Ark Valley Crossroads Index - NEW Feature for Members
The Wichita Genealogical Society has published a quarterly newsletter titled Ark Valley Crossroads (AVC) for over 12 years. We have provided PDF (digital) versions since 2010 which contain a wealth of educational and research material. This index allows you to browse through the listings for articles you might be interested in. Select the Month-Year link and the appropriate AVC edition will open in a new window. Browse through Table of Contents to find the article that interests you
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To assist the genealogist, the index is organized by type of article. The index generally categorizes the articles into one of the follow types:
- Methods – These are articles that describe procedures or techniques to arrive at useful genealogy data. Jump to Methods.
- History – Generally historical accounts of local topics, though can be of any place. Jump to History.
- Family History – Historical accounts of families or individuals that may help the genealogist see a way to document their family.
- Records – Identifies or describes collections of records that are a typical resource for genealogist.
- Abstracts – These are generally listings or articles extracted from newspapers or other publications. Jump to Abstracts.
NOTE: The Month-Year link will display the ENTIRE edition. If multiple articles are in that edition, you still access them by clicking on the single link entry for that Month-Year. Several articles are noted as Free Non-Member Access, which non-members can also view to see the quality of publication we produce each quarter. CLICK HERE for a summary table of all AVCs, organized by year. (Members only)
Methods
| Edition |
Topic |
Author |
| Jan-2010 |
Ten signs of Technology Overload |
Anon. |
| Apr-2010 |
Genealogical Codicil to Will |
Anon. |
| Jul-2010 |
Technology Tips |
Lisa Quinn |
| Oct-2010 |
Technology Tip: Google Searches |
Lisa Quinn |
| Oct-2010 |
Technology: Genealogy Web Sites |
Lisa Quinn |
| Jan-2011 |
10 Commandments of Genealogy |
Dick Eastman |
| Apr-2011 |
Who's Who - Figuring out Relationship Chart |
Anon. |
| Apr-2011 |
Password Problems |
Lisa Quinn |
| Oct-2011 |
Cloud Computing |
Lisa Quinn |
| Jul-2012 |
Naming Patterns (Reprint) |
Louisiana Gen Hist Soc |
| Oct-2012 |
Books Online |
Lisa Quinn |
| Jan-2013 |
Medical Miscellany (Free Non-Member Access) |
Nancy Patterson |
| Jul-2013 |
Researching Your Virginia Family |
Virginia Downing |
| Oct-2013 |
Protecting Your Genealogy Work |
Anon. |
| Oct-2013 |
Consider the Source |
Reprint, Dick Eastman |
| Apr-2014 |
Google Alerts |
Reprint, Dick Eastman |
| Jul-2014 |
Finding Your Female Ancestors |
Anon. |
| Jul-2014 |
Do You Have a Revolutionary War Ancestor? |
Linda King |
| Jul-2014 |
Becoming a Mayflower Society Member |
Tracy Tauber |
| Oct-2014 |
What Can You Do When Little Time? |
Reprint, Dianne Haddad |
| Oct-2014 |
Mind Mapping Your Research Plans and Results |
Reprint, Thomas MacEntee |
| Jan-2015 |
Exploring the GenealogyCenter.org Website |
Linda King |
| Apr-2015 |
Storing Your Family Data |
Adapted, online article |
| Jul-2015 |
Using Google Maps to Trace Your Ancestors |
Adapted, online article |
| Jul-2015 |
Printing Those Precious Family Lines |
Linda King |
| Oct-2015 |
Descendancy Research |
Linda King |
| Jan-2016 |
Google Books, Archive, etc. |
Reprint, Family Tree Mag |
| Jan-2016 |
Desperate Seeking Surnames |
Reprint, Lisa Alzo |
| Apr-2016 |
Genealogy Tips |
Linda King, comp. |
| Jul-2016 |
