This is Part One of a list of some of the books in our collection that provide genealogical or historical information about Perry County, Missouri. We can check books for you if they are indexed or arranged alphabetically. Send any requests to webref@slpl.org. Please include your mailing address—we can bill you for any copies made.
Title: 1850 census of Perry County.
Author/Compiler: Book Committee, Perry County Historical Society.
Local Call Number: 929.3778 PERRY [GENEALOGY ROOM]
Publication Date: 1995.
Format: Books.
Title: 1860 census, Perry County, Missouri.
Author/Compiler: Book Committee, Perry County Historical Society.
Local Call Number: 929.3778 PERRY [GENEALOGY ROOM]
Publication Date: 1994.
Format: Books.
Title: 1870 census, Perry County, Missouri.
Author/Compiler: Book Committee, Perry County Historical Society.
Local Call Number: 929.3778 PERRY [GENEALOGY ROOM]
Publication Date: 1999.
Format: Books.
Title: 1880 Census-Perry County, Missouri.
Author/Compiler: Book Committee, Perry County Historical Society.
Local Call Number: 929.3778 PERRY[GENEALOGY ROOM]
Publication Date: 1999.
Format: Books.
Title: 1900 census-Perry County, Missouri.
Author/Compiler: Book Committee, Perry County Historical Society.
Local Call Number: 929.3778 PERRY [GENEALOGY ROOM]
Publication Date: 1999.
Format: Books.
Title: 1910 census, Perry County, Missouri.
Author/Compiler: Book Committee, Perry County Historical Society.
Local Call Number: 929.3778 PERRY [GENEALOGY ROOM]
Publication Date: 2000.
Format: Books.
Title: 1920 census, Perry County, Missouri.
Author/Compiler: Book Committee, Perry County Historical Society.
Local Call Number: 929.3778 PERRY [GENEALOGY ROOM]
Publication Date: 2002.
Format: Books.
Title: 1930 census, Perry County, Missouri.
Author/Compiler: Book Committee, Perry County Historical Society.
Local Call Number: 929.3778 PERRY [GENEALOGY ROOM]
Publication Date: 2003.
Format: Books.
Title: Abstracts from the Perryville Union, September 13, 1862-28 December 1877.
Author/Compiler: Schmidt, Gerald.
Local Call Number: 929.3778 PERRY [GENEALOGY ROOM]
Publication Date: 1996.
Format: Books.
Title: Abstracts from the Perryville Union & the Perry County Sun newspapers #2.
Author/Compiler: Book Committee, Perry County Historical Society.
Local Call Number: 929.3778 PERRY [GENEALOGY ROOM]
Publication Date: 2000.
Format: Books.
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Thursday, January 2, 2014
Monday, August 12, 2013
CURRENT & HISTORICAL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS IN SLPL REFERENCE DATABASES
SLPL reference databases can be accessed here by our cardholders:
SLPL Reference Databases
You will need a valid SLPL library card and a PIN to access these reference databases.
Getting a Library Card
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HISTORICAL AREA NEWSPAPERS AVAILABLE
St. Louis Dispatch [1874-1877]
St. Louis Evening Post [1878]
St. Louis Post-Dispatch [1878-1879]
St. Louis Post Dispatch [1879-1922]
CURRENT LOCAL AREA NEWSPAPERS AVAILABLE
Missouri
Chesterfield Journal [Oct 2004-Feb 2009]
Hazelwood-Bridgeton Journal [Oct 2004-Apr 2008]
Kirkwood-Webster Journal [Oct 2004-Feb 2009]
North County Journal—NW ed. [Oct 2004-Sept 2011]
North County Journal—Overland ed. [Oct 2004-Sept 2011]
North Side Journal [Oct 2004-Apr 2008]
Northeast County Journal [Oct 2004-Sept 2008]
O’Fallon Journal [Oct 2004-Apr 2011]
Oakville-Mehlville Journal [Oct 2004-Jul 2007]
Overland-St. Ann Journal [Oct 2004-Sept 2008]
South County Journal [Oct 2004-current]
South Side Journal [Oct 2004-Apr 2011]
Southwest City Journal [Oct 2004-Jan 2009]
Southwest County Journal [Oct 2004-Jan 2009]
St. Charles Business Record [Mar 2001-Mar 2009]
St. Charles Journal [Oct 2004-current]
St. Louis American [Feb 2006-current]
St. Louis Countian [Mar 2001-Mar 2009]
St. Louis Daily Record [Mar 2001-Mar 2009]
St. Louis Post-Dispatch [Jan 1988-current]
St. Peters Journal [Oct 2004-Apr 2011]
Tri-County Journal [Oct 2004-Jan 2009]
Wentzville Journal [Oct 2004-Feb 2009]
West County Journal [Oct 2004-current]
Illinois
Belleville News-Democrat [Oct 2000-current]
Edwardsville Intelligencer [Jun 2000-current]
Edwardsville Journal [Oct 2004-Feb 2009]
St. Clair County Journal [Oct 2004-Sept 2011]
Note: Current newspapers are also available for other cities in other states.
