Digital Jackson County and Kansas City Plat Books, 1886-1925
July 15, 2011
A library’s collection is usually considered to be the books in the library, and patrons have to visit the library to see that collection. In this 21st century, however, the library is now able to share the resources we have in our branches digitally through the Internet.
The Midwest Genealogy Center is full of genealogy and historical resources that are now being digitized and made available through a cooperative project, the Missouri Digital Heritage, which includes almost 7 million records from more than 50 institutions across the state.
The first of the Midwest Genealogy Center’s Digital Collection are four indexed Jackson County and Kansas City plat books, 1886-1925. Plat books are a treasure trove for genealogists, providing land ownership information on ancestors. These plat books are also excellent resources for tracing back the ownership of land you may own now. The digital collection includes actual, exact, and complete images of the plat books, and name indexes were completed by volunteers at the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Enjoy this digital collection from the comfort of your home, your iPad in the park, or even in the library!
Cheryl L.
Midwest Genealogy Center
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Digitized plat books
Awesome, can't wait for clay & platte county too!
genealogy center and library card fees
The library card fees for people who do not live in the area was raised to $60, supposedly because too many people were using the privlege to access the Genealogy Center. Now, the collection is being digitized and shared? So, why was the card fee raised again?
Out-of-system library cards
Hello! Our out-of-system library card fee went up to ensure that people who lived outside of our library district were paying a fee comparable to the local taxpayers. These cards are generally used to access our subscription research databases remotely. The 4 plat books we digitized and wrote this blog about are books in the genealogy collection and are completely unrelated to online database access. I hope this helps explain the difference between the two types of materials. If you have any other questions or concerns please don't hesitate to contact me at info@mymcpl.org.
Amy Caviness
Electronic Resources Manager
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