Missouri Newspapers

The State Historical Society of Missouri has a major collection of newspapers. In the collection are Missouri newspapers from about 1800, and card indexes by name and subject to some of the early papers. The Society and the Family History Library also have several published abstracts and indexes of obituaries and marriages from 1808 to 1870.

St. Louis Public Library has created an Obituary Index for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper. The index covers obituaries, death notices, and burial permits. Years indexed thus far are:

1880-1930

1942-1945

1960-1961

1992-present

To locate newspapers, use William H. Taft, Missouri Newspapers, When and Where, 1808-1963 (Columbia: University of Missouri, 1964; FHL book 977.8 B3t).

Web Sites
http://www.umsystem.edu/shs/newspaper.shtml

http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&amp;catid=340

http://www.ancestorhunt.com/missouri_newspaper_obituaries.htm