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'''[[Missouri History Museum Library]]'''<br>225 South Skinker Blvd (P.O. Box 11940)<br>St. Louis, MO 63112-0040<br>Telephone: 314-746-4500<br>Fax: 314-746-4548<br>E-mail: [mailto:library@mohistory.org library@mohistory.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.mohistory.org/lrc-home Library and Research Center]<br>  
'''[[Missouri History Museum Library]]'''<br>225 South Skinker Blvd (P.O. Box 11940)<br>St. Louis, MO 63112-0040<br>Telephone: 314-746-4500<br>Fax: 314-746-4548<br>E-mail: [mailto:library@mohistory.org library@mohistory.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.mohistory.org/lrc-home Library and Research Center]<br>  


:They have an excellent collection about early Missouri settlers and immigrants through Illinois<ref name="DB67" />, 90,000 books, periodicals, St. Louis newspapers, fire insurance maps, city directories, St. Louis people, western fur trade, and Missouri history.<ref>[http://mohistory.org/lrc/collections/library Library] in ''Missouri History Museum'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> The library has an [http://www.mohistory.org/lrc-home online genealogy index]. Copies of records can also be ordered online. See: <br>
:They have an excellent collection about early Missouri settlers and immigrants through Illinois<ref name="DB67" />, 90,000 books, periodicals, St. Louis newspapers, fire insurance maps, city directories, St. Louis people, western fur trade, and Missouri history.<ref>[http://mohistory.org/lrc/collections/library Library] in ''Missouri History Museum'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> The library has an [http://www.mohistory.org/lrc-home online genealogy index]. Copies of records can also be ordered online.<br>  
::*Beverly D. Bishop and Janice L. Fox, ''A List of Manuscript Collections in the Archives of the Missouri Historical Society'' (St. Louis: Missouri Historical Society, 1982). {{WorldCat|12053065|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|76126|item|disp=FHL Book 977.8 A3b}}.<br><br>


'''[[Missouri State Archives]]'''<br>600 West Main Street<br>Jefferson City, MO 65102<br>Telephone: 314-751-3280<br>Fax: 573-526-7333<br>Internet: [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives Missouri State Archives]]
'''[[Missouri State Archives]]'''<br>600 West Main Street<br>Jefferson City, MO 65102<br>Telephone: 314-751-3280<br>Fax: 573-526-7333<br>Internet: [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives Missouri State Archives]]  


:A "user-friendly" facility with original [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/county/croll.asp county records on microfilm] from all counties, photos, census, land, military, and penitentiary records. '''''Databases:&nbsp;''''' births/deaths pre-1910, deaths 1910-1963, soldiers 1812-1918, coroners inquests, land patents, and naturalizations.<ref name="DB67" /> <ref>[https://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/resources.asp#collection Research Room] in ''Missouri Secretary of State'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> They have an [http://www.mohistory.org/lrc-home online genealogy index]. Copies of records can also be ordered online. See: <br><br>
:A "user-friendly" facility with original [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/county/croll.asp county records on microfilm] from all counties, photos, census, land, military, and penitentiary records. '''''Databases:&nbsp;''''' births/deaths pre-1910, deaths 1910-1963, soldiers 1812-1918, coroners inquests, land patents, and naturalizations.<ref name="DB67" /> <ref>[https://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/resources.asp#collection Research Room] in ''Missouri Secretary of State'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> They have an [http://www.mohistory.org/lrc-home online genealogy index]. Copies of records can also be ordered online. <br>
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::*Missouri State Archives, ''A Guide to the County and Municipal Records on Microfilm'' (Jefferson City, Missouri: Missouri State Archives, [1997]). {{WorldCat|37587452|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|674029|item|disp=FHL Book 977.8 J5g}}.


:Through the [http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/ Missouri Digital Heritage Initiative ]begun in 2007, the Missouri State Archives and the Missouri State Library, in partnership with the State Historical Society of Missouri, are assisting institutions across the state in digitizing their records and placing them online for easy access.<br><br>
:'''''Note:''''' &nbsp;Records kept at the state capitol were lost by fires in 1837 and 1911. Several counties in Missouri have also lost records due to fire, war, and other destruction. <br><br>


[[Image:Missouri State Historical Society.jpg|right|250px|Missouri State Historical Society.jpg]]'''[http://www.umsystem.edu/shs/index.shtml State Historical Society of Missouri]'''<br>1020 Lowry<br>Columbia, MO 65201-7298<br>Telephone: 573-882-7083<br>Fax: 573-884-4950<br>(located at Ellis Library, University of Missouri campus)<br><br>  
[[Image:Missouri State Historical Society.jpg|right|250px|Missouri State Historical Society.jpg]]'''[http://www.umsystem.edu/shs/index.shtml State Historical Society of Missouri]'''<br>1020 Lowry<br>Columbia, MO 65201-7298<br>Telephone: 573-882-7083<br>Fax: 573-884-4950<br>(located at Ellis Library, University of Missouri campus)<br><br>  


:Includes research centers at Cape Girardeau, Columbia, Kansas City, Rolla, St. Louis, and Springfield. Good genealogy collection with historic Missouri manuscripts and reference books<ref name="DB67" />, collection of 460,000 books, 500,000 manuscripts, 150,000 archival records, 2,900 maps, databases, art, census, newspapers, oral history, and photos.<ref>[http://shs.umsystem.edu/research/ Collections and Research] in ''State Historical Society of Missouri'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>
:Includes research centers at Cape Girardeau, Columbia, Kansas City, Rolla, St. Louis, and Springfield. Good genealogy collection with historic Missouri manuscripts and reference books<ref name="DB67" />, collection of 460,000 books, 500,000 manuscripts, 150,000 archival records, 2,900 maps, databases, art, census, newspapers, oral history, and photos.<ref>[http://shs.umsystem.edu/research/ Collections and Research] in ''State Historical Society of Missouri'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>
::''[http://whmc.umsystem.edu Western Historical Manuscript Collection]''<br>23 Ellis Library<br>Universi[ty of Missouri<br>Columbia, Missouri 65201-5149<br>Telephone: 573-882-6028<br>{{Fire}}Fax: 573-884-0345<br>
:'''''Note:''''' &nbsp;Records kept at the state capitol were lost by fires in 1837 and 1911. Several counties in Missouri have also lost records due to fire, war, and other destruction. <br><br>


'''[http://www.mosga.org Missouri State Genealogical Association]'''<br>P.O. Box 833<br>Columbia, MO 65205-0833<br>Telephone: 816-747-9330 <br>  
'''[http://www.mosga.org Missouri State Genealogical Association]'''<br>P.O. Box 833<br>Columbia, MO 65205-0833<br>Telephone: 816-747-9330 <br>  


:Missouri First Families Program, publications, researchers, and speakers lists. Thier collection is at the [[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]] above.<ref>[http://mosga.org/cpage.php?pt=12 Library Program] in ''Missouri State Genealogical Association'' (accessed 13 March 2014).</ref><br><br>
:Missouri First Families Program, publications, researchers, and speakers lists. Thier collection is at the [[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]] above.<ref>[http://mosga.org/cpage.php?pt=12 Library Program] in ''Missouri State Genealogical Association'' (accessed 13 March 2014).</ref><br><br>
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