PART IV --- O-S
St. Louis Public Library Website
Indexes and Bibliographies--Alphabetical List
Library staff has prepared indexes for various local history books and periodicals. They have also prepared bibliographies on various genealogy and local history topics. Following is a list of indexes and bibliographies that are available on the St. Louis Public Library Website:
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
O
Official Catalogue of Louisiana Purchase Exposition Exhibitors: Libral Arts & Industrial Catagories (1904)
Old and New St. Louis
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
P
Portraits of Missouri and Illinois Civil War Union Officers
Press Club Courier (1994-1999)
Profiles in Silhouette: Contributions of Black Women of Missouri
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
R
Reports to the St. Louis Medical Society on Yellow Fever (1879)
Riverfront Times (1996-1998)
Roster of Men Who Served in Missouri Civil War Union Regiments Living in Nebraska in 1915
Roster of War of 1812 Missouri Militia Officers
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
S
The Saint Louis Irish
The Sidewalks of St. Louis: Places, People, and Politics of an American City
Slavery, Rebellion, and Reconstruction: a Selected, Annotated Bibliography
Soldiers of the Great War: St. Louis' WWI Army Dead
The Spanish-American War: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography
St. Louis African-American Biography Master Index
St. Louis American (1996-1998 newspaper)
St. Louis Area Cemeteries
St. Louis Argus Obituary Index
St. Louis and Missouri Authors
St. Louis Artists
A-I
J-R
S-Z
St. Louis Businesses (1890s)
St. Louis by the Numbers
St. Louis Cemetery Lists and Death Registers, 1764-1999: a Selected, Annotated Bibliography of Materials in the Collection of St. Louis Public Library
St. Louis City and St. Louis County Physicians Directory (1894)
St. Louis City and St. Louis County Vietnam War Dead
St. Louis Civil War Era Newspapers, 1861-1865
St. Louis Coffinmakers and Undertakers, 1859-1879
St. Louis: Its Neighborhoods And Neighbors, Landmarks And Milestones
St. Louis Mayors
St. Louis Mayors (1823-2001)
St. Louis Media Archives: Guide to Collections
St. Louis Memories and the '50's in St. Louis
St. Louis Newspapers on Microfilm in the Collection of St. Louis Public Library, 1808-2000
St. Louis Obituary Index
St. Louis Public Library Salutes Adela Riek Scharr
St. Louis Public Library's Photographic Collections
St. Louis Public Library's Resources for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
St. Louis Street Index
St. Louis: The Fourth City, 1764-1909
St. Louis: The Future Great City Of The World
St. Louis Woman's Biography: A Master Index
State and Federal Benefit Payments to and Land Grant Programs for U. S. Military Veterans, 1775-1966: a Chronology
State Archives Confederate Civil War Military Records Not in the Holdings of the National Archives
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
LOCAL HISTORY & GENEALOGY INDEXES & BIBLIOGRAPHIES, PART III
PART III --- J-N
St. Louis Public Library Website
Indexes and Bibliographies--Alphabetical List
Library staff has prepared indexes for various local history books and periodicals. They have also prepared bibliographies on various genealogy and local history topics. Following is a list of indexes and bibliographies that are available on the St. Louis Public Library Website:
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
J
J. C. Strauss Portrait Collection
The Jewish Almanac Community Register 1924-1925
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
K
Kinloch: Yesterday, Today,& Tomorrow
Kirkwood, Missouri: The Greentree City
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
L
Landlocked Sailors: U.S. Navy Civil War Volunteer Officers From Midwestern States
Lasting Impressions: German-Americans in St. Louis
Laws of the City of St. Louis Government
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
M
Maps of Missouri
Materials on the Media in St. Louis Area Library and Archive Collections
Men of Affairs in Saint Louis
Missouri Civil War Skirmishes, Battles & Engagements
Missouri Civil War Union Militia Organizations
Missouri Men and Women of Science: a Biographical Directory
Missouri Men Who Served in Illinois Civil War Regiments
* Surnames A-L
* Surnames M-Z
Missouri Men Who Served in Kansas Civil War Regiments
Missouri Women in Political Life, 1972-1993
The Modern View: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (1925)
Mound City Chronicles
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
N
Negro Leagues Ballplayers Who Played for the St. Louis Stars or the St. Louis Giants, 1910-1943
Notable Women of St. Louis
Noted Guerrillas, or the Warfare of the Border
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
St. Louis Public Library Website
Indexes and Bibliographies--Alphabetical List
