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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)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> <ref name="MGCAbout">[http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/genlh/about/#microfilm About the Midwest Genealogy Center] in ''Mid-Continent Public Library'' (accessed 5 May 2010).</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)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> <ref name="MGCAbout">[http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/genlh/about/#microfilm About the Midwest Genealogy Center] in ''Mid-Continent Public Library'' (accessed 5 May 2010).</ref>  
*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; 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 &amp; 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.<ref name="DB67" />
*[[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.</ref>


'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  


*[[State Historical Society of Missouri]], Columbia, census, maps, newspapers, online tools, oral history, photos, historical manuscripts, and reference materials.<ref name="DB67" />
*[[State Historical Society of Missouri]], Columbia, census, maps, newspapers, online tools, oral history, photos, historical manuscripts, and reference materials.</ref>


'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
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*[http://www.diocesemo.org/ministries/diocesan/communications/diocesan-archives/ Episcopal Diocese of Missouri Archives], St. Louis, a library, extensive document and photograph collections, and parish registers.  
*[http://www.diocesemo.org/ministries/diocesan/communications/diocesan-archives/ Episcopal Diocese of Missouri Archives], St. Louis, a library, extensive document and photograph collections, and parish registers.  
*[http://www.gahs-stlouis.org/ German American Heritage Society of St. Louis] exploring and preserving heritage.<ref>[http://www.gahs-stlouis.org/ German American Heritage Society of St. Louis] (accessed 7 March 2014)</ref>  
*[http://www.gahs-stlouis.org/ German American Heritage Society of St. Louis] exploring and preserving heritage.<ref>[http://www.gahs-stlouis.org/ German American Heritage Society of St. Louis] (accessed 7 March 2014)</ref>  
*[[Missouri History Museum Library]], St. Louis, has regional history sources, St. Louis, Missouri, the Mississippi and Missouri Valleys, the Louisiana Purchase, American West: indexes, guides, catalogs, photos, genealogy workshops. Many records of Missouri settlers from Illinois.<ref name="DB67" />  
*[[Missouri History Museum Library]], St. Louis, has regional history sources, St. Louis, Missouri, the Mississippi and Missouri Valleys, the Louisiana Purchase, American West: indexes, guides, catalogs, photos, genealogy workshops. Many records of Missouri settlers from Illinois.</ref>  
*[[National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)]], St. Louis, federal government employee and military personnel records starting 1917.<ref name="DB134">Dollarhide and Bremer, 134.</ref><br>  
*[[National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)]], St. Louis, federal government employee and military personnel records starting 1917.<ref name="DB134">Dollarhide and Bremer, 134.</ref><br>  
*[http://archstl.org/archives Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis Office of Archives and Records] parish christenings, confirmations, marriages, and deaths.  
*[http://archstl.org/archives Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis Office of Archives and Records] parish christenings, confirmations, marriages, and deaths.  
*[http://www.stl-aahgs.com/ St. Louis African American History and Genealogy Society] collects, preserves, and publishes genealogical and historical records.<ref>[http://www.stl-aahgs.com/ Home] in ''St. Louis African American History and Genealogy Society'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>  
*[http://www.stl-aahgs.com/ St. Louis African American History and Genealogy Society] collects, preserves, and publishes genealogical and historical records.<ref>[http://www.stl-aahgs.com/ Home] in ''St. Louis African American History and Genealogy Society'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>  
*[https://www.stlgs.org/ St. Louis Genealogical Society] has a collection of 20,000 books, journals, maps, and CDs at the St. Louis County Library.<ref>[https://www.stlgs.org/ Home] in ''St. Louis Genealogical Society'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>  
*[https://www.stlgs.org/ St. Louis Genealogical Society] has a collection of 20,000 books, journals, maps, and CDs at the St. Louis County Library.<ref>[https://www.stlgs.org/ Home] in ''St. Louis Genealogical Society'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>  
*[[St. Louis Mercantile Library]], early newspapers, railroads, inland waterways, county records, biographies, and genealogies. A premier library for Missouri research.<ref name="DB67" /><br>  
*[[St. Louis Mercantile Library]], early newspapers, railroads, inland waterways, county records, biographies, and genealogies. A premier library for Missouri research.</ref><br>  
*[[St. Louis Missouri Family History Center]] has [[Family History Center Portal|premium online services]] for free, can offer research suggestions, and can order genealogical microfilms from the [[Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City.<ref>[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] in ''Family History Research Wiki'' (accessed 29 February 2016).</ref>  
*[[St. Louis Missouri Family History Center]] has [[Family History Center Portal|premium online services]] for free, can offer research suggestions, and can order genealogical microfilms from the [[Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City.<ref>[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] in ''Family History Research Wiki'' (accessed 29 February 2016).</ref>  
*[[St. Louis Public Library]] has an Obituary Index for the years 1880–1927; 1942–1945; 1992–2006, family histories, passenger lists, Heritage Quest, and ''Gateway Family Historian'' publication.<ref>[http://www.slpl.org/slpl/gateways/article240117800.asp Genealogists] in ''St. Louis Public Library'' (accessed 3 February 2016).</ref>  
*[[St. Louis Public Library]] has an Obituary Index for the years 1880–1927; 1942–1945; 1992–2006, family histories, passenger lists, Heritage Quest, and ''Gateway Family Historian'' publication.<ref>[http://www.slpl.org/slpl/gateways/article240117800.asp Genealogists] in ''St. Louis Public Library'' (accessed 3 February 2016).</ref>  
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*[[Missouri State Archives]], Jefferson City, has court, land, military, death records, federal censuses, county and municipal records, photos, penitentiary, and manuscript records. Birth and death record index since 1883 is online; birth records 1883-1895; marriages 1827-1937.<ref name="VR">[http://www.kclibrary.org/kchistory/vital-records Vital Records] in ''Kansas City Public Library'' (accessed 2 Feb 2016).</ref>  
*[[Missouri State Archives]], Jefferson City, has court, land, military, death records, federal censuses, county and municipal records, photos, penitentiary, and manuscript records. Birth and death record index since 1883 is online; birth records 1883-1895; marriages 1827-1937.<ref name="VR">[http://www.kclibrary.org/kchistory/vital-records Vital Records] in ''Kansas City Public Library'' (accessed 2 Feb 2016).</ref>  
*[http://www.centralmethodist.edu/library/moumcarchive.php Missouri United Methodist Archives], Fayette, historical materials on Methodism in Missouri emphasizing ministers.  
*[http://www.centralmethodist.edu/library/moumcarchive.php Missouri United Methodist Archives], Fayette, historical materials on Methodism in Missouri emphasizing ministers.  
*[[Ozarks Genealogical Society Library]], Springfield, has Missouri and other states, a large periodical collection, and special southern Missouri family records.<ref name="DB67" /> <ref>[http://www.ozarksgs.org/index.php/research Research] in ''Ozarks Genealogical Society'' (accessed 15 March 2014).</ref>  
*[[Ozarks Genealogical Society Library]], Springfield, has Missouri and other states, a large periodical collection, and special southern Missouri family records.</ref> <ref>[http://www.ozarksgs.org/index.php/research Research] in ''Ozarks Genealogical Society'' (accessed 15 March 2014).</ref>  
*[[Springfield-Greene County Library Center]], for southern Missouri: censuses, church histories, directories, Civil War, online deaths 1910-1958, births, marriages, land, probate, cemeteries.<ref name="DB67" /> <ref>[http://thelibrary.org/lochist/collections.cfm?aid=925{{amp}}lid=62 Guide to Local History and Genealogy Department Collections] in ''Springfield-Greene County Library District'' (accessed 15 March 2014).</ref>  
*[[Springfield-Greene County Library Center]], for southern Missouri: censuses, church histories, directories, Civil War, online deaths 1910-1958, births, marriages, land, probate, cemeteries.</ref> <ref>[http://thelibrary.org/lochist/collections.cfm?aid=925{{amp}}lid=62 Guide to Local History and Genealogy Department Collections] in ''Springfield-Greene County Library District'' (accessed 15 March 2014).</ref>  
*[[Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Library]], Republic, find ancestors who served in the U.S. Civil War.<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/wicr/planyourvisit/library.htm The Hulston Library] in ''Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Missouri'' in ''National Park Service'' (accessed 15 March 2014).</ref>
*[[Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Library]], Republic, find ancestors who served in the U.S. Civil War.<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/wicr/planyourvisit/library.htm The Hulston Library] in ''Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Missouri'' in ''National Park Service'' (accessed 15 March 2014).</ref>


