The Trowbridge Research library has research materials that are available to the public with staff assistance. As of October 1, 2010 we NO longer have a research assistant in the archives. As we are now a museum staff of two, we will try our best to assist you with your research questions, but we ask for patience and understanding as we manage other parts of the museum as well as the archives.
Inquiries can be directed towards archives@wycokck.org— this email account will continue to be checked regularly, although any research requests will be delayed in processing.
As of January 26, 2010 there are new fees for research in the archives.
Photocopies are 25 cents per copy.
Photocopies/scans of photographs are $2.50 each
$25 inital fee for research with an additional $25 per hour after the first hour
The following materials are available:
- List of 27 WyCo Cementeries
- Newspapers 1867-2009 (with some gaps)
- Obituaries 1850-2009 (with some gaps)
- WyCo State Census 1855-1925
- City Directories 1887-1992
- WyCo Marriage Certificates 1867-1920
- Over 100,000 photos of people, places and things
- Surname files for approximately 100 people & families
- WyCo probate of wills (varied dates)
- WyCo probate of inventories (varied dates)
- WyCo Historic Maps, plat maps with owner’s name for 1870-1923
- Telephone directories 1955-2009 (with gaps)
- WyCo history books
August 26, 2009 at 7:38 pm
I’d like to hire someone to search the records in your Archives. Can you recommend someone to me?
September 5, 2011 at 12:19 am
I would also like to hire someone—-did you get any response ?
September 6, 2011 at 6:46 pm
I will email you directly.
November 20, 2010 at 1:49 am
I was wondering if you have all of the obituaries from 1999?
November 22, 2010 at 2:16 pm
I will send you an email with further information.
January 27, 2011 at 1:58 am
I have a WWII uniform that my aunt wore
Her plane went down of the coast of Africa on her way home She was a resident of Rosedale I also have many photos that she took during her military life
would the museum be interested?
April 10, 2011 at 12:53 am
I am interested in small towns that are now annexed into Kansas City, Kansas proper today…such as Pomeroy, Wolcott, Nearman, Maltby and others…in addition to seeing pictures of the Wolcott area before the Great Flood of 1993 when everything was razed or relocated. Can you help me? Thanks.