corner 17
Treasurer's Report 19
How to Find a Grave 21
Margaret Anderson Ancestor Chart 22
Mae's Family Reunion 23
Calculating Dates with the 8870 Formula 24
Surname Index 25
Volume 10, Number 4 October, 1999
Special Announcements 2
Proposed Bylaws Changes 13
Query Corner 21
Pleasant View Cemetery Interments, Butler County, KS 23
One Hundred Years Ago in Sedgwick County 27
Treasurer's Report 29
Volume 11, Number 1 January, 2000
Genealogical Beatitudes 2
Vital Statistics from the Burns Citizen, Burns, KS [1923] 11
Nominating Committee Report 14
Newspaper Extractions, Burden Times, Burden, KS [1936] 15
Zion Mennonite Cemetery Interments, Butler County, KS 19
In the Beginning: Early Law Practices in Wichita 24
Members of the Bar and Bench, 1913, Wichita, KS 26
Members of the Bar and Bench, 1922, Wichita, KS 27
Query Corner 28
Surname Index 30
Volume 11, Number 2 April, 2000
The Hamilton Hotel 6
Newspaper Extractions, Burden Times, Burden, KS [1941] 7
Maple Grove Cemetery Online 11
City of Hamburg, Port Records Online 12
Selected Survey Results (membership survey) 15
Karen Arnel, Four-Generation Ancestor Chart 16
Query Corner 17
Surname Index 19
Volume 11, Number 3 July, 2000
Taxes and Maps Aid Research 9
Dating Old Photos 9
Wichita Central Library Then and Now 10
Richard Rademacher Retires 11
Cemeteries and Tombstones 12
Sedgwick County Coroner Records 12
Ernest W. Crow, M.D. 12
Early History of the K. U. School of Medicine in Wichita 13
Beginning Genealogy Classes 15
German Police Records 15
Why Use School Records 15
Life in the 1500's 16
Tips from "When Your Ox Is in the Ditch" 17
Out-of-the-Area Publications Available at WPL 17
Where Does All the Money Go? 18
Kansas Farmer and Mail and Breeze 19
What Made Great-Grandpa Move? 23
Trip to Kansas State Historical Library 24-25
Rogues, Rascals, & Colorful Characters, Divorce & Court Cases 24
The Local History Room at WPL 26
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections 26
The Query Corner 27
Surname Index 28
Volume 11, Number 4 November, 2000
Flora Harriet Morton Breaks New Ground 7
Billions of Ancestors 10
Obituaries [Murrell, Nelson, McElderry, Halloran] 11
Preserving Holiday Traditions 12
Interview Elders to Preserve Family Memories 13
Don't Miss These Web Sites 14
Notes on Scottish Wills 14
J. S. Maben Mortuary Records [Severy, KS] 15
WPL Offers Genealogy on the Web Classes 18
Kansas Farmer and Mail & Breeze [C & D Surnames] 19
The 1930 Census 22
Registered Voters, First Ward, Wellington, KS 1907 23
Query Corner 25
Genealogical Insurance: Are You Ready for Disaster 26
Deaths recorded in The Burden Times [Cowley Co., KS] 28
Surname Index 31
But How Could They Go So Far? 32
Volume 12, Number 1 January, 2001
February General Meeting 2
Election of Officers for 2001 3
New Vertical File 4
Sedgwick County Medicine The Early Years 5
First Lady Dentist 7
Medical History in Sedgwick County Records 8
Doctor Registration Certificates 10
Nurse Registration Certificates 13
WPL Web Pages 16
Dr. Samuel J. Crumbine 17
His Name Was Fleming 17
Hospital Care Comes to Wichita 18
Dr. Andrew Fabrique 21
The Obstetric Records of Andrew H. Fabrique 23
Friendly Fever Clinic 28
Query Corner 28
Of Mules, Horses and Country Doctors 32
Unwed Mothers & Wichita's Booth Hospital 33
The Goat Gland Doctor 34
1930 Federal Census 35
Health Hints from 1902 35
Surname Index 36
Volume 12, Number 2 May 2001
"My Own Grandpa" 3
How to Tell You are Addicted to Genealogy 4