Library staff has prepared indexes for various local history books and periodicals. They have also prepared bibliographies on various genealogy and local history topics. Following is a list of indexes and bibliographies that are available on the St. Louis Public Library Website:
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
J
J. C. Strauss Portrait Collection
The Jewish Almanac Community Register 1924-1925
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
K
Kinloch: Yesterday, Today,& Tomorrow
Kirkwood, Missouri: The Greentree City
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
L
Landlocked Sailors: U.S. Navy Civil War Volunteer Officers From Midwestern States
Lasting Impressions: German-Americans in St. Louis
Laws of the City of St. Louis Government
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
M
Maps of Missouri
Materials on the Media in St. Louis Area Library and Archive Collections
Men of Affairs in Saint Louis
Missouri Civil War Skirmishes, Battles & Engagements
Missouri Civil War Union Militia Organizations
Missouri Men and Women of Science: a Biographical Directory
Missouri Men Who Served in Illinois Civil War Regiments
* Surnames A-L
* Surnames M-Z
Missouri Men Who Served in Kansas Civil War Regiments
Missouri Women in Political Life, 1972-1993
The Modern View: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (1925)
Mound City Chronicles
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
N
Negro Leagues Ballplayers Who Played for the St. Louis Stars or the St. Louis Giants, 1910-1943
Notable Women of St. Louis
Noted Guerrillas, or the Warfare of the Border
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
Saturday, September 26, 2009
LOCAL HISTORY & GENEALOGY INDEXES & BIBLIOGRAPHIES, PART II
St. Louis Public Library Website
Indexes and Bibliographies--Alphabetical List
Library staff has prepared indexes for various local history books and periodicals. They have also prepared bibliographies on various genealogy and local history topics. Following is a list of indexes and bibliographies that are available on the St. Louis Public Library Website:
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
PART II---E-I
E
Edwards' Great West
Employees at Black St. Louis Public Schools, 1925-1955
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
F
The Forest City
Forgotten Missourians Who Made History
Four Wheels, No Brakes
Fraternal & Benevolent Societies in St. Louis
* A - K
* L - W
Free Men and Women of Color in St. Louis City Directories, 1821-1860
Funeral Homes/Parlours/Chapels/Undertakers
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
G
Genealogical Records of the War of 1812: an Introduction and Selected Bibliography of Materials in the Collection of St. Louis Public Library
A Grand Heritage: A History of Southside Neighborhoods
The Great Cyclone at St. Louis and East St. Louis (1896)
Greatest of Expositions: the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair (1975 ed.)
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
H
History of Carondelet
A History of St. Louis City and County
History of St. Louis County
History of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
* A-I
* J-Q
* R-Z
History of the St. Louis Fire Department, with a review of great fires and sidelights upon the methods of fire-fighting from ancient to modern times, from which the lesson of the vast importance of having efficient firemen may be drawn
Hyde's Encyclopedia of the History of St. Louis
* Surnames A-L
* Surnames M-Z
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
I
Index to Names in the Annual Reports of the Coroner of Saint Louis, Missouri, For the Years 1894, 1895, 1896, and 1897
Inventions and Patents of African-Americans - 19th Century
Inventions and Patents of African-Americans - 20th Century
IRAD (Illinois Regional Archives Depository) County Record Files That Pertain Specifically to Civil War Soldiers
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
Indexes and Bibliographies--Alphabetical List
Library staff has prepared indexes for various local history books and periodicals. They have also prepared bibliographies on various genealogy and local history topics. Following is a list of indexes and bibliographies that are available on the St. Louis Public Library Website:
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
PART II---E-I
E
Edwards' Great West
Employees at Black St. Louis Public Schools, 1925-1955
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
F
The Forest City
Forgotten Missourians Who Made History
Four Wheels, No Brakes
Fraternal & Benevolent Societies in St. Louis
* A - K
* L - W
Free Men and Women of Color in St. Louis City Directories, 1821-1860
Funeral Homes/Parlours/Chapels/Undertakers
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
G
Genealogical Records of the War of 1812: an Introduction and Selected Bibliography of Materials in the Collection of St. Louis Public Library
A Grand Heritage: A History of Southside Neighborhoods
The Great Cyclone at St. Louis and East St. Louis (1896)
Greatest of Expositions: the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair (1975 ed.)
