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'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  


*[http://www.slcl.org/genealogy St. Louis County Library], a Missouri collection including the [http://www.ngsgenealogy.org National Genealogical Society], and [http://www.stlgs.org St. Louis Genealogical Society] collections, online databases, federal censuses, births, deaths, cemeteries, church records, military records, naturalizations, newspapers, wills, African American records, yearbooks, and access to LDS microfilms.<ref>[http://www.slcl.org/content/online-guide-st-louis-sources-history-and-genealogy-department Online guide to St. Louis sources in the History and Genealogy Department] in ''St. Louis County Library'' (accessed 2 February 2016).</ref><br>
*[[St. Louis County Library]], a Missouri collection including the [http://www.ngsgenealogy.org National Genealogical Society], and [http://www.stlgs.org St. Louis Genealogical Society] collections, online databases, federal censuses, births, deaths, cemeteries, church records, military records, naturalizations, newspapers, wills, African American records, yearbooks, and can order microfilms from the [[Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City.<ref>[http://www.slcl.org/content/online-guide-st-louis-sources-history-and-genealogy-department Online guide to St. Louis sources in the History and Genealogy Department] in ''St. Louis County Library'' (accessed 2 February 2016).</ref>


'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  


*[https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/recorder/ St. Louis Recorder of Deeds and Vital Records Registrar], birth and deaths since 1825; marriages since 1766.<ref name="Red">Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Ancestry's Red Book : American State, County, and Town Sources, 3rd ed.'' (Salt Lake City, UT : Ancestry Pub., 2004), 396. {{WorldCat|779185438}}; [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3191918 Online 1989 version]; {{FHL|20296507|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27rb}}</ref>  
''<u>St. Louis CITY offices</u>:&nbsp;'' In 1876 St. Louis '''City''' separated from St. Louis '''County''', but retained all of the original St. Louis County records prior to 1876.
*[https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/medical-examiner/ St. Louis City Medical Examiner], suspicious deaths.  
 
*[http://www.stlcitycircuitcourt.com/ St. Louis City Courthouse], local civil, criminal, and probate records since 1766.<ref name="Red" /><br>  
*[http://www.stlouiscityrecorder.org/ St. Louis City Recorder of Deeds and Vital Records Registrar] has births 1825-1909, and 1920-present; marriages 1766-1931; deaths 1825-1960, and 1965-present; land 1877-present; adoptions, cemetery records, French and Spanish colonial records, orphanages, licenses and trademarks, veterans discharges, and will indexes, including county records before 1876.<ref name="Eichholz">Alice Eichholz, ''Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources'', 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 396. {{WorldCat|55947869|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|1185723|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref> <ref>[http://www.stlouiscityrecorder.org/ St. Louis City Recorder of Deeds and Vital Records Registrar] (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>
*[http://www.mow.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri], St. Louis, recent federal civil, criminal, and bankruptcy court records.  
*[http://stlouis-mo.gov/data/address-search/index.cfm St. Louis City Assessor] has real estate and property tax records.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, UT : Everton Publishers, 2002), 406. {{WorldCat|50140092|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|1852055|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> <ref>[http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/assessor/assessor-administrative.cfm City of St. Louis Assessor's Office - Administrative] in ''City of St. Louis, Missouri'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>
*[[St. Louis Public Library]] has an Obituary Index for the years 1880–1927; 1942–1945; 1992–2006, family histories, passenger lists, Heritage Quest, and ''Gateway Family Historian'' publication.<ref>[http://www.slpl.org/slpl/gateways/article240117800.asp Genealogists] in ''St. Louis Public Library'' (accessed 3 February 2016).</ref>  
*[http://www.stlcitycircuitcourt.com/Probate/Probate%20Resource%20Room.pdf St. Louis City 22nd Circuit Court] probate records 1804-2000; civil, criminal, and family court.<ref name="HBG" /> <ref>[http://www.stlcitycircuitcourt.com/Probate/Probate%20Resource%20Room.pdf 22nd Judicial Circuit Probate Division Resource Room] in ''22nd Circuit Court St. Louis, Missouri'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>  
*[http://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=3502 U.S. Customs House], St. Louis, has immigration and naturalization records.<ref name="SLCHW">[http://www.stlouisco.com/HealthandWellness/BirthandDeathCertificates St. Louis County Vital Records] in ''St. Louis County, Missouri'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>
 
''<u>St. Louis COUNTY offices</u>:''
 