Automobile Owners Listing 5
The First Car in Wichita 7
J. S. Maben Mortuary Records 8
"Discovery" Letter 11
Registered Voters of Wellington, 2nd Ward, 1906 12
Dating Tombstones 14
Tombstone Rubbings 14
Genealogy or Mythology -Which Is It? 15
100 Years Ago in Sedgwick County 16
Kansas Farmer and Mail & Breeze: U Z 18
Surnames for Sale 20
You're Taking Genealogy Too Seriously If ... 20
The Elusive Ancestor 24
Query Corner 25
Tips and Tidbits 26
Surname Index 27
Volume 12, Number 3 August 2001
August General Meeting 2
Hello, Central? 5
Wichita's Early "Wheelers & Dealers" 6
Interesting Statistics 7
Kansas Farmer and Mail & Breeze [E & F] 8
Soldiers of the Great War 10
How Did Your Ancestors Live? 14
Research Trip to State Historical Society 15
Registered Voters of Wellington, 3rd Ward 1902 16
Figuring Birth Dates from Tombstones 22
Franklin Martin, Is He Yours? 23
Do You Have Washington Co, Arkansas Research 24
Collecting for the Future 24
Query Corner 25
Why We Have Trouble Finding Our Ancestors 26
An Actual Case for Proof of Land Ownership 26
Surname Index 27
Volume 12, Number 4 October 2001
November General Meeting 2
But Grandma Said Great Grandfather Fought for the 5
Kansas Prisoners of War at Camp Ford, Texas 1863-1865 7
1890 Special Federal Census of Union Veterans & Their Wives 15
Sedgwick County, Kansas 1883 List of Pensioners on the Roll 19
Query Corner 22
Wichita Public Library Acquisitions 23
Women in the Civil War 27
Index to Surnames 29
After Thoughts 31
Volume 13, Number 1 January 2002
February General Meeting 2
Sedgwick County Births 5
Early Wichita Schools 6
Early Wichita Churches 7
Did You Know That [facts about Wichita] 8
Red Beard vs. Rowdy Joe 8
How to Write Your Autobiography 9
Grammar School Graduation, 1908 11
Census Adoption Project Report 13
1918 “Liberty Class” of the Scottish Rite 14
Wichita Public Library Acquisitions 21
Report of the Nominating Committee 26
Mark Your Calendar for These Important Dates 26
Surname Index 27
Amos Prouty Family Trails 28
Volume 13, Number 2 May 2002
Honoring Heritage Farmers: May Meeting 2
Class of 1912 Commencement, Wichita High School 5
Commencement City High School, Wichita, 1899 6
Wichita High School Graduates, 1879-1893 7
Mount Carmel Academy Commencement, 1906 9
What's Happening on the WGS Web Page? 10
"Listening to the Prairie" Traveling Exhibit 11
When the 'Hopper Horde Invaded Wichita 12
What Did Your Pioneer Ancestors Face? 14
Wichita Public Library Acquisitions 15
If I Throw It Away, I'll Need It 17
Query Corner 19
Happenings of 100 Years Ago 20
WGS Isn't Just for Wichita Anymore! 21
Standards for Using Records, Repositories and Libraries 22
Surname Index 23
Volume 13, Number 3 July 2002
August General Meeting 2
Calendar of Events 4
The Brothers of the Ark Valley 5
Research Helps 9
World War I Burial Case Files 10
Genealogy Classes 10
Tips and Tidbits 11
What Do Those Initials Mean? 12
Registered Voters, First Ward, Wellington, KS, 1902 13
The Roman Empire and Space Shuttle Design 17
Common Names in the United States in 1790 18
Where Those Sayings Originated 18
Marriage Records of Sedgwick County, Kansas 1870-1872 19
Wichita Public Library Acquisitions 22
Naturalization Records 27
Sedgwick Coungy Naturalizations 1870-September 1906 28
Surname Index 30
Volume 13, Number 4 October 2002
November General Meeting 2
What’s in the 1930 Census for Me? 5
Marriage Records of Sedgwick County Kansas, 1873 7
