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===Contact Information=== | ===Contact Information=== | ||
''' | '''Email:''' [mailto:genealogy@slcl.org genealogy@slcl.org] <br> | ||
'''Address:''' | '''Address:''' | ||
:St. Louis County Library Headquarters<br>Tier 5 (top floor)<br>1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd.<br>St. Louis, MO 63131 | :St. Louis County Library Headquarters<br>Tier 5 (top floor)<br>1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd.<br>St. Louis, MO 63131 | ||
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'''Telephone:''' | '''Telephone:''' 314-994-3300<br> | ||
'''Hours and holidays:''' | '''Hours and holidays:''' Monday-Thursday 9-9 ; Friday-Saturday 9-5 ; Sunday 1-5; closed on legal holidays--see [https://www.slcl.org/hours-and-locations Holiday closings] | ||
'''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 | :*'''''Public transportation: ''''' [http://www.metrostlouis.org/Default.aspx Metro Transit-St. Louis] bus route | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
*[ | *[https://www.slcl.org/research-learn/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. | ||
*[ | *[https://slouc.na2.iiivega.com/ St. Louis County Library Catalog] online. Search by keyword, author, title, subject, call number, periodical, or ISBN.<br> | ||
===Collection Description=== | ===Collection Description=== | ||
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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/ | 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://slcl.libguides.com/c.php?g=1283149&p=9418492 Julius K. Hunter and Friends African American Research Collection], [https://www.slcl.org/resources/african-american-history-online African American History Online], and [https://www.slcl.org/research-learn/genealogy/jewish-genealogy Jewish Genealogy]. | ||
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). | ||
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===Guides=== | ===Guides=== | ||
*[ | *[https://www.slcl.org/research-learn/genealogy Online guide to St. Louis sources in the History and Genealogy Department]. Highlights sources in the collection pertaining to St. Louis-area research. | ||
*[ | *[https://www.slcl.org/research-learn/genealogy/online-guide-st-louis-sources Online Guide to St. Louis Sources]. Links to finding aids, indexes, and guides to library holdings arranged by topic. | ||
===Planning a research visit=== | ===Planning a research visit=== | ||
The [https://www.slcl.org/ | The [https://www.slcl.org/research-learn/genealogy St. Louis County Library History & Genealogy website] offers helpful information about using the collection and planning a research visit. | ||
===Alternate Repositories=== | ===Alternate Repositories=== | ||
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*[[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>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)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> <ref name="MGCAbout">[https://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy/mgc-information/about-mgc About the Midwest Genealogy Center] in ''Mid-Continent Public Library'' (accessed 14 December 2021).</ref> | *[[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>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)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> <ref name="MGCAbout">[https://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy/mgc-information/about-mgc About the Midwest Genealogy Center] in ''Mid-Continent Public Library'' (accessed 14 December 2021).</ref> | ||
*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref> | *[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref> | ||
*[[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. | *[[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. | ||
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