Missouri -- Jackson County

Scope and Contents This collection includes fraternal records from Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges in the Jackson County, Missouri area ranging from as early as 1857 to as recent as 2000. A few of the records are from Encampments, a higher branch, and from the Grand Lodge of Missouri. The collection includes correspondence, financial records, membership records and other materials relating to the organization and operation of the various lodges. The membership records often contain valuable genealogical...

Scope and Contents This collection contains records collected and created by the Jackson County Genealogical Society in Jackson County, Missouri. The bulk of the collection is a series of family history records compiled by the Genealogical Society and its members. These files include family trees, descendant charts, and other materials used in the research of these family lines. The collection also contains a series on Jackson County schools, which contains historic documents and photographs of various schools...

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This collection contains items relating to Jackson County, Missouri history. These items cover a wide range of the county with the cities of Independence, Kansas City, and Raytown separated into series. Included within this collection are ephemera from these cities’ school districts and events/programs. Items include commencement programs, reproductions of images, graduation invitations, performance brochures, reunion packet, student directory, football program, and school publications.

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This collection is digital images of voter registration books from Jackson County, Missouri. The information in the registers includes the voter's name, address, birthplace, race (color), term of residence, township and voting precinct. One book from the 4th Precinct, Brooking Township was kept as example.

Scope and Contents Items in this collection were found in yearbooks that were donated to the library. The yearbooks have been donated by individuals and the items left were of a personal nature such as photographs, programs from a school event, or a graduation announcements. When possible, the school and year were noted when the item was removed from the yearbook. Items in this collection give a more detailed view of the activities and students who attended a particular high school. The collection is organized...

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...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of three Bibles belonging to Andrew Jackson Walker’s family. One bible contains an inscription stating Andrew Jackson Walker as the original owner, gifted to him by his sister Lucy Ann Franklin. Another bible belonged to Andrew Jackson Walker’s son Andrew J. Walker, gifted to him by his sister Emma E. Walker, the donor’s great-grandmother. Birth dates for a few family members are written in the Bible as well. Also included within the collection is a family unit...