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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Photo Scanning Opportunity
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm RCGS Library, 2005 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS
Do you have photos you'd like to scan for use in your Genealogy work? RCGS will have copy stands and lighting available for you to use in copying pictures.
Please bring your own pictures and your phone or camera to make the copies.
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Friday, April 5, 2024
First Friday Webinars
10:00 am to 11:30 am RCGS Library, 2005 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS
April First Friday Class Topics:
1. Ancestry and Beyond (29 minutes)
2. What's New in Ancestry 2024 (1 hr.)
Thank You
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Sunday, March 17, 2024
Forming a Free State Manhattan in Kansas Territory
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Manhattan Public Library Auditorium, 629 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS
During the first few years of Riley County’s existence, a number of towns developed as pioneers moved into the vicinity. This included the townsites of Polistra, Canton, New Boston, and ultimately, the city we know as Manhattan today. In this program, learn about the events and individuals around the early founding of Manhattan, Kansas through the letters and diaries of early pioneers, as well as some of the historic landmarks that still stand in our community today.
Originally from Augusta, Kansas, Allana Parker received a B.S. in History along with a minor in Leadership Studies from Kansas State University and M.A. in Museum Studies from the University of Kansas. She served as Curator of Design with the Riley County Historical Museum for ten years and currently serves as treasurer for the Kansas Museums Association and member of the Kansas State Historical Society Foundation board.
This RCGS program is free and open to the Public.
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Friday, March 15, 2024
Genealogy Round Table
10:00 am to 11:30 am Vista Drive In, 1911 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan, KS
Join us for a open ended discussion of all things related to family history and genealogy. We meet in the side room at Vista, and try to patronize our host with a beverage purchase - and/or a cinnamon roll, etc. |
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Photo Scanning
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm RCGS Library, 2005 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS
Bring your photos and camera/cell phone. Lighting and assistance provided. |
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Sunday, February 18, 2024
Kanza Home at Blue Earth
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Manhattan Public Library Auditorium, 629 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS
A century before Euro-American settlement of Kansas, the Kanza or Kaw Indians made their home in what is now northeastern and central Kansas. They settled towns near the Missouri and later the Kansas River where they planted and harvested gardens. From there, they trekked westward into the Plains to hunt bison or back towards the east to hunt deer, trap fur-bearing animals, and exchange hides and pelts for European and Euro-American goods from fur traders. Although frequently mobile, their towns served as a home base for the tribe. Through this presentation, we’ll learn about the primary town of the Kanza between about 1790 and 1828 near the junction of the Blue and Kansas Rivers.
Presenter Lauren W. Ritterbush. As an archaeologist and ethnohistorian, Lauren Ritterbush strives to understand the Indigenous people who have lived in the Great Plains and adjacent Midwest through time. She does so as Professor of Anthropology at Kansas State University, where she teaches courses in archaeology, critical thinking, and museum collection management.
This RCGS program is free and open to the public.
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Friday, February 16, 2024
Genealogy Round Table
10:00 am to 11:30 am Vista Drive In, 1911 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan, KS
Join us for a open ended discussion of all things related to family history and genealogy. We meet in the side room at Vista, and try to patronize our host with a beverage purchase - and/or a cinnamon roll, etc. |
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Friday, February 2, 2024
First Friday Webinars
10:00 am to 12:00 pm RCGS Library, 2005 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS
It's time for the First Friday Class for February. February 2nd at 10 am at the Riley County Genealogy Library.
Topics:
1. Considering Surname Variations when researching your Ancestors.
2. Using Newapapers to Uncover Your Emigrants Journey
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Friday, January 19, 2024
Genealogy Roundtable
10:00 am to 11:30 am Vista Drive In, 1911 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan, KS
Join us for a open ended discussion of all things related to family history and genealogy. We meet in the side room at Vista, and try to patronize our host with a beverage purchase - and/or a cinnamon roll, etc. |
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Friday, January 5, 2024
First Friday Program
10:00 am to 11:00 am RCGS Library, 2005 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS
- Using the Research Wiki on Family Search
- Consider Surname Variations When Researching Your Ancestors
Please RSVP to Marilynkirkelie@gmail.com or 831 345-5460 if you plan to attend. |
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Friday, December 15, 2023
Monthly Roundtable
10:00 am to 11:30 am Vista Drive In, 1911 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan, KS
Please join us for an open discussion of family history or genealogy topics. Come prepared to share, listen or meet others interested in this fascinating hobby.
We like to patronize our host by purchasing a drink and/or other items. The cinnamon rolls are a particular favorite.
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Friday, November 17, 2023
Monthly Roundtable
10:00 am to 11:30 am Vista Drive In, 1911 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan, KS
Please join us for an open discussion of family history or genealogy topics. Come prepared to share, listen or meet others interested in this fascinating hobby.