Intermediate Genealogy Class 9
Telephone Subscribers of Wichita Kansas, 1894 10
Bus Trip to Topeka 13
In Sympathy 14
New Local Historian Arrives 14
Conflicting Information 14
Wichita Public Library Acquisitions 15
Missouri 1900 18
Surname Index 19
Volume 14, Number 1 January 2003
February General Meeting 2
Report of Nominating Committee 3
From the Editor’s Desk 4
Who Watched Wichita’s Money 5
Banks in Operation in 1920 7
Who Were These Bankers? 8
Remembering Mentholatum 11
Marriage Records of Sedgwick County, 1874 12
Wichita Public Library Acquisitions 15
Topics of the Town, January, 1903 18
Eighth Grade Graduates of Wichita, Kansas, 1910 20
Surname Index 23
Calendar of Events 24
Volume 14, Number 2 April, 2003
Knock, Knock! Who Was There? May Meeting 2
Pedigree Charts Needed 3
Top Ten Indicators You’re a Gene-Aholic 4
Basics of Native American Genealogy Research 5
KCGS 29th Annual Conference 5
Obituaries of Those Who Moved Away 6
What Does That Gravestone Tell You? 8
Law Enforcement in Early Wichita 10
Saloons, Gamblers and “Soiled Doves” 11
The Munger House 12
Roots Sequel: Trace the History of Your Home 13
Topics of the Town 100 Years Ago 14
What a Difference a Century Makes 15
Do You Have a Resident Ghost? 16
Sedgwick County Residents in 1892 (Andale Colwich) 17
Wichita Public Library Acquisitions 19
Fallen Firefighters 21
Wichita’s Fire Fighters 22
Surname Index 24
Volume 14, Number 3 July, 2003
August Meeting, “How to Write Your Family History” 2
We’re on the Map 3
Web Address 3
The Draper Manuscripts 5
Know Your Filby’s 7
Readers Respond 10
A Wonderful Source: The American-Genealogical-Biographical Index 11
Calendar of Future Events 11
Topics of the Town 100 Years Ago 12
Linage Societies in Kansas: The Colonial Dames of America 13
Sons of the American Revolution, Washington Chapter 15
Don’t Overlook Hidden Family Treasures 15
In Memoriam: Harold Decker and Al Witherspoon 16
1892 Directory for Derby, Furley, Garden Plain, Germania, Goddard & Haysville 18
Keep Those Memories 23
Volume 14, Number 4 October, 2003
November General Meeting 2
Preserving Your Family’s Memories 3
Scandinavian Immigrants to Sedgwick County 5
Recipe for Staying Young 10
Daughter, I Love You 11
Director of the City of Wichita, 1892 13
Delayed Birth Certificates 15
How to Make a Map More Usable 15
Census Taker Says What? 15
Sedgwick County: Name Origin 15
Eunice Sterling Chapter of the DAR 16
Query Corner 19
Topics of the Town 100 Years Ago 20
Wichita Public Library Acquisitions 21
Storage of Your Genealogical Research Papers 25
School Records in Genealogy 26
Pass It On --- Oral History and Your Child 26
Periodical Resource Index (PERSI) 27
Volume 15, Number 1 January, 2004
February Quarterly Meeting 2
Web Page News 3
Daughters of the American Revolution, Wichita Chapter 5
Query Corner 6
Report of the Nominating Committee 6
Scandinavian Immigrants to Towns in Several Counties near Sedgwick County, 1868-1903 7
Topics of the Town 100 Years Ago 14
Eighth Annual Directory of the City of Wichita for 1892 15
Class Roll of the Seniors of Wichita High School, 1914 17
National Genealogy Society Announces New Project 18
Genealogy Room is now the Wulfmeyer Center 19
Murphy’s Laws of Genealogy 19
Wichita Public Library Acquisitions 20
Calendar of Events for 2004 22
The Library Vertical Vile — a Treasure Chest of Local Information 23
Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference 24