Archiving High Quality Cell Phone Pictures |
Gary W. Clark |
| Jul-2016 |
Cousin Relationship Determination |
Anon. |
| Jul-2016 |
Let Your Cell Phone Tell You About "History Here" |
Reprint, Dick Eastman |
| Jul-2016 |
Research Log (Reprint) |
Gena Philibert-Ortega |
| Jul-2016 |
It's at the Society (Reprint) |
Gena Philibert-Ortega |
| Oct-2016 |
Following Your Ancestor's Trail (Reprint) |
Donna Potter Phillips |
| Oct-2016 |
Sorting Family Records |
Reprint, Lisa Alzo |
| Oct-2016 |
Why Deeds are Important in Genealogy Research |
Reprint, George G. Morgan |
| Oct-2016 |
Library Book Sales Provide Treasures |
Reprint, George G. Morgan |
| Oct-2016 |
Research Tips: African-Americans in Newspapers |
Anon. |
| Apr-2017 |
Google Outside UK |
Anon. |
| Apr-2017 |
Census Enumeration Districts |
Reprint, David A. Norris |
| Jan-2018 |
Make a Genealogical New Year's Resolution |
Anon. |
| Apr-2018 |
Build Your F-A-N Club |
Mary Hursey |
| Jul-2018 |
Homestead Act and Land Patents |
Rosetta Wiley |
| Oct-2018 |
Repository Research Tips |
Anon. |
| Apr-2019 |
Newspapers |
Anon. |
| Oct-2019 |
Where There's a Will, There's a Way |
Margaret Kline |
| Jan-2020 |
Resource List: Finding Your Female Ancestor |
Mary Hursey, comp. |
| Apr-2020 |
Effective Searches on Ancestry |
Margaret Kline |
| Apr-2020 |
What Are Gravestones Hiding |
Gary W. Clark |
| Apr-2020 |
Collective Book Catalogs - A Primer |
Margaret Kline |
| APR-2021 |
Sumner County Research Guide |
Rosie Wiley |
| July-2021 |
Getting the Picture? Windows Tile Tagging |
Margaret Kline |
| Oct-2021 |
Finding and Using Ancestry's Research Location Pages |
Margaret Kline |
| Aug-2022 |
Research Logs are Sexy |
Margaret Kline |
History
| Edition |
Topic |
Author |
| Apr-2010 |
Cherokee Strip Pioneer Cookbook Recipe |
Anon. |
| Jan-2011 |
Home on the Prairie |
No author listed |
| Oct-2011 |
William G. Hacker |
Reprint |
| Jan-2012 |
Leap Year |
Anon. |
| Jan-2012 |
Wichita Police License Collector |
Anon. |
| Jan-2012 |
James R. Mead |
Anon. |
| Apr-2012 |
Mary Elizabeth Lease, Founder of Hypatia |
Anon. |
| Apr-2012 |
William Mathewson |
Anon. |
| Jul-2012 |
Jesse Chisholm |
Anon. |
| Jul-2012 |
The Chisholm Trail |
Anon. |
| Jul-2012 |
Wichita High School North |
Linda Klingman |
| Oct-2012 |
Wichita Pioneers |
Anon. |
| Oct-2012 |
Kansas Pioneers |
Bliss Isely, 1927 |
| Jan-2013 |
Two Caves in Sedgwick County |
Anon. |
| Jul-2013 |
Where Did the Hamburger Come From |
Emilie S. Johnson |
| Jul-2013 |
Medical Miscellany |
Nancy Patterson |
| Oct-2013 |
Revolutionary War Ancestors |
Anon. |
| Oct-2013 |
Medical Miscellany |
Nancy Patterson |
| Jan-2014 |
Ichabod Washburn |
Anon. |
| Jan-2014 |
Medical Miscellany |
Nancy Patterson |
| Apr-2014 |
Medical Miscellany |
Nancy Patterson |
| Jul-2014 |
Coins on Tombstones |
Anon. |
| Jul-2014 |
Medical Miscellany |
Nancy Patterson |
| Oct-2014 |
Why isn't 'Arkansas' pronounced like Kansas |
Arika Okrent |
| Oct-2014 |
Medical Miscellany |
Nancy Patterson |
| Jan-2015 |
Medical Miscellany |
Linda King |
| Jan-2015 |
Warnings Out and Other Notifications (Reprint) |
American Ancestor |
| Apr-2015 |
Tidbits of History |
Linda King, comp. |
| Apr-2015 |
The Battle Against Boredom: Game (Reprint) |
Pennsylvanic Hist. Soc. |
| Apr-2015 |
Greensburg Tornado |
Virginia Downing |
| Jul-2015 |
Epidemics |
Anon. |
| Jul-2015 |
A Bit of History: Western Kansas and Beyond! |
Sharin McAfee |
| Oct-2015 |
Dead Diseases and Epidemics |
Linda King |
| Jan-2016 |
What Happened in January |
Anon. |
| Jan-2016 |
