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'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
*[http://www.slcl.org/genealogy St. Louis County Library History and Genealogy]--information about holdings, planning a visit, security policies, indexes and finding aids, library databases, ''PastPorts'' e-newsletter, forms, look-ups and other services. | *[http://www.slcl.org/genealogy St. Louis County Library History and Genealogy]--information about holdings, planning a visit, security policies, indexes and finding aids, library databases, ''PastPorts'' e-newsletter, forms, look-ups and other services. | ||
*[http://webpac.slcl.org/ St. Louis County Library Catalog] online. Search by keyword, author, title, subject, call number, periodical, or ISBN.<br> | *[http://webpac.slcl.org/ St. Louis County Library Catalog] online. Search by keyword, author, title, subject, call number, periodical, or ISBN.<br> | ||
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St. Louis sources include online databases, federal censuses, births, marriages, deaths, cemeteries, church records, military records, naturalization records, newspapers, wills, 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 sources include online databases, federal censuses, births, marriages, deaths, cemeteries, church records, military records, naturalization records, newspapers, wills, 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> | ||
H&G holdings include materials from the [https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/free-resources/book-loan-collection/ National Genealogical Society Book Loan Collection], the [http://www.stlgs.org St. Louis Genealogical Society Collection], the [https://www.slcl.org/content/julius-k-hunter-and-friends-african-american-research-collection Julius K. Hunter and Friends African American Research Collection] and the Jewish Genealogical Society of St. Louis Collection | H&G holdings include materials from the [https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/free-resources/book-loan-collection/ National Genealogical Society Book Loan Collection], the [http://www.stlgs.org St. Louis Genealogical Society Collection], the [https://www.slcl.org/content/julius-k-hunter-and-friends-african-american-research-collection Julius K. Hunter and Friends African American Research Collection] and the Jewish Genealogical Society of St. Louis Collection. | ||
Church records include records of parishes in the Archdiocese of St. Louis and the Catholic Diocese of Belleville, IL,, and many German Protestant churches originating in the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod and the Evangelical Synod of North America (now United Church of Christ). | Church records include records of parishes in the Archdiocese of St. Louis and the Catholic Diocese of Belleville, IL,, and many German Protestant churches originating in the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod and the Evangelical Synod of North America (now United Church of Christ). | ||
Collections includes difficult-to-find sources for German, Swiss, French, and British Isles research, including | |||
* One of the largest collections of ''Ortssippenbücher / Ortsfamilienbücher'' in the U.S. Volumes cover villages and towns in Germany, Alsace-Lorraine, and Banat. | *One of the largest collections of ''Ortssippenbücher / Ortsfamilienbücher'' in the U.S. Volumes cover villages and towns in Germany, Alsace-Lorraine, and Banat. | ||
* A complete set of parish records for Canton Bern, Switzerland on 850 microfilm rolls. | *A complete set of parish records for Canton Bern, Switzerland on 850 microfilm rolls. | ||
* More than 800 books of memorial inscriptions for Scottish cemeteries. | *More than 800 books of memorial inscriptions for Scottish cemeteries. | ||
* Materials for research in England and Ireland. | *Materials for research in England and Ireland. | ||
History & Genealogy at St. Louis County Library is a FamilySearch affiliate Library. | |||
===Tips=== | ===Tips=== | ||
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*[http://www.slcl.org/content/subject-guides-history-genealogy-department Subject Guides to the History & Genealogy Department] Downloadable PDFs featuring introductions to various topics that can be researched in the collection. | *[http://www.slcl.org/content/subject-guides-history-genealogy-department Subject Guides to the History & Genealogy Department] Downloadable PDFs featuring introductions to various topics that can be researched in the collection. | ||
=== Planning a research visit === | ===Planning a research visit=== | ||
The [https://www.slcl.org/content/planning-your-visit St. Louis County Library History & Genealogy website] offers helpful information about using the collection and planning a research visit. | The [https://www.slcl.org/content/planning-your-visit St. Louis County Library History & Genealogy website] offers helpful information about using the collection and planning a research visit. | ||