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Finding Aid for the Midwest Genealogy Center Collection

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This collection primary covers the history of the genealogy branch of Mid-Continent Public Library, which has been located in several buildings in…

Finding Aid for the Mitchell Family Bible

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The family Bible contains names and dates of the Mitchell family. Primarily following Rebecca Mitchell and her husband, Lycurous Garrett, and their…

Finding Aid for the Caldwell Family Bible

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Most of the family Bible records are in the same handwriting. The Bible include Caldwell, Cooper, Scott, and Darnell families from Dover, Lafayette,…

Finding Aid for the Downing Family Bible

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Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel and Amanda, probably wrote the family record pages pertaining to her parents and siblings. Her brother, Sabert B.…

Finding Aid for the Perrine Family Bible

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The family Bible begins with the marriage of Jesse S. Perrine of Lexington, Missouri and his marriage to Sabra Haskell of Camden, Missouri. The family…

Finding Aid for the Nesbit Family Collection

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Items in the collection connect Joseph Nesbit and his family to the Hickman Mills School District. Much of the collection pertains to his time as…

Finding Aid for the William Wallace (Milliron) Johnson Collection

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This collection includes the genealogy of four families: Boswell family, Johnson family, Sass family, and Buckner family. The families in the…

Finding Aid for the Abell Family Bible

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The family record sheets located in the middle of the Bible contain two pages of family records with name, place of birth, date of birth, date of…

Finding Aid for the Washington Township (Jackson County, MO) Civil Docket

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The collection consists of one civil docket book from the time that Si Farmer served as Justice of the Peace in Washington Township in Jackson County,…

Finding Aid for the Missouri, Jackson County Voter Registration Records

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This collection is digital images of voter registration books from Jackson County, Missouri. The information in the registers includes the voter's…

Finding Aid for the Townsley Family Album

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This collection contains one hardbound album. The pages within the album have slots for photographs and all photographs are in black and white. A note…

Finding Aid for the Mildred Schoenborn Scrapbook

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The scrapbook contains items pasted on pages of a book. The lettering on the book says “SCRAPBOOK” and the cover and pages are bound by string. The…

Finding Aid for the Sherrieb Family Album

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The photo album is a green, hardbound album with flowers and a cameo decorating the front and velvet on the back cover. It has a decorative metal…

Finding Aid for the Harry E. Corbin Collection

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This collection comprises six marriage record books belonging to Reverend Harry E Corbin. The first book notes that Harry E Corbin bought the book…

Finding Aid for the Texas Deeds Collection

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An envelope from the First State Bank in Donna, Texas contained deeds belonging to E. E. Vickers tracing ownership of land in Hidalgo County, Texas.…

Finding Aid for the Bass Family Bible

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The family register in the middle of the Bible begin with the marriage of William Albert Bass and Ann Joyce Burroughs. The pages contain pedigree…

Finding Aid for the Gee Family Photos

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The collection comprises family photos from the Gee family from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s. Many of the family photos are from portrait…

Finding Aid for the M. Laurine (Pulliam/Schneck) Williams Collection

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This collection consists of the genealogical research for the Pulliam/Schneck and families who married Pulliam/Schneck descendants. Surnames included…

Finding Aid for the Kansas City Cemetery Collection

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The collection contains copies of sexton records including interment records, burial records, and lot records from various cemeteries in Kansas City,…

Finding Aid for the George Banker Owens Collection

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The collections consists of photos, documents, correspondence, and artifacts relating to the life of George B. Owens. Although many of the items…