Harper
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The present County Courthouse was built in 1908. It sets on a city square block at 201 N. Jennings Street. It is well worth the trip just to see this well kept lovely statuesque building with it manicured lawn which is among the properties listed on the National and State Registers of the Kansas State Historical Society. The courthouse is handicap accessible. Hours are 8:00 am. to noon and 1:00 pm. to 5:00 pm. Monday thru Friday. Everyone at the Courthouse is friendly and willing to help you in your research.
The Register of Deeds office is on the second floor (basement is the
first floor). This office contains:
The District Court office is located on the 3rd floor. There you will find marriage records with the first marriage dating back to 1878. There are probate records from 1883 and divorce records. You may search for these records on the public computer or someone will assist you. Copies are $.25 per page.
Register of Deeds
Harper County Courthouse
201 N. Jennings
Anthony, KS 67003
620 842-5336
Clerk of the District Court
Harper County Courthouse
201 N Jennings
Anthony, KS 67003
620 842-3721
The Anthony Historical Museum is in the old railroad depot on west Main Street.
Address: 526 W Main St, Anthony, KS 67003 Phone: (620) 842-3852
It is very interesting!
You will find all three of the Historical Atlases and many pictures of Harper County Residents including lots of school pictures! They are well versed in the history of Harper County and are always glad to help. It is a really neat place for the whole family to enjoy!
Attica Public Library
is located at 125 North Main, PO Box 137, Attica, KS
67009
Phone (620) 254-7767
The Harper City Library
1002 Oak
Harper, KS 67058
620-896-2959
The Harper Historical Museum
is located in one of Harper County's old school houses.
It is really an interesting place to visit!
They are located at
804 E. 12th
Harper, KS 67058
There are a number of items pertaining to local history. These include:
Harper County atlases for 1886, 1902 and 1919
Old school yearbooks, photos and memorabilia - Harper
High School and some rural schools
Harper telephone books (cover some rural areas)
Harper County directory - 1909 (arranged by townships)
Record book of Cole Bros. dry goods store, Jan 1912-
March 1914, giving name of customer & purchase
Many old photos, some identified, some not.
There are three old atlases for Harper County, 1886, 1902, 1919. They contain maps of each township and each is marked with the landowners names. They are not indexed, but they contain several pages of pictures of people who were living in the county when the atlas was published. The Harper County Story by Gwendoline and Paul Sanders is available and can be checked out or "interlibrary loaned". The Condensed History of the City of Harper, Kansas, 1877 to 1961, published by DeLuxe Printing Co. is a very good source for the town of Harper and its people. Three books by Louis F. Burn s could be helpful; In Kansas Territory 1820-1886, Osage Mission, Baptisms, Marriages and Interments, and Osage Indian Bands and Clans. The 17 volume series of the Forgotten Settlers of Kansas is also in the genealogy section with the other genealogical materials available which includes over 300 books. Click Here to visit the Anthony Public Library Web Page!
Family Tree Maker - Programs & Record CD's
The list is growing! They have WFT CD's 1 - 12, Census CD's,
Marriage CD's, Mayflower Genealogies, Quaker Genealogies and many more!
There is a box in the Anthony Library with several very interesting items.
Included are a manila envelope labeled Harper County History, a history of Bluff
City, miscellaneous family histories, newspaper clippings, an Anthony High
School directory containing names from 1888 - 1974, and various other papers.
There is a list of the first settlers of Anthony. There is a cemetery book for
Attica, Harper, and Forest Park (Anthony) cemeteries. Another cemetery book
contains records for Christian Apostolic, Baird, Bonham, Bluff City (Pleasant
Hill), Burchfield, Crisfield, Danville, Devore, Duquoin, Midlothian
Episcopalian, German Evangelical, Crystal Springs Mennonite, Ferguson (Pleasant
Valley Baptist), Freeport, H & S, Hillsdale, Melvin, Pleasant Valley
Mennonite, Spring Grove, Singer, Star Center, and Waldron cemeteries.
The library has on microfilm Federal Census for years 1880, 1900, 1920. Also, on
microfilm a complete collection of Harper County newspapers. (A list of the
newspapers was published in the Harper County Connections Vol. 1 Issue 4.)
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