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Headquarters Branch • 1640 So. Lindbergh Blvd. • St. Louis, MO 63131

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About the Department

red arrow  Frequently Asked Questions
red arrow  Genealogical Presentations
red arrow  Hours & Location
red arrow  National Genealogical Society Book Loan Collection
  green bullet Interlibrary Loan Procedures for NGS Book Loan Collection
  green bullet St. Louis County Library Partners with the National Genealogical Society
  green bullet Slide Show - NGS Book Loan Collection comes to St. Louis (45 slides)  
red arrow  Ordering LDS Microfilm from the Family History Library
red arrow  Research Guidelines & Procedures
red arrow Security Procedures
  green bullet Location of Lockers
     

General Pages

red arrow  Audio Cassette Tapes
red arrow  Links to other Genealogical Web Sites
red arrow  Major Additions
 

Guides & Finding Aids

red arrow Burial Certificates: Using St. Louis City [Mo.] Burial Certificates Microfilm at St. Louis County Library [Films cover years of 1882-1908.]
  green bullet Introduction
  green bullet Missing Months
  green bullet Film Guide by Year: 1882-1889 | 1890-1893 | 1894-18961897-18991900-19021903-1904 | 1905-1908
  green bullet Film Guide by Roll Order:  1-27  |  28-47  |  48-64  |  65-81  |   82-99  |  100-110  |  111-122 
  green bullet Mo. State Archives Film Numbers
red arrow  CD-ROMs: By Title; By Number
red arrow  Cemeteries: SC Holdings in Microfilm, Microfiche, and CD-ROM Format 
  green bullet "List of Colored Persons" in Wesleyan Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, 1847–1868 694k PDF New
This copyrighted material is made available through the courtesy of 
Gloria Dettleff, compiler.
red arrow  Census      
  green bullet Census Verification Project for St. Louis, Mo., City & County1880 Results1900 Results1910 Results1910 Review of Findings1920 Results
  green bullet 1930 Census
   

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Film Numbers for 1930 St. Louis Census EDs
        St. Louis County 95-1 thru 95-144
        St. Louis City 96-1 thru 96-99
        St. Louis City 96-100 thru 96-199
        St. Louis City 96-200 thru 96-299
        St. Louis City 96-300 thru 96-399
        St. Louis City 96-400 thru 96-499
        St. Louis City 96-500 thru 96-585
red arrow Church Resources
  green bullet Articles about Churches and Synagogues in the St. Louis Star-Times newspaper  174k PDF  \
  green bullet Catholic Research in the St. Louis, Missouri Area
    - Area Included in the Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis (maps)
        Franklin Co. Lincoln Co.Jefferson Co.Perry Co.St. Charles Co.St. Francois Co., Ste. Genevieve Co.Warren Co.Washington Co.
    - Catholic Parish Jubilee Histories: By Name of Parish; By Location
    - Catholic Priests in St. Louis County, 1841–1869:  A–HI–RS–Z
    - Catholic Priests of St. Louis, Missouri as Listed in the City Directories of 1870-1900
        By Name of Priest: A-BC-DE-GH-IJ-LM-OP-ST-Z
By Name of Parish: Alexian Bros. Hosp - Holy TrinityImmaculate Conception - Our Lady of Perpetual HelpSacred Heart - St. AlphonsusSt. Ann - St. BonifaceSt. Bridget - St. Francis XavierSt. Henry - St. KevinSt. Lawrence O'Toole - St. MichaelSt. Nicholas - Visitation
    - Guide to St. Louis Catholic Archdiocesan Parish Records
        Printable Order Form
    - Index to History of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis 
        Surnames: A–AzBa–BeckerleBeckman–BillyBina–BooneBopp–BromschwigBrown–ByrneCa–CzDa–DevoyDeys–DooleyDoran–DwyerEa–ExFa–FeltmannFendler–FlynnFobisch–FuszGa–GettingerGibault–GravierGreegan–Guyol,  Ha–HartenbachHarter–HenryHenschen–HoeschenHoff–HuberHuck–HypesI–JKa–KemphKendrick–KnittingKnobbe–KorteKosek–KwiatkowsLa–LeoniLerch–LyonsM–McFaddenMcGinley–MerzMetcalf–MollenbrockMollerns–MyersNa–NuOa–Ox Pa–PikonsPinet–QuillmanRa–RigerRing–RydzySa–SchaumSchean–SchlittSchloemer–SchneidersSchnell–SchuermannSchuette–SeislSelhoefer–SontagSoreth–StockingStoebel–SzamosulskiT–UVa–VoWa–WegmanWehenger–WibbenWich–WinkelerWinkelman–WynneX–Y–Z
  green bullet Histories of Religious Congregations in St. Louis  Updated
  green bullet Evangelical & United Church of Christ Resources
    - Guide to Evangelical & United Church of Christ Records:
        Introduction
        List of Special Collections Evangelical & United Church of Christ Microfilms by Church Name
        List of Special Collections Evangelical & United Church of Christ Microfilms by Church Location
        St. Louis Evangelical Pastors: A–G, H–Q, R–Z
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    - Guide to Lutheran Church Records:
        Introduction
        Bibliography
        List of Special Collections Lutheran Microfilms by Church Name
        List of Special Collections Lutheran Microfilms by Church Location
    - Index of Immanuel Lutheran Church Records (St. Louis, Mo.)
        Baptisms (1848-1869):
No Last Name – Be
Bi – BuC – DE – FGHa – HenHer – JKa – KreKri – LoLü – MuN – PQ – RSa – SchrSchu – StoStr – VW – Z
        Baptisms (1870-1863):
No Last Name – Bl
Bo – CrD – FGa – HasHau – HuI – KlKn – KuLMN – QRSa – SchrSchu – SuT – VW – Z 
       

