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

Year original copyright began	up to 1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
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Audio & Music fall into public domain	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035	2036	2037	2038	2039

• Note – Audio and Music includes lyrics and compositions.

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

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.

• Railroad Map, OKDOT

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)

• 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)

• 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.

• 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.

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

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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)

• 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.

• 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.

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.

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

• 1872-1972 Century Of Pride – Florence Centennial – Florence, Kansas; 1972.^[1]
• 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.^[2]

• 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.^[3][4]
• Among the Mennonites, Their Houses and Habits – A Visit to Gnadenau.; Johnny Groat; Marion County Record; January 16, 1875.

• 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, 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.

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

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

• 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.

• 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)

• 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 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.

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)

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)

• 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.