:*[http://www.stlouisco.com/HealthandWellness/BirthandDeathCertificates St. Louis County Office of Vital Records], Berkeley, has all Missouri births since 1920, St. Louis ''County only'' births 1883-1910; all MO deaths since 1980, and St. Louis ''County only'' deaths 1883-1910.<ref name="Eichholz" /> <ref name="SLCHW" />
:*[http://www.stlouisco.com/YourGovernment/CountyCouncil/CountyClerk St. Louis County Clerk], Clayton, has births 1877-1910.<ref name="HBG" /> <ref>[http://www.stlouisco.com/YourGovernment/CountyCouncil/CountyClerk St. Louis County Clerk] in ''St. Louis County, Missouri'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>
:*[http://www.stlouisco.com/LawandPublicSafety/CircuitCourt/CircuitClerk St. Louis <u>County</u> Recorder of Deeds], Clayton, has marriages and land records since 1876, and military discharges. Marriage, court, and land records of St. Louis County '''prior to 1876 are only available''' via the [https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/recorder/ St. Louis <u>City</u> Recorder of Deeds and Vital Records Registrar].<ref name="Eichholz" />
:*[http://www.stlouisco.com/LawandPublicSafety/CircuitCourt/ St. Louis County Circuit Court Clerk], Clayton, has court records since 1876, and divorces.<ref name="HBG" /> <ref>[http://www.stlouisco.com/LawandPublicSafety/CircuitCourt/ St. Louis County Circuit Court Clerk] in ''St. Louis County, Missouri'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>
:*[http://www.stlouisco.com/YourGovernment/CountyDepartments/StLouisCountyCircuitCourt/probatecourt St. Louis County Probate Court], Clayton, has probate records and an online index.<ref>[http://www.stlouisco.com/YourGovernment/CountyDepartments/StLouisCountyCircuitCourt/probatecourt St. Louis County Probate Court] in ''St. Louis County, Missouri'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>  
:*[http://www.stlouisco.com/HealthandWellness/MedicalExaminer St. Louis County Office of the Medical Examiner], St. Louis, has selected death records.<ref>[http://www.stlouisco.com/HealthandWellness/MedicalExaminer St. Louis County Office of the Medical Examiner] in ''St. Louis County, Missouri'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>
 
''<u>Mixed City and County of St. Louis repositories</u>:''
 
*[http://www.claytonhistorysociety.org/ Clayton Historical Society], Clayton, collects artifacts and documents.<ref>[http://www.claytonhistorysociety.org/ Clayton Historical Society] (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>
*[http://www.lutheranhistory.org/ Concordia Historical Institute], St. Louis, Department of Archives and History of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.
*[http://www.diocesemo.org/ministries/diocesan/communications/diocesan-archives/ Episcopal Diocese of Missouri Archives], St. Louis, a library, extensive document and photograph collections, and parish registers.
*[http://www.gahs-stlouis.org/ German American Heritage Society of St. Louis] exploring and preserving heritage.<ref>[http://www.gahs-stlouis.org/ German American Heritage Society of St. Louis] (accessed 7 March 2014)</ref>  
*[[National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)]], St. Louis, federal government employee and military personnel records starting 1917.<ref name="DB134">Dollarhide and Bremer, 134.</ref><br>  
*[[National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)]], St. Louis, federal government employee and military personnel records starting 1917.<ref name="DB134">Dollarhide and Bremer, 134.</ref><br>  
*[http://archstl.org/archives Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis Office of Archives and Records] parish christenings, confirmations, marriages, and deaths.
*[http://www.stl-aahgs.com/ St. Louis African American History and Genealogy Society] collects, preserves, and publishes genealogical and historical records.<ref>[http://www.stl-aahgs.com/ Home] in ''St. Louis African American History and Genealogy Society'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>
*[https://www.stlgs.org/ St. Louis Genealogical Society] has a collection of 20,000 books, journals, maps, and CDs at the St. Louis County Library (prvious).<ref>[https://www.stlgs.org/ Home] in ''St. Louis Genealogical Society'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>
*[[St. Louis Mercantile Library]], early newspapers, railroads, inland waterways, county records, biographies, and genealogies. A premier library for Missouri research.<ref name="DB67" /><br>  
*[[St. Louis Mercantile Library]], early newspapers, railroads, inland waterways, county records, biographies, and genealogies. A premier library for Missouri research.<ref name="DB67" /><br>  
*[http://jacksongov.org/151/Medical-Examiner Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis Office of Archives and Records] parish christenings, confirmations, marriages, and deaths.
*[[St. Louis Missouri Family History Center]] has [[Family History Center Portal|premium online services]] for free, can offer research suggestions, and can order genealogical microfilms from the [[Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City.<ref>[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] in ''Family History Research Wiki'' (accessed 29 February 2016).</ref>  
*[[St. Louis Missouri Family History Center]] has [[Family History Center Portal|premium online services]] for free, can offer research suggestions, and can order genealogical microfilms from the [[Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City.<ref>[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] in ''Family History Research Wiki'' (accessed 29 February 2016).</ref>  
*[http://www.lutheranhistory.org/ Concordia Historical Institute], St. Louis, Department of Archives and History of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.  
*[[St. Louis Public Library]] has an Obituary Index for the years 1880–1927; 1942–1945; 1992–2006, family histories, passenger lists, Heritage Quest, and ''Gateway Family Historian'' publication.<ref>[http://www.slpl.org/slpl/gateways/article240117800.asp Genealogists] in ''St. Louis Public Library'' (accessed 3 February 2016).</ref>
*[http://www.diocesemo.org/ministries/diocesan/communications/diocesan-archives/ Episcopal Diocese of Missouri Archives], St. Louis, a library, extensive document and photograph collections, and parish registers.
*[http://brodskylibrary.org/collection.php Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library], St. Louis, comprehensive source for Judaica. 23,000 books.  
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' '''in Missouri:''' [[Franklin County, Missouri|Franklin]], [[Jefferson County, Missouri|Jefferson]], [[St. Charles County, Missouri|St. Charles]], [[St. Louis County, Missouri|St. Louis County]], '''in Illinois:''' [[Madison County, Illinois|Madison]], and [[St. Clair County, Illinois|St. Clair]].  
*[http://www.moep.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri], St. Louis, civil/criminal/bankruptcy court records.<ref>[http://www.moep.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri] (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>
*[http://health.mo.gov/data/vitalrecords/ Missouri Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics], Jefferson City, birth, marriage, divorce, and death certificates.<ref name="VR" />  
 
