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=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===


'''E-mail:'''<ref name="CtL">[http://www.slpl.org/slpl/library/article240096137.asp Contacting the Library] in ''St. Louis Public Library'' (accessed 3 February 2016).</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:help@slpl.org help@slpl.org] <br>  
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="CtL">[http://www.slpl.org/slpl/library/article240096137.asp Contacting the Library] in ''St. Louis Public Library'' (accessed 3 February 2016).</ref> [mailto:help@slpl.org help@slpl.org] <br>  


'''Address:'''<ref name="CtL" />  
'''Address:'''<ref name="CtL" />  
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:Central Library<br>1301 Olive Street<br>St. Louis, MO 63103<br><br>
:Central Library<br>1301 Olive Street<br>St. Louis, MO 63103<br><br>


'''Telephone:'''<ref name="CtL" /> &nbsp;314-241-2288<br>'''Fax:&nbsp;''' 314-539-0393  
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="CtL" /> 314-241-2288<br>'''Fax: ''' 314-539-0393  


'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="LH">[http://www.slpl.org/slpl/library/article240098545.asp Libraries and hours] in ''St. Louis Public Library'' (accessed 3 February 2016).</ref> &nbsp;Mon-Thu 10-9; Fri-Sat 10-6; Sun 1-5 (1st floor only); [http://www.slpl.org/slpl/library/article240124463.asp Holidays]<br>  
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="LH">[http://www.slpl.org/slpl/library/article240098545.asp Libraries and hours] in ''St. Louis Public Library'' (accessed 3 February 2016).</ref> Mon-Thu 10-9; Fri-Sat 10-6; Sun 1-5 (1st floor only); [http://www.slpl.org/slpl/library/article240124463.asp Holidays]<br>  


'''Map, parking, and public transportation:'''<br>  
'''Map, parking, and public transportation:'''<br>  


*'''''MapQuest map:&nbsp;''''' [http://www.mapquest.com/directions/to/us/mo/st-louis/63103-2325/1301-olive-st-38.630146,-90.199648 St. Louis Public Library]<br>  
*'''''MapQuest map: ''''' [http://www.mapquest.com/directions/to/us/mo/st-louis/63103-2325/1301-olive-st-38.630146,-90.199648 St. Louis Public Library]<br>  
*'''''[http://www.slpl.org/slpl/library/central_parking.asp Central Library Parking]'''''  
*'''''[http://www.slpl.org/slpl/library/central_parking.asp Central Library Parking]'''''  
*'''''Public transportation:&nbsp;''''' [http://www.metrostlouis.org/Default.aspx Metro Transit-St. Louis] bus routes 10, 32, 41, 74, 94, and 97 stop near the Central Library. The Civic Center MetroBus Center is six blocks (700 yards) south of the Central Library.
*'''''Public transportation: ''''' [http://www.metrostlouis.org/Default.aspx Metro Transit-St. Louis] bus routes 10, 32, 41, 74, 94, and 97 stop near the Central Library. The Civic Center MetroBus Center is six blocks (700 yards) south of the Central Library.


'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
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'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  


''<u>St. Louis CITY offices</u>:&nbsp;'' 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.  


*[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>:''  


*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties in Missouri:&nbsp;''''' [[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:&nbsp;'' [[St. Louis City, Missouri|St. Louis City]], '''''counties in Illinois:&nbsp;'''''[[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.  
*[[Missouri Bureau of Vital Records]], Jefferson City, central registry of Missouri births and deaths since 1910; marriages and divorces since 1948.<ref>[http://health.mo.gov/data/vitalrecords/ Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Information] in ''Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services'' (accessed 3 March 2016).</ref>  
*[[Missouri Bureau of Vital Records]], Jefferson City, central registry of Missouri births and deaths since 1910; marriages and divorces since 1948.<ref>[http://health.mo.gov/data/vitalrecords/ Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Information] in ''Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services'' (accessed 3 March 2016).</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>[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. <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>