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This is a list of ebook references that Steve Meirowsky has been collecting to help edit city and county articles.

Copyright

 * Note - Audio and Music includes lyrics and compositions.

Wikipedia

 * Wikipedia : The Missing Manual; John Broughton; O'Reilly Media; 312 pages; 2008; ISBN 9780596515164. (Download 24MB PDF eBook) (Online HTML eBook)

USA

 * Names
 * The Origin Of Certain Place Names In The United States; 2nd Ed; Henry Gannett; Dept Of The Interior; 337 pages; 1905.


 * Railroads
 * Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway : Annual Meetings, and Directors and Officers : Volumes 7; AT&SF Railway; 1902. (Download 12MB PDF eBook)


 * Hiways
 * The National Old Trails Road To Southern California, Part 1 (LA to KC); Automobile Club Of Southern California; 64 pages; 1916. (Download 6.8MB PDF eBook)
 * National Old Trails Road high-level map
 * Victory Highway Guide (SF to KC); Mohawk-Hobbs; 1926.

Oklahoma

 * Railroad Map, OKDOT

Kansas

 * Kansas
 * Kansas : A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc; 3 Volumes; Frank W. Blackmar; Standard Publishing Co; 944 / 955 / 824 pages; 1912. (Volume1 - 54MB PDF), (Volume2 - 53MB PDF), (Volume3 - 33MB PDF)
 * History of the State of Kansas; William G. Cutler; A.T. Andreas Publisher; 1883/1976.
 * Kansas - City Maps, KDOT
 * Kansas - County Maps, KDOT - Historic CountyMaps, KDOT
 * Kansas - Highway Maps, KDOT
 * Kansas - Railroad Maps, KDOT
 * Kansas - School District Boundary Map, KSDE
 * Kansas - Detailed School District Boundary Maps, U.S. Census Bureau


 * Education
 * Standardization of Rural Schools in Kansas; Kansas Superintendent of Public Instruction; 45 pages; 1917.


 * Trails
 * Marion County Auto Tour of the Santa Fe Trail; Cottonwood Crossing Chapter of Santa Fe Trail Association.; 2 pages; 2011.
 * The Story of the Marking of the Santa Fe Trail by the Daughters of the American Revolution in Kansas and the State of Kansas; Almira Cordry; Crane Co; 164 pages; 1915.
 * The National Old Trails Road To Southern California, Part 1 (LA to KC); Automobile Club Of Southern California; 64 pages; 1916.


 * Mennonite Settlements
 * 1874 Mennonite Immigration Centennial; Mennonite Life; Mid-Year 1974.
 * The Disciples of Menno Simonis: Their Settlement in Central Kansas; Frank Leslie's Illustrated; Mennonite Life; September 1999.
 * Impact of Mennonite settlement on the cultural landscape of Kansas; Brenda Martin; Kansas State University; 1985/1988.
 * Mennonite settlement : the relationship between the physical and cultural environment; Susan Movle; University of Utah; 1975/1886.
 * Status of Mennonite women in Kansas in their church and home relationships; Eva Harshbarger; Bluffton College; 1925/1945.
 * The Disciples of Menno Simonis: Their Settlement in Central Kansas; Frank Leslie's Illustrirte Zeitung; March 20, 1875. (German version of English article)
 * The Disciples of Menno Simonis: Their Settlement in Central Kansas; Frank Leslie's Illustrated; March 20, 1875. (English)

Anderson County, Kansas

 * The History of Anderson County, Kansas, From It's First Settlement To The Fourth Of July, 1876; W.A. Johnson; Kauffman & Iler; 289 pages; 1877. (Download 13MB PDF eBook)
 * Plat Book of Anderson County, Kansas, Compiled From County Records And Actual Survey; Northwest Publishing Co; 1901. (Online HTML eBook)

Bourbon County, Kansas

 * History of Bourbon County, Kansas: To the Close of 1865; Thomas F. Robley; 269 pages; 1894.
 * Standard Atlas of Bourbon County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 67 pages; 1920.
 * An Illustrated Historical Atlas of Bourbon County, Kansas; Edwards Brothers of Missouri; 55 pages; 1878.

Butler County, Kansas

 * An Illustrated Hand Book, Compiled from the Official Statistics, Descriptive of Butler County, Kansas; 66 pages; T.B. Murdock; 1887.
 * History of Butler County, Kansas; Vol P Mooney; Standard Publishing; 869 pages; 1916.
 * Standard Atlas of Butler County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 69 pages; 1905.
 * Standard Atlas of Butler County, Kansas; Walter F. McGinnis & I.C. Thomas; 59 pages; 1885.

Chase County, Kansas

 * Plat Book of Chase County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 39 pages; 1901.