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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&nbsp;''''' and Texas settlers. A major center for MO Confederates. Family folders, books, letters, diaries, journals, surname lists.<ref name="DB67" /> <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&nbsp;''''' and Texas settlers. A major center for MO Confederates. Family folders, books, letters, diaries, journals, surname lists.</ref> <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}}

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St. Louis County Library History & Genealogy Department


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Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:[1]  genealogy@slcl.org

Address:[1]

St. Louis County Library Headquarters
Tier 5 (top floor)
1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63131

Telephone:[1]  314-994-3300, ext. 2070

Hours and holidays:[1]  Monday-Thursday 9-9 ; Friday-Saturday 9-5 ; Sunday 1-5; closed on legal holidays--see Holiday closings

Map, parking, and public transportation:

Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

The St. Louis County Library genealogical collection has 85,000 print items, 9,500 family histories, 850 periodical titles, 40,000 microfilm rolls, and many electronic databases. Their emphasis is on St. Louis, Missouri, and states and foreign countries that fed migration into Missouri, including New England states, the 13 colonies, and many foreign countries. Military history, African American, and other ethnic sources are well represented. Record types include online databases, federal censuses, births, marriages, deaths, cemeteries, church records, military records, naturalizations, newspapers, wills, African American records, and yearbooks.[2]