Marriages (1848-1920):
A – Bar
,   Bau – BerBes – Borc,  Borg – Bud,  Bue – Da,  De – Du,   Eb – Fin,  Fir – GehGei – Gri Gro – HanHar – Hen,  Hep – Hom,  Hop –  JuKa –  KjKl – Ko,  Kr – Land,  Lang – Loh,  Lom – Meh,  Mei – Mi,  Mil – Nied,  Nieh – Pay,  Pe – RadRah – Roe,  Rog – Sa,  Scha – Schl,  Schm – Schr,  Schu – ShSi – SteinSteitz – Te,  Th – VelVen – Wec,  Wee – WigWil – Wo,  Wu – Z

    - Index of St. Paul's Lutheran Church Records (Des Peres, St. Louis Co., Mo.) 
        Baptisms (1849-1909)
A – BopBor – DE – GHa – Hoe Hof – KnKo – LiLo – MenMer – MoMu – RasRau – RuST – WilWin – Z 
        Deaths (1851-1891) 
A – GH – LM – RaRe – Z
    - Lutheran Churches in the City of St. Louis on Microfilm at St. Louis County Library (map)
red arrow City & County Directories
red arrow Descriptive Pamphlets - DPs:  (published by National Archives) 
    M87   M334   M589   M816   M817   M848   M929   M1407   M1483   M1658   M1762   M1801   M1817  M1818   M1819   M1820   M1821   M1822    M1875   M1894   M1898   M1900   M1901   M1902   M1905   M1906   M1907   M1908   M1911    M1914   M2062  M2094
red arrow Dewey Decimal Numbers 
  green bullet - by State:  
Ala
AlaskaAriz.Ark.Calif.Colo.Conn.Del.Fla.Ga.HawaiiId.Ill.Ind.Ia.;  Kan.Ky.La.Me.;
  Md.Mass.Mich.Minn.Miss.Mo.Mont.Neb.Nev.N.H.N.J.N.M.N.Y.N.C.N.D.OhioOkla.Ore.Pa.R.I.S.C.S.D.Tenn.Tex.UtahVt.Va.Wash.W.Va.Wis.Wyo.  
  green bullet Frequently Used Dewey Decimal Numbers
red arrow Digitized Examples of Documents From Microfilm Sets
  green bullet Immigration - Sample Images
   

