ST. LOUIS NEIGHBORHOODS, A READING LIST: PART III

Note: All titles are available in our St. Louis Room (3rd Floor, Central Library, 1301 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63103).

Rodabough, John. Frenchtown. St. Louis: Sunrise Publishing, 1980. 977.866

Recalls the 19th century's principal residential area of the city, now part of the section that includes modern Soulard and LaSalle Park.

St. Louis: Its Neighborhoods and Neighbors, Landmarks and Milestones, compiled and edited by Robert E. Hannon;color photographs by Jack Zehrt. St. Louis: St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association, 1986. 977.866

Conveys the history of the St. Louis area by focusing on each of its 27 neighborhoods and many suburban cities and towns in both Missouri and Illinois.

Smith, Joann Adams. Selected Neighbors and Neighborhoods of North St. Louis, and Selected Related Events. St. Louis: Friends of the Vaughan Cultural Center, 1988. 917.786

Provides brief historical and current information on selected businesses, churches, housing and personalities of North St. Louis. Illustrated.

Soulard: The Ethnic Heritage of an Urban Neighborhood, edited by Carolyn Hewes Toft. St. Louis: Social Science Institute, Washington University, 1975. 917.7866

A brief survey of the contributions of various ethnics groups to the Soulard neighborhood and to the St. Louis region.

Toft, Carolyn Hewes, and Jane Molloy Porter. Compton Heights: A History and Architectural Guide. St. Louis: Landmarks Association of St. Louis, 1984. 977.866

An illustrated historical guide, with an inventory of architects and notable homes.

Toft, Carolyn Hewes, and Osmund Overby. Laclede's Landing: A History and Architectural Guide. With new photographs by Robert C. Pettus. St. Louis: Landmarks Association of St. Louis, 1977. 917.786

A concise illustrated history and architectural study of the historic district of Laclede's Landing.

The Ville: The Ethnic Heritage of an Urban Neighborhood, edited by Carolyn Hewes Toft. St. Louis: Social Science Institute, Washington University, 1975. 917.7866

The history of a north St. Louis neighborhood which was originally selected by Charles Elleards, a horticulturalist, as the site for his estate and nursery. In the latter nineteenth century, the area developed into a prosperous black community, producing such prominent figures as Annie Malone and Homer G. Phillips.

Wayman, Norbury L. History of St. Louis Neighborhoods. 917.7866

This series of neighborhood histories was issued by the St. Louis Community Development Agency between 1979 and 1981. Each of the 20 separate booklets concentrates on one or more areas of the city. Neighborhood histories exist for: Arlington & Walnut Park; Baden-Riverview; Cabanne; Carondelet; Central West End; Compton Hill; Downtown; Fairground; Grande-Prairie; Hyde Park & Bissel-College Hill; Kingsbury; Lafayette Square & Benton Park; Marquette-Cherokee; Midtown; Oak Hill & Morganford; Oakland & Clifton; Old North St. Louis & Yeatman; Shaw; Soulard; Southwest; and The Hill.

ST. LOUIS NEIGHBORHOODS, A READING LIST: PART 2

Harleman, Kathleen M., Georgiana B. Stuart, and Susan K. Tepas. The Neighborhood: A History of Skinker- DeBaliviere. St. Louis: DeBaliviere Community Council, 1973. 917.7866

A pamphlet-sized history of the west St. Louis neighborhood, which resulted from the division of the Kingsbury ranch.

Harris, Nini. A Grand Heritage: A History of the St. Louis Southside Neighborhoods and Citizens. St. Louis: DeSales Community Housing Corporation, 1984. 917.7866

Offers brief historical sketches of the Tower Grove East, Fox Park, Reservoir Square, Compton Heights and Shaw neighborhoods, with photographs and descriptions of neighborhood institutions.

The Hill: the Ethnic Heritage of an Urban Neighborhood, edited by Carolyn Hewes Toft. St. Louis: Social Science Institute, Washington University, 1975. 917.7866

Details the settlement of the Hill, originally Cheltenham and Fairmount, by northern Italian immigrants who fulfilled the city's need for clay industry workers.

History of the Bevo Area. St. Louis: Bevo Historical Society, 1984-1989, 3 vols. 977.866

Information based on interviews and research presents residents’ recollections of the people and places of the Bevo area of South St. Louis.

McCue, George, Oslmund Overby, and Norbury L. Wayman. Street Front Heritage: The Bremen/Hyde Park Area of St. Louis. 976.724

A survey of this northside neighborhood.

ST. LOUIS OBITUARY INDEX

This blog post has been updated:

http://hgdept.blogspot.com/2014/05/st-louis-obituary-index-update.html.