We like to patronize our host by purchasing a drink and/or other items. The cinnamon rolls are a particular favorite. |
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Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Photo Scanning
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm RCGS Library, 2005 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS
Bring your old photos to be scanned for use in your family stories. |
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Sunday, November 12, 2023
2023 RCGS Annual Meeting
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Manhattan Public Library Auditorium, 629 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS
Plan to Attend the Annual Meeting - Election of Officers - Annual Reports - From 2:00 - 2:30.
Program 2:30 - 3:30:
The life of Mai DeKonza
Presented by author James R. Beck.
Feisty African-American Mai DeKonza (1870-1959) faced discrimination, poverty, and disability with an indomitable spirit. When locals shunned her, she initiated correspondence with her Episcopal bishop, W.E.B. DuBois, and any other powerful person she could think of. She enlisted the help of Henry Ford by sending him samples of her essays, books, poetry. The music she composed was performed at events where she felt unwelcome. As a public speaker at political rallies, she decried the shackles of Jim Crow laws in free-state Kansas. She organized concerts and public events to educate the white public about black issues in the years before the modern Civil Rights era. She accomplished these achievements by wise use of her fifth-grade education. The most painful discrimination came from her church home where she was the only black member. Her ability to articulate and reflect upon the shunning provides us with insight into the black experience in post-Civil War America.
Mai's strong spirit mirrored that of her mother, Elizabeth Lawton (1847-1910). When the Civil War began, Elizabeth was a slave in western Missouri. She marched out of enslavement as a teenager with the help of General Jim Lane and settled in Kansas. In less than two years, she found herself in the violence of Quantrill's raid on Lawrence; she sustained a gunshot wound in the raid that left her disabled and unable to support herself for the balance of her life.
The perseverance of these two women to find ways of improving their lot in life gives readers a powerful portrait of the human spirit.
This RCGS event is free and open to the public. |
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Friday, November 3, 2023
First Friday Program
10:00 am to 11:00 am RCGS Library, 2005 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS
- Beginning Scandinavian Research
- Navigating Scandinavian Patronymics
Please RSVP to Marilynkirkelie@gmail.com or 831 345-5460 if you plan to attend.
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Sunday, October 22, 2023
Monthly Program
2:30 pm to 3:45 pm Manhattan Public Library Auditorium, 629 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS
How I Solved My Brick Wall: What Happpened to Kate Scouten? After 1894 Divorce
Theresa Wilson will illustrate the story of the disappearance of her great-grandmother in 1894 with pages from the digital scrapbook she wrote about solving this brick wall. She includes the tle of an ancestor caught in Quantrill's Raid, another ancestor who became a pioneer settler of Boulder County, Colorado, and a great-aunt who mysteriously had all the answers.
This RCGS program is free and open to the pubic.
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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Photo Scanning
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm RCGS Library, 2005 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS
Bring your photos and your phone/camera - stand and lighting provided. |
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Friday, October 6, 2023
First Friday Program
10:00 am to 11:00 am RCGS Library, 2005 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS
- Somewhere in Time: Placing Ancestors in Historical Context
- Family History is Time Travel: Ancestors are more than Just Names and Dates
Please RSVP to Marilynkirkelie@gmail.com or 831 345-5460 if you plan to attend.
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Sunday, September 17, 2023
PIE PARTY
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm RCGS Library, 2005 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS
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Friday, September 15, 2023
September Roundtable
10:00 am to 11:30 am Vista Drive In, 1911 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan, KS
Join us for a general conversation about Genealogy and Family History. Bring something to share, or just enjoy the open-ended discussion. Open to all interested parties. |
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Friday, September 1, 2023
First Friday Program
10:00 am to 11:00 am RCGS Library, 2005 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS
"Are You Having Trouble Reading That Old Document?"
Please RSVP to Marilynkirkelie@gmail.com or 831 345-5460 if you plan to attend.
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Saturday, August 19, 2023
2023 Genealogy & History Fair
10:00 am to 4:00 pm Pottorf Hall, CICO park
Save The Date:
2023 Genealogy & History Fair – Saturday, August 19, 2023; 10am – 4pm at Pottorf Hall |
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Friday, August 18, 2023
August Roundtable
10:00 am to 11:30 am Vista Drive In, 1911 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan, KS
Join us for a general conversation about Genealogy and Family History. Bring something to share, or just enjoy the open-ended discussion. Open to all interested parties.