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
H
History of Carondelet
A History of St. Louis City and County
History of St. Louis County
History of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
* A-I
* J-Q
* R-Z
History of the St. Louis Fire Department, with a review of great fires and sidelights upon the methods of fire-fighting from ancient to modern times, from which the lesson of the vast importance of having efficient firemen may be drawn
Hyde's Encyclopedia of the History of St. Louis
* Surnames A-L
* Surnames M-Z
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
I
Index to Names in the Annual Reports of the Coroner of Saint Louis, Missouri, For the Years 1894, 1895, 1896, and 1897
Inventions and Patents of African-Americans - 19th Century
Inventions and Patents of African-Americans - 20th Century
IRAD (Illinois Regional Archives Depository) County Record Files That Pertain Specifically to Civil War Soldiers
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
Friday, September 25, 2009
LOCAL HISTORY & GENEALOGY INDEXES & BIBLIOGRAPHIES, PART I
St. Louis Public Library Website
Indexes and Bibliographies--Alphabetical List
Library staff has prepared indexes for various local history books and periodicals. They have also prepared bibliographies on various genealogy and local history topics. Following is a list of indexes and bibliographies that are available on the St. Louis Public Library Website:
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
PART I --- A-D
A
Annals of Methodism in Missouri
Adela Riek Scharr
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
B
The Biographical Directory of Railway Officials Index
Boo's Directory of St. Louis County, MO. (1909)
The Book of Missourians
Bounty and Public Land Claims, 1788-1855: a Selected Bibliography of Books in the Collection of St. Louis Public Library
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
C
A Century of Enterprise: St. Louis, 1894--1994
City of St. Louis Collector of Revenue
City of St. Louis License Collector's Information
City of St. Louis Personnel Resources
The Civil War in Missouri: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography
Celebrating the Louisiana Purchase: The 1904 World's Fair
Confederate Veteran- Regimental Index (1893-1932)
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
D
The Days and Nights of the Central West End
Divided State: Missouri Military Organizations in the Civil War
* 1st - 5th Regiments
* 6th - 25th Regiments
* 26th - 60th Regiments
* 60th - 89th Regiments
* A - L Regiments
* M - Z Regiments
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
Indexes and Bibliographies--Alphabetical List
Library staff has prepared indexes for various local history books and periodicals. They have also prepared bibliographies on various genealogy and local history topics. Following is a list of indexes and bibliographies that are available on the St. Louis Public Library Website:
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
PART I --- A-D
A
Annals of Methodism in Missouri
Adela Riek Scharr
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
B
The Biographical Directory of Railway Officials Index
Boo's Directory of St. Louis County, MO. (1909)
The Book of Missourians
Bounty and Public Land Claims, 1788-1855: a Selected Bibliography of Books in the Collection of St. Louis Public Library
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
C
A Century of Enterprise: St. Louis, 1894--1994
City of St. Louis Collector of Revenue
City of St. Louis License Collector's Information
City of St. Louis Personnel Resources
The Civil War in Missouri: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography
Celebrating the Louisiana Purchase: The 1904 World's Fair
Confederate Veteran- Regimental Index (1893-1932)
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
D
The Days and Nights of the Central West End
Divided State: Missouri Military Organizations in the Civil War
* 1st - 5th Regiments
* 6th - 25th Regiments
* 26th - 60th Regiments
* 60th - 89th Regiments
* A - L Regiments
* M - Z Regiments
Go to online list of indexes & bibliographies
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
Thursday, September 24, 2009
HERITAGEQUEST ONLINE
Free access to premium web-based content is one of the privileges of holding a St. Louis Public Library Know Better Card (see the right-hand navigation bar of this blog for a link to instructions on how to get a Know Better Card).