Cherokee County, Kansas

 * History of Cherokee County, Kansas; Nathanial Allison; Biographical Publishing; 646 pages; 1904. (Download 31MB PDF eBook)

Cowley County, Kansas

 * History of Cowley County Kansas; D.A. Millington / E.P. Greer; Winfield Courier; 162 pages; 1901. (Download 16MB PDF eBook)
 * Standard Atlas of Cowley County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 54 pages; 1905.
 * Edwards' Historical Atlas of Cowley County, Kansas; John P. Edwards; 52 pages; 1882.

Dickinson County, Kansas

 * The Scully Land System in Marion County, Kansas; Homer Socolofsky; Kansas State University; 110 pages; 1944/1947. (includes Dickinson County)
 * Portrait and Biographical Record of Dickinson, Saline, McPherson, and Marion Counties, Kansas; Chapman Bros; 614 pages; 1893.
 * Standard Atlas of Dickinson County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 82 pages; 1921.
 * Plat Book and Complete Survey of Dickinson County, Kansas; Kenyon Company ; 54 pages; 1909.
 * Standard Atlas of Dickinson County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 63 pages; 1901.

Douglas County, Kansas

 * History of Lawrence, Kansas: from the First Settlement to the close of the Rebellion; Richard Cordley; E.F. Caldwell; 360 pages; 1895. (Download 20MB PDF eBook)

Ellis County, Kansas

 * Standard Atlas of Ellis County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 71 pages; 1922.
 * Standard Atlas of Ellis County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 58 pages; 1905.

Greenwood County, Kansas

 * Standard Atlas of Greenwood County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 78 pages; 1922.
 * Plat Book of Greenwood County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 58 pages; 1903.
 * Handbook of Greenwood County, Kansas; C. S. Burch Publishing Co; 37 pages; 1880 to 1890.

Harvey County, Kansas

 * County
 * Standard Atlas of Harvey County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 70 pages; 1918.
 * Plat Book of Harvey County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 34 pages; 1902.
 * Historical Atlas of Harvey County, Kansas; 33 pages; John P. Edwards; 1882.


 * Newton
 * Bernhard Warkentin and the Kansas Mennonite Pioneers; David A. Haury; Mennonite Life; December 1974.

Labette County, Kansas

 * History of Labette County, Kansas; Nelson Case; Biographical Publishing Company; 846 pages; 1901. (Download 50MB PDF eBook)

Leavenworth County, Kansas

 * History of Leavenworth County Kansas; Jesse Hall and LeRoy Hand; Historical Publishing; 684 pages; 1921. (Download 27MB PDF eBook)

Lyon County, Kansas

 * Standard Atlas of Lyon County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 84 pages; 1918.
 * Standard Atlas of Lyon County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 60 pages; 1901.
 * An Illustrated Historical Atlas of Lyon County, Kansas; Edwards Brothers; 58 pages; 1878.

Marion County, Kansas

 * County
 * Touring Marion County : pioneers, lakes, & the mighty Santa Fe; Robert Collins; 1993.
 * Marion County Kansas : Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; LCCN 72-92041; 344 pages; 1972.
 * Atlas of Marion County, Kansas: containing maps, plats of the townships, alphabetical rural directory, histories of churches, etc., families, farms, churches and pictures of general interest; Tri-Tabula Co; 1971.
 * The Early Schools of Marion County Kansas; Wilma Stewart Stallwitz; Located at Peabody Township Library; 33 pages; 1960.
 * The Scully Land System in Marion County, Kansas; Homer Socolofsky; Kansas State University; 110 pages; 1944/1947.
 * World War Roll of Honor : Marion County Kansas 1917-1920; Alexander and Dean; 221 pages; 1920.
 * Plat Book of Marion County, Kansas; W.W. Hixson & Co; 1928.
 * Standard Atlas of Marion County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 99 pages; 1921.
 * Standard Atlas of Marion County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 103 pages; 1902.
 * Atlas of Marion County, Kansas; The Davy Map and Atlas Co; 87 pages; 1885.
 * Marion County, Kansas; Alex E. Case; 1894.
 * Portrait and Biographical Record of Dickinson, Saline, McPherson, and Marion Counties, Kansas; Chapman Bros; 614 pages; 1893.
 * All About Marion County, Kansas; E.W. Hoch; Marion County Record; 1876.
 * ''Wikipedia : The Marion County Kansas Collection; 2nd Edition; Wikipedia; 410 pages; September 4, 2011. (Download 64MB PDF eBook)
 * ''Wikipedia : The Marion County Kansas Collection; 1st Edition; Wikipedia; 311 pages; September 9, 2010. (Download 31MB PDF eBook)

Burns

 * Burns, Kansas: 100-Years, 1880-1980.; Burns Centennial Committee; 1980.
 * Days to Remember: The Burns Community, 1864-1970; Hazel C. Bruner; Mennonite Press; 1970.

