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-''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Missouri Genealogy|Missouri]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[St. Louis City, Missouri|St. Louis City]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Missouri Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''Missouri History Museum Library'''<br>
+''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Missouri Genealogy|Missouri]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[St. Louis City, Missouri|St. Louis City]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Missouri Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' <br>
-'''[http://www.mohistory.org/lrc-home Missouri History Museum Library and Research Center]'''<br>225 South Skinker Blvd (P.O. Box 11940)<br>St. Louis, MO 63112-0040<br>Telephone: 314-746-4500<br>Fax: 314-746-4548<br>E-mail: [mailto:library@mohistory.org library@mohistory.org]<br>
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-:{{WC}}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|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{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. See: <br><br>
+[[Image:Insert image of the library here|right|Insert image of the library here]]
-::*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}}.
-=== References  ===
+=== Contact Information  ===
+'''E-mail:'''<ref name="IH">[http://www.mohistory.org/lrc/your-visit/info-and-hours Information and Hours] in ''Missouri History Museum'' (accessed 22 February 2106).</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:library@mohistory.org library@mohistory.org] <br>
+'''Address:'''<ref name="IH" />
+:Street address: 225 South Skinker Blvd <br>Mailing address: P.O. Box 11940<br>St. Louis, MO 63112-0040 <br><br>
+'''Telephone:'''<ref name="IH" /> &nbsp; 314-746-4500<br>'''Fax:''' &nbsp;314-746-4548<br>
+'''Hours:'''<ref name="IH" /> &nbsp;Tuesday-Friday 12 - 5&nbsp;; &nbsp;Saturday 10 - 5. <br>
+'''Directions, map, parking, and public transportation:'''<br>
+:*'''''Driving directions:&nbsp;''''' [http://www.mohistory.org/lrc/your-visit/how-to-get-here/driving-directions From Lambert Airport, From Downtown, and From I-44]<br>
+:*'''''Google map:&nbsp;''''' [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>
+:*'''''Parking and Public transportation:&nbsp;''''' [http://www.mohistory.org/lrc/your-visit/how-to-get-here/parking-transit Parking/Public Transportation]
+'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>
+*[http://www.mohistory.org/lrc-home Library and Research Center] your visit, search the collections, collections, and family history.<br>
+*[http://www.mohistory.org/ Musuem Home] plan a visit, events, exhibits, education, research, and publications.
+*[http://explore.searchmobius.org/search~S2 Museum's Library Catalog] online. {{WC}}Search by keyword, author, title, subject, call number or other searches. Also available in [[WorldCat Online Catalog|WorldCat]].<br>
+*[http://genealogy.mohistory.org/ Genealogy and Local History Index] online search by name, business, street address, or source.
+=== Collection Description  ===
+They have an excellent collection about early Missouri settlers and immigrants through Illinois<ref name="DB67">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.
+=== Tips  ===
+*[http://www.mohistory.org/lrc/your-visit/doing-research/procedures Reading room procedures]
+=== Guides  ===
+*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}}.
+*[http://www.mohistory.org/lrc/collections/archives-collections-guides Archives Collection Guides and Other Finding Aids]
+=== Alternate Repositories  ===
+If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.
+'''''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="DB67" /> <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>
+*[[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.<ref name="DB67" />
+'''''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>
+'''''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>
+*[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.mow.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri], St. Louis, recent federal civil, criminal, and bankruptcy court records.
+*[[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>
+*[[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>
+*[[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.
+*[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.
+*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://health.mo.gov/data/vitalrecords/ Missouri Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics], Jefferson City, birth, marriage, divorce, and death certificates.<ref name="VR" />
+*[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/ 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.
+*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>
+*[[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]], 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>
+=== Sources  ===
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+{{Missouri|Missouri}}
-[[Category:Missouri Archives and Libraries]] [[Category:St._Louis_City,_Missouri]]
+[[Category:United_States_Repositories]] [[Category:St._Louis_City,_Missouri]] [[Category:Missouri,_United_States]] [[Category:Missouri_Archives_and_Libraries]]