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'''Directions, map, parking, and public transportation:'''<br>  
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:*'''''Driving directions: ''''' [https://mohistory.org/library/hours-and-directions Hours and directions]<br>  
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:*'''''Google map: ''''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Library+%26+Research+Center+(Missouri+History+Museum)/@38.642576,-90.3280774,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87d8caa89efb99bf:0xa5fb6317d491b31b Missouri History Museum Library and Research Center]<br>  
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'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
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'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  


*[[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>
*[[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.
*[[National Archives at Kansas City]] federal censuses 1790–1930; selected military service indexes, pension indexes, passenger lists, naturalizations, photos, adoptions, vital records, land, and Indian records.
*[[National Archives at Kansas City]] federal censuses 1790–1930; selected military service indexes, pension indexes, passenger lists, naturalizations, photos, adoptions, vital records, land, and Indian records.


'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<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>
*[[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.


'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
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*[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 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)}}. {{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>  
*[https://www.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)}}. {{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 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>
*[https://www.stlcitycircuitcourt.com/ St. Louis City 22nd Circuit Court] probate records 1804-2000; civil, criminal, and family court.*[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>
*[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>:''  


:*[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" />  
{{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}}
:*[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>  
{{Block indent|1=*[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> |2=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" />  
{{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}}
:*[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>  
{{Block indent|1=*[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> |2=1}}
:*[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/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>
{{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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Missouri History Museum Library
Missouri History Museum Library

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

Contact MHS: Contact form

Address:

225 S Skinker Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63105

Telephone: 314-746-4500

Hours and holidays: Hours and directions

Directions, map, parking, and public transportation:

*Driving directions: Hours and directions
*Parking and Public transportation: Hours and directions

Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

They have an excellent collection about early Missouri settlers and immigrants through Illinois[1], 90,000 books, periodicals, St. Louis newspapers, fire insurance maps, city directories, St. Louis people, western fur trade, and Missouri history.[2] The library has an online genealogy index. Copies of records can also be ordered online.

Tips[edit | edit source]

Guides[edit | edit source]

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a source at the Missouri History Museum Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

Similar Collections

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:

*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.[3] [7]
*St. Louis County Clerk, Clayton, has births 1877-1910.[5] [8]
*St. Louis County 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 St. Louis City Recorder of Deeds and Vital Records Registrar.[3]
*St. Louis County Circuit Court Clerk, Clayton, has court records since 1876, and divorces.[5] [9]
*St. Louis County Probate Court, Clayton, has probate records and an online index.[10]
*St. Louis County Office of the Medical Examiner, St. Louis, has selected death records.[11]

Mixed City and County of St. Louis repositories:

Outside of St. Louis:

Outside of Missouri:

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Missouri History Museum

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 67. WorldCat 39493985; FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d.
  2. ↑ Library in Missouri History Museum (accessed 7 March 2014).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Alice Eichholz, Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 396. At various libraries (WorldCat). FS Library Book 973 D27rb 2004.
  4. ↑ St. Louis City Recorder of Deeds and Vital Records Registrar (accessed 7 March 2014).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, UT : Everton Publishers, 2002), 406. At various libraries (WorldCat). FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  6. ↑ City of St. Louis Assessor's Office - Administrative in City of St. Louis, Missouri (accessed 7 March 2014).
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 St. Louis County Vital Records in St. Louis County, Missouri (accessed 7 March 2014).
  8. ↑ St. Louis County Clerk in St. Louis County, Missouri (accessed 7 March 2014).
  9. ↑ St. Louis County Circuit Court Clerk in St. Louis County, Missouri (accessed 7 March 2014).
  10. ↑ St. Louis County Probate Court in St. Louis County, Missouri (accessed 7 March 2014).
  11. ↑ St. Louis County Office of the Medical Examiner in St. Louis County, Missouri (accessed 7 March 2014).
  12. ↑ Clayton Historical Society (accessed 7 March 2014).
  13. ↑ German American Heritage Society of St. Louis (accessed 7 March 2014)
  14. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 134.
  15. ↑ Home in St. Louis African American History and Genealogy Society (accessed 7 March 2014).
  16. ↑ Home in St. Louis Genealogical Society (accessed 7 March 2014).
  17. ↑ Genealogists in St. Louis Public Library (accessed 3 February 2016).
  18. ↑ U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri (accessed 7 March 2014).
  19. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 47 and 67.
  20. ↑ Special Collections in Kansas City Public Library (accessed 7 March 2014).
  21. ↑ Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Information in Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (accessed 3 March 2016).
  22. ↑ Vital Records in Kansas City Public Library (accessed 2 Feb 2016).
  23. ↑ Research in Ozarks Genealogical Society (accessed 15 March 2014).
  24. ↑ Guide to Local History and Genealogy Department Collections in Springfield-Greene County Library District (accessed 15 March 2014).
  25. ↑ The Hulston Library in Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Missouri in National Park Service (accessed 15 March 2014).
  26. ↑ Our Collection in Harrison County Museum (accessed 7 March 2014).
  27. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.
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