Some Pitfalls in Genealogical Research |
Linda King |
| Jan-2016 |
A Year Without Summer (Reprint) |
Reprint, multiple sources |
| Apr-2016 |
A Look Back at Old-Time Medicines |
Linda King, comp. |
| Apr-2016 |
Grasshopper Plague of 1874 |
Rosetta Wiley |
| Jul-2016 |
Tidbits of History (Reprint) |
Wichita Eagle |
| Jul-2016 |
Old Diseases and Their Modern Definitions |
Anon. |
| Oct-2016 |
Honoring the Family Name |
Reprint, Bill Coate |
| Oct-2016 |
Aunt of her Stepsisters (Reprint) |
Logansport Journal |
| Oct-2016 |
Virginian's Funeral (Reprint) |
Wichita Eagle |
| Jan-2017 |
Wichita and Her Libraries (Free Non-Member Access) |
Hortense Balderston Campbell |
| Jan-2017 |
Melungeons, Who Are They |
Linda King |
| Jan-2017 |
Teacher Contract |
Anon. |
| Apr-2017 |
The Douglas Avenue Sculptures |
Cassy Rohr |
| Jul-2017 |
Fearing a Smallpox Epidemic, Civil War (Reprint) |
Reprint, Kat Eschner |
| Jul-2017 |
Treasure Hunter Finds Clue in Driscoll Collection |
Reprint, Wichita Eagle |
| Oct-2017 |
True Story of the Short-Lived State of Franklin |
Reprint, Kat Eschner |
| Oct-2017 |
The Wichita Public Library |
Anon. |
| Jan-2018 |
Uncovered Treasure |
|
| Jan-2018 |
German Father of 84 (Reprint) |
Wichita Eagle |
| Apr-2018 |
Coming Together for Fun Times |
Margaret Kline |
| Apr-2018 |
Dragging Douglas |
Gary Clark |
| Apr-2018 |
To Take a Lunch with the Dead (Reprint) |
Caitlin Doughty |
| Jul-2018 |
It's a Matter of Principal |
Margaret Kline |
| Jul-2018 |
From Homestead to City |
Margaret Kline |
| Jul-2019 |
The Wichita VA Hospital |
Anon. |
| Jan-2020 |
Who Was Dr. Tihen |
Gary W. Clark |
| Jan-2021 |
WGS Budget and Year End Message |
Margaret Kline |
| Jan-2021 |
Fresh Air Baby Camp |
Margaret Kline |
| Jan-2021 |
Early Wichita Hospitals |
Margaret Kline |
| Jan-2021 |
Wichita Library Covid Status |
Editor |
| Apr-2021 |
Association Highlight: Rotary International |
Margaret Kline |
| July-2021 |
Association Highlight: Int'l Order of Odd Fellows |
Margaret Kline |
| Oct-2021 |
Association Highlight: Girl Scouts |
Margaret Kline |
| Oct-2021 |
Wichita Social Organizations - 1921 |
Margaret Kline |
| Jan-2022 |
Association Highlight: Modern Woodmen of America |
Margaret Kline |
| Jan-2022 |
The Santa Fe Trail |
Julie Crawford |
| Nov-2022 |
The Interesting Case of George H. Woodward |
Jason Felihkatubbe |
| Nov-2022 |
Camels in the U.S. Cavalry |
Helen Cole |
| Nov-2022 |
2023 WGS Conference |
Gary Clark |
| Nov-2022 |
Kansas Society of DAR Donates Library Collection |
Julie Crawford |
Family History
| Jul-2011 |
Native American Cordier Family Presentation |
Dale Cordier-Homan |
| Jul-2011 |
Cordier Family |
Judy Hall |
| Jul-2011 |
Covered Wagon |
Mary Kate Pirce |
| Apr-2012 |
Two Kansas Sisters: My Cousins |
Richard Hitchcock |
| Jan-2013 |
Towanda Struck by Tornado |
Donnis Crane |
| Apr-2013 |
All the Way to Oklahoma |
Anon. |
| Jul-2013 |
Brick Wall Shattered |
Sharon Bacon |
| Jan-2014 |
Brick Wall Broken |
Rosie Wiley |
| Jan-2014 |
Kansas Coal Miner Family's Disaster |
Wally Jensen |
| Apr-2014 |
Genealogy, Life in the Past Lane |
Andrea Colley |
| Apr-2014 |
A Civil War Soldier |
Linda King |
| Jul-2014 |
Truth or Rumor |
Julie Crawford |
| Oct-2015 |
Never Give Up On a Difficult Ancestor
(Free Non-Member Access)
|
Reprint, Dave Obee |
| Oct-2016 |
Finding Your Family Connection |
Linda King |
| Jul-2017 |
Early Days of the George Washington Miller Family |
Reprint, Lucy Alice Miller Lill |
Records
| Jul-2010 |
More Quaker Sources |
Mary L. Addis-Brown |
| Oct-2011 |
Draper Papers |
Anon. |