With the HeritageQuest Online premium database, you can:
1. Find ancestors and relatives in the complete US Federal Census Records for 1790-1930.
2. While all census years are available via HeritageQuest Online, only the following census years have been indexed by that premium database:
1790
1800
1810
1820
1860
1870
1880
1890 (most of this census was destroyed by a fire in 1921)
1900
1910
1920
1930 (partially indexed)
3. You can search the full-text of 25,000 family and local history books.
4. You can search PERSI (Periodical Source Index) to access thousands of articles that have appeared in genealogy newsletters and journals.
5. You can search selected files from the Revolutionary War pension and bounty land warrants set.
6. You can search the records of the Freedmen’s Bank (1865-1874), which was set up after the Civil War to serve newly-freed African-Americans.
7. You can search Memorials, Petitions, and Private Relief Actions of the U.S. Congress in the U.S. Serials Set.
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With the HeritageQuest Online premium database, you can:
1. Find ancestors and relatives in the complete US Federal Census Records for 1790-1930.
2. While all census years are available via HeritageQuest Online, only the following census years have been indexed by that premium database:
1790
1800
1810
1820
1860
1870
1880
1890 (most of this census was destroyed by a fire in 1921)
1900
1910
1920
1930 (partially indexed)
3. You can search the full-text of 25,000 family and local history books.
4. You can search PERSI (Periodical Source Index) to access thousands of articles that have appeared in genealogy newsletters and journals.
5. You can search selected files from the Revolutionary War pension and bounty land warrants set.
6. You can search the records of the Freedmen’s Bank (1865-1874), which was set up after the Civil War to serve newly-freed African-Americans.
7. You can search Memorials, Petitions, and Private Relief Actions of the U.S. Congress in the U.S. Serials Set.
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MAPS IN THE COLLECTION OF ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY
The collection of St. Louis Public Library includes thousands of maps, atlases, and gazetteers.
Some items can be copied; others are so large / so fragile that copying is not possible. Some of these items can be checked out by SLPL cardholders; others must be used in the Library.
Need more information? Contact Joe Winkler, our maps expert!
Listings provide scale of maps, name of map group, and location within the Library.
1:100,000 scale USGS Maps- Map Room
1:125,000 scale USGS Maps (ca. 1890s- incomplete)- Map Room
1:24,000 scale USGS Maps- Map Room
1:250,000 scale USGS Maps- Map Room
1:500,000 scale USGS Maps (covers entire state)- Map Room
1:62,500 scale USGS Maps (ca. 1930s- incomplete) - Map Room
1:63,360 scale USGS Maps (Alaska only)- Map Room
Atlases in book form- HG Dept.
Atlases in book form- Stacks
CIA Base Maps, most major countries- HG Dept.
Country Maps (current), most countries- HG Dept.
FEMA Flood Insurance Maps (metro-area)- Map Room
Foreign Cities (major)- HG Dept.
Foreign topo maps of genealogically significant places- HG Dept.
Geologic Maps (some coverage)- Map Room
Illinois (current) 7.5 minute USGS Maps (metro-area)- HG Dept.
Illinois metro-area topo maps (older)- Map Room
Missouri (current) 7.5 minute USGS Maps- HG Dept.
Missouri County Highway Maps (current)- HG Dept.
Missouri metro-area topo maps (older)- Map Room
National Park Service Maps of NPS Lands- HG Dept.
NIMA Special Series Maps (JOGs, ONCs, TPCs, etc.)- Map Room
Older maps (miscellaneous)- Map Room
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps (microfilm)- HG Dept.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps (paper)- Special Collections Dept.
Street Maps (current), larger US cities- HG Dept.