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Friday, August 4, 2023
First Friday Series
10:00 am to 11:00 am RCGS Library, 2005 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS
- Considering Age Variations When Researching Your Ancestors
Please rsvp to marilynkirkelie@gmail.com or 831 345-5460 if you plan to attend. |
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Monday, July 31, 2023
July Monday Series
11:00 am to 12:00 pm RCGS Library, 2005 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS
Understanding Side View and Other tools at Ancestry.com
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Monday, July 24, 2023
July Monday Series
11:00 am to 12:00 pm RCGS Library, 2005 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS
Wanted: Seeking the Identity of Unknown Parents
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Sunday, July 23, 2023
Yuma Historic District
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Manhattan Public Library Auditorium, 629 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS
With over 40 properties currently listed on the National, State, and Local Register of Historic Places, Manhattan's architectural beauty provides a tangible link to the past. In early 2023, the Yuma Street District became the newest addition to the National Register of Historic Places. This presentation will delve into the history of six contributing structures and properties within the newly formed district: Pilgrim Baptist Church, Douglass Community Center, Douglass Park, Douglass Center Annex, Kaw Blue Masonic Lodge #107, and Mount Zion Church of God.
Presenter Melanie Highsmith is the Curator of Education and Design at Riley County Historical Museum.
This RCGS program is free and open to the public.
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Friday, July 21, 2023
Genealogy Roundtable
10:00 am to 11:30 am Vista Drive In, 1911 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan, KS
Join others interested in Genealogy for an open discussion - share questions, discoveries, family heirlooms, etc. All are Welcome! |
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Monday, July 17, 2023
July Monday Series
11:00 am to 12:00 pm RCGS Library, 2005 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS
Out of State, Out of Mind: Finding the Answers in Virginia's Neighbors' Records
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Monday, July 10, 2023
July Monday Series
11:00 am to 12:00 pm RCGS Library, 2005 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS
Mrs. Simmon's Father: A Case Study of Indirect Evidence in Colonial Maryland
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Friday, July 7, 2023
First Friday Series
10:00 am to 11:00 am RCGS Library, 2005 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS
- Cemeteries Are Not Just For Ghosts
- Killing Off Your Ancestors: Or at Least Finding Out About Their Demise
Please rsvp to marilynkirkelie@gmail.com or 831 345-5460 if you plan to attend.
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Sunday, June 25, 2023
One Kansas Family: Stitched Together with Memories
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Manhattan Public Library Auditorium, 629 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS
This compelling history by Terry Hubbard Stahl is a unique take on a typical family story in the 20th Century. This 208-page book remains true to traditional genealogy research and documentation while bringing history alive.
At this presentation, you will learn some tricks and tips from the author that you can use to write your own family stories.
This RCGS program is free and open to the public. |
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Friday, June 16, 2023
Genealogy Roundtable
10:00 am to 11:30 am Vista Drive In, 1911 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan, KS
Join others interested in Genealogy for an open discussion - share questions, discoveries, family heirlooms, etc. All are Welcome! |
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Friday, June 2, 2023
First Friday Series
10:00 am to 11:00 am RCGS Library, 2005 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS
- Maps: Genealogical Treasures
- Find Your Ancestors With Fire Insurance Maps
Please rsvp to marilynkirkelie@gmail.com or 831 345-5460 if you plan to attend.
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Friday, May 19, 2023
Genealogy Roundtable
10:00 am to 11:30 am Vista Drive In, 1911 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan, KS
Join others interested in Genealogy for an open discussion - share questions, discoveries, family heirlooms, etc. All are Welcome!
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Sunday, April 23, 2023
Kansas Without the Kanza
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Manhattan Public Library Auditorium, 629 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS
Kansas Without the Kanza: Understanding How the Kanza Homeland Became K-State
Dr. Mary Kohn, Director of Chapman Center for Rural Studies, and Dr. Lisa Tatonetti, K-State Professor Dept. of English will present this program. “Kansas Land Treaties Project” “Kansas Without the Kanza: Understanding How the Kanza Homeland Became K-State” a report on how the land for Kansas State University came about through the U.S. government Treaties of 1825 and 1846 with the Kanza people.
This RCGS program is free and open to the public. |
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Friday, April 21, 2023
Genealogy Roundtable
10:00 am to 11:30 am Vista Drive In, 1911 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan, KS
Join others interested in Genealogy for an open discussion - share questions, discoveries, family heirlooms, etc. All are welcome. |
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Friday, April 21, 2023
Grow Green
12:00 am to 11:59 pm OnLine
Grow Green Match Day to Support Riley County Genealogical Society Projects
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Sunday, March 26, 2023
Ft. Riley Museums
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Manhattan Public Library Auditorium, 629 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS
Dr. Robert Smith, Director of Fort Riley Museums will talk about U.S. Cavalry and First Infantry Division Museums. The Main Museum has been closed for renovation which started in the spring of 2018. The renovation project includes updating lighting and technology and redesigning the display spaces. A third building in the complex will also be renovated to provide classroom space. The project is funded by the U.S. Army Center of Military History and has been designed to preserve and highlight the historic structure of the museum buildings.
