Free Online Kansas Digital Archives

The Ancestor Hunt has been cataloging and listing links to free online genealogy collections in over 24 different record categories since 2014. These are available for you to view and use via the Resources tab above.

There is a massive amount of genealogy and historical material that can help us researchers as we discover who belongs in our family tree, and more importantly, what is their life story. But much of this genealogical and historical material doesn’t fit nicely into a specific genealogy record category.

As researchers, we should avail ourselves of the types of materials listed below. They definitely will help us in our genealogy and family history research  These online resources are available generally at state libraries and archives, larger public libraries, and college and university digital collections. Hence the creation of these lists of links to free online digital archives for the state. I hope they prove useful to you in your pursuit.

Types of Information Available in Digital Archives

• Scrapbooks
• Diaries
• Family Papers, Biographies, and Other Collections
• Letters
• Oral Histories
• Maps
• Bulletins and Newsletters
• Corporate Collections
• Local Community and County Histories
• Photographs and Postcards
• Rare Books and Manuscripts
• Government Publications and Documents
• and Yes, Genealogy Record Collections and Indexes

The Free Online Digital Archives for the state are listed below, preceded by Archives that are available for the region or the country:

Multistate Archives

• Digital Commons Collections
• Digital Public Library of America
• Library of Congress Digital Collections
• National Archives Online Exhibits
• PastPerfectOnline Collections
• Smithsonian Digital Library

Kansas Archives

• Baker University Digital Collections
• Benedictine College Digital Collections
• Emporia State University Digital Collections
• FamilySearch – Kansas Online Genealogy Records
• Fort Hays State University Digital Collections
• Iola Public Library
• Johnson County Library
• Kansas City Public Library Missouri Valley Special Collections
• Kansas Heritage Center
• Kansas Historical Society Indexes
• Kansas Historical Society State Archives
• Kansas Memory
• Kansas State Library
• Kansas State University Digital Collections
• Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies
• National Archives at Kansas City
• Newman University Digital Collections
• Pittsburg State University Digital Collections
• Riley County Genealogical Society Library
• The Kansas Collection
• Topeka Genealogical Society Library
• University of Kansas Digital Collections
• University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library
• University of Kansas Medical Center Digital Collections
• University of Saint Mary Special Collections
• Washburn University Digital Collections
• Wichita Public Library Genealogy Center
• Wichita State University Digital Collections