Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly
Their Fall 2013 issue features these articles:
Wish You Were Here: Travelers’ Postcards Sent to Illinois (article by postal historian James R. Miller)
Peter Miller’s Civil War Years (Miller served in the 79th Illinois infantry, Co. E)
William Stewart Harvey, 1851-1880 (article about life and family of this Scottish immigrant)
Fitting Tributes: Military Headstones, Certificates, and Stamps (article about acquiring free government grave markers, Presidential Memorial Certificates for vets, and the Civil War Sesquicentennial Stamp Series)
Faces From the Past—Identifying Photos With Marge Rice (ISGS member Rice collects unclaimed family photos in hopes of reuniting them with the right family—five such finds reproduced here)
Confessions of a Hero-Appreciating Genealogist (article about genealogist Charlotte Goldthwaite)
Family Bible Collection (transcribed entries from Riggs; Blane; Clarke; Allen; Sykes; Bates; Hindman; and Herbert family bibles)
The Steve Neal Reading Room Collection at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library (article about the ALPL’s open stacks area, named for Chicago Sun-Times columnist Steve Neale)
New Headstones for Civil War Veterans (lengthy article about securing free government grave markers for Civil War vets buried in Lyonsville Cemetery, Lyons Twp., Cook County, IL)
You can read this magazine (and other issues of this title) in the Genealogy Room at Central Library (St. Louis).
Genealogy pages on the SLPL website
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
PERIODICAL SPOTLIGHT: FAMILY CHRONICLE
Family Chronicle: the How-to Guide to Tracing Your Ancestors
If you’ve never read an issue of this bi-monthly magazine, I think you’re in for a pleasant surprise. Each issue features articles designed to help you research ancestors from a particular country, state, or locality; work with particular types of records; or generally become a better, more skillful genealogist.
For example, the September/October 2013 issue features these articles (to name just a few):
Five Reasons Why the Records Aren’t in the Courthouse (some reasons are obvious, others not so much)
Wooden Shoe Genealogy: Finding Your Dutch and Frisian Ancestors, Part I (Frisians reside in the northern parts of the Netherlands and Germany and—naturally—speak Frisian)
How to Find Dead People in Chicago (in cemeteries, of course)
Processioners’ Books (a closer look at a record with roots in medieval England)
Follow the Luther Trail (discovering your Lutheran ancestors)
You can read this magazine (and other issues of this title, plus numerous other genealogy periodicals) in the Genealogy Room at Central Library (1301 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63103).
Genealogy pages on the SLPL website
If you’ve never read an issue of this bi-monthly magazine, I think you’re in for a pleasant surprise. Each issue features articles designed to help you research ancestors from a particular country, state, or locality; work with particular types of records; or generally become a better, more skillful genealogist.
For example, the September/October 2013 issue features these articles (to name just a few):
Five Reasons Why the Records Aren’t in the Courthouse (some reasons are obvious, others not so much)
Wooden Shoe Genealogy: Finding Your Dutch and Frisian Ancestors, Part I (Frisians reside in the northern parts of the Netherlands and Germany and—naturally—speak Frisian)
How to Find Dead People in Chicago (in cemeteries, of course)
Processioners’ Books (a closer look at a record with roots in medieval England)
Follow the Luther Trail (discovering your Lutheran ancestors)
You can read this magazine (and other issues of this title, plus numerous other genealogy periodicals) in the Genealogy Room at Central Library (1301 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63103).
Genealogy pages on the SLPL website
Thursday, August 29, 2013
PLANNING A VISIT?
Kids/grandkids back in school? Maybe now is the perfect time to plan a visit to the SLPL Genealogy Room!
Central Library
Genealogy Room, 3rd Floor
1301 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
314-241-2288
webref@slpl.org
http://www.slpl.org/
Hours: M-Th-- 10 AM-9 PM
Fri-Sat-- 10 AM-6 PM
Parking: You should be careful about feeding that meter! They are checked regularly on weekdays and Saturdays. Parking meters are not checked in downtown St. Louis, however, on Sundays and after 7 PM.
You can also park at one of the numerous all-day parking lots near the Library. Prices vary.
We also offer limited free parking on our lot at the nw corner of 15th & Olive Streets (directly behind the Campbell House Museum). You can pull right onto the lot, but will need a token you pick up at one of the entrance service desks in order to exit from the lot.
Security procedures: You will need to be buzzed into the Genealogy Room. Press the white button to the right of the door and state your purpose for visiting. Come in after we give you the OK.
You may bring a bag, briefcase, or pack that you can fit under your chair. You may bring notebooks, pens, and pencils (we prefer that you use pencil while using our books). You may bring a bottled water or soda—no open cans or cups, and no food is allowed.
