State Facts
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Motto: Ad Astra Per Aspera(To the Stars through Difficulties) |
Bird: Western Meadowlark |
| Reptile: Ornate Box Turtle |
Insect: Honey Bee |
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Flower: Native Sunflower |
Origin of Name: From a Siouan Word Meaning "People of the South Wind" |
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Tree: Cottonwood |
State March: The Kansas March |
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Song: Home on the Range |
State Animal: Buffalo |
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State Capital: Topeka |
Nicknames: Sunflower State, Jayhawk State |
| Amphibian: Barred Tiger Salamander |
34th State - Entered Union January 29, 1861 |
Basic Links
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Cyndi's List for Kansas
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US Genweb for Kansas
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Everton's Listing of FHC for Kansas
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Lineages Genealogy Site
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Genealogy Helplist for Volunteer Lookups
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Genealogy Forum
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Kansas Resources at Rootsweb
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Geneasearch - A Guide to Kansas Genealogy Resources
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Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Kansas Resources
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Access Genealogy's Kansas Resource Page
- Kansas Genealogy and History - List of Links and Resources
Ethnic Links
- Wyandot Nation of Kansas Website
- American Historical Society Germans from Russia Golden Wheat Chapter
Family History and Collections
Return to Index
Historical and Genealogical Societies
History and Maps
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Mapquest
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Map Collections - Library of Congress
- Orphan Trains of Kansas - History of Orphan Trains from New York to Kansas
Libraries and Book Sites
Military Links
- National Archives and Records Administration - Civil War Records
- Kansas in the Civil War
- Members of Quantrill's Raiders in the Civil War
- United States Civil War Center - Indexed List of over 7,000 Civil War Links
- The Fighting 20th - 20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry: An Account of the Kansas Volunteers in the Spanish-American War 1898-1899
Newspapers and Other Media Links
Vital and Census Records
- Vital Records Information for Kansas
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Census Links for Kansas
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Cemetery Junction - Information on Kansas Cemeteries
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Cemetery Records Online - Kansas Cemeteries
- National Archives and Records Administration - Central Plains Region (Kansas City)
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment - Office of Vital Statistics
Backgrounds Courtesy of:Absolute Background Textures Archive
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