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The Genealogical and History Section of the Caney Valley Historical Society Museum basically covers the areas of Montgomery and Chautauqua Counties.
1. If the person you are looking for lived in Caney, search the following indexes:
- Caney, The Gas City
- Unfolding of the Scroll (1971 history)
- Caney, the Queen of Montgomery County by B. Bridenstine
- Sunnyside Cemetery Burial Records
- Obituary File
- Montgomery County 1903 History Book
- Smith's - County History Bibliography
- Smith's - City History Bibliography
- WWI Company D Roster
- WWII Service Men's Scrapbook
- High School Annuals (We have 1911 to present)
- Grade School Annuals
- Newspaper Microfilm
- Individual Business Histories
- Individuals Histories
- Caney City Directory 1910
- Telephone Books
- Montgomery County History (1994) Index
- Church History
2. If the person you are looking for died in Caney, search the following:
- Caney Cemetery Records
- Obituary Files
3. If the person you are looking for lived in the rural Caney area, search the following:
- 1881 Montgomery County Atlas, Indexed
- 1903 Montgomery County History, Indexed
- Smith - Kansas County Bibliography
- Smith- Kansas City Bibliography
- Chautauqua County 1921 Atlas
- Chautauqua County History Book - Vol. 1
- Caney High School Annuals
- Caney Grade School Annuals
- WWI Company D Roster
- WWII Service Men Scrapbook
4. Other County Genealogical Resources:
- Coffeyville Public Library: This is the official county genealogical resource library.
- Independence Public Library: Marriage License records
- Cherryvale Public Library
- Havana Public Library: High School Annuals
- Sedan Public Library: Information of Chautauqua County
- Latter Daly Saints Church of Independence
- Montgomery County Genealogical Society: Assessors Record Books 1914-1970
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Along about Christmas many are in a quandary about selecting gifts for the various members of their families. Each year the cost of gifts gets higher and higher. Maybe you are more or less confined to home and need help from friends or family to get your basic needs. In other cases some of your family may have basic needs that gifts will help out. On the other hand, many families are well enough off that your presence is their best gift.
At this point you may be questioning why is this guy talking about Christmas gifts. Well, the type of gift I am thinking about, like home brew, needs a little time to ferment and mellow into a good product or you may think a bad product. But, like home brew a bad product may still produce the desired results.
I am talking about the story of your life or your families' history as best you can recall it. I see the red flags going up all over the place. I can't write! Yes you can! Write just like you talk to someone. This type of writing will have character, your character. You will need to do some planning befiore you start. Start with an outline of the events of your life. Make notes of special events - what, when and where. During your childhood, adolescence, adulthood, senior years, etc. Get them into some kind of order, then rewrite them to fill in the details and tie them together in a story type form. If you have done this in handwriting, you will probably need to fo find someone to type it up. If you still don't think you can write, there is always the tape recorder. Again, you have to get an outline put together with memory joggers to keep your verbal narrative flowing.
Make plenty of copies, as you will be surprised at the number of friends who would like a copy. The genealogy section of the historical society museum would also like to have a copy to include in our developing research files.
The museum has prepared an information guide for writing a personal or family history. You may find it very helpful, just drop by the museum, email us, or call us and we will mail you a copy,.
Don't delay! This sort of thing takes some time and planning and Christmas is not far away.
Ivan Pfalser
Vice President
Caney Valley Historical Society
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