You may bring a laptop or netbook (you will need an SLPL library card in order to access the Internet—out-of-town visitors can get a temporary guest card). Numerous outlets are available in the Genealogy Room.
Reference databases: You may access various reference databases for free in the Genealogy Room (you don't need a library card to do so). Such databases include (but are not limited to) Ancestry.com; HeritageQuest.com; Fold3.com; Historical Post-Dispatch (1874-1922); and Sanborn Maps (Missouri only). Some of these databases may be accessed from home if you have an SLPL library card.
Collection: We concentrate on the State of Missouri, and states and countries that furnished large numbers of persons to this state. That means the collection is quite good for most states east of the Mississippi River, and many Western European countries. We also own an extensive collection of printed family histories. Our microfilm collection includes census materials, passenger lists, military records, native American tribal rolls, city directories, plus local newspapers, vital records, and cemetery records. You can use our catalog to search for materials of interest prior to visiting the Library.
SLPL Catalog
Copies: People using our microfilm collection can either print paper copies or save images to a flash drive (you must supply your own flash drive).
There is a photocopier in the Genealogy Room for making copies from books or magazines (15 cents per copy). You can also take photos of items from our collection provided such images are strictly for personal use (no flash, please), but we ask that you obtain permission before using such photos in a printed publication or on a website, blog, or other digital publication.
Dining/Amenities: You can currently purchase food or drink in the Library, but Downtown St. Louis provides a great online guide to the nearly 200 restaurants in downtown St. Louis (many within easy walking distance of the Library).
Downtown St. Louis Amenities Guide
Have a question?
Ask a Librarian!
Central Library
Genealogy Room, 3rd Floor
1301 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
314-241-2288
webref@slpl.org
http://www.slpl.org/
Hours: M-Th-- 10 AM-9 PM
Fri-Sat-- 10 AM-6 PM
Parking: You should be careful about feeding that meter! They are checked regularly on weekdays and Saturdays. Parking meters are not checked in downtown St. Louis, however, on Sundays and after 7 PM.
You can also park at one of the numerous all-day parking lots near the Library. Prices vary.
We also offer limited free parking on our lot at the nw corner of 15th & Olive Streets (directly behind the Campbell House Museum). You can pull right onto the lot, but will need a token you pick up at one of the entrance service desks in order to exit from the lot.
Security procedures: You will need to be buzzed into the Genealogy Room. Press the white button to the right of the door and state your purpose for visiting. Come in after we give you the OK.
You may bring a bag, briefcase, or pack that you can fit under your chair. You may bring notebooks, pens, and pencils (we prefer that you use pencil while using our books). You may bring a bottled water or soda—no open cans or cups, and no food is allowed.
You may bring a laptop or netbook (you will need an SLPL library card in order to access the Internet—out-of-town visitors can get a temporary guest card). Numerous outlets are available in the Genealogy Room.
Reference databases: You may access various reference databases for free in the Genealogy Room (you don't need a library card to do so). Such databases include (but are not limited to) Ancestry.com; HeritageQuest.com; Fold3.com; Historical Post-Dispatch (1874-1922); and Sanborn Maps (Missouri only). Some of these databases may be accessed from home if you have an SLPL library card.
Collection: We concentrate on the State of Missouri, and states and countries that furnished large numbers of persons to this state. That means the collection is quite good for most states east of the Mississippi River, and many Western European countries. We also own an extensive collection of printed family histories. Our microfilm collection includes census materials, passenger lists, military records, native American tribal rolls, city directories, plus local newspapers, vital records, and cemetery records. You can use our catalog to search for materials of interest prior to visiting the Library.
SLPL Catalog
Copies: People using our microfilm collection can either print paper copies or save images to a flash drive (you must supply your own flash drive).
There is a photocopier in the Genealogy Room for making copies from books or magazines (15 cents per copy). You can also take photos of items from our collection provided such images are strictly for personal use (no flash, please), but we ask that you obtain permission before using such photos in a printed publication or on a website, blog, or other digital publication.
Dining/Amenities: You can currently purchase food or drink in the Library, but Downtown St. Louis provides a great online guide to the nearly 200 restaurants in downtown St. Louis (many within easy walking distance of the Library).
Downtown St. Louis Amenities Guide
Have a question?
Ask a Librarian!
