genealogy – Cass County Public Library

Trace Your Military Ancestors with Fold3!

December 14, 2020December 17, 2020 casscolibrary Ancestry, Fold3, genealogy, military

Thanks to Proposition L, patrons can now access military records from Fold3 in the library or from home! Read more about this great genealogy resource.

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Cass County Public Library Phased Reopening

May 13, 2020August 11, 2020 casscolibrary Archie, Bookmobile, coronavirus, covid, Drexel, Garden City, genealogy, harrisonville, Northern Resource Center, NRC, Pleasant Hill, programs, reopening

When will the library reopen?

Genealogy Technology

Library Gets New Microfilm Reader

July 16, 2018January 28, 2019 casscolibrary Civil War, genealogy, microfilm

The library recently acquired a new (to us) microfilm reader, giving us two microfilm readers available for use at the Genealogy Branch.

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DIY at Your Library!

March 12, 2018February 26, 2018 casscolibrary DIY, genealogy, painting, programs

Sure, you can find books, movies, and reliable information at your local library, but you can also learn how to build, make, craft, or bake things! Here’s what’s coming up through May:

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Genealogy Workshop: Brick Wall Session

February 5, 2016January 22, 2018 casscolibrary genealogical research, genealogy, workshop

Come prepared with your most frustrating unanswered genealogy questions, whether it is an ancestor who disappeared without a trace from all records, or a great-great grandmother whose past is shrouded in mystery. Every genealogist has at least one brick wall.

Technology Websites and Databases

eCards now available

June 5, 2015May 20, 2019 casscolibrary access, audiobooks, Chilton Library, databases, digital content, download, ebooks, eCard, genealogy, Mango Languages, online, Overdrive, resources, TumbleBooks

We’re making it easier than ever to tap into the library’s collection of electronic resources, from bestselling eBooks and audiobooks, newspapers, genealogy databases, and more.

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State budget cuts loom over library

March 12, 2015January 22, 2018 casscolibrary advocacy, budget, budget withholdings, capital, children, circulation, computer training, cuts, Donna Pfautsch, Ed Emery, Examiner, genealogy, governor, hours of operation, Jack Bondon, Jay Nixon, Jefferson City, Joe Runions, Kansas City Star, KSHB- 41 Action News, legislators, legislature, libraries, materials, Missouri, Missouri State Library, MOREnet, operations, personnel, programming, programs, rally, reduction, Rick Brattin, SaveMoLibraries, seniors, storytime, subsidies, Summer Reading Program, support, usage, Wanda Brown

We need to let you know about a development in Jefferson City that has already impacted our budget this year and has the potential to create revenue shortfalls in future years.