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:They have an excellent collection about early Missouri settlers and immigrants through Illinois<ref name="DB67" />, 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.<br><br> | :They have an excellent collection about early Missouri settlers and immigrants through Illinois<ref name="DB67" />, 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.<br><br> | ||
'''[[Missouri State Archives]]'''<br>600 West Main Street<br>Jefferson City, MO 65102<br>Telephone: 314-751-3280<br>Fax: 573-526-7333<br>Internet: [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives Missouri State Archives | '''[[Missouri State Archives]]'''<br>600 West Main Street<br>Jefferson City, MO 65102<br>Telephone: 314-751-3280<br>Fax: 573-526-7333<br>Internet: [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives Missouri State Archives] | ||
:A "user-friendly" facility with original [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/county/croll.asp county records on microfilm] from all counties, photos, census, land, military, and penitentiary records. '''''Databases: ''''' births/deaths pre-1910, deaths 1910-1963, soldiers 1812-1918, coroners inquests, land patents, and naturalizations.<ref name="DB67" /> <ref>[https://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/resources.asp#collection Research Room] in ''Missouri Secretary of State'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> They have an [http://www.mohistory.org/lrc-home online genealogy index]. Copies of records can also be ordered online.[[Image:Fire.png|right|42px|Fire.png]]<br> | :A "user-friendly" facility with original [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/county/croll.asp county records on microfilm] from all counties, photos, census, land, military, and penitentiary records. '''''Databases: ''''' births/deaths pre-1910, deaths 1910-1963, soldiers 1812-1918, coroners inquests, land patents, and naturalizations.<ref name="DB67" /> <ref>[https://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/resources.asp#collection Research Room] in ''Missouri Secretary of State'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> They have an [http://www.mohistory.org/lrc-home online genealogy index]. Copies of records can also be ordered online.[[Image:Fire.png|right|42px|Fire.png]]<br> | ||
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:'''''Note:''''' Records kept at the state capitol were lost by fires in 1837 and 1911. Several counties in Missouri have also lost records due to fire, war, and other destruction.<br><br> | :'''''Note:''''' Records kept at the state capitol were lost by fires in 1837 and 1911. Several counties in Missouri have also lost records due to fire, war, and other destruction.<br><br> | ||
[[Image:Missouri State Historical Society.jpg|right|250px|Missouri State Historical Society.jpg]]'''[[State Historical Society of Missouri]]''' | [[Image:Missouri State Historical Society.jpg|right|250px|Missouri State Historical Society.jpg]]'''[[State Historical Society of Missouri]]'''<br>University of Missouri Ellis Library<br>1020 Lowry Street<br>Columbia, Missouri, 65201-7298<br>Telephone: 573-882-1187<br>Fax: 573-884-4950<br>E-mail: [mailto:shsofmo@umsystem.edu shsofmo@umsystem.edu]<br>Internet: [http://shs.umsystem.edu/about/index.shtml About SHSMO] become a member, donate, events, exhibitions, research requests, and visitor information.<br><br> | ||
:Good genealogy collection with historic Missouri manuscripts and reference books<ref name="DB67" />, collection of 460,000 books, 500,000 [http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ manuscripts], 150,000 archival records, 2,900 [http://shs.umsystem.edu/map/ maps], databases, [http://shs.umsystem.edu/art/ art], [http://shs.umsystem.edu/census/ census], [http://statehistoricalsocietyofmissouri.org/ digital collections], [http://shs.umsystem.edu/newspaper/ newspapers], [http://shs.umsystem.edu/oralhistory/ oral history], and [http://shs.umsystem.edu/photograph/ photographs].<ref>[http://shs.umsystem.edu/research/ Collections and Research] in ''State Historical Society of Missouri'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> This Society has research centers at Cape Girardeau, Columbia, Kansas City, Rolla, St. Louis, and Springfield.<br><br> | :Good genealogy collection with historic Missouri manuscripts and reference books<ref name="DB67" />, collection of 460,000 books, 500,000 [http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ manuscripts], 150,000 archival records, 2,900 [http://shs.umsystem.edu/map/ maps], databases, [http://shs.umsystem.edu/art/ art], [http://shs.umsystem.edu/census/ census], [http://statehistoricalsocietyofmissouri.org/ digital collections], [http://shs.umsystem.edu/newspaper/ newspapers], [http://shs.umsystem.edu/oralhistory/ oral history], and [http://shs.umsystem.edu/photograph/ photographs].<ref>[http://shs.umsystem.edu/research/ Collections and Research] in ''State Historical Society of Missouri'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> This Society has research centers at Cape Girardeau, Columbia, Kansas City, Rolla, St. Louis, and Springfield.<br><br> | ||