WASHINGTON PARK CEMETERY LOT CARDS

In a time when most cemeteries were racially segregated, Washington Park Cemetery was founded by businessmen Andrew Henry Watson and Joseph John Hauer as a for-profit burial place for African Americans. It became the largest African American cemetery in the St. Louis area—approximately 44,000 individuals are buried there.

Located in the City of Berkeley, Missouri, the cemetery was established in 1920 in an area that was then unincorporated St. Louis County.

We now own a multi-volume book set that reproduces lot cards for Washington Park Cemetery in (mostly) alphabetical order by surname. Below is a finding aid for the volumes in that book set. If you would like us to check for a particular individual, you can call us at 314241-2288 or email us at webref@slpl.org. Cards typically provide:

Interment #
Burial permit #
Last residence
Age in years
Sex
Place of death
Undertaker (name, sometimes address)
Cause of death
Date of death
Date of interment
Lot #
Section #
Grave #

Vol. 1---A
Vol. 2---B—Bickell
Vol. 3---Bickham, Emma—Broadie, Ernest M.
Vol. 4---Broadie, Jane—Busch, Edward
Vol. 5---Bush, Amelia—Chambers, Henry F.
Vol. 6---Caston—Cole, Ada
Vol. 7---Cole, Alice—Cox, Zella
Vol. 8---Cozart, Alice—Curtis, Willie J.
Vol. 9---Curtiss—Dawkins
Vol. 10---Dawson, Agnes—Donell, Samuel
Vol. 11---Donelson—Easley
Vol. 12---Eason, Cora—Erskine, Ellis
Vol. 13---Ewes—Exum
Vol. 14---Ezel, Princess—Forbes, Leander
Vol. 15---Forbes—Futwa
Vol. 16---Gabe, Mathew L.—Gleason, Sallie
Vol. 17---Glee—Greene
Vol. 18---Greenfield, Arthur—Hamilton, Willie Lee
Vol. 19---Hamlet—Hatten
Vol. 20---Hattic, Aline—Hemingway, Peyton
Vol. 21---Hemphill—Hinderman
Vol. 22---Hinds, Anderson—Hornbeak, Rose
Vol. 23---Horne—Hunter
Vol. 24---Huntley, Clyde—Jackson, Zora G.
Vol. 25---Jacobs—Johnston
Vol. 26---Joiner, Abe—Justice, Emma
Vol. 28---Kaigler—Lay
Vol. 29---Lightfoot—Lyons
Vol. 30---Lytle, Elizabeth—Mazique, Charles
Vol. 31---McAlee—McGarack
Vol. 32---McGaha, Rosie Lee—Milliner, Herman
Vol. 33---Million—Moore
Vol. 34---Moreham—Myricks, William
Vol. 35---Nabors—Outlaw
Vol. 36---Overlay—Pass
Vol. 37---Person, Mary—Peteet, John A.
Vol. 38---Peters—Posey
Vol. 39---Posley, Albert—Pullom, Cora
Vol. 40---Pulam—Renaker
Vol. 41---Rendall, Lena—Roden
Vol. 42---Rodger—Saville
Vol. 43---Savoy, Alexander—Shipp, Lucy L.
Vol. 44---Shirley—Smoot
Vol. 45---Snaford, Joseph—Sysmore, Henry
Vol. 46---Tabbert—Tebbs
Vol. 47---Tedoe—Thornhill, Minnie Lee
Vol. 48---Thronton—Tunstall
Vol. 49---Turk, Elizabeth—Voss, Elonora
Vol. 50---Wadell--Warren
Vol. 51---Warrington, Mabel—Wedin, Lucy
Vol. 52---Weedin—Whitney
Vol. 53---Whitsid—Willis, Zedrick
Vol. 54---Willaughby—Zumanski
Vol. 55---Section 1
Vol. 56---Section 2, Lot 1—Section 3, Lot 4
Vol. 57--- Section 3, Lot 5A—Section 4, Lot 2
Vol. 58--- Section 4, Lot 2—Section 5, Lot 3
Vol. 59--- Section 5, Lot 3C—Section 5, Lot 1066
Vol. 60--- Section 6, Lot 42—Section 6B, Lot 1
Vol. 61--- Section 6B, Lot 2—Section 7, Lot 801
Vol. 62--- Section 8, Lot 1-20—Section 8C, Lot 52
Vol. 63--- Section 9, Lot 1—Section 10, Lot 77
Vol. 64--- Section 11, Lot 1—Section 11, Lot 734
Vol. 65--- Section 12
Vol. 66--- Section 14, Lot 1—Section 14, Lot 519
Vol. 67--- Section 15

STATES BY THE NUMBERS

We use the Dewey Decimal System to classify materials in our collection. Here are the Dewey numbers for the various states for which we have holdings:

ARKANSAS [929.3767]
CALIFORNIA [929.3794]
COLORADO [929.3788]
CONNECTICUT [929.3746]
DAKOTA TERRITORY [929.378]
DELAWARE [929.3751]
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA [929.3753]
FLORIDA [929.3759]
GEORGIA [929.3758]
ILLINOIS [929.3773]
INDIANA [929.3772]
IOWA [929.3777]
KANSAS [929.3781]
KENTUCKY [929.3769]
LOUISIANA [929.3763]
MAINE [929.3741]
MARYLAND [929.3752]
MASSACHUSETTS [929.3744]
MICHIGAN [929.3774]
MINNESOTA [929.3776]
MISSISSIPPI [929.3762]
MISSOURI [929.3778]
NEBRASKA [929.3782]
NEW HAMPSHIRE [929.372]
NEW JERSEY [929.3749]
NEW YORK [929.3747]
NORTH CAROLINA [929.3756]
OHIO [929.3771]
OKLAHOMA [929.3766]
OREGON [929.3795]
PENNSYLVANIA [929.3748]
RHODE ISLAND [929.3745]
SOUTH CAROLINA [929.3757]
TEXAS [929.3764]
UTAH [929.3792]
VERMONT [929.3743]
VIRGINIA [929.3755]
WEST VIRGINIA [929.3754]
WISCONSIN [929.3775]

NOTE: Our collection is strongest for Missouri and states east of the Mississippi River!

PROGRAM SCHEDULE FEBRUARY-JUNE 2013

These programs are free and open to the public. All are sponsored or co-sponsored by St. Louis Public Library. Parking meters are not checked in downtown St. Louis on Saturdays, or on weeknights after 7 PM.

Saturday, February 9, 2013, 10 am-11:30 am—Military Ancestor Research. Carnegie Room, 3rd Floor, Central Library. Join us as Tom Pearson discusses book, manuscript, microfilm, and Internet sources of information on ancestors who served in the American military. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more info, email us at tpearson@slpl.org.

Tues, February 12, 2013. 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm—Abe Lincoln, Mark Twain, and the Civil War. Lower Level Auditorium, Central Library. Discover how a Union president and a Confederate deserter fought against slavery & racism during the Civil War. Join us as veteran performer Dave Ehlert portrays Lincoln and Twain in this live theatrical production of historical drama, humor and education. To register or for more info, email us at tpearson@slpl.org.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 7 pm-8:30 pm—I Fights Mit Sigel: Researching Your German-American Civil War Ancestors. St. Louis County Library Headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO. Join us as Tom Pearson discusses book, manuscript, microfilm, and Internet sources of information on German-American ancestors who served in militia and state volunteer units. To register or for more info, email us at tpearson@slpl.org.

The St. Louis Genealogical Society Annual Family History Fair is scheduled for April 20, 2013 at the Maryland Heights Community Center. Come see us at our table there!

Saturday, June 8, 2013, 10 am-11:30 am—Land Rich, Dirt Poor: Use of Land Records in Genealogical Research. 2nd Floor Training Room, Central Library. Join us as Tom Pearson discusses book, manuscript, microfilm, and Internet sources of information on records of land acquisition and transfers. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more info, email us at tpearson@slpl.org.

Central Library
Genealogy Room
1301 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
314-241-2288
webref@slpl.org

Hours: M-Th--10 AM-9 PM; Fri-Sat--10 AM-6 PM.

ST. LOUIS NEIGHBORHOODS: A READING LIST, PART ONE

This selected reading list compiled by Jean Gosebrink presents information on various city neighborhoods. All books listed may be borrowed from St. Louis Public Library. Check the library catalog (http://www.slpl.org/) for locations. You may request that the book be delivered to any city library branch. For more information on St. Louis neighborhoods and on other aspects of St. Louis history and culture, its people, institutions and organizations, consult staff of the St. Louis Room located at Central Library (314-241-2288): questions may be e-mailed to webref@slpl.org.

Boyer, Mary Joan. The Old Gravois Coal Diggings. Cape Girardeau, Mo.: Ramfre Press, 1968. 977.866

Originally published in 1952, this book tells stories of the area of St. Louis bounded by Arsenal Street on the north, Gravois Road on the south, Grand Avenue on the east, and Kingshighway on the west.

Bryan, John A. Lafayette Square: The Most Historic Old Neighborhood in St. Louis. 2d ed. rev. St. Louis: Landmarks Association of St. Louis, 1969. 917.786

Outlines the history of Lafayette Square from its creation in 1836 as a thirty-acre park up to the 1960's, when most of the stately homes and other buildings had fallen into a state of disrepair.

Carondelet: The Ethnic Heritage of an Urban Neighborhood, edited by Carolyn Hewes Toft. St. Louis: Social Science Institute, Washington University, 1975. 917.7866

History of the south St. Louis neighborhood first settled by the French and later German immigrants. The nation's first kindergarten was established in Carondelet's Des Peres school.

