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==== Introduction | === Online Resources === | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61157 North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000] at Ancestry - index & images ($). | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/genealogies/submission/8/MMXD-DP8 Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies - Community Trees] at FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/search/genealogies Genealogies] | |||
=== Introduction === | |||
Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. For example, the [http://www.slpl.org/slpl/library/article240165059.asp 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 [http://www.slpl.org/slpl/library/article240165059.asp 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. | ||
=== Daughters of the American Revolution [DAR] Collection === | |||
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 [http://www.dar.org/library/default.cfm DAR Library] in Washington, DC, and is also available at the [http://www.slpl.org/slpl/library/article240165059.asp St. Louis Public Library] and at the FamilySearch Library {{FSC|547530|item|disp=FS Library films 870004 (first of 57)}} The volumes are generally arranged by county, and many have individual indexes. | |||
=== Published Collections === | |||
= | *Hodges, Nadine, and Audrey L. Woodruff. ''Missouri Pioneers: County and Genealogical Records''. 30 volumes. Independence, Missouri: Woodruff, 1967-76. {{FSC|149466|item|disp=FS Library films 496617 items 8–9, 496618 items 1–4, 823774 item 5; book 977.8 D2h}}<br>Digitized versions may be accessed through the FamilySearch Catalog entry. | ||
* | *Woodruff, Mrs. Howard W. ''Missouri Miscellany: Statewide Missouri Genealogical Records''. 16 volumes. (Independence: Woodruff, 1976-84) {{FSC|19663|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.8 D2w}} | ||
* | *Bryan, William Smith, and Robert Rose. A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri. (St. Louis: Bryan, Brand and Co., 1876). Online at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/541198/?offset=&return=1#page=1&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/ahistorypioneer00bryagoog Internet Archive], [https://books.google.com/books?id=xV9AAAAAYAAJ Google Books], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48608/ Ancestry ($)], additional copy at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/22422/ Ancestry ($)]. | ||
Persons searching for Missouri genealogy books and periodicals may wish to try searching [http://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org], an online union catalog that contains record holdings for more than 10,000 libraries worldwide (including St. Louis Public Library). | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28477 Genealogy, the Swink family of Missouri] at Ancestry ($) | |||
=== Writing and Sharing Your Family History === | === Writing and Sharing Your Family History === | ||
Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons:<br> | Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons:<br> | ||
*It helps you see gaps in your own research and raises opportunities to find new information. | *It helps you see gaps in your own research and raises opportunities to find new information. | ||
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=== | === Websites === | ||
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/missouri/ Access Genealogy] | *[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/missouri/ Access Genealogy] | ||
*[http://www.genealinks.com/states/mo.htm Genealinks] | *[http://www.genealinks.com/states/mo.htm Genealinks] | ||
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/missouri/ Missouri Genealogy] (Access Genealogy) | |||
*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/missouri/ Missouri Genealogy] (Genealogy Inc) | |||
*[http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/mo/index.html Missouri Genealogy ](Genealogy Today) | |||
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/MO/ Missouri Genealogy] (Linkpendium) | |||
*[http://resources.rootsweb.ancestry.com/USA/MO/ Missouri Genealogy] (Resources at RootsWeb) | |||
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