| Jan-2012 |
NARA Videos |
Anon. |
| Jan-2012 |
Corrections to Draper Papers |
Anon. |
| Jan-2012 |
J.R. Mead, Special Collections |
Anon. |
| Jan-2012 |
Change in Illinois Adoption Records |
Anon. |
| Jan-2012 |
1st Presbyterian Church |
Gary Huffman |
| Jan-2012 |
Historical Counties on Line |
Lisa Quinn |
| Jan-2012 |
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps |
Sarah J. Martin |
| Jan-2015 |
Native American Resources at WPL |
Anon. |
| Jan-2015 |
Discovering the American Indian Archives, Reprint |
Billy Stone Fogarty |
| Apr-2015 |
WPL Acquisitions |
Michelle Enke |
| Oct-2015 |
Various Internet Sites |
Anon. |
| Jul-2016 |
Religious Emblems |
Reprint, Donna Phillips |
| Apr-2017 |
African-American History Research |
Anon. |
| Apr-2017 |
War Maps |
|
| Jul-2017 |
Census Mortality Schedules |
Reprint, George G. Morgan |
| Jul-2018 |
Kansas Land Tracks |
Margaret Kline |
| Oct-2018 |
Wichita McCormick School Museum |
Gary Clark |
| Oct-2018 |
Edmund Stanley Library at Friends University |
Helen Cole |
| Jan-2019 |
Wichita's First Presbyterian Church |
Gary M. Huffman |
| Apr-2019 |
German Newspapers of the Arkansas Valley
(Free Non-Member Access)
|
Anon. |
| Apr-2019 |
Search Tips for German Newspapers |
Anon. |
| Apr-2019 |
Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society |
Julia Langel |
| Jul-2019 |
WPL Advanced Learning Library Research Pavilion |
Anon. |
| Oct-2019 |
Genealogical Resources at the State Archives |
Sara J. Keckeisen |
| Jan-2020 |
WSU's Ablah Library |
Anon. |
| Jan-2020 |
Tihen's Notes at Ablah Library |
Gary W. Clark |
| Jan-2021 |
Trust But Verify - A Civil War Records Story |
Gary W. Clark |
| Jan-2022 |
Location, Location, Location: |
Margaret Kline |
| Nov-2022 |
The Dawes Roll |
Jason Felihkatubbe |
| Jan-2010 |
Techno Tips |
Lisa Quinn |
Abstracts
| Edition |
Topic |
Author |
| Jan-2010 |
Letter of the Civil War, Part 3 |
Staff |
Jan-2010
|
Obituaries, 1909 |
Staff |
| Jan-2010 |
Brookdale Twp Hall Cemetery |
Staff |
| Jan-2010 |
Society News 1910 |
Staff |
| Jan-2010 |
Highland Cemetery |
Claudia Vickery |
| Apr-2010 |
Diary of S/Sgt. Virgil R. Embry |
Staff |
| Apr-2010 |
Obituaries, 1909 |
Staff |
| Apr-2010 |
Highland Cemetery |
Claudia Vickery |
| Apr-2010 |
Society Gossip, 1910 |
Staff |
| Apr-2010 |
Register, Friends Sand Creek Cemetery |
Staff |
| Jul-2010 |
Society Gossip |
Staff |
| Jul-2010 |
Diary of S/Sgt. Virgil R. Embry |
Staff |
| Jul-2010 |
1909 Obituaries |
Staff |
| Jul-2010 |
Highland Cemetery |
Claudia Vickery |
| Oct-2010 |
Evening Gossip, 1910 |
Staff |
| Oct-2010 |
Wichita, Vidette |
Staff |
| Oct-2010 |
No Longer Gretna Green |
Staff |
| Oct-2010 |
1909 Obituaries |
Staff |
| Oct-2010 |
Diary of S/Sgt. Virgil R. Embry |
Staff |
| Oct-2010 |
LaCrosse Class Roll, 1893-1926 |
Staff |
| Oct-2010 |
Highland Cemetery |
Claudia Vickery |
| Jan-2011 |
Society Gossip |
Staff |
| Jan-2011 |
1907 Obituary Index |
Staff |
| Jan-2011 |
Diary of S/Sgt. Virgil R. Embry |
Staff |
| Jan-2011 |
LaCrosse Class Roll, 1926-1938 |
Staff |
| Jan-2011 |
Highland Cemetery |
Claudia Vickery |
| Apr-2011 |
Society Gossip |
Staff |
| Apr-2011 |
Highland Cemetery |
Claudia Vickery |
| Apr-2011 |
1907 Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Apr-2011 |
We are the Chosen |
Della Cummings Wright |
| Jul-2011 |
Society Gossip |
Staff |
| Jul-2011 |
Who's Who in Wichita 1929 |
Staff |
| Jul-2011 |
Biographical Sketches of Kansans |
Staff |
| Jul-2011 |
Highland Cemetery |
Claudia Vickery |
| Jul-2011 |
1908 Obituaries |
Claudia Vickery |