Canada

 * Beginnings in the Canada Community; H.J. Siebert; Marion Record. September 23, 1937.

Durham

 * Durham Kansas Centennial 1887-1987 Pride in the Past Faith in the Future; B002FD0F7E; 222 pages; 1987.

Florence

 * 1872-1972 Century Of Pride - Florence Centennial - Florence, Kansas; 1972.
 * Florence 75th Anniversary edition; Florence Bulletin; June 5, 1947.
 * A story of the Patrick Doyle family of Florence; A. B. MacDonald; The Kansas City Star; September 15, 1935.
 * History of the Florence Catholic Church; E.H. Robison; Marion Review; September 13, 1933.
 * Appetite for America - How Visionary Businessman Fred Harvey Built a Railroad Hospitality Empire That Civilized the Wild West; Stephen Fried; Bantam Books; ISBN 978-0-553-80437-9; 544 pages; March 23, 2010.

Gnadenau

 * Grace Meadow: The Story of Gnadenau and Its First Elder, Marion County, Kansas, David V Wiebe; Mennonite Brethren Publishing House; 1967.
 * Settlement of the Krimmer Mennonite Brethren at Gnadenau, Marion County; Alberta Pantle; Kansas Historical Quarterly; Vol. 13, No. 5; pages 259-285; February 1945.
 * Among the Mennonites, Their Houses and Habits - A Visit to Gnadenau.; Johnny Groat; Marion County Record; January 16, 1875.

Goessel

 * In Earlier Days: A History of Goessel, Kansas; Marjorie Jantzen; Mennonite Immigrant Historical Foundation; 1987.
 * Alexanderwohl Villages in Kansas, 1874 (map); P.U. Schmidt; Mennonite Life; October 1949.
 * The Alexanderwohl Church Building; Alvin Gooseen; Mennonite Life; December 1974.

Hillsboro

 * Hillsboro, City on the Prairie; Raymond F Wiebe, Multi Business Press; 1985.
 * The Centennial Celebration of Hillsboro - May 18–27, 1984; Hillsboro Centennial Committee; Baker Brothers Printing; May 1984.
 * Hillsboro Diamond Jubilee. Glimpses of Our Heritage, June 8–10, 1959; 1959.
 * A Guide to Hillsboro, Kansas; Mennonite Brethren Publishing House; 1940.

Lost Springs

 * Early Settlement of Lost Springs; Marion Review; September 15, 1937.

Marion

 * Marion County Dreamed of Prosperity in Chingawassa Springs, Quarry Siding and Rainbow Lake; Marion Record Review; September 14, 1944.
 * Memories of Old Chingawassa Railroad and Resort; Marion Record; September 10/11 Souvenir Edition, 1941.
 * First Mayor of Marion Centre; Jack Costello; Marion Record; September 10/11 Souvenir Edition, 1941.
 * Presbyterian Church Seventy Years Old; Marion Record; September 11, 1941.
 * Marion, Kansas; Printing Bureau, 1926.

Peabody

 * The Women of Peabody; Peabody Historical Society; Mennonite Press; LCCN 2010928692; 250 pages; 2010.
 * The Germans We Trusted: Stories Which Had To Be Told...; Pamela Taylor; Lutterworth Press; 192 pages; 2003; ISBN 978-0-7188-3034-2. (WWII POW camp history)
 * Townsend Ranch History, 1870-1987; Carl F. and Helen Hansen; 1990.
 * As I Remember; Jane Huguenin Good; 269 pages; 1982.
 * St Paul's Lutheran Church, Peabody Kansas, 1877-1977, 100th Anniversary Service, Centennial Celebration; St Paul's Lutheran Church; 1977.
 * Peabody: The First 100 Years; Peabody Historical Society; Peabody Gazette-Herald; 123 pages; 1971.
 * Peabody Centennial, 1871-1971, Commemorative Centennial Program; 1971.
 * The Wealth She Gathered; Helen Marie (Lyon) Cooper; Chapman & Grimes; 260 pages; 1950; A47332. (wife of George Cooper)
 * History of Peabody; A.H. Lackey; Peabody Gazette; July 7, 1876.
 * Peabody Newspaper Archive, 1870 to 2015.

Pilsen

 * Early Pilsen Community History; Jane C. Rupp; Marion Record; September 16, 1937.
 * The Miracle of Father Kapaun: Priest, Soldier and Korean War Hero; Wenzl and Heying; Ignatius Press; 200 pages; 2013; ISBN 978-1586177799.
 * A Saint Among Us: Remembering Father Emil J. Kapaun; Father Kapaun Guild; 168 pages; 2005; ISBN 978-0976846604.
 * A Shepherd in Combat Boots: Chaplain Emil Kapaun of the 1st Cavalry Division; William Maher; Burd Street Press; 199 pages; 1997; ISBN 978-1572493056.

Ramona

 * A Century of Memories: The Ramona Story, Early History and Settlement, 1887-1987; Ramona Centennial Committee; 98 pages; 1987.

Tampa

 * A History of Tampa, Kansas, and Its Environs, 1887-1987; Tampa Centennial Committee; 1986.

McPherson County, Kansas

 * Through the Years: A Pictorial History of McPherson County; McPherson Sentinel' Heritage House Publishing Co; 1992.
 * McPherson County First Courthouse Built About 1869 or 1870; Lindsborg News-Record; March 30, 1959.
 * Pioneer Life and Lore of McPherson County, Kansas; Edna Nyquist; Democratic-Opinion Press; 1932.
 * A History of the Church of the Brethren in Kansas (includes McPherson College history); Elmer LeRoy Craik; McPherson Daily; Republican Press; 397 pages; 1922.
 * Portrait and Biographical Record of Dickinson, Saline, McPherson, and Marion Counties, Kansas; Chapman Bros; 614 pages; 1893.
 * Standard Atlas of McPherson County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 82 pages; 1921.
 * Plat Book of McPherson County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 50 pages; 1903.
 * Edwards' Atlas of McPherson County, Kansas; John P. Edwards; 51 pages; 1884.

Morris County, Kansas

 * Standard Atlas of Morris County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 63 pages; 1923.
 * Standard Atlas of Morris County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 53 pages; 1901.
 * The Story of Council Grove on the Santa Fe Trail; 2nd Ed; Lalla Maloy Brigham; 176 pages; 1921. (Download 16MB PDF eBook)

Reno County, Kansas

 * History of Reno County, Kansas : Its People, Industries, and Institutions; 2 Volumes; Sheridan Ploughe; Bowen and Company; 445 / 959 pages; 1917. (Volume1 - Download 19MB PDF eBook), (Volume2 - Download 32MB PDF eBook)
 * Standard Atlas of Reno County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 110 pages; 1918.
 * Plat Book of Reno County, Kansas; Hutchinson Blue Print Co; 61 pages; 1912.
 * Plat Book of Reno County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 77 pages; 1902.

Russell County, Kansas

 * Russell County in the War : Being a Record of the War Activities of the County and the Part that it Played in the Great Struggle; John E. Wilson; Capper Printing; 190 pages; 1921. (Download 11MB PDF eBook)
 * Plat Book of Russell County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 47 pages; 1901.

Saline County, Kansas

 * County
 * Portrait and Biographical Record of Dickinson, Saline, McPherson, and Marion Counties, Kansas; Chapman Bros; 614 pages; 1893.
 * Standard Atlas of Saline County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 71 pages; 1920.
 * Plat Book of Saline County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 40 pages; 1903.
 * Edwards' Atlas of Saline County, Kansas; John P. Edwards; 42 pages; 1884.


 * Salina
 * Salina: 1858–2008 (Images of America); Salina History Book Committee; Arcadia Publishing; 2008; ISBN 0-7385-6181-9.
 * Salina: Mart of the Middle West; Salina Commercial Club, Padgett's Printing House; 1908. (Various formats eBook)
 * Illustrated Salina: The Forest City; Frederick A. Loomis, S. E. Rankin Publisher, 1892. (Various formats eBook)

Sedgwick County, Kansas

 * County
 * History of Wichita and Sedgwick County Kansas : Past and present, including an account of the cities, towns, and villages of the county; 2 Volumes; O.H. Bentley; C.F. Cooper & Co; 454 / 479 pages; 1910. (Volume1 - Download 20MB PDF eBook),(Volume2 - Download 31MB PDF eBook)
 * Standard Atlas of Sedgwick County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 78 pages; 1905.
 * Historical Atlas of Sedgwick County, Kansas; John P. Edwards; 50 pages; 1882.


 * Wichita
 * Wichita : Illustrated History 1868 to 1880; Eunice S. Chapter; 52 pages; 1914. (Download 3MB PDF eBook)

Sumner County, Kansas

 * Standard Atlas of Sumner County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 100 pages; 1918.
 * Standard Atlas of Sumner County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 68 pages; 1902.
 * Edwards' Historical Atlas of Sumner County, Kansas; John P. Edwards; 59 pages; 1883.