Learn tips specific to Native American genealogy research.

Learn about the library’s Sherwood Smith blueprints and the people behind them.

Learn to access records only available in distant locations.

We may have a family history in the library about your family.

Learn more about P.T. Barnum and resources you can use to research other famous people from the past.

Find out the next steps in your family history after you receive your DNA results.

Explore why fresh, local food is rooted in Kansas history.

Check out resources for preserving family recipes. History can be delicious!

Learn how and why to search the more than 170,000 indexed obituaries from Topeka newspapers from 1906 to present

Explore the history of Topeka bookmobiles. We’ve come a long way since 1943’s converted camper.

Learn about Topekans’ who helped Kansas women get the right to vote.

Learn about your ancestors in African-American newspapers.