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| '''E-mail:'''<ref name="HG">[http://www.slcl.org/genealogy History and Genealogy] in ''St. Louis County Library'' (accessed 1 March 2016).</ref> [mailto:genealogy@slcl.org genealogy@slcl.org] <br> | | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="HG">[http://www.slcl.org/genealogy History and Genealogy] in ''St. Louis County Library'' (accessed 1 March 2016).</ref> [mailto:genealogy@slcl.org genealogy@slcl.org] <br> |
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| '''Telephone:'''<ref name="HG" /> 314-994-3300<br> | | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="HG" /> 314-994-3300<br> |
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| '''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="HG" /> Monday-Thursday 9-9 ; Friday-Saturday 9-5 ; Sunday 1-5; closed on legal holidays--see [http://www.slcl.org/about/holiday_schedule Holiday closings] | | '''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="HG" /> Monday-Thursday 9-9 ; Friday-Saturday 9-5 ; Sunday 1-5; closed on legal holidays--see [http://www.slcl.org/about/holiday_schedule Holiday closings] |
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| '''Map, parking, and public transportation:''' | | '''Map, parking, and public transportation:''' |
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| :*'''''Google map: ''''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/St+Louis+County+Library/@38.63016,-90.405112,13z/data=!4m7!1m4!3m3!1s0x87d8cce775ef310b:0x1695044a233dfcdf!2s1640+S+Lindbergh+Blvd,+St+Louis,+MO+63131!3b1!3m1!1s0x87df3341f8659a2f:0x90da3e5082faae12?hl=en-US St. Louis County Library] | | :*'''''Google map: ''''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/St+Louis+County+Library/@38.63016,-90.405112,13z/data=!4m7!1m4!3m3!1s0x87d8cce775ef310b:0x1695044a233dfcdf!2s1640+S+Lindbergh+Blvd,+St+Louis,+MO+63131!3b1!3m1!1s0x87df3341f8659a2f:0x90da3e5082faae12?hl=en-US St. Louis County Library] |
| :*'''''Parking: ''''' The library has a large, free, well-lit parking lot. | | :*'''''Parking: ''''' The library has a large, free, well-lit parking lot. |
| :*'''''Public transportation: ''''' [http://www.metrostlouis.org/Default.aspx Metro Transit-St. Louis] bus route [http://www.metrostlouis.org/Libraries/Metrobus_Maps/Map48121514.pdf 48 South Lindbergh] stops next to the St. Louis County Library. Route [http://www.metrostlouis.org/Libraries/Metrobus_Maps/Map58100614.pdf 58 Clayton Ballas] stops about 600 feet to the north on Clayton Rd. | | :*'''''Public transportation: ''''' [http://www.metrostlouis.org/Default.aspx Metro Transit-St. Louis] bus route [http://www.metrostlouis.org/Libraries/Metrobus_Maps/Map48121514.pdf 48 South Lindbergh] stops next to the St. Louis County Library. Route [http://www.metrostlouis.org/Libraries/Metrobus_Maps/Map58100614.pdf 58 Clayton Ballas] stops about 600 feet to the north on Clayton Rd. |
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| '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> |
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| ''<u>St. Louis CITY offices</u>: '' In 1876 St. Louis '''City''' separated from St. Louis '''County''', but retained all of the original St. Louis County records prior to 1876. | | ''<u>St. Louis CITY offices</u>: '' In 1876 St. Louis '''City''' separated from St. Louis '''County''', but retained all of the original St. Louis County records prior to 1876. |
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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> |
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| ''<u>Outside of St. Louis</u>:'' | | ''<u>Outside of St. Louis</u>:'' |
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| *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties in Missouri: ''''' [[Franklin County, Missouri Genealogy|Franklin]], [[Jefferson County, Missouri Genealogy|Jefferson]], [[St. Charles County, Missouri Genealogy|St. Charles]], [[St. Louis County, Missouri Genealogy|St. Louis County]], ''Independent City: '' [[St. Louis City, Missouri|St. Louis City]], '''''counties in Illinois: '''''[[Madison County, Illinois Genealogy|Madison]], [[Monroe County, Illinois Genealogy|Monroe]], and [[St. Clair County, Illinois Genealogy|St. Clair]] | | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties in Missouri: ''''' [[Franklin County, Missouri Genealogy|Franklin]], [[Jefferson County, Missouri Genealogy|Jefferson]], [[St. Charles County, Missouri Genealogy|St. Charles]], [[St. Louis County, Missouri Genealogy|St. Louis County]], ''Independent City: '' [[St. Louis City, Missouri|St. Louis City]], '''''counties in Illinois: '''''[[Madison County, Illinois Genealogy|Madison]], [[Monroe County, Illinois Genealogy|Monroe]], and [[St. Clair County, Illinois Genealogy|St. Clair]] |
| *[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.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. |
| *[[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> | | *[[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> |
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| *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]]. | | *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]]. |
| *[[Harrison County Historical Museum]], Marshall TX, a key repository for '''''Missouri ''''' and Texas settlers. A major center for MO Confederates. Family folders, books, letters, diaries, journals, surname lists.<nowiki></ref></nowiki> <ref>[http://harrisoncountymuseum.org/our_collection Our Collection] in ''Harrison County Museum'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> | | *[[Harrison County Historical Museum]], Marshall TX, a key repository for '''''Missouri ''''' and Texas settlers. A major center for MO Confederates. Family folders, books, letters, diaries, journals, surname lists.<nowiki></ref></nowiki> <ref>[http://harrisoncountymuseum.org/our_collection Our Collection] in ''Harrison County Museum'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> |
| *[[Newberry Library]], Chicago, genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records mostly from the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and Britain.<ref name="DB39">Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.</ref> | | *[[Newberry Library]], Chicago, genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records mostly from the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and Britain.<ref name="DB39">Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.</ref> |
| {{Wikipedia|St. Louis County Library}} | | {{Wikipedia|St. Louis County Library}} |