Also available and of possible interest to genealogists/local historians in the HISTORY REFERENCE CENTER database:
America’s Civil War [Jul 1996-current]
Civil War Times [Dec 1996-current]
SLPL Reference Databases
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Getting a Library Card
Setting and Using Your PIN
HISTORICAL AREA NEWSPAPERS AVAILABLE
St. Louis Dispatch [1874-1877]
St. Louis Evening Post [1878]
St. Louis Post-Dispatch [1878-1879]
St. Louis Post Dispatch [1879-1922]
CURRENT LOCAL AREA NEWSPAPERS AVAILABLE
Missouri
Chesterfield Journal [Oct 2004-Feb 2009]
Hazelwood-Bridgeton Journal [Oct 2004-Apr 2008]
Kirkwood-Webster Journal [Oct 2004-Feb 2009]
North County Journal—NW ed. [Oct 2004-Sept 2011]
North County Journal—Overland ed. [Oct 2004-Sept 2011]
North Side Journal [Oct 2004-Apr 2008]
Northeast County Journal [Oct 2004-Sept 2008]
O’Fallon Journal [Oct 2004-Apr 2011]
Oakville-Mehlville Journal [Oct 2004-Jul 2007]
Overland-St. Ann Journal [Oct 2004-Sept 2008]
South County Journal [Oct 2004-current]
South Side Journal [Oct 2004-Apr 2011]
Southwest City Journal [Oct 2004-Jan 2009]
Southwest County Journal [Oct 2004-Jan 2009]
St. Charles Business Record [Mar 2001-Mar 2009]
St. Charles Journal [Oct 2004-current]
St. Louis American [Feb 2006-current]
St. Louis Countian [Mar 2001-Mar 2009]
St. Louis Daily Record [Mar 2001-Mar 2009]
St. Louis Post-Dispatch [Jan 1988-current]
St. Peters Journal [Oct 2004-Apr 2011]
Tri-County Journal [Oct 2004-Jan 2009]
Wentzville Journal [Oct 2004-Feb 2009]
West County Journal [Oct 2004-current]
Illinois
Belleville News-Democrat [Oct 2000-current]
Edwardsville Intelligencer [Jun 2000-current]
Edwardsville Journal [Oct 2004-Feb 2009]
St. Clair County Journal [Oct 2004-Sept 2011]
Note: Current newspapers are also available for other cities in other states.
Also available and of possible interest to genealogists/local historians in the HISTORY REFERENCE CENTER database:
America’s Civil War [Jul 1996-current]
Civil War Times [Dec 1996-current]
Saturday, February 2, 2013
ST. LOUIS OBITUARY INDEX
This blog post has been updated:
http://hgdept.blogspot.com/2014/05/st-louis-obituary-index-update.html.
http://hgdept.blogspot.com/2014/05/st-louis-obituary-index-update.html.
Labels:
Death records,
Newspapers,
Obituaries,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Friday, August 12, 2011
REMEMBERING KEITH
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has run an obit (with color photo) of our friend and co-worker, Keith Zimmer, who passed away on 30 July 2011. Keith is the guy who (singlehandedly) produced the St. Louis Obituary Index that is an invaluable resource for so many of us:
LINK
Here's the link to do a search of Keith's index:
LINK
Click on "Reference and Research," then "Genealogy."
LINK
Here's the link to do a search of Keith's index:
LINK
Click on "Reference and Research," then "Genealogy."
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
ST. LOUIS CEMETERY LISTS AND DEATH REGISTERS, 1764-1999: PART XI
Copyright 2009 by St. Louis Public Library. All rights reserved.
1946-1999
Old Cemeteries, St. Louis County, Mo. St. Louis, Mo.: St. Louis Genealogical Society, 1982-, 4 vols. HG,ST-929.3778
Volume 1 listings cover mostly the period 1870-1930, with some listings extending into the 1960s.
