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SUMNER COUNTY HISTORY & GENEALOGY CENTER

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Welcome to the Sumner County, Kansas History and Genealogy Research Center website!

Located in the northeast corner of the Memorial Auditorium 208 N. Washington Wellington Kansas.
Hours:

Tuesday 10am - 4pm. 
Friday 1 - 4 pm

Thanks to some new volunteers the Center will once again be open on Friday afternoons 1 - 4 pm.

Also Open by appointment, contact:
schgs@sutv.com

 

Mailing address:  Sumner County Historical and Genealogical Center
or  SCHGC
P.O. Box 402
Wellington Kansas 67152

Email - schgs@sutv.com


 

The Chisholm Trail History and Genealogy Center was formed January 2001 by the Sumner County Genealogical Society.  Thanks to the generosity and help of Carl Meyer Wellington City Manager, Ellen McCue Memorial Auditorium Director, Sherri Theurer Vice-President of the Sumner County Genealogical Society, and the Wellington Public Library.  As well as many members of the Sumner County Genealogical Society.

The Center officially opened June 10, 2001, and is conveniently located in the Memorial Auditorium in downtown Wellington Kansas.  The Center is two blocks from the Sumner County Courthouse and the Chisholm Trail Museum and around the corner from the Wellington Public Library.

Anyone can research at the center free of charge, although donations are greatly appreciated. There is a nominal fee for copies. 

Our volunteers will be glad to do lookups free of charge for those who cannot visit the center, a nominal fee for copies and postage will apply, and donations are always appreciated.  If you would like our volunteers to do research for you outside of the center an hourly fee of $10.00 ($10.00 dollar minimum) will apply.  Copies, postage and mileage (volunteers discretion) are extra.  Research outside of the center include Obituary request, Courthouse records, cemetery records (those not available at the center), and any other records not located at the center are subject to the hourly fee.   All fees collected (except for mileage) go into the Center fund for operating costs and to collect more research materials.

It was decided in 2005 to change the name of the Chisholm Trail History Genealogy Center, to the Sumner County History and Genealogy Center. We hope this change will alleviate any confusion between the Center and other entities.

Research Materials

         

Chisholm Trail

Chisholm Trail Markers

Policies & Purposes of the SCHGC

Sumner County Kansas Links

Sumner County Post Offices

Kansas Links

Sumner County History & Genealogy Society

Sumner County Kansas Genweb

Sumner County Surname List

Sumner County Queries

Membership Form

Research Volunteers and Materials

Publications for Sale

Sumner County Photographs

Pioneer Cemetery Project

Pioneer Certificate Form

Sumner County Cemeteries

Moving Day Photo's
Open House Photo's

 

In August of 2001, the boards members of the Sumner County Historical Society and the Sumner County Genealogical Society met and voted to recommend that the two groups merge.  At our first fall meeting in September, both societies agreed by a vot of all members to merge the two societies.  We hope by merging the two societies that we can better serve our historical and genealogical researchers.

Officers 2008
President - Larry Clark
1st Vice-President - Sherry Kline
2nd Vice-President Center Director - Jared Scheel
Treasurer - Margaret Agee
Secretary - Jane Moore
Corresponding Secretary - Lora Topinka

Board Members 2007
Joyce Tencleve
Irene Kolman
Carol Norris
Marjorie Utt
Helen White
Dorothy Hunt

News & Announcements

It's time to renew your membership for 2008 or join the Sumner County History and Genealogy Society.

Dues:
Individual - $10.00 per year
Couple -$15.00 per year

The objectives of the Society and the research Center are:

~ To discover, collect, preserve and disseminate knowledge and information with reference to
    historical, genealogical and biographical data. 

~ To promote publicity and interest in the rich heritage of Sumner County, its historic sites, buildings,
    trails and early settlers by providing historical programs and published information.

~ To operate the Sumner County Historical and Genealogical Center as a means to further these     objectives.

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Get you Sumner County Pioneer Certificate.
If your ancestor settled in Sumner County prior to 1900 you are eligible for a Pioneer Certificate.
To receive your suitable for framing certificate, print out the order form and mail it to the SCHGS.
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Check out the Mayfield Kansas Book Project.  
"Mayfield: Then and Now" is a book being written by Sherry Kline and Elaine Clark.  A book of Stories, Memories and Photographs of Mayfield and its citizens.   Elaine and Sherry can use your help... if you have a story, photographs or memories of Mayfield they would like to hear from you.  Contact them though their webpage:

The Mayfield Book: Then and Now.

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The Sumner County History and Genealogy Society hold programs from August - November and January - May. Programs are held on the 4th Monday of the month unless its a holiday.

Contact the SCHGS@SUTV.COM for details of upcoming Programs.

Programs begin at 6:30pm (dinner at 5 or 5:30) at the Wellington Steakhouse in Wellington Ks.  Come early and visit.  Programs are free and anyone is welcome.

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If you have a lookup or research request, check out the link below.

Research Volunteers and Materials

 

 

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Chisholm Trail Ghost Riders
Marker located on US-81 south of Caldwell, Sumner County Kansas

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To contact the Sumner County History and Genealogy Center or the Sumner
County History and Genealogy Society Write or Email to:

PO Box 402
Wellington Ks 67152
Email: schgs@sutv.com

 

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