Topographic Maps (indexes)- HG Dept.USDA Forest Service Maps- Map Room
Some items can be copied; others are so large / so fragile that copying is not possible. Some of these items can be checked out by SLPL cardholders; others must be used in the Library.
Need more information? Contact Joe Winkler, our maps expert!
Listings provide scale of maps, name of map group, and location within the Library.
1:100,000 scale USGS Maps- Map Room
1:125,000 scale USGS Maps (ca. 1890s- incomplete)- Map Room
1:24,000 scale USGS Maps- Map Room
1:250,000 scale USGS Maps- Map Room
1:500,000 scale USGS Maps (covers entire state)- Map Room
1:62,500 scale USGS Maps (ca. 1930s- incomplete) - Map Room
1:63,360 scale USGS Maps (Alaska only)- Map Room
Atlases in book form- HG Dept.
Atlases in book form- Stacks
CIA Base Maps, most major countries- HG Dept.
Country Maps (current), most countries- HG Dept.
FEMA Flood Insurance Maps (metro-area)- Map Room
Foreign Cities (major)- HG Dept.
Foreign topo maps of genealogically significant places- HG Dept.
Geologic Maps (some coverage)- Map Room
Illinois (current) 7.5 minute USGS Maps (metro-area)- HG Dept.
Illinois metro-area topo maps (older)- Map Room
Missouri (current) 7.5 minute USGS Maps- HG Dept.
Missouri County Highway Maps (current)- HG Dept.
Missouri metro-area topo maps (older)- Map Room
National Park Service Maps of NPS Lands- HG Dept.
NIMA Special Series Maps (JOGs, ONCs, TPCs, etc.)- Map Room
Older maps (miscellaneous)- Map Room
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps (microfilm)- HG Dept.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps (paper)- Special Collections Dept.
Street Maps (current), larger US cities- HG Dept.
Topographic Maps (indexes)- HG Dept.USDA Forest Service Maps- Map Room
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
GENEALOGY & MILITARY HISTORY Programs List
October-December 2009
Programs listed are sponsored or co-sponsored by St. Louis Public Library, and are free and open to the public. Please note that program locations vary!
October 15 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Land Rich, Dirt Poor: the Use of Land Records in Genealogical Research. Join us as we discuss ways in which the genealogist and historian can make use of land records. Belleville Public Library, Belleville, IL. To register or for more information, call 314-539-0381 or send an email to tpearson@slpl.org. Seating is limited!
October 24 10 a.m.-Noon. Last Hurrah in the Show-Me State: Price's Raid, September- October 1864. Join us as we discuss this last-ditch attempt to capture the St. Louis Arsenal and bring Missouri under the sway of the Confederate States government. Buder Branch. To register or for more information, call 314-539-0381 or send an email to tpearson@slpl.org.
November 14 10 a.m.-Noon. On Beyond Google: Internet Searching Tips & Tricks for the Genealogist. Join us as we discuss various ways that genealogists can search for information about ancestors on the Internet (some of them don't involve using Google). Buder Branch. To register or for more information, call 314-539-0381 or send an email to tpearson@slpl.org .
November 17 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Illinois 24/7: the Best Internet Sources for Researching Illinois Ancestors. Join us as we discuss the very best sources for researching Illinois ancestors on the Internet (a few pay, most free). O’Fallon Public Library, O’Fallon, Illinois. To register or for more information, call 314-539-0381 or send an email to tpearson@slpl.org .
November 19 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. The Star of David and the Gold Star: Jewish American Military Service and Sacrifice. Sizable numbers of Jewish soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen were killed or wounded in action or died from disease while serving their country. This lecture includes a brief survey of the military service of American Jews from the American Revolution to the Spanish-American War, and then takes a closer look at Jewish service in World Wars I and II. St. Louis County Library Headquarters. To register or for more information, call 314-539-0381 or send an email to tpearson@slpl.org .
December 12 10 a.m.-Noon. The Rope and the Open Square: Civil War Crime & Punishment. Join us as we discuss ways that Civil War armies punished wayward soldiers (and civilians convicted by military tribunals). Buder Branch. To register or for more information, call 314-539-0381 or send an email to tpearson@slpl.org .
