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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''Email:'''<ref name="CtL">[http://www.slpl.org/slpl/library/article240096137.asp Contacting the Library] in ''St. Louis Public Library'' (accessed 3 February 2016).</ref> [mailto:help@slpl.org help@slpl.org] <br> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="CtL" /> | '''Address:'''<ref name="CtL" /> | ||
{{Block indent|Central Library<br>1301 Olive Street<br>St. Louis, MO 63103<br><br>}} | |||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="CtL" /> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="CtL" /> 314-241-2288<br>'''Fax: ''' 314-539-0393 | ||
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="LH">[http://www.slpl.org/slpl/library/article240098545.asp Libraries and hours] in ''St. Louis Public Library'' (accessed 3 February 2016).</ref> | '''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="LH">[http://www.slpl.org/slpl/library/article240098545.asp Libraries and hours] in ''St. Louis Public Library'' (accessed 3 February 2016).</ref> Mon-Thu 10-9; Fri-Sat 10-6; Sun 1-5 (1st floor only); [http://www.slpl.org/slpl/library/article240124463.asp Holidays]<br> | ||
'''Map, parking, and public transportation:'''<br> | '''Map, parking, and public transportation:'''<br> | ||
*'''''MapQuest map: | *'''''MapQuest map: ''''' [http://www.mapquest.com/directions/to/us/mo/st-louis/63103-2325/1301-olive-st-38.630146,-90.199648 St. Louis Public Library]<br> | ||
*'''''[http://www.slpl.org/slpl/library/central_parking.asp Central Library Parking]''''' | *'''''[http://www.slpl.org/slpl/library/central_parking.asp Central Library Parking]''''' | ||
*'''''Public transportation: | *'''''Public transportation: ''''' [http://www.metrostlouis.org/Default.aspx Metro Transit-St. Louis] bus routes 10, 32, 41, 74, 94, and 97 stop near the Central Library. The Civic Center MetroBus Center is six blocks (700 yards) south of the Central Library. | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
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'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
''<u>St. Louis CITY offices</u>: | ''<u>St. Louis CITY offices</u>: '' 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)}}. {{FSC|1185723|item|disp=FS Library 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.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)}}. {{FSC|1185723|item|disp=FS Library 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>''Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, UT : Everton Publishers, 2002), 406. {{WorldCat|50140092|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library 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://stlouis-mo.gov/data/address-search/index.cfm St. Louis City Assessor] has real estate and property tax records.<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, UT : Everton Publishers, 2002), 406. {{WorldCat|50140092|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library 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>[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.stlcitycircuitcourt.com/Probate/Probate%20Resource%20Room.pdf St. Louis City 22nd Circuit Court] probate records 1804-2000; civil, criminal, and family court. <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> | ||
*[ | *[https://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>:'' | ''<u>St. Louis COUNTY offices</u>:'' | ||
{{Block indent|1=*[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" /> |2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|*[http://www.stlouisco.com/YourGovernment/CountyCouncil/CountyClerk St. Louis County Clerk], Clayton, has births 1877-1910. <ref>[http://www.stlouisco.com/YourGovernment/CountyCouncil/CountyClerk St. Louis County Clerk] in ''St. Louis County, Missouri'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> }} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*[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" /> |2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|*[http://www.stlouisco.com/LawandPublicSafety/CircuitCourt/ St. Louis County Circuit Court Clerk], Clayton, has court records since 1876, and divorces. <ref>[http://www.stlouisco.com/LawandPublicSafety/CircuitCourt/ St. Louis County Circuit Court Clerk] in ''St. Louis County, Missouri'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[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> }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[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>:'' | ''<u>Mixed City and County of St. Louis repositories</u>:'' | ||
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*[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 (previous).<ref>[https://www.stlgs.org/ Home] in ''St. Louis Genealogical 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 (previous).<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.<br> | *[[St. Louis Mercantile Library]], early newspapers, railroads, inland waterways, county records, biographies, and genealogies. A premier library for Missouri research.<br> | ||
*[[St. Louis Missouri FamilySearch Center]] has [[FamilySearch Center Portal|premium online services]] for free, can offer research suggestions, and can order genealogical microfilms from the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] in Salt Lake City. | *[[St. Louis Missouri FamilySearch Center]] has [[FamilySearch Center Portal|premium online services]] for free, can offer research suggestions, and can order genealogical microfilms from the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] in Salt Lake City. | ||
*[https://www.jfedstl.org/community-engagement/brodsky-library/our-collection/ Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library], St. Louis, comprehensive source for Judaica. 23,000 books. | *[https://www.jfedstl.org/community-engagement/brodsky-library/our-collection/ Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library], St. Louis, comprehensive source for Judaica. 23,000 books. | ||
*[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://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> | ||
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''<u>Outside of St. Louis</u>:'' | ''<u>Outside of St. Louis</u>:'' | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties in Missouri: | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties in Missouri: ''''' [[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: '' [[St. Louis City, Missouri|St. Louis City]], '''''counties in Illinois: '''''[[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. | *[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. | ||
*[[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 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> | ||
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*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]]. | ||
*[[Harrison County Historical Museum]], Marshall TX, a key repository for '''''Missouri | *[[Harrison County Historical Museum]], Marshall TX, a key repository for '''''Missouri ''''' 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> | ||
*[[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]], 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> | ||
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 Contact Information[edit | edit source]Email:[1] help@slpl.org Address:[1] Telephone:[1] 314-241-2288 Hours and holidays:[2] Mon-Thu 10-9; Fri-Sat 10-6; Sun 1-5 (1st floor only); Holidays Map, parking, and public transportation:
Internet sites and databases:
Search by author, subject, ISBN, title, or call number. Also available in WorldCat. Collection Description[edit | edit source]The St. Louis Public Library has an on-line Obituary Index for the years 1880–1927; 1942–1945; 1992–2006. They also have hundreds of published family histories, passenger lists, and access to the Heritage Quest database. The Gateway Family Historian is published by the Library.[3] Guides[edit | edit source]
Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at the St. Louis Public Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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Neighboring Collections St. Louis CITY offices: In 1876 St. Louis City separated from St. Louis County, but retained all of the original St. Louis County records prior to 1876.
St. Louis COUNTY offices: Mixed City and County of St. Louis repositories:
Outside of St. Louis:
Outside of Missouri:
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