Kansas Room
The Kansas Room of the Atchison Library is a virtual treasure chest for anyone wanting to know more about Atchison County and/or City. The shelves contain biographies of many of Atchison’s founders and developers as well as geographic and family histories. Past volumes of The Atchison Globe and other newspapers are available on microfilm making searches easy and fast. Other reference resources include school yearbooks, pictures and obituaries, just to name a few.
The Atchison County Online Cemetery Files have been restored. You will need Adobe Reader 9.0, or above, to open the files. Just click on the appropriate letter/s below to load the file. Use the “Ctrl-F” key combination and type in the keyword to search the database. When finished click on the back arrow in the upper left corner to return to this page.
A-B C-D E-G H-I J-K L-M N-P Q-R S-T U-W Y-Z
For a pictorial guide to the headstones in Cummings cemetery, click here
Online Genealogy Sites:
Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites
Kansas State Historical Society
Mid-Continent Library Genealogy Branch
For other family search help or information, email the Atchison County Kansas Genealogical Society at ackgs2@yahoo.com or write ACKGS,P.O. Box 303, Atchison, KS 66002
Hi, I’m just checking out the “New Look” on the website and wondered where this comment is going to???
Could the ACKGS web page be included in the item about the society? It is http://www.ACKGS.org.
Ollie Winzer
The cemetery lists are most appreciated.
Does Mt. Vernon Cemetery have an office/ contact with an e-mail? I am not sure if it is city-run.
Thank you so much. The cemetary list has been a big help in furthering my research. You certainly have a great website.
Why is Cummings Cemetery the only one on here with photo’s of headstones? Why can’t I seem to get copy a headstone photo? It tells me to hit Control C, but, it still won’t let me copy. Do I have to have a library card to use this website? Thanks.
Regards,
Sue
Dear Sue –
Thanks for visiting our website and for your questions.
The only reason Cummings Cemetery has photos of headstones is simply because someone took the time to take the pictures and record the information. The photos were then given to the Atchison County Kansas Genealogical Society. That organization digitalized the information and ask it be included on APL’s Kansas Room page.
To copy a picture try this: open the file and left click on the photo you want to copy (it should turn blue.) Right click and copy or use the “Ctrl-C” key combination. The photo can be pasted into a Microsoft Word document or you can use the “Paint” graphics editing program in Windows (start menu, accessories, “Paint”.) I hope this helps.
The only feature on the website you need your library card for is open your NExpress account to renew materials or place materials on hold. Otherwise, all other features and pages are open access.
I hope this information answered your questions.
Duane Williams
Technology Administrator
Atchison Public Library