Volume 15, Number 2 April, 2004
May General Meeting “Civil War in Kansas” 2
Topics of the Town 100 Years Ago 4
Masonic Home Burns 5
Kansas Masonic Home: A Work in Progress 8
Scandinavian Immigrants to Towns in Western Half of Kansas 9
Mark Your Calendars 14
Friendly Gables, a Detention Home for Girls 15
Wichita Public Library Acquisitions 17
Organizing Data and Putting It into Perspective 19
Tips for Successful Correspondence 19
KCGS Conference 19
Magnetic Photo Albums. . .The Heat Is On 20
Let’s Go To Salt Lake! 21
Forgotten Settlers of Kansas 22
Allen County Public Library Newsletter 22
Word Meanings of Court Documents 23
Volume 15, Number 3 July, 2004
Using Land Records (August General Meeting) 2
Topics of the Town 100 Years Ago 4
Scandinavian Immigrants to Towns in Saline County, Kansas 5
Who’s Who in Wichita in 1929 11
Wichita Barbers in 1888 13
Queries 14
Wichita Public Library Acquisitions 15
Martha Loving Ferrell Chapter, D.A.R. 17
The Territorial Papers of the United States 18
Mark Your Calendars 19
Do You Know These People? The Bailey Family 19
The Wichita Genealogical Society Bylaws 20
Your Personal Archives 24
Volume 15, Number 4 October, 2004
Topics of the Town 100 Years Ago (October 1904)
A Monument in Stone: Wichita’s “Old” City Hall 5
New-Deal Era Newspapers Now Available 8
Time Zones 8
Wichita Belle Draws Lucky No. 2 Homestead 9
Rexroad Ancestor Book Published 9
Who’s Who in Wichita, 1920 (D-H) 10
The “Census Taker” 13
Fremont Wood Would Like a Family 14
Genealogist’s Code of Ethics 14
1888 Sedgwick County Residents 15
Halloween’s Past and the Ghosts that Keep the Holiday Alive 18
Wichita Public Library Acquisitions 19
The Library Vertical File 21
Christmas in Kansas in the Lat 1800’s 22
Dead End Research Trip 22
The Flour Sack 23
Unscramble the Alphabet 24
Volume 16, Number 1 January, 2005
Research in the National Archives (February General Meeting) 2
Topics of the Town 100 Years Ago (January 1905) 4
Dirty Frank, Wichita’s Vagabond Lived a Checkered Life 5
Who’s Who in Wichita in 1929 6
Kansas Weather 8
Managing a Genealogy Project 9
Six-Shooters Once Used as Flyswatters in Wichita 10
What Hath Alex Haley Wrought? 11
1888 Sedgwick County Residents 12
Wichita Public Library Acquisitions 14
Donations to the Wichita Public Library’s Genealogy Collection 19
Slaves Names in Rare Record 20
Where Did These Words Go? 20
Autopsy Records 21
The Census Taker (repeat) 21
Irish Blessings for 2005 24
Volume 16, Number 2 April, 2005
Topics of the Town 100 Years Ago (April 1905) 4
Who’s Who in Wichita 1929 5
The Story Behind Those Fraternal Symbols on Tombstones 8
1888 Sedgwick County Residents 9
Highland Cemetery Project Underway 11
Do You Have Wisconsin Research 12
The Ellis Island Myth 12
Wichita Public Library Acquisitions 13
Wichita High School Class of 1901 16
Plan a Get-Away with Your Ancestors 17
Another Look at the Will 19
The Ten Commandments for Names 21
Remember 8870 21
Do You Have Your Kansas Territorial, Pioneer or Early Settler Certificate? 21
Thoughts on the Familyh Bible 22
Are You Suffering from Intellectual Overload? 23
Volume 16, Number 3 July, 2005
August General Meeting 2
Fall Genealogy Classes to Be Offered 4
Society to Preent Dr. George Schweitzer 4
Funeral Pie 4
The Glorious Fourth (How Wichita Celebrated) 5
Topics of the Town 100 Years Ago 8
Tour to Family Hisotry Library 10
Doctors Register in 1885 11
Seven Layer Cookie 13
Highland Cemetery Project 14