''<u>Outside of St. Louis</u>:''
 
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties in Missouri:&nbsp;''''' [[Franklin County, Missouri Genealogy|Franklin]], [[Jefferson County, Missouri Genealogy|Jefferson]], [[St. Charles County, Missouri Genealogy|St. Charles]], [[St. Louis County, Missouri Genealogy|St. Louis County]], ''Independent City:&nbsp;'' [[St. Louis City, Missouri|St. Louis City]], '''''counties in Illinois:&nbsp;'''''[[Madison County, Illinois Genealogy|Madison]], [[Monroe County, Illinois Genealogy|Monroe]], and [[St. Clair County, Illinois Genealogy|St. Clair]]  
*[http://www.cofchrist.org/visit-library-and-archives Community of Christ Library and Archives], Independence, books, periodicals, letters, and diaries of the of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints/Community of Christ.  
*[[Kansas City Public Library Missouri Valley Special Collections]], The '''Missouri Valley Room''' has a great genealogy collection for Missouri and Kansas with biographies, periodicals, genealogies, diaries, photos, scrapbooks, and newspapers of the Kansas City area.<ref name="DB4767">Dollarhide and Bremer, 47 and 67.</ref> <ref name="SC">[http://www.kclibrary.org/kchistory/special-collections Special Collections] in ''Kansas City Public Library'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref><br>
*[[Missouri Bureau of Vital Records]], Jefferson City, central registry of Missouri births and deaths since 1910; marriages and divorces since 1948.<ref>[http://health.mo.gov/data/vitalrecords/ Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Information] in ''Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services'' (accessed 3 March 2016).</ref>  
*[[Missouri State Archives]], Jefferson City, has court, land, military, death records, federal censuses, county and municipal records, photos, penitentiary, and manuscript records. Birth and death record index since 1883 is online; birth records 1883-1895; marriages 1827-1937.<ref name="VR">[http://www.kclibrary.org/kchistory/vital-records Vital Records] in ''Kansas City Public Library'' (accessed 2 Feb 2016).</ref>  
*[[Missouri State Archives]], Jefferson City, has court, land, military, death records, federal censuses, county and municipal records, photos, penitentiary, and manuscript records. Birth and death record index since 1883 is online; birth records 1883-1895; marriages 1827-1937.<ref name="VR">[http://www.kclibrary.org/kchistory/vital-records Vital Records] in ''Kansas City Public Library'' (accessed 2 Feb 2016).</ref>  
*[http://www.mosga.org/ Missouri State Genealogical Association] has donated their books the the Midwest Genealogy Center.
*[[Kansas City Public Library Missouri Valley Special Collections]], The '''Missouri Valley Room''' has a great genealogy collection for Missouri and Kansas with biographies, periodicals, genealogies, diaries, photos, scrapbooks, and newspapers of the Kansas City area.<ref name="DB4767">Dollarhide and Bremer, 47 and 67.</ref> <ref name="SC">[http://www.kclibrary.org/kchistory/special-collections Special Collections] in ''Kansas City Public Library'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref><br>
*[http://shs.umsystem.edu/research/index.shtml State Historical Society of Missouri], Columbia, census, maps, newspapers, online tools, oral history, photos, historical manuscripts, and reference materials.<ref name="DB67" />
*[http://www.cofchrist.org/visit-library-and-archives Community of Christ Library and Archives], Independence, books, periodicals, letters, and diaries of the of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints/Community of Christ.
*[http://www.centralmethodist.edu/library/moumcarchive.php Missouri United Methodist Archives], Fayette, historical materials on Methodism in Missouri emphasizing ministers.  
