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Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
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Emigration And Immigration
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ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIESLook this term up in the glossary.

The following archivesLook this term up in the glossary., librariesLook this term up in the glossary., and societiesLook this term up in the glossary. have collections or services to assist genealogical researchers:

600 West Main St.
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Telephone: 314-751-3280
Fax: 573-526-7333
A helpful guide to the collection is A Guide to the Missouri State Archives (Jefferson City, Mo.: Missouri Secretary of State, 198-; not at FHL).

2312 East Bannister Road
Kansas City, MO 64131
Telephone: 816-926-6934
Fax: 816-926-6235
  • Missouri State Genealogical Association

P.O. Box 833
Columbia, MO 65205-0833
Telephone: 816-747-9330
  • State Historical Society of Missouri

1020 Lowry
Columbia, MO 65201-7298
Telephone: 573-882-7083
Fax: 573-884-4950
  • Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center
Jefferson Memorial Building
255 South Skinker Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63112-0040
Telephone: 314-746-4599
Fax: 314-746-4548
Mailing Address:
Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center
P.O. Box 11940
St. Louis, MO 63112-0040
A helpful guide to the society's collection is 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; FHL book 977.8 A3b).
  • St. Louis Public Library

History and Genealogy Department
1301 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63103-2389
Telephone: 314-241-2288
Fax: 314-539-0393
For further information see George Gambrill, Genealogical Material and Local Histories in the St. Louis Public Library, Rev. ed. (St. Louis: St. Louis Public Library, 1965; FHL book 977.866 A3s; film 928060 items 7-8, 1965/66 catalog and 1971 supplement).
  • Kansas City Public Library

Heart of America Genealogical Society
311 East 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106-2454
Telephone: 816-221-2685
Fax: 816-421-7484
  • Mid-Continent Public Library

15616 East Highway 24
Independence, MO 64050
Telephone: 816-836-5200
Fax: 816-521-7253
The Mid-Continent Public Library shares its genealogical materials through interlibrary loan.
To learn more about the history, record keeping, and available records of Missouri counties, use the 15 inventoriesLook this term up in the glossary. of the county archives published by the Historical Records SurveyLook this term up in the glossary. around 1940. The Family History Library has copies of most of these inventories.

You should also be aware that 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.


Computer NetworksLook this term up in the glossary. and Bulletin BoardsLook this term up in the glossary.

Computers with modemsLook this term up in the glossary. can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The InternetLook this term up in the glossary., certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line servicesLook this term up in the glossary. help family history researchers:

You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Missouri in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.

Addresses on the Internet change frequently. As of April 1997, the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites:

http://www.usgenweb.com/
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.

http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.
For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groupsLook this term up in the glossary. for family history research, see the United States Research Outline (30972), 2nd ed., "Archives and Libraries" section.


FamilySearch™Look this term up in the glossary.

The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sourcesLook this term up in the glossary.; some have been automated from original sourcesLook this term up in the glossary..

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