Men and Women of Wichita (Portrait Album) 15
Wichita Public Library Acquisitions 17
Some Links to Information on Kansas Vital Records 19
Hints for Searching Printed Indexes 21
What is "Normal?" 21
Maiden Name Search Tip 21
Mark Your Calendars 22
Let's Go to the Fair 22
Indian Hunting 23
The Year 1905 24
Volume 16, Number 4 October, 2005
November General Meeting 2
Topics of the Town 100 Years Ago 4
St. Francis School of Nursing 5
Who is Dr. Schweitzer? 8
Afton Township 9
Park and Payne Townships 10
Viola Township 11
Township Map of Sedgwick County 12
Wichita’s First Babies 13
Ideas for Preserving Family Memories 13
Tips for Obituary Searches 14
Wichita’s First Wedding and First Divorce 14
The Cemetery Gene 15
Wichita Public Library Acquisitions 16
The Story Behind Highland Cemetery Lot 29 19
The History of One New Year’s in Wichita 20
Missouri Pacific Wreck Injures Wichitans 23
May They Rest in Peace 24
Middle Names Were Illegal 25
Our Flag 25
Military Records 26
Volume 17, Number 1 January, 2006
January General Meeting 2
Topics of the Town 100 Years Ago 4
Wichitan Places Historical Diary Where It Belongs 5
You’ve Got Mail! 7
Grant and Greely Townships 9
Gypsum Township 10
Wichita Public Library Acquisitions 11
Highland Cemetery, Section 1, Lot 318 15
Calendar of Events 16
What’s in a Name? 17
Members of the Kansas House of Representatives, 1887 20
Notice of Election of Officers 22
Ancestry Now Available at W.P.L. 23
New Vertical File Established 23
Family History Library Trip a Success 23
Have You Checked Our Web Page Lately? 23
A Belated Christmas Letter 24
Judge for Yourself 24
Volume 17, Number 2 April, 2006
May General Meeting 2
Topics of the Town 100 Years Ago 5
Wichita Honored Fallen Heroes of World War I 6
McCormick Elementary School 8
How Long Did It Take? 8
Early Wichita Schools 9
You’ve Got Mail 11
Highland Cemetery Lots 154 and 317 13
Lincoln Township 14
Calendar of Events 15
Influenza 15
Wichita Public Library Acquisitions 16
Treasuring Our Memories 19
Members of the Kansas Senate 1887 & 1897 20
We’re Western-Bound Again 21
Thousands Here in 1907 Were Native Born 22
Spain’s Contribution to the American Revolution 22
Interesting People of Early Wichita 23
Bits and Pieces of Genealogical Lore 24
Volume 17, Number 3 July, 2006
August General Meeting 2
Calendar of Events 4
Delano's Oft-Told Tale 5
Topics of the Town 100 Years Ago 8
Highland Cemetery, Section 1, Lot 1 10
The First Visitor to Ellis Island 11
Genealogy Society News of Import to Members 12
1870 Residents of What Would Become Sedgwick County 13
Wichita Public Library Acquisitions 17
Down Under 2006 Census 20
Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War National Graves Registration Project 20
Scandinavian Immigrants to Towns in Cloud County, Kansas from 1868-1903 21
From the Editor's Desk 24
Volume 17, Number 4 October, 2006
November General Meeting 2
Report of the Nominating Committee 3
Calendar of Events 3
Seminar featuring Jeffrey A. Bockman 4
Scandinavian Immigrants to Towns in Four Kansas Counties from 1868-1903 5
Topics of the Town 100 Years Ago 9
The King of Pensions 10
Civil War Pensions 11
Highland Cemetery: Section 1, Lot 2 12
Allen-Hays Nuptials 15
Wichita Public Library Acquisitions 16
Salt Lake City Scrapbook 20
Leading Citizens of Wichita: J. V. Daugherty 22
Orphan Photo Gallery 23
How to in Genealogy 23
Preserving and Protecting Photographs 23
Family Associations – An Oft-Overlooked Resource 24