SLPL Locations:
Central Library
1301 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
539-0381
Buder Branch
4401 Hampton Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63109
352-2900
Pre-registration is recommended but not required. Programs are free and open to the public. To register or for more information, please call 539-0381 or email me at tpearson@slpl.org. Parking at Central Library is free on Saturdays (meters are not checked on weekends), and parking on the Buder Branch lot is always free.
It’s easy to add you to my programs notification list. Just email me at tpearson@slpl.org and use NOTIFY in the subject line- that’s all you need to do!
October-December 2009
Programs listed are sponsored or co-sponsored by St. Louis Public Library, and are free and open to the public. Please note that program locations vary!
October 15 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Land Rich, Dirt Poor: the Use of Land Records in Genealogical Research. Join us as we discuss ways in which the genealogist and historian can make use of land records. Belleville Public Library, Belleville, IL. To register or for more information, call 314-539-0381 or send an email to tpearson@slpl.org. Seating is limited!
October 24 10 a.m.-Noon. Last Hurrah in the Show-Me State: Price's Raid, September- October 1864. Join us as we discuss this last-ditch attempt to capture the St. Louis Arsenal and bring Missouri under the sway of the Confederate States government. Buder Branch. To register or for more information, call 314-539-0381 or send an email to tpearson@slpl.org.
November 14 10 a.m.-Noon. On Beyond Google: Internet Searching Tips & Tricks for the Genealogist. Join us as we discuss various ways that genealogists can search for information about ancestors on the Internet (some of them don't involve using Google). Buder Branch. To register or for more information, call 314-539-0381 or send an email to tpearson@slpl.org .
November 17 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Illinois 24/7: the Best Internet Sources for Researching Illinois Ancestors. Join us as we discuss the very best sources for researching Illinois ancestors on the Internet (a few pay, most free). O’Fallon Public Library, O’Fallon, Illinois. To register or for more information, call 314-539-0381 or send an email to tpearson@slpl.org .
November 19 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. The Star of David and the Gold Star: Jewish American Military Service and Sacrifice. Sizable numbers of Jewish soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen were killed or wounded in action or died from disease while serving their country. This lecture includes a brief survey of the military service of American Jews from the American Revolution to the Spanish-American War, and then takes a closer look at Jewish service in World Wars I and II. St. Louis County Library Headquarters. To register or for more information, call 314-539-0381 or send an email to tpearson@slpl.org .
December 12 10 a.m.-Noon. The Rope and the Open Square: Civil War Crime & Punishment. Join us as we discuss ways that Civil War armies punished wayward soldiers (and civilians convicted by military tribunals). Buder Branch. To register or for more information, call 314-539-0381 or send an email to tpearson@slpl.org .
SLPL Locations:
Central Library
1301 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
539-0381
Buder Branch
4401 Hampton Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63109
352-2900
Pre-registration is recommended but not required. Programs are free and open to the public. To register or for more information, please call 539-0381 or email me at tpearson@slpl.org. Parking at Central Library is free on Saturdays (meters are not checked on weekends), and parking on the Buder Branch lot is always free.
It’s easy to add you to my programs notification list. Just email me at tpearson@slpl.org and use NOTIFY in the subject line- that’s all you need to do!
Friday, September 18, 2009
ABOUT THE GENEALOGY ROOM
Genealogy Room, St. Louis Public Library, 1301 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63103. Contact: 314-241-2288 or email us here.
Hours: Mon-Thurs: 10 AM-9 PM; Fri-Sat: 10 AM-6 PM. Genealogy Room is closed on Sunday.
The library is located in downtown St. Louis at the corner of 13th and Olive Streets. On weekdays there is parking at meters and on pay-per-day lots. Meters are not checked on Saturdays. We also have limited free parking for customers on weekdays on a lot we own; call or email us to see if you can park for free on a weekday convenient for you.
Our Book, Periodical, and Microfilm Catalog is available on our website at: http://www.slpl.org/.
Materials of interest to genealogists are housed on the 3rd Floor in the Genealogy Room; St. Louis Room; Special Collections Department; and History, Geography, & Travel Room.