*[http://www.centralmethodist.edu/library/moumcarchive.php Missouri United Methodist Archives], Fayette, historical materials on Methodism in Missouri emphasizing ministers.  
*[[Ozarks Genealogical Society Library]], Springfield, has Missouri and other states, a large periodical collection, and special southern Missouri family records.<ref name="DB67" /> <ref>[http://www.ozarksgs.org/index.php/research Research] in ''Ozarks Genealogical Society'' (accessed 15 March 2014).</ref>
*[[Springfield-Greene County Library Midtown]], for southern Missouri: censuses, church histories, directories, Civil War, online deaths 1910-1958, births, marriages, land, probate, cemeteries.<ref name="DB67" /> <ref>[http://thelibrary.org/lochist/collections.cfm?aid=925{{amp}}lid=62 Guide to Local History and Genealogy Department Collections] in ''Springfield-Greene County Library District'' (accessed 15 March 2014).</ref>
*[[State Historical Society of Missouri]], Columbia, census, maps, newspapers, online tools, oral history, photos, historical manuscripts, and reference materials.<ref name="DB67" />
*[[Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Library]], Republic, find ancestors who served in the U.S. Civil War.<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/wicr/planyourvisit/library.htm The Hulston Library] in ''Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Missouri'' in ''National Park Service'' (accessed 15 March 2014).</ref>
''<u>Outside of Missouri</u>:''
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states:''''' [[Arkansas Archives and Libraries|Arkansas]], [[Iowa Archives and Libraries|Iowa]], [[Illinois Archives and Libraries|Illinois]], [[Kansas Archives and Libraries|Kansas]], [[Kentucky Archives and Libraries|Kentucky]], [[Nebraska Archives and Libraries|Nebraska]], [[Oklahoma Archives and Libraries|Oklahoma]], and [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Tennessee]].  
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states:''''' [[Arkansas Archives and Libraries|Arkansas]], [[Iowa Archives and Libraries|Iowa]], [[Illinois Archives and Libraries|Illinois]], [[Kansas Archives and Libraries|Kansas]], [[Kentucky Archives and Libraries|Kentucky]], [[Nebraska Archives and Libraries|Nebraska]], [[Oklahoma Archives and Libraries|Oklahoma]], and [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Tennessee]].  
*[[Allen County Public Library]], Ft. Wayne IN, has a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, Canadians.<ref>[http://www.genealogycenter.org/docs/default-source/resources/aboutusbrochure.pdf?sfvrsn=2 Genealogy Center Collections] in ''Genealogy Center'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref><br>
*[[Harrison County Historical Museum]], Marshall TX, a key repository for '''''Missouri&nbsp;''''' and Texas settlers. A major center for MO Confederates. Family folders, books, letters, diaries, journals, surname lists.<ref name="DB67" /> <ref>[http://harrisoncountymuseum.org/our_collection Our Collection] in ''Harrison County Museum'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>  
*[[Dallas Public Central Library]], outstanding genealogical collection with records for more than Texas, including '''Missouri''', Oklahoma, the South, Mid-Atlantic, and New England states.<ref name="DB107">Dollarhide and Bremer, 107.</ref><br>  
*[[Newberry Library]], Chicago, genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records mostly from the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and Britain.<ref name="DB39">Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.</ref>
*[[Newberry Library]], a large Chicago repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records mostly from the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and British Isles.<ref name="DB39">Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.</ref>


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