Ozarks Genealogical Society Library: Difference between revisions

'''E-mail:'''<ref name="Con">[http://www.ozarksgs.org/contact/7-office Contact] in ''Ozarks Genealogical Society'' (accessed 22 March 2014).</ref> &nbsp;[http://www.ozarksgs.org/contact/7-office OGS Office] contact form<br>  

'''Address:'''<ref name="Lib">[http://ozarksgs.org/about-us/library Library] in ''Ozarks Genealogical Society'' (accessed 22 March 2014).</ref>

'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Con" /> &nbsp;417-831-2773<br>  

'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Lib" /> &nbsp;Wednesday 1:00-4:00 p.m.; Saturday 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. ; Closed [http://ozarksgs.org/ogs-library holidays] and holiday weekends.<br>  

:*'''''Google map:''''' &nbsp;[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ozarks+Genealogical+Library/@37.1949703,-93.3085791,14z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87cf630a1e2e90bf:0xbbea29e068b6fdac Ozarks Genealogical Society Library]

:*'''''Public transportation:''''' &nbsp;[http://www.cityutilities.net/transit/transit.htm City Utilities] bus route [http://www.cityutilities.net/transit/routes/7-s-campbell.pdf#page=1 Line 7 - S. Campbell] stops on Campbell about two blocks east of the OGS Library. Also, [http://www.cityutilities.net/transit/routes/9-s-fort.pdf#page=1 Line 9 - S. Fort] stops on Grand Ave near Walmart about four blocks north of the OGS Library (use the Google map to help find the library).

'''Ozarks Genealogical Society''' (OGS) has a substantial genealogy collection for southern Missouri, Missouri in general, other states, a large collection of genealogical periodicals, maps, family histories, and over one dozen special collections compiled by area researchers. Special Collections records focus on family histories with an emphasis in the southwest Missouri geographical area.<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=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> <ref>[http://www.ozarksgs.org/index.php/research Research] in ''Ozarks Genealogical Society'' (accessed 15 March 2014).</ref> The OGS ''catalog'' is combined with the [[Springfield-Greene County Library Center]] COOLcat catalog online—nevertheless, most of the OGS collection is available at the OGS Library.<ref name="Lib" />

*[https://www.greenecountymo.org/archives/index.php Greene County Archives and Records Center], Springfield, births 1883-1902, marriages since 1833, deaths 1883-1902<ref name="Eichholz">Alice Eichholz, ''Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources'', 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 394. {{WorldCat|55947869}}; {{FHL|1185723|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref>, divorces 1837-1950<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America'', 9th ed. (Draper, UT : Everton Publishers, 1999), 231. {{WorldCat|50140092}}; {{FHL|740321|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref>, probate 1833-1990, deeds 1833-1960s, civil and criminal court cases 1833-1991, coroner 1830s-1970s, military discharges, school, taxes, road books, and petitions.<ref>[https://www.greenecountymo.org/archives/list.php List of Available Records] in ''Greene County Archives and Records Center'' (accessed 23 March 2016).</ref><br>

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

*[[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>

*[[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>