The Genealogy Room’s collection consists of books, periodicals, city directories and telephone books, microfilm, maps, and vertical file materials (mostly newspaper clippings or family history items). We own all of the standard genealogical book sets (American Genealogical & Biographical Index, Dictionary of American Biography, Germans to America, Passenger & Immigration Lists Index, War of the Rebellion, etc.). Our book and periodical collection concentrates on Missouri and on states that furnished large numbers of emigrants to Missouri (meaning that these collections are excellent for most states east of the Mississippi River).
States for which book / periodical / census genealogical coverage is very good to extensive include: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. The book collection also includes more than 5,000 family histories in book form.
We also have extensive map and heraldry collections. There are book and card indexes to our heraldry materials, and book and online indexes to our map collection. The map collection includes topographic maps, Sanborn fire insurance maps, highway maps, land ownership maps, county plat maps and atlases, Missouri and Illinois county highway maps, St. Louis ward maps, and city maps (domestic and foreign). There is also a large series of sheet maps of WWII-era Europe. There are also numerous atlases and gazetteers in our book collection.
Our book collection also includes a large number of military record compilations and regimental histories. Coverage is especially good for the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, and the two World Wars; very good for the War of 1812 and the Spanish-American War.
The microfilm collection includes census, city directories, compiled military service records, newspapers, passenger records, telephone directories, and vital records. Concentration is on St. Louis / Missouri materials, although census and passenger record microfilm sets offer extensive coverage for other states and ports of arrival. Ports covered by indexes and/or lists include Baltimore (1820-1897); Boston (1821-1891); New Orleans (1813-1902); New York City (1820-1943); and Philadelphia (1800-1906). You can call or e-mail us to determine if we have actual passenger lists for the port and time period you need.
City directories coverage includes the following Missouri cities: St. Louis (1821-1980); Kansas City (1865-1960); Hannibal (1903-1959); Columbia (1940-1960); Jefferson City (1904-1935); and St. Charles (1906-1934). Coverage for cities in other states includes: Baltimore (1752-1901); Boston (1789-1902); Chicago (1839-1920); New Orleans (1805-1901); New York City (1665-1916); and Philadelphia (1785-1901).
Library cardholders can access HeritageQuest.com from their home computers, and can use Ancestry.com or HeritageQuest.com on one of the computers reserved for that purpose in any room on the 3rd Floor.
The Library also has extensive collections on St. Louis history, including its neighborhoods, architecture, artists, and authors. A huge Local History Card File is located in the St. Louis Room. The Special Collections Department has a Photographs Collection, and a huge collection of World’s Fair (1904) materials (books, guidebooks, periodicals, photographs, and ephemera). This department also owns collections of cuneiforms, illuminated manuscripts, miniature books, and several old Bibles, including a King James Bible (1611).
Our website includes sections on the following areas of interest:
Family Histories:
http://www.slpl.org/slpl/gateways/article240099787.asp
Gateway Family Historian (magazine with genie research tips and tricks):
http://www.slpl.org/slpl/gateways/article240117879.asp
St. Louis Biography & History Indexes & Bibliographies:
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch & St. Louis Argus Obituary Search:
http://www.slpl.org/slpl/gateways/article240117800.asp
Passenger Lists:
http://www.slpl.org/slpl/gateways/article240117840.asp
Staff can check books or microfilm sets that are indexed or arranged alphabetically for you; just send us an email or call 314-241-2288. We can also check newspapers for obituaries or other articles, but only if you have either the date the obit or article appeared or the exact date the event occurred. You can do an obit search at the URL above; we can search a newspaper clipping file index to see if a subject of interest is listed there.
Any questions / comments? Email us here or call 314-241-2288.
Hours: Mon-Thurs: 10 AM-9 PM; Fri-Sat: 10 AM-6 PM. Genealogy Room is closed on Sunday.
The library is located in downtown St. Louis at the corner of 13th and Olive Streets. On weekdays there is parking at meters and on pay-per-day lots. Meters are not checked on Saturdays. We also have limited free parking for customers on weekdays on a lot we own; call or email us to see if you can park for free on a weekday convenient for you.