| Oct-2011 |
Society News, 1911 |
Staff |
| Oct-2011 |
Highland Cemetery |
Claudia Vickery |
| Oct-2011 |
1908 Obituaries |
Claudia Vickery |
| Oct-2011 |
Change in Countryside around Young Wichita |
Reprint |
| Oct-2011 |
Spanish Influenza |
Virginia Downing |
| Jan-2012 |
Society News |
Staff |
| Jan-2012 |
1887 Biz Direct. Of Winfield |
Staff |
| Jan-2012 |
Highland Cemetery |
Claudia Vickery |
| Jan-2012 |
1909 Obituaries |
Claudia Vickery |
| Apr-2012 |
Society News |
Staff |
| Apr-2012 |
1909 Obituaries |
Staff |
| Apr-2012 |
Wichita Morning Eagle Obituaries |
Staff |
| Apr-2012 |
Highland Cemetery |
Claudia Vickery |
| Jul-2012 |
Society News |
Staff |
| Jul-2012 |
Wichita Morning Eagle Obits |
Staff |
| Jul-2012 |
Highland Cemetery |
Claudia Vickery |
| Jul-2012 |
1909 Obituaries |
Claudia Vickery |
| Jul-2012 |
Study of Genealogy |
Reprint, Wichita Eagle |
| Oct-2012 |
Society News |
Staff |
| Oct-2012 |
New from Neighboring Towns, Beacon |
Staff |
| Oct-2012 |
Highland Cemetery |
Claudia Vickery |
| Oct-2012 |
1910 Obituaries |
Claudia Vickery |
| Oct-2012 |
1940 Obituaries |
Shirley Albers |
| Jan-2013 |
Obits 1910 |
Claudia Vickery |
| Apr-2013 |
1910 Obituaries |
Claudia Vickery |
| Jul-2013 |
Beacon 1910 Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Oct-2013 |
1910 Obits |
Staff |
| Jan-2014 |
1910 Obituaries |
Claudia Vickery |
| Apr-2014 |
1911 Obituaries |
Claudia Vickery |
| Jul-2014 |
1911 Obituaries |
Claudia Vickery |
| Oct-2014 |
1911 Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Jan-2015 |
1911 Obituaries |
Claudia Vickery |
| Apr-2015 |
1911 Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Jul-2015 |
Elks |
Staff |
| Jul-2015 |
1911 Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Oct-2015 |
Lived Hard Lives in Pioneer Days (Free Non-Member Access) |
1917 Lincoln, Illinois |
| Jan-2016 |
1912 Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Apr-2016 |
1912 Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Jul-2016 |
1912 Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Oct-2016 |
April 1912 Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Jan-2017 |
1912 Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Apr-2017 |
Wyatt Earp Kin |
Reprint, Wichita Eagle |
| Apr-2017 |
Wyatt Earp's Cousin |
Reprint, Wichita Eagle |
| Apr-2017 |
1912 Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Jul-2017 |
1912 Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Oct-2017 |
1912 Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Jan-2018 |
1912 Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Apr-2018 |
1912 Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Jul-2018 |
1912 Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Oct-2018 |
Obits 1912 |
Claudia Vickery |
| Jan-2019 |
1913 Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Apr-2019 |
1913 Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Jul-2019 |
1913 Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Oct-2019 |
Obits 1913 |
Claudia Vickery |
| Jan-2020 |
1913 Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Apr-2020 |
1913 September Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Jan-2021 |
1913 Obits |
Claudia Victory |
| July-2021 |
1913 November Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Jan-2022 |
1914 January Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Aug-2022 |
1914 March Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
| Nov-2022 |
1914 April Obits |
Claudia Vickery |
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