St. Louis Missouri Family History Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:  Location Map

Address:  10445 Clayton Rd Frontenac, MO 63131


 * Language: English

Phone:  314-390-5564

E-mail:  MO_StLouis@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours: 

 Closed 2022 on the following days: 
 * Monday: 9:00am-1:00pm
 * Wednesday 9:00 am - 1:00 PM
 * Saturday: 9:00am-1:00pm
 * We occasionally close unexpectedly because of inclement weather or the availability of our volunteer staff.  Please call before you come in for information about unexpected alterations to our normal operation hours.


 * July 20 - Water main break
 * September 5 - Labor Day

Class Schedule
• If you are interested in setting up a class for yourself or a youth group please call to set up a time.

Staff Training Meetings
• May 1st Temple Family History Training 6:30pm at the St. Louis Stake, Stake Center.

Center Resources

 * Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
 * FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.

Collections

 * Our computers access the FamilySearch database which contains many millions of names linked into families.
 * Patrons' Microfiche Collection -- a collection of fiche ordered by our patrons, assorted titles. Contain family histories, vital records, and other types of information.


 * Indefinite Film Collection -- a collection of films on a variety of subjects, to include vital records, county records, court records, etc.


 * Book Collection: --

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.

Hardware and Equipment

 * 6 patron computers
 * 1 laser printer
 * Internet access
 * Free access to Premium Online Portal websites, including Ancestry.com, Footnote.com, Findmypast, Godfrey Memorial Library, Heritage Quest Online, 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive, Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War, The Genealogist, Historical Map Works Library Ed

Family History Centers
• Family history centers (FHC) are branches of the Family History Library.

• Over 4,000 family history centers operate in more than 88 countries.

• Local family history centers are staffed by helpful volunteers.

Alternate Repositories
If you cannot find a source you need at the Family History Library, try one or more of these other repositories.

Repositories with very large genealogical collections


 * Library of Congress, Washington, DC, Local History and Genealogy Reading Room is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, and collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources.
 * National Archives, Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.
 * Allen County Public Library (Indiana) home of the Periodical Source Index (PERSI), more than 350,000 prin ted books and 513,000 items of microfilm/fiche including family histories, censuses, city directories, pass enger lists, military records, local histories, American Indians, African Americans, Canadian, British, & German collections.

Repositories with significant Utah history and Church of Jesus Christ Pioneer collections


 * Church History Library, Salt Lake City, Church history 1830-present: diaries, manuscripts, Church records, photos, oral history, architectural drawings, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, maps, microforms, audiovisual material
 * Daughte rs of Utah Pioneers, SLC, the Museum displays artifacts, and the History Department collects and preserves about 100,000 histories of pioneers who set out for, settled, or were born in Utah by 10 May 1869.
 * Utah  State Historical Society, SLC, family histories, photographs, books, manuscript collections, telephone directories, maps, newspapers, yearbooks, and periodicals are available in the Research Center and o nline.

Volunteer at the Center
We're always looking for volunteers, give us a call to find out how you can help.