Our Book, Periodical, and Microfilm Catalog is available on our website at: http://www.slpl.org/.
Materials of interest to genealogists are housed on the 3rd Floor in the Genealogy Room; St. Louis Room; Special Collections Department; and History, Geography, & Travel Room.
The Genealogy Room’s collection consists of books, periodicals, city directories and telephone books, microfilm, maps, and vertical file materials (mostly newspaper clippings or family history items). We own all of the standard genealogical book sets (American Genealogical & Biographical Index, Dictionary of American Biography, Germans to America, Passenger & Immigration Lists Index, War of the Rebellion, etc.). Our book and periodical collection concentrates on Missouri and on states that furnished large numbers of emigrants to Missouri (meaning that these collections are excellent for most states east of the Mississippi River).
States for which book / periodical / census genealogical coverage is very good to extensive include: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. The book collection also includes more than 5,000 family histories in book form.
We also have extensive map and heraldry collections. There are book and card indexes to our heraldry materials, and book and online indexes to our map collection. The map collection includes topographic maps, Sanborn fire insurance maps, highway maps, land ownership maps, county plat maps and atlases, Missouri and Illinois county highway maps, St. Louis ward maps, and city maps (domestic and foreign). There is also a large series of sheet maps of WWII-era Europe. There are also numerous atlases and gazetteers in our book collection.
Our book collection also includes a large number of military record compilations and regimental histories. Coverage is especially good for the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, and the two World Wars; very good for the War of 1812 and the Spanish-American War.
The microfilm collection includes census, city directories, compiled military service records, newspapers, passenger records, telephone directories, and vital records. Concentration is on St. Louis / Missouri materials, although census and passenger record microfilm sets offer extensive coverage for other states and ports of arrival. Ports covered by indexes and/or lists include Baltimore (1820-1897); Boston (1821-1891); New Orleans (1813-1902); New York City (1820-1943); and Philadelphia (1800-1906). You can call or e-mail us to determine if we have actual passenger lists for the port and time period you need.
City directories coverage includes the following Missouri cities: St. Louis (1821-1980); Kansas City (1865-1960); Hannibal (1903-1959); Columbia (1940-1960); Jefferson City (1904-1935); and St. Charles (1906-1934). Coverage for cities in other states includes: Baltimore (1752-1901); Boston (1789-1902); Chicago (1839-1920); New Orleans (1805-1901); New York City (1665-1916); and Philadelphia (1785-1901).
Library cardholders can access HeritageQuest.com from their home computers, and can use Ancestry.com or HeritageQuest.com on one of the computers reserved for that purpose in any room on the 3rd Floor.
The Library also has extensive collections on St. Louis history, including its neighborhoods, architecture, artists, and authors. A huge Local History Card File is located in the St. Louis Room. The Special Collections Department has a Photographs Collection, and a huge collection of World’s Fair (1904) materials (books, guidebooks, periodicals, photographs, and ephemera). This department also owns collections of cuneiforms, illuminated manuscripts, miniature books, and several old Bibles, including a King James Bible (1611).
Our website includes sections on the following areas of interest:
Family Histories:
http://www.slpl.org/slpl/gateways/article240099787.asp
Gateway Family Historian (magazine with genie research tips and tricks):
http://www.slpl.org/slpl/gateways/article240117879.asp
St. Louis Biography & History Indexes & Bibliographies:
http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch & St. Louis Argus Obituary Search:
http://www.slpl.org/slpl/gateways/article240117800.asp
Passenger Lists:
http://www.slpl.org/slpl/gateways/article240117840.asp
Staff can check books or microfilm sets that are indexed or arranged alphabetically for you; just send us an email or call 314-241-2288. We can also check newspapers for obituaries or other articles, but only if you have either the date the obit or article appeared or the exact date the event occurred. You can do an obit search at the URL above; we can search a newspaper clipping file index to see if a subject of interest is listed there.
Any questions / comments? Email us here or call 314-241-2288.
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