Social Security Master Death Index. Social Security Administration, Washington, DC.
Link to website
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Directory of Names. Washington, D.C.: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, 1982. HG-959.70433
Includes American military personnel killed in the Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. Listings provide name of deceased, hometown and state, rank and branch of service, and date of death.
Zimmer, Keith B. St. Louis Obituary Index, 1992-2010: Obituaries and Death Notices Appearing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Newspaper. St. Louis Public Library, 1992-2010. HG,MI-071.7866
St. Louis Obituary Index also appears on the St. Louis Public Library website.
1946-1999
Old Cemeteries, St. Louis County, Mo. St. Louis, Mo.: St. Louis Genealogical Society, 1982-, 4 vols. HG,ST-929.3778
Volume 1 listings cover mostly the period 1870-1930, with some listings extending into the 1960s.
Social Security Master Death Index. Social Security Administration, Washington, DC.
Link to website
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Directory of Names. Washington, D.C.: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, 1982. HG-959.70433
Includes American military personnel killed in the Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. Listings provide name of deceased, hometown and state, rank and branch of service, and date of death.
Zimmer, Keith B. St. Louis Obituary Index, 1992-2010: Obituaries and Death Notices Appearing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Newspaper. St. Louis Public Library, 1992-2010. HG,MI-071.7866
St. Louis Obituary Index also appears on the St. Louis Public Library website.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
ST. LOUIS CEMETERY LISTS AND DEATH REGISTERS, 1764-1999: PART VIII
Copyright 2009 by St. Louis Public Library. All rights reserved.
1901-1916
Eddlemon, Sherida K. Missouri Birth and Death Records. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1995, vol. 1. HG-929.3778
Includes sections on St. Louis firemen’s deaths, 1861-1914, and miscellaneous Catholic Church burial records.
Hawkins, Robert. “Fratellanza Society Burial Records.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly 28:2 (Summer 1995): 37-41. HG-P
List of members of this Italian-American society buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery 1867-1941 (most are for the period 1867-1920). Includes some burials of children of members. Listings provide name and date of burial.
Missouri. Confederate Soldiers’ Home. Biennial Report (1897-1940). Higginsville, MO: Confederate Soldiers’ Home, 1897-1940. ST-362.8
Reports vary, but often include listings of deaths of residents during the reporting period. Death listings include name, date of death and sometimes place of burial. This home served as a home for indigent, usually elderly veterans of the Confederate Army and Navy.
Missouri. Federal Soldiers’ Home of St. James, Missouri. Biennial Reports (1901-1946). St. James, MO: Federal Soldiers’ Home, 1901-1946. ST-362.8
Reports vary, but usually have a listing of deaths at the Home during the reporting period. Death listings include name, date of death, and place of burial. This institution served as a home for indigent, usually elderly veterans of the Union Army and Navy.
Old Cemeteries, St. Louis County, Mo. St. Louis, Mo.: St. Louis Genealogical Society, 1982-, 4 vols. HG,ST-929.3778
Volume 1 listings cover mostly the period 1870-1930, with some listings extending into the 1960s; volume 2 listings cover mostly the period 1840-1920; volume 3 listings cover mostly the period 1850-1910; and volume 4 listings cover mostly the period 1860-1900.
Saint Louis (Mo.). Department of Vital Records. Registry of Deaths [1902-1908]. St. Louis, MO: City of St. Louis Microfilm Department, 1960. 1 reel. HG-929.3778
“Violent Deaths in Missouri, 1840-1918 (selected).” Pioneer Times 8:1 (January 1984). HG-P
Abstracts of miscellaneous newspaper articles on violent deaths during the period listed (some St. Louis).
“Violent Deaths in Missouri, 1866-1925 (selected).” Pioneer Times 9:2 (April 1985). HG-P
Abstracts of miscellaneous newspaper articles on violent deaths during the period listed (some St. Louis).
“Weick Undertakers Records, 1911-1950.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly: vol. VII, no. 4 (December 1974): 79; vol. VIII, no. 1 (March 1975): 17; vol. VIII, no. 2 (June 1975): 35; and vol. VIII, no. 3 (September 1975): 69. HG-P St. Louis
Woodruff, Audrey L. Missouri Miscellany. Independence, MO: Audrey L. Woodruff, 1976-1983, vol. 16, pp.92-99. HG-929.3778
Register of deaths at the Confederate Soldiers’ Home at Higginsville for the years 1913-1918; also a list of residents residing at the Home as of December 1, 1918. Death listings include name, date of death, and place of burial.