Saturday, June 29, 2013
ADDITIONS TO THE COLLECTION—GENEALOGY (2012)
Bettag, Claire Mire. French genealogy research. REF—GENEALOGY 929.1
Boehning, Ross William. Boehning family research index. REF—STACKS 929.3778 vols. 1 & 2
Boyd, Gregory A. (Gregory Alan). Family maps of LaGrange County, Indiana : with homesteads, roads, waterways, towns, cemeteries,railroads, and more. REF—GENEALOGY 912.772
Boyd, Gregory A. (Gregory Alan). Family maps of Polk County, Missouri : with homesteads, roads, waterways, towns, cemeteries, railroads, and more. REF—GENEALOGY 912.778
Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo. American cemetery research. REF—GENEALOGY 929.1
Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo. Italian genealogy research. REF-GENEALOGY 929.1
Coldham, Peter Wilson. Maryland and Virginia convict runaways, 1725-1800: a survey of English sources. REF—GENEALOGY 929.375
Daughters of the American Revolution. Olde Town Fenton Chapter (Fenton, Mo.). Fenton, Missouri area cemeteries / prepared by Olde Town Fenton Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution / [edited by Eleanor Gibson]. REF—GENEALOGY 929.3778
Gormley, Myra Vanderpool. Cherokee genealogy research. REF—GENEALOGY 929.1
Grenham, John. Tracing your Irish ancestors : the complete guide. REF-GENEALOGY 929.1
Hendrickson, Nancy. Discover your family history online : a step-by-step guide to starting your genealogy search. REF—GENEALOGY 929.1
Humphrey, John T. Pennsylvania genealogy research. REF—GENEALOGY 929.1
Meyerink, Kory L. U.S. federal census records. REF—GENEALOGY 929.1
McGinnis, Carol. Virginia genealogy research. RE—GENEALOGY 929.1
Mitchell, Brian. Irish genealogy research. REF—GENEALOGY 929.1
Morgan, George G. How to do everything genealogy. REF—GENEALOGY 929.1
National Society Sons and Daughters of Antebellum Planters, 1607-1861. Lineage Book, 2011. REF—GENEALOGY 929.3
Rose, Christine. The complete idiot's guide to genealogy. REF—GENEALOGY 929.1
Sykes, Bryan. DNA USA: a genetic portrait of America. CIRC—GENEALOGY 599.9350973
Weant, Kenneth. Civil war records. Finding aid to Missouri Enrolled Militia infantry regiments and Union troops. REF—GENEALOGY 929.3778
Weant, Kenneth. Missouri Intelligencer excerpts, 1820-1929 / compiled by Kenneth E. Weant. REF—GENEALOGY 929.3778
Boehning, Ross William. Boehning family research index. REF—STACKS 929.3778 vols. 1 & 2
Boyd, Gregory A. (Gregory Alan). Family maps of LaGrange County, Indiana : with homesteads, roads, waterways, towns, cemeteries,railroads, and more. REF—GENEALOGY 912.772
Boyd, Gregory A. (Gregory Alan). Family maps of Polk County, Missouri : with homesteads, roads, waterways, towns, cemeteries, railroads, and more. REF—GENEALOGY 912.778
Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo. American cemetery research. REF—GENEALOGY 929.1
Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo. Italian genealogy research. REF-GENEALOGY 929.1
Coldham, Peter Wilson. Maryland and Virginia convict runaways, 1725-1800: a survey of English sources. REF—GENEALOGY 929.375
Daughters of the American Revolution. Olde Town Fenton Chapter (Fenton, Mo.). Fenton, Missouri area cemeteries / prepared by Olde Town Fenton Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution / [edited by Eleanor Gibson]. REF—GENEALOGY 929.3778
Gormley, Myra Vanderpool. Cherokee genealogy research. REF—GENEALOGY 929.1
Grenham, John. Tracing your Irish ancestors : the complete guide. REF-GENEALOGY 929.1
Hendrickson, Nancy. Discover your family history online : a step-by-step guide to starting your genealogy search. REF—GENEALOGY 929.1
Humphrey, John T. Pennsylvania genealogy research. REF—GENEALOGY 929.1
Meyerink, Kory L. U.S. federal census records. REF—GENEALOGY 929.1
McGinnis, Carol. Virginia genealogy research. RE—GENEALOGY 929.1
Mitchell, Brian. Irish genealogy research. REF—GENEALOGY 929.1
Morgan, George G. How to do everything genealogy. REF—GENEALOGY 929.1
National Society Sons and Daughters of Antebellum Planters, 1607-1861. Lineage Book, 2011. REF—GENEALOGY 929.3
Rose, Christine. The complete idiot's guide to genealogy. REF—GENEALOGY 929.1
Sykes, Bryan. DNA USA: a genetic portrait of America. CIRC—GENEALOGY 599.9350973
Weant, Kenneth. Civil war records. Finding aid to Missouri Enrolled Militia infantry regiments and Union troops. REF—GENEALOGY 929.3778
Weant, Kenneth. Missouri Intelligencer excerpts, 1820-1929 / compiled by Kenneth E. Weant. REF—GENEALOGY 929.3778
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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