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• 1912 Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc. ... with a supplementary volume devoted to selected personal history and reminiscence, by Frank W. Blackma
• 1992 Folktales of the High Plains
• 2005 Oceans of Kansas: A Natural History of the Western Interior Sea by Michael J. Everhart
• Bureau of Land Management - land patents
• Kansas Secretary of State
• Maps of US - provides an interactive map of boundary changes
• HistoricMapWorks - many maps, including township plats, are available to view at no cost
• National Register of Historic Places
• Digital Library of KSGenWeb
• The Anderson County Historical Society

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ANDERSON COUNTY, KANSAS EARLY GLEANINGS, VOL 1, (1867-1900), VOL 2 (1900-1930), VOL 3 (1930-1953), VOL 4 (1953-1972) - By Dorothy K. Lickteig, self-published. These books contain extracts of Anderson county newspapers for the specified years. The information contained in the books is extensive and includes birth notices, obituaries, local, national and world news, and general interest stories concerning people and places in Anderson county. All volumes are indexed. As of June 1, 2000 only Volume 4 is available for purchase; please contact the Anderson County Historical Society for further information.

ANDERSON COUNTY KANSAS CEMETERY BOOK, 1854-1995 & 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999 Supplements - By Dorothy K. Lickteig, self-published. The original volume (1854-1995) contains an exhaustive record of all known cemeteries in Anderson county. Included is information from tombstones, church records, funeral records, and published obituaries. The supplements, one published for each succeeding year after the first book was published, include information on persons deceased since original publication and corrects some errors in the first volume. The books are not indexed, but entries are generally alphabetical within cemetery. For a list of included cemeteries, click here. The original volume is currently out of print, but some or all of the supplements for 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 may be available.

ANDERSON COUNTY MARRIAGES 1856-1995 - Published by the Anderson County Genealogical Society. The book contains a comprehensive index of approximately 12,000 marriages performed in Anderson county between 1857 and 1995, sorted both by bride's name and by groom's name, and includes date of marriage, book, and page number. It is available for purchase from the ACGS.

THE HISTORY OF ANDERSON COUNTY, KANSAS, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT TO THE FOURTH OF JULY, 1876 - By W.A. Johnson, published by Kauffman & Iler, Garnett Plaindealer, 1877. An extensive history of the first 25 years of Anderson county history, containing stories of early settlement, the Troubles, Civil War soldiers, the founding of Garnett, Greeley, and other Anderson county towns, biographies of prominent citizens, businesses and societies, church histories, etc. An every name index is available online.

HISTORY OF ANDERSON COUNTY KANSAS - By Harry Johnson, published by the Garnett Review Co., 1936 (indexed); has extensive extracted newspaper articles, a history of the county, WWI rosters, etc.

"SAMUEL MICHAEL, SR. & APPELLONIA "ABBY" (KNERR) [FIRST WIFE] & ELIZABETH (BROCIOUS) HUNGER / SHAFFER [ SECOND WIFE] & THEIR DESCENDANTS" - By Clarence R. Shirey, self published, 2000. Anderson county information includes the Michael and Lankard families of Westphalia, KS. The book contains information on John Henry Michael, son of John Michael and Rebecca Wise. Rebecca later married Daniel Lankard and they moved to Westphalia with her young son. The book contains, among other things, "a letter in John Michael's own handwriting while in the Civil War,.. a Letter of Condolence to his widow, of whom the Captain never realized he was married let alone had a son [Therefore the Military Roles list him as "single"],...the actual Military papers from D. C. and the guardianship papers in Jefferson Co. PA. Courthouse for John Henry Michael, a photo of him with... Rebecca (Michael) and Oliver J. Shaffer & family.. [and] a Family Reunion photo of the Daniel E. Lankard family taken in April 1903 at the Sam Lankard place near Westphalia, Kansas."

THE LOCATER GARNETT CITY CEMETERY - By Iona Sweers, self published, 1995

ANDERSON COUNTY KANSAS FAMILY STORIES AND HISTORY - By the Anderson County Historical Society, published by the Ramsey Printing Co., 1991. The book contains various family histories, many photographs, newspaper articles, list of veterans, etc. It is indexed. The book is currently out of print

ANDERSON COUNTY, KANSAS, HISTORIES - Consists chiefly of 3 reprinted works: History of Anderson County, by J.Y. Campbell (1876); The History of Anderson County, Kansas, by W.A. Johnson (1877); a History of Anderson County, Kansas, by H. Johnson (1936), compiled by the Anderson County Historical Society, Garnett, KS, published by Walsworth, 1977.

PICTORIAL HISTORY AND FOLKLORE OF ANDERSON COUNTY, KANSAS FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO W.W.II - By Ed Fink, published by R.L. Stevens, Garnett, KS, circa 1990. One of the most unusual and entertaining history books I have ever seen, it consists of a collection of Mr. Fink's ink cartoons which illustrate both well-known and more obscure incidents in the early history of the county. This book is still in print as of September 1998

INDEX TO SIX CEMETERIES OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS - Twentieth Century Club (Kincaid, KS), published circa 1972

COLONY CEMETERY - compiled by Frances E. Hill and Waunita Lockart McDermeit, Colony, Kansas, published by the authors 1984

BETHEL CEMETERY: ANDERSON COUNTY, KANSAS - by Della Becker Meyer, Burlington, KS, self-published, 1990.

PATTON CEMETERY: ANDERSON COUNTY, KANSAS - by Della Becker Meyer, Burlington, KS, self-published, 1987.

ST. TERESA'S CEMETERY: WESTPHALIA (ANDERSON COUNTY) KANSAS - by Della Becker Meyer, Burlington, KS, self-published, 1990.

WESTPHALIA (MERRILL) CEMETERY: ANDERSON COUNTY, KANSAS - by Della Becker Meyer, Burlington, KS, self-published, 1990.

WESTPHALIA, KANSAS, THE FIRST 100 YEARS, 1879-1979 - Westphalia Centennial Committee, Westphalia, Kansas, published by the Committee, circa 1979

THROUGH THE YEARS - An informal narrative of the settlement and founding of Greeley, Kansas, and events that have transpired during the past one hundred years, taken from its histories and records. By Mrs. Cecile (Mumaw) Moore and Miss Joy Fox. Charles A. Knouse, editor. Greeley Centennial Commission, published 1957

ANDERSON COUNTY WILL TESTATORS INDEX 1869-1919 - Published by W. David Samuelson, and now online.

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