Zimmer, Keith B. St. Louis Obituary Index, 1892-1910: Obituaries, Death Notices, and Burial Permits Appearing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Newspaper. St. Louis Public Library, 1999-2000. HG,MI-071.7866
Obituary indexes may also be checked online at the St. Louis Public Library website.
1901-1916
Eddlemon, Sherida K. Missouri Birth and Death Records. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1995, vol. 1. HG-929.3778
Includes sections on St. Louis firemen’s deaths, 1861-1914, and miscellaneous Catholic Church burial records.
Hawkins, Robert. “Fratellanza Society Burial Records.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly 28:2 (Summer 1995): 37-41. HG-P
List of members of this Italian-American society buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery 1867-1941 (most are for the period 1867-1920). Includes some burials of children of members. Listings provide name and date of burial.
Missouri. Confederate Soldiers’ Home. Biennial Report (1897-1940). Higginsville, MO: Confederate Soldiers’ Home, 1897-1940. ST-362.8
Reports vary, but often include listings of deaths of residents during the reporting period. Death listings include name, date of death and sometimes place of burial. This home served as a home for indigent, usually elderly veterans of the Confederate Army and Navy.
Missouri. Federal Soldiers’ Home of St. James, Missouri. Biennial Reports (1901-1946). St. James, MO: Federal Soldiers’ Home, 1901-1946. ST-362.8
Reports vary, but usually have a listing of deaths at the Home during the reporting period. Death listings include name, date of death, and place of burial. This institution served as a home for indigent, usually elderly veterans of the Union Army and Navy.
Old Cemeteries, St. Louis County, Mo. St. Louis, Mo.: St. Louis Genealogical Society, 1982-, 4 vols. HG,ST-929.3778
Volume 1 listings cover mostly the period 1870-1930, with some listings extending into the 1960s; volume 2 listings cover mostly the period 1840-1920; volume 3 listings cover mostly the period 1850-1910; and volume 4 listings cover mostly the period 1860-1900.
Saint Louis (Mo.). Department of Vital Records. Registry of Deaths [1902-1908]. St. Louis, MO: City of St. Louis Microfilm Department, 1960. 1 reel. HG-929.3778
“Violent Deaths in Missouri, 1840-1918 (selected).” Pioneer Times 8:1 (January 1984). HG-P
Abstracts of miscellaneous newspaper articles on violent deaths during the period listed (some St. Louis).
“Violent Deaths in Missouri, 1866-1925 (selected).” Pioneer Times 9:2 (April 1985). HG-P
Abstracts of miscellaneous newspaper articles on violent deaths during the period listed (some St. Louis).
“Weick Undertakers Records, 1911-1950.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly: vol. VII, no. 4 (December 1974): 79; vol. VIII, no. 1 (March 1975): 17; vol. VIII, no. 2 (June 1975): 35; and vol. VIII, no. 3 (September 1975): 69. HG-P St. Louis
Woodruff, Audrey L. Missouri Miscellany. Independence, MO: Audrey L. Woodruff, 1976-1983, vol. 16, pp.92-99. HG-929.3778
Register of deaths at the Confederate Soldiers’ Home at Higginsville for the years 1913-1918; also a list of residents residing at the Home as of December 1, 1918. Death listings include name, date of death, and place of burial.
Zimmer, Keith B. St. Louis Obituary Index, 1892-1910: Obituaries, Death Notices, and Burial Permits Appearing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Newspaper. St. Louis Public Library, 1999-2000. HG,MI-071.7866
Obituary indexes may also be checked online at the St. Louis Public Library website.
Labels:
Burials,
Cemeteries,
Death records,
Finding aids,
Indexes,
Newspapers,
Obituaries
Monday, April 11, 2011
ST. LOUIS CEMETERY LISTS AND DEATH REGISTERS, 1764-1999: PART VI
Copyright ã 2009 by St. Louis Public Library. All rights reserved.
1861-1865
“Burials of the Dead: Military Burials in St. Louis During the Civil War.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly 14:4 (Winter 1981): 103.
Article about military burials during the Civil War (NOT a list of men buried).
Confederate Roll of Honor: Missouri. Edited and compiled by Leslie Anders. Warrensburg, MO: West Central Missouri Genealogical Society and Library, Inc., 1989. HG-973.76 HG-973.76
Extensive listing of Confederate soldiers from Missouri who were killed during the Civil War.
Eddlemon, Sherida K. Missouri Birth and Death Records. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1995, vol. 