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Swisher Family Bible

Collection — Box: A43

Identifier: MGC-1207

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the family Bible for the Swisher family. This Bible contains the family records for births, marriages, and deaths for Micheal Sylvester Swisher, his Cleopatra Gertrude Vanwinkler, and their children and other relatives.

Dates: 1842 - 1964

Found in: Midwest Genealogy Center

Telephone Pioneers of America -- Chapter #38 Papers

Collection — Box: A62

Identifier: MGC-1023

Scope and Contents

This collection contains historical documents pertaining to the telephone industry in Kansas City, including: history, photographs, and a map. In addition, there are administrative materials and newsletters from the Kansas City Long Lines Council-Charles S. Gleed Chapter. The newsletter titles are Pioneer Smoke Signals and News Around 811. There are significant gaps for which no records exist from 1919-1934 and 1952-1967.

Dates: 1919 - 1970

Found in: Midwest Genealogy Center

Mid-Continent Public Library Collection

Collection

Identifier: MGC-1251

Scope and Contents This collection contains materials related to Mid-Continent Public Library (MCPL). This collection contains issues of “MCPL Mini News,” a newsletter containing inter-branch news for employees of MCPL from 1970-1985. There are also a handful of items related to the Genealogy Department at the North Independence Branch of MCPL, before the Midwest Genealogy Center (MGC) was established. This includes a few pamphlets as well as Genealogy in the Heartland, a catalog of genealogical materials held...

Dates: 1970 - 2008

Found in: Midwest Genealogy Center

The Wall that Heals Collection

Collection

Identifier: MGC-1062

Scope and Contents Many notes, photos, computer printouts of service information from the Wall website, and other paper memorials were left at The Wall. The majority of the items had names but a few of the memorials were not labeled or were intended as a thank you to all. Other items left at the wall include wreaths, M.I.A. bracelets, medals, pins, flowers, and even personal items such as a teddy bear. When fresh flowers were left at The Wall, the flower cards were removed, the location noted, and only the...

Dates: 2010

Found in: Midwest Genealogy Center

Thomas Family Record Book

Collection — Box: A7

Identifier: MGC-1045

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a family record book for the William Lafayette Thomas family. The book begins with genealogical information for William and continues this family’s genealogy through great-grandchildren. There is also genealogy information for those who married into this family line.

Dates: 1830 - 1950

Found in: Midwest Genealogy Center

Titus Family Collection

Collection

Identifier: MGC-1034

Scope and Contents

This collection is completely digitalized and available on the Midwest Genealogy Center’s digital archival collections webpage. The collection contains correspondence between Square Holt and family members during his Civil War service while he served with the 26th Michigan Infantry (Union). Also included is a journal written by Melville Titus (brother-in-law of Square Holt), photographs of various Titus and Holt family members, and ephemera created by the both the Titus and Holt families.

Dates: 1860 - 1927

Found in: Midwest Genealogy Center

Townsley Family Album

Collection — Box: A30

Identifier: MGC-1163

Scope and Contents This collection contains one hardbound album. The pages within the album have slots for photographs and all photographs are in black and white. A note in the front of the album states that “penciled notations are those of Aunt Lena-sister of Florence Evelyn formerly Leland.” A notation in the back of the book states that in 1950, Mary McCoy, nee Mary Laura Townsley, went through the album and tried to identify the various people and their relationship to her. Some notations in the album are...

Dates: Late 1800s to Early 1900s

Found in: Midwest Genealogy Center

Transcribed Church and Bible Records

Collection — Box: A66

Identifier: MGC-1200

Scope and Contents

The composition book contains transcriptions of church and bible records. Church records include the English Lutheran Church of Kansas City, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, and Swedish Lutheran Church. Transcriptions of numerous family Bibles record births, marriages, and deaths. Notes detail the owner and location of the Bible. Many of the records relate to families in the Kansas City area.

Dates: 1800s

Found in: Midwest Genealogy Center

Treas Family Bible

Collection — Box: A5

Identifier: MGC-1188

Scope and Contents

Shawnee Masonic Lodge #54 presented the family Bible to Maxine (McCollum) Treas on 20 April 1988. The family record pages are written in the same handwriting except for Maxine’s death date. The record pages include information on Maxine and her husband, her grandparents, child, and grandchildren.

Dates: 1850 - 2006

Found in: Midwest Genealogy Center

Turner Family Bible

Collection — Box: A42

Identifier: MGC-1206

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the family Bible for Nannie (Johnson) Turner. This Bible contains the family records for births, marriages, and deaths for her parents and siblings and half siblings. She also recorded the names and birth dates of her grandparents as well as her children and grandchildren.

Dates: 1835 - 1963

Found in: Midwest Genealogy Center

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Swisher Family Bible

Telephone Pioneers of America -- Chapter #38 Papers

Mid-Continent Public Library Collection

The Wall that Heals Collection

Thomas Family Record Book

Titus Family Collection

Townsley Family Album

Transcribed Church and Bible Records

Treas Family Bible

Turner Family Bible

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