Stauffer Communications bought the newspaper in 1953. The newspaper's electronic version began in 1996. In 1952, it changed its name from The Evening Kansan-Republican to The Newton Kansan. The paper was founded as a weekly in 1872 and converted to a daily circulation in 1886. The paper covers Harvey County, including the cities of Newton, Burrton, Halstead, Hesston, North Newton and Sedgwick. Quick facts: Type, Format, Owner(s), Publisher, Editor. For copies of official divorce records after July 1951, contact the Kansas Office of Vital Statistics. Check the Archives Catalog for microfilm of county divorce records. Our Kansas Marriage Index, 1854-1861 contains territorial marriage notices that have been compiled from newspapers and other sources.ĭivorces records for 1855-1861 were recorded in the private laws section of the Territorial Legislature's Session Laws. Divorce records were recorded in the district courts at the county seat from 1861 until July 1951. Check the Archives Catalog for county marriage records available on microfilm. In Kansas, marriage licenses did not include the names of the parents unless the bride or groom was underage. Marriages before May 1913 were recorded in the district court in the county where the marriage took place. Check the Archives Catalog for information about records from specific missions. Some pre-territorial vital records are included in the records from Indian missions. If KSHS doesn't have microfilm of the probate index or case files for that county, see the directory of Kansas District Courts for contact information. To find a date of death, check the probate court index for the county of death to see if a case was filed. The best way to confirm an early date of birth is the nearest Kansas state or federal census, which was taken every five years between 18. The information contained in these records varies from place to place.įor birth and death records, check the Archives Catalog for county records on microfilm, but very few counties in Kansas have records that early. Contact information for historical and genealogical societies, public libraries and other local places that might have preserved vital records are available on the Kansas GenWeb site.
Sometimes early vital statistics registers can still be found at the county or city offices that recorded the event, or at a local genealogical society or public library. These are available for interlibrary loan to other libraries. Search our Kansas newspapers database to see what papers are available on microfilm. These can be searched for death, birth and marriage announcements. We have the largest collection of Kansas newspapers on microfilm in the state. Additional information may be found in church records, newspapers, cemetery books and other materials in our collection. Some of this microfilm is being digitized by the Family Search website. At the Kansas Historical Society we have copies of some county and city vital statistics registers on microfilm. Not all of these registers have survived.
Census Bureau.īetween about 18 births, deaths and marriages may have been recorded at the county or city clerk's office in register volumes. For certified copies of a census record after 1930, you can request an age search from the U. Our reference staff can search state and federal census records up to 1930 and provide certified copies for birth date verification. Curtis State Office Building, 1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 120, Topeka, KS 66612-1221 78. To order copies of vital records after those dates, you need to contact the Kansas Office of Vital Statistics, Charles B. Marriage licenses were required beginning in 1867, but they were not filed at the state level until May 1, 1913. The State of Kansas started keeping official records of births and deaths on July 1, 1911. Unfortunately, in Kansas, it can be difficult to track down early records. At the Kansas Historical Society we rarely go a day without a request from a family researcher for birth, death and marriage records for their Kansas ancestors.
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