Hello everyone-- As part of my "Kansas History and Heritage Project," I have created a website for Johnson County: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ksjohnhp/index.html Included on the site is the following data: ~ under "Directories": 1867-68 Business Directory ~ under "History": 1859 registered voters, Olathe Twp. ~ under "Census": 1875 Kansas State Census, Shawnee Twp., Surname Index and Census Images ~ under "History": County Officials, 1861-1914 ~ under "Military": 1894 G.A.R. posts and rosters ~ under "Census": 1865 Kansas State Census, Aubry Twp., Surname Index and Census Images ~ under "Biographies": 103 bios from "History of Johnson County," 1915 ~ under "Schools": Olathe High School Class of 1921 photos ~ under "History": "Old Settlers' Association," 1907 registrants ~ under "Military": "Fifty Years After", sketches of Civil War vets from Olathe in 1911 ~ under "Schools": 1886 School Clerks ~ under "Obituaries": Over 150 obits added, most between 1896-1922 ~ under "History": 1876 history ~ under "Directories": 1874 Index and Business Directory ~ under "Schools": 1912 List of Teachers in Accredited Schools ~ under "Family Files": 1907 Reunion of Dr. William Smith descendants ~ under "Military": 1914 Olathe G.A.R. roster As you can see, there is not a whole lot of information on the site at this time, but I plan to add more data in the coming months. Also, be sure to check out my "Online Counties" page to see if I have a website for your other Kansas counties of interest. If you have any family histories, obits, documents etc., that you would like to see on the site, I will be happy to add it. I try not to duplicate information that has already been transcribed on other websites, and I always check projects such as Kansas Genealogy Trails and Kansas USGenWeb to make sure that the data I am adding is not already transcribed and on a website. This website features a search engine, but I strongly urge you to browse the data, as some of the spelling of surnames is questionable. Johnson is the 69th county in this project--only 36 counties to go! I hope to have all Kansas counties online within the next two years, but until I can gather enough data for a specific county, I will store the files for that county on the state website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kahhp/index.html This website houses also statewide information (such as maps, military histories, college files, etc.) as well as serving as a repository for data for the "orphan" counties, and links to counties that do have their own sites. Thanks, Sheryl

Great site! Thanks for all your hard work! Lois Franceschi Digging deep under all the trees for my roots! On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Sheryl McClure <mkat72@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello everyone-- > > As part of my "Kansas History and Heritage Project," I have created a > website for Johnson County: > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ksjohnhp/index.html > > Included on the site is the following data: > > ~ under "Directories": 1867-68 Business Directory > ~ under "History": 1859 registered voters, Olathe Twp. > ~ under "Census": 1875 Kansas State Census, Shawnee Twp., Surname Index and > Census Images > ~ under "History": County Officials, 1861-1914 > ~ under "Military": 1894 G.A.R. posts and rosters > ~ under "Census": 1865 Kansas State Census, Aubry Twp., Surname Index and > Census Images > ~ under "Biographies": 103 bios from "History of Johnson County," 1915 > ~ under "Schools": Olathe High School Class of 1921 photos > ~ under "History": "Old Settlers' Association," 1907 registrants > ~ under "Military": "Fifty Years After", sketches of Civil War vets from > Olathe in 1911 > ~ under "Schools": 1886 School Clerks > ~ under "Obituaries": Over 150 obits added, most between 1896-1922 > ~ under "History": 1876 history > ~ under "Directories": 1874 Index and Business Directory > ~ under "Schools": 1912 List of Teachers in Accredited Schools > ~ under "Family Files": 1907 Reunion of Dr. William Smith descendants > ~ under "Military": 1914 Olathe G.A.R. roster > > As you can see, there is not a whole lot of information on the site at this > time, but I plan to add more data in the coming months. Also, be sure to > check out my "Online Counties" page to see if I have a website for your > other Kansas counties of interest. If you have any family histories, obits, > documents etc., that you would like to see on the site, I will be happy to > add it. > > I try not to duplicate information that has already been transcribed on > other websites, and I always check projects such as Kansas Genealogy Trails > and Kansas USGenWeb to make sure that the data I am adding is not already > transcribed and on a website. > > This website features a search engine, but I strongly urge you to browse > the data, as some of the spelling of surnames is questionable. > > Johnson is the 69th county in this project--only 36 counties to go! I hope > to have all Kansas counties online within the next two years, but until I > can gather enough data for a specific county, I will store the files for > that county on the state website: > > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kahhp/index.html > > This website houses also statewide information (such as maps, military > histories, college files, etc.) as well as serving as a repository for data > for the "orphan" counties, and links to counties that do have their own > sites. > > Thanks, Sheryl >