They also have collections from the National Genealogical Society, the St. Louis Genealogical Society, the African American Research Collection, the Jewish Genealogical Society, the Archdiocese of St. Louis parish records, and from the Archdiocese of Belleville, Illinois. SLCL also can order microfilms from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.[3]

Significant miscellaneous items include 850 microfilms from parish registers of the Swiss Canton of Bern, over 100 Jewish Yizkor books, and sources for Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New England, and some rare English, Welsh, and Scottish genealogies.[4]

Tips[edit | edit source]

  • Tours. Public tours of the department are given on the first Wednesday and third Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m.
  • Tier 4. Many genealogy books are shelved on Tier 4, an area that is normally closed to the public. The area is opened to the public on the third Saturday and Sunday of each month. Materials on Tier 4 are available for use at other times upon request.
  • Computer access. There is a 30-minute time limit on the public computers if others are waiting. Photo I.D. is required for using public computers. Free wireless access to the system is also available for personal computers.
  • Microfilm readers. 12 microfilm readers are available for use. All readers are attached to a printer, and most are able to scan and save images electronically. Use is limited to one hour if other people are waiting.
  • Book copying and scanning. A coin-operated photocopier is available to make paper copies and can be used as a flat-bed scanner. An overhead book scanner allows scanning to an electronic file.

Guides[edit | edit source]

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a source via the St. Louis County Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • 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 Manuscripts, and KY taxes.[5] [6]
  • 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.[7]
  • 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.</ref>

Similar Collections

Neighboring Collections

St. Louis CITY offices:  In 1876 St. Louis City separated from St. Louis County, but retained all of the original St. Louis County records prior to 1876.

St. Louis COUNTY offices:

Mixed City and County of St. Louis repositories:

Outside of St. Louis:

Outside of Missouri:

Wikipedia has more about this subject: St. Louis County Library

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 History and Genealogy in St. Louis County Library (accessed 1 March 2016).
  2. ↑ Online guide to St. Louis sources in the History and Genealogy Department in St. Louis County Library (accessed 2 February 2016).
  3. ↑ Genealogy and local history in St. Louis County Library (accessed 7 March 2014).
  4. ↑ Department Holdings and Collections in St. Louis County Library (accessed 1 March 2016).
  5. ↑ William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 67. At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Ref Book 973 J54d.
  6. ↑ About the Midwest Genealogy Center in Mid-Continent Public Library (accessed 5 May 2010).
  7. ↑ Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC in National Archives (accessed 31 December 2013).
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Alice Eichholz, Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 396. At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004.
  9. ↑ St. Louis City Recorder of Deeds and Vital Records Registrar (accessed 7 March 2014).
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, UT : Everton Publishers, 2002), 406. At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
  11. ↑ City of St. Louis Assessor's Office - Administrative in City of St. Louis, Missouri (accessed 7 March 2014).
  12. ↑ 22nd Judicial Circuit Probate Division Resource Room in 22nd Circuit Court St. Louis, Missouri (accessed 7 March 2014).
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 St. Louis County Vital Records in St. Louis County, Missouri (accessed 7 March 2014).
  14. ↑ St. Louis County Clerk in St. Louis County, Missouri (accessed 7 March 2014).
  15. ↑ St. Louis County Circuit Court Clerk in St. Louis County, Missouri (accessed 7 March 2014).
  16. ↑ St. Louis County Probate Court in St. Louis County, Missouri (accessed 7 March 2014).
  17. ↑ St. Louis County Office of the Medical Examiner in St. Louis County, Missouri (accessed 7 March 2014).
  18. ↑ Clayton Historical Society (accessed 7 March 2014).
  19. ↑ German American Heritage Society of St. Louis (accessed 7 March 2014)
  20. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 134.
  21. ↑ Home in St. Louis African American History and Genealogy Society (accessed 7 March 2014).
  22. ↑ Home in St. Louis Genealogical Society (accessed 7 March 2014).
  23. ↑ Introduction to LDS Family History Centers in Family History Research Wiki (accessed 29 February 2016).
  24. ↑ Genealogists in St. Louis Public Library (accessed 3 February 2016).
  25. ↑ U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri (accessed 7 March 2014).
  26. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 47 and 67.
  27. ↑ Special Collections in Kansas City Public Library (accessed 7 March 2014).
  28. ↑ Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Information in Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (accessed 3 March 2016).
  29. ↑ Vital Records in Kansas City Public Library (accessed 2 Feb 2016).
  30. ↑ Research in Ozarks Genealogical Society (accessed 15 March 2014).
  31. ↑ Guide to Local History and Genealogy Department Collections in Springfield-Greene County Library District (accessed 15 March 2014).
  32. ↑ The Hulston Library in Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Missouri in National Park Service (accessed 15 March 2014).
  33. ↑ Our Collection in Harrison County Museum (accessed 7 March 2014).
  34. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.
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