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They have an excellent collection about early Missouri settlers and immigrants through Illinois<ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 67. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>, 90,000 books, periodicals, St. Louis newspapers, fire insurance maps, city directories, St. Louis people, western fur trade, and Missouri history.<ref>[http://mohistory.org/lrc/collections/library Library] in ''Missouri History Museum'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> The library has an [http://www.mohistory.org/lrc-home online genealogy index]. Copies of records can also be ordered online.  

*Beverly D. Bishop, and Janice L. Fox, ''A List of Manuscript Collections in the Archives of the Missouri Historical Society'' (St. Louis: Missouri Historical Society, 1982). {{WorldCat|12053065|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|76126|item|disp=FHL Book 977.8 A3b}}.  

*[[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]], Independence, a great American genealogy collection: censuses, MO federal land sales, penitentiary, St. Louis fur trade, Civil War, passenger lists, plantations, American Indians, city directories, newspapers, [[Draper Manuscript Collection|Draper Manuscripts]], and KY taxes. <ref name="MGCAbout">[http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/genlh/about/#microfilm About the Midwest Genealogy Center] in ''Mid-Continent Public Library'' (accessed 5 May 2010).</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, and yearbooks.<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>

''<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.  

*[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://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|1049485|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>  

*[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>

*[[St. Louis Missouri Family History Center]] has [[Family History Center Portal|premium online services]] for free and can offer research guidance.<ref>[[Introduction to Family History Centers]] in ''Family History Research Wiki'' (accessed 29 February 2016).</ref>

*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]]  

*[[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>[http://harrisoncountymuseum.org/our_collection Our Collection] in ''Harrison County Museum'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>