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Registers of Vessels Arriving at the Port of New York from Foreign Ports 1789 – 1919

  green bullet Marriage - Sample Images
   

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Marriage Records of the Office of the Commissioner, Washington Headquarters of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands 1861-1869 - M1875 
     Example #1 - Louisiana Freedman Marriage Record
     Example #2 - Mississippi Freedman Marriage Record
     Example #3 - Tennessee Freedman Marriage Record
  green bullet Military - Sample Images
   

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Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca 1879 - ca. 1903 : Example #1, Example #2, Example #3
    - Descriptive Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops for the State of Missouri, 1863–1865  –  M1894
   

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Missouri Confederate Pension & Home Applications
        Application for Admission to the Confederate Home of Missouri
        Confederate Pension Application from the State of Missouri
        Document From A Confederate Pension Application from the State of Missouri
    - Organization Index to pension files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900 (Missouri): 
    Pension Application Card - Example #1Pension Application Card - Example #2
    - Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914 – M233 (Regular Army) (SC has 1855-1914)
    Example from 1855 enlistment page: Left hand pageRight hand page
    - War of 1812 - Missouri Soldiers
    - World War I Army Discharge - Missouri
    - World War I Draft Registration Cards for Missouri
    - World War I Navy Discharge - Missouri
    - World War I National Guard 
  green bullet Naturalization Declarations of Intention - Sample Images
   

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Prior to 27 Sept 1906 - U.S. District Court - Michael Quinn 
   

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Prior to 27 Sept 1906 - U.S. Circuit Court - Timothy Mahoney  
   

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27 Sept 1906 and Later - Robert Leckey Craig
   

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27 Sept 1906 and Later - Toni Demonte
   

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27 Sept 1906 and Later - Birtoluzsi Domenico
   

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27 Sept 1906 and Later - Herman Robert Rudolf Lange
   

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27 Sept 1906 and Later - Jacob Pagarelsky
   

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27 Sept 1906 and Later - Harry Steinberg's Proof of Declaration of Intention (front of document)  
   

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27 Sept 1906 and Later - Harry Steinberg's Proof of Declaration of Intention (back of document)  
   

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27 Sept 1906 and Later - Harry Steinberg's Stub from Citizenship Certificate  
   

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27 Sept 1906 and Later - Stanislaus Wolenski (Declaration of Intention Requesting Information for Declarant's Wife)
  green bullet Southern Claims Commission - Images
   

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Geographical List of Southern Claims Commission Claimants
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Julius K. Hunter & Friends African American Research Collection 
        About the Logo 
        Reference Tools for African American Research
          Glossary of Terms for Records of the Field Offices of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
Guide to U.S. Colored Troops Regimental Designations
Index to Civil War Slave Compensation Claims

Index to Missouri U.S. Colored Troops, 1863-1865
        Descriptive Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops for the State of Missouri, 1863-1865 (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1894)
          Descriptive Pamphlet for M1894
Online index 
Roll list with fram
e numbers
Sample document

Slide Show
(50 slides)
        Digging for Roots
    
Order Form
        Charter Donors
        Guide to U.S. Colored Troops Regimental Designations
        Honey Island
        Index to Civil War Slave Compensation Claims
        Initial Book Holdings
        Julius K. Hunter
        "List of Colored Persons" in Wesleyan Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, 1847–1868  694k PDF New  (This copyrighted mat is made available through the courtesy of the compiler, Gloria Dettleff.)
        Microform & Electronic Holdings
  green bullet British Research Sources for Great Britain with an Emphasis on England 
  green bullet French-Canadian – Selected French Canadian Research Material
  green bullet French North American French North American Research Sources
  green bullet German
    - Index to Emigrant Volumes by Dr. Heinz Marxkors
    - Selected German Research Sources
  green bullet Irish Selected Irish Research Sources
  green bullet Jewish Resources
    - Jewish Genealogical Resources
    - St. Louis City, County, & Jewish Microfilm, Microfiche & CDs in Special Collections
    - Yizkor Book Collection: A-CD-JK-LM-RS-Z & Related Books  
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