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Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. For example, the St. Louis Public Library has a card index to published genealogies in books and periodicals; a card index to genealogical publications arranged by locality; a card index to heraldry; and a vertical file of family history manuscript materials donated to the Library. Such collections must usually be searched in person. | Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. For example, the St. Louis Public Library has a card index to published genealogies in books and periodicals; a card index to genealogical publications arranged by locality; a card index to heraldry; and a vertical file of family history manuscript materials donated to the Library. Such collections must usually be searched in person. | ||
A significant manuscript collection is the ''Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection''. This collection consists of transcripts of Bible, cemetery, church, marriage, death, obituary, and will records. It was microfilmed in 1971 at the DAR Library in Washington, DC, and is also available at the St. Louis Public Library and on 57 films at the Family History Library (Family History Library films | A significant manuscript collection is the ''Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection''. This collection consists of transcripts of Bible, cemetery, church, marriage, death, obituary, and will records. It was microfilmed in 1971 at the DAR Library in Washington, DC, and is also available at the St. Louis Public Library and on 57 films at the Family History Library (Family History Library films {{FHL|547530|title-id|disp=870004}}--.) The volumes are generally arranged by county, and many have individual indexes. | ||
Internet: http://www.dar.org/library/default.cfm | Internet: http://www.dar.org/library/default.cfm | ||
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Some major published collections of genealogical material for [[Missouri]] include: | Some major published collections of genealogical material for [[Missouri]] include: | ||
Hodges, Nadine, and Audrey L. Woodruff. ''Missouri Pioneers: County and Genealogical Records''. 30 volumes. Independence, Missouri: Woodruff, 1967-76. (Family History Library book | Hodges, Nadine, and Audrey L. Woodruff. ''Missouri Pioneers: County and Genealogical Records''. 30 volumes. Independence, Missouri: Woodruff, 1967-76. (Family History Library book {{FHL|977.8 D2h|disp=977.8 D2h}}; vols. 1-7 on films {{FHL|496617|film|disp=496617-18}} and {{FHL|823774|film|disp=823774 item 5}}.) | ||
Woodruff, Mrs. Howard W. ''Missouri Miscellany: Statewide Missouri Genealogical Records''. 16 volumes. Independence: Woodruff, 1976-84. (Family History Library book | Woodruff, Mrs. Howard W. ''Missouri Miscellany: Statewide Missouri Genealogical Records''. 16 volumes. Independence: Woodruff, 1976-84. (Family History Library book {{FHL|977.8 D2w|disp=977.8 D2w}}.) | ||
Bryan, William Smith, and Robert Rose. A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri. St. Louis: Bryan, Brand & Co., 1876. (Family History Library book | Bryan, William Smith, and Robert Rose. A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri. St. Louis: Bryan, Brand & Co., 1876. (Family History Library book {{FHL|977.8 D2b|disp=977.8 D2b}}; film {{FHL|823561|film|disp=823561}}; index on film {{FHL|001296|film|disp=001296}} item 5.) | ||
Persons searching for Missouri genealogy books and periodicals may wish to try searching [http://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org], an online union catalog that contains record holdings for more than 10,000 libraries worldwide (including St. Louis Public Library). | Persons searching for Missouri genealogy books and periodicals may wish to try searching [http://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org], an online union catalog that contains record holdings for more than 10,000 libraries worldwide (including St. Louis Public Library). | ||