Conley, Timothy G. Lafayette Square: An Urban Renaissance. St. Louis: Lafayette Square Press, 1974. 917.7866

A detailed history of Lafayette Square that also includes information on restoration efforts and plans.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS OF THE WAR OF 1812, PT. 8

War of 1812-- Patriotic & Hereditary Organizations

43. Davies, Wallace Evan. Patriotism on Parade: the Story of Veterans’ and Heredity Organizations in America, 1783-1900. Cambridge, MS: Harvard University Press, 1955. [Central-ST 369]

44. General Society of the War of 1812. Register of the General Society of the War of 1812 [1972 ed.]. Baltimore, MD: reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. [Central-Genealogy 973.52]

45. National Society, United States Daughters of 1812. Missouri. Records of the Missouri Society: Service Records of Soldiers in the War of 1812 and Their Descendants in the Missouri Membership. Marshall, MO: The Society, 1957. [Central-Genealogy 973.5]

46. National Society, United States Daughters of 1812. Nebraska. Heroes of 1812 Written by the Members of the Nebraska Society of United States Daughters of 1812. [s.l.:s.n.], 1930. [Central-Genealogy 929.3782]

47. The Roster of the General Society of the War of 1812 [1989 ed.]. Edited by Dennis F. Blizzard. Baltimore, MD: reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. [Central-Genealogy 973.52]

48. Shankland, Wilbur Morse. Organization of Missouri’s First Known Society of Veterans of the War of 1812 and Roll Call of Charter Members. St. Louis: n.p., 1963. [Central-Genealogy, ST 369]

49. Society of the War of 1812. Constitution and Register of Membership of the General Society of the War of 1812, to Dec. 1, 1895. Philadelphia, PA: Dewey & Eakins, 1895. [Central-ST 369]

Miscellaneous

50. Mayo, Robert. Army and Navy Pension Laws, and Bounty Land Laws of the United States Including Sundry Resolutions of Congress from 1776-1852. Washington, D.C.: J. T. Towers, 1852. [Central-ST 355.115]

51. Neagle, James C. U.S. Military Records: a Guide to Federal and State Sources, Colonial America to the Present. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1994. [Central-Genealogy 929.30973]

52. Raff, George W. The War Claimant’s Guide: a Manual of Laws, Regulations, Instructions, Forms, and Official Decisions, Relating to Pensions, Bounty Pay, Prize Money... Cincinnati: R. Clark, 1866. [Central-ST 336.73]

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS OF THE WAR OF 1812, PT. 7

War of 1812- Military Censuses

37. Iowa. Adjutant General's Office. List of Ex-Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines Living in Iowa [1886]. Decorah, IA: Decorah Genealogy Association, 1997. [Central-Genealogy 929.373]

38. Nebraska. Office of the Secretary of State. Roster of Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines of the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the War of the Rebellion Residing in Nebraska, June 1, 1893. Lincoln, NB: Jacob North & CO., Printer, 1893. [Central-ST 973.74]

39. Nebraska. Office of the Secretary of State. Roster of Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines of the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the War of the Rebellion Residing in Nebraska, December 1, 1897. Lincoln, NB: Jacob North & CO., Printer, 1898. [Central-MI 973.74]

War of 1812-- Casualty Lists and Burial Records

40. Custer, Milo. Soldiers of the Revolution and the War of 1812 Buried in McLean County, Illinois. Bloomington, IL: self-published, 1912. [Central-Genealogy 977.3]

41. McCown, Mary Hardin. Soldiers of the War of 1812 Buried in Tennessee. Johnson City, TN: Tennessee Society, United States Daughters of 1812, 1959. [Central-Genealogy 973.5]

42. Peterson, Clarence S. Known Military Dead During the War of 1812. Baltimore: C. S. Peterson, 1955. [Central-Genealogy 973.5]

CENTRAL LIBRARY REOPENING

Central Library will reopen after a massive two-year renovation on December 9, 2012 (1 PM-5 PM). All our Genealogy materials (books, periodicals, microfilm, and reference computers) will now be located on the Third Floor, which includes these Library departments:

Genealogy
History, Geography, and Travel
St. Louis Local Area Studies
Rare Books and Special Collections

The Genealogy Department now is Wi-Fi enabled (with plenty of electric outlets), so feel free to bring your laptop, netbook, or tablet!

Hours for the Library will be:

M-Th: 10 AM-9 PM
Fri-Sat: 10 AM-6 PM
Sun: 1 PM-5 PM

On Sundays, only our First Floor will be open to the public.

Go here to take a virtual tour of the new Central Library, to learn more about the Central renovation project, and to discover how you can make a small contribution to the Central Library revitalization!

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