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Douglas County, Kansas, Marriage Records, 1885-1897, Volume 2

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Records of marriages in Douglas County, Kansas, from 1885 to 1897, compiled from various sources. Information compiled includes the names of the bride and groom, date of marriage, officiant, and source of information.

Index to Rural Schools and Schoolhouses of Douglas County, Kansas by Goldie Piper Daniels

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Index of the names of teachers, students, and others listed in Goldie Piper Daniels's book, Rural School and Schoolhouses of Douglas County, Kansas. The index was prepared for the Douglas County Genealogical Society. The PDF contains two copies of…

Lawrence City Directory, and Business Mirror, for 1860-61

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A directory "containing the name and residence of every male citizen, a business mirror, with information in regard to its various societies and institutions, city, county, and other officers." Copied and assembled for the Douglas County Genealogical…

Stenhouse & Sanders' Lawrence City Directory, 1875-6: A Complete Directory of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business, Business Firms, Etc., Etc.

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A city directory for Lawrence, Kansas, for 1875-1876, copied from an original held by the Lawrence Public Library and excluding advertisements. Includes an alphabetical listing of businesses, including names of business owner(s) and location, and…

Complete Tombstone Census of Douglas County, Kansas

Volume 1 contains the tombstone censuses for Oak Hill and Maple Grove cemeteries in Lawrence, Kansas, as well as historical information about Douglas County undertakers, a description of Quantrill's Raid and list of victims, a selection of…

Lawrence Daily Journal, Index of Family Information, 1881-1886

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An index of names in articles published in the Lawrence Daily Journal that contain family information such as names of relatives, relationships, events and dates, and clues to finding family information such as residence before moving to Douglas…

Genealogical Information in Newspapers of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas: Index for 1873-1881

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Index of approximately 5,500 newspaper articles from Lawrence, Kansas, daily newspapers between March 1873-December 1877 and July 1878-August 1881. Articles indexed include information such as maiden names of married women, death dates, death places,…

Index of Deaths and Births in Daily Newspapers of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, 1864-1872

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About 1,000 entries, by far the greatest number of them deaths, are listed in this index of deaths and births.The Lawrence daily newspapers available in the Lawrence Public Library are indexed. These are the Kansas Daily Tribune, 29 November 1863…

Consolidated Index to 1875 Census, Douglas County, Kansas

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This index is a consolidation of separate indexes of the 1875 census of townships and wards in Douglas County, Kansas. This index includes some corrections to a 1985 publication by the Douglas County Genealogical Society, and was made by using that…

Index to Pioneer Contents, Volume 13

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An index of the contents of the Volume 13 issues of The Pioneer, the quarterly newsletter of the Douglas County Genealogical Society in Douglas County, Kansas.

Index to Pioneer Contents, Volume 1 through Volume 12

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An index of the contents of Volumes 1 through 12 of The Pioneer, the quarterly newsletter of the Douglas County Genealogical Society in Douglas County, Kansas.

Name Index to The Pioneer, Vol. 7, Nos. 1-4

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An index of names included in the Volume 7 issues of The Pioneer, the quarterly newsletter of the Douglas County Genealogical Society in Douglas County, Kansas.

Name Index to The Pioneer, Vol. 6, Nos. 1-4

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An index of names included in the Volume 6 issues of The Pioneer, the quarterly newsletter of the Douglas County Genealogical Society in Douglas County, Kansas.

Name Index to The Pioneer, Vol. 5, Nos. 1-4

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An index of names included in the Volume 5 issues of The Pioneer, the quarterly newsletter of the Douglas County Genealogical Society in Douglas County, Kansas.