This RCGS program is free and open to the public
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Friday, March 17, 2023
Monthly Roundtable
10:00 am to 11:30 am Hale Library
We are going to tour the Innovation and Digitalization labs at Hale Library. Please let Rebecca Rose or petersenv@comcast.net know if you plan to attend. It is Spring Break week, so parking should be more available.
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Sunday, February 19, 2023
WWII POW Camps in Kansas
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Manhattan Public Library Auditorium, 629 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS
Kansas housed thousands of POWs during World War II. Lowell A. May, author, and a member of the POW Camp Concordia Preservation Society, will talk about this interesting history in Kansas. He will share his research and stories about the German prisoners that lived in Kansas POW Camps during this time.
This RCGS program is free and open to the public
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Friday, February 17, 2023
February Roundtable
10:00 am to 11:30 am Vista Drive In, 1911 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan, KS
Join us for an open discussion about family history, genealogy, etc. Share your latest discoveries, family heirlooms, or just come to visit and listen. |
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Friday, January 20, 2023
January Roundtable
10:00 am to 11:30 am Vista Drive In, 1911 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan, KS
Join us for an open discussion about family history, genealogy, etc. Share your latest discoveries, family heirlooms, or just come to visit and listen. |
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Friday, December 16, 2022
Genealogy Roundtable
10:00 am to 11:30 am Vista Drive In, 1911 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan, KS
Please join us for our monthly gathering to discuss our Genealogy and Family History journey and stories. Come to listen, learn and share. |
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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
On Demand Class
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Riley County Genealogy Library
- Family History Research in Large Cities in the United States;
- It Gets Better Offline;
Please RSVP to Marilyn Kirkelie when you receive her email asking you to.
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Monday, November 21, 2022
Election of Officers, Program by Ron Wilson
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Manhattan Public Library Auditorium, 629 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS
Join us for the annual meeting of the Riley County Genealogical Society. Cookies will be provided. After the short business meeting and election of officers we will have an outstanding program by Ron Wilson on:
The Indian migration through Riley County in the 1800s
Did you know that a key figure in one of the nation’s landmark Native American civil rights cases once camped in Riley County? This program will share the tragic and inspiring story of Chief Standing Bear, the migration of his tribe through Kansas, the local news coverage of the tribe’s time in Riley County, and the chief’s ultimate victory in the U.S. judicial system.
Ron Wilson is director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University in Manhattan. He has a B.S. in Agricultural Education and a Masters in Mass Communications from K-State. He also writes and performs cowboy poetry and lives with his family on a historic ranch near Manhattan.
This RCGS program is free and open to the public |
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Friday, November 18, 2022
November Roundtable
10:00 am to 11:30 am Vista Drive In, 1911 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan, KS
NOTE: New Location
Join us for a discussion of all things Genealogy. Bring your questions, latest findings, publications - whatever you'd like to share or discuss. Or just come to listen, learn and visit. |
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Wednesday, November 16, 2022
On Demand Class
10:00 am to 12:00 am Riley County Genealogy Library
Wednesday Morning – November 16– 10:00 a.m.
- Finding Alice Conlin: A Life Reconstructed From a Single Clue;
- Tracing Quaker Ancestors;
Please RSVP to Marilyn Kirkelie when you receive her email asking you to. |
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Monday, October 24, 2022
On Demand Class
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Riley County Genealogy Library
Monday Afternoon – October 24 – 1:00 p.m.
- Punching the Clock – Your Ancestor’s Occupation
- Your Great, Great, Great Grandparents’ Facebook: Using Nineteenth Century Newspapers of Genealogy Research.
Please RSVP to Marilyn Kirkelie when you receive her email asking you to.
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Sunday, October 23, 2022
Behind the Scenes of your RC Historical Museum - The VIP Tour
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Manhattan Public Library Auditorium, 629 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS
Museums are wonderful places of learning, exploration, conservation, preservation, and research. They come in many different forms to include artistic, cultural, historical, scientific, hands on, immersive, and more. Usually, one’s experience with museums is that of being the visitor and their encounter with the public side of the institution. On October 23, join us for a special “behind the scenes,” experience on the other side of the Riley County Historical Museum with a VIP tour!
Join RCHM Director, Katharine Hensler as she takes you down the corridors of your local museum to experience that ever present mystery of what really goes on behind the scenes of our Riley County Historical Museum. You’ll meet the talented staff who keep the operations running and hear about their roles. You’ll encounter the friendly faces who greet our visitors every day, and you’ll get to learn about some of the exciting projects they have going on along with the challenges staff are always striving to solve. Get a peek into the everyday world of a museum professional beyond the doors that are usually marked, “staff only.” Director Hensler will also talk about the ways that you can utilize the Museum in your own research, and she will highlight some exciting new changes coming in 2023.
(This program is free and open to the public)
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