Missouri -- Jackson County

Scope and Contents This collection consists of family reunion documents for the Beal family and Beal/Thomas families. Included are: photographs; family newsletters; family reunion newsletter; family reunion programs; family reunion letter; family reunion project questionnaire; letter concerning questionnaire; Beal reunion mailing list; photographs; family record; newspaper articles; funeral program; miscellaneous Irwin/Lincoln family research; letter asking for family stories; Beal reunion guestbook; and Beal...

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This collection consists of probate, ownership, and funeral information for the Edwards and Ailshire families, including: deeds, subpoena, tax statements, real estate contracts, receipts, leases, abstract of title, patriarchal blessings, property sale documents, obituaries, church records, wills, probate record, letters, zoning order, newspaper articles, proposal, review report, and photographs. Significant gaps exist from: 1924-1931, 1947-1958, 1966-1981, and 1981-1999.

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 The Jackson County Deeds Collection is a large collection of deeds, trusts, bills of sale, wills, and other documents, primarily from Jackson County, Missouri. These deeds date back to the earlies days of the county in the 1820s up until c.1950s. The collection is organized into two series: an index and the deeds. The deeds are organized by numbers found in the index, and the index is organized by name. To access the Jackson County Deeds, it is recommended to search the index first in order...

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.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of newspapers printed, published, and created by students at various Jackson County, Missouri junior high, high schools and colleges or universities. The schools within this collection include Manual High and Vocation School, Paseo High School, Northeast Junior High School, Northeast High School, Southeast High School all of Kansas City. Truman High School published a monthly school magazine title,The Spirit. Colleges included in the collection are Junior College of...

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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 Among the books in this collection are several hand written journal style books that contain information about the lots and burials. Information may include name, date of birth, date of death, burial date, address, obituaries, funeral home, and lot number. A blue journal, red journal, and another journal contain burials by lot number. A typed alphabetical index referencing the lot and page number in the journal was created as a finding aid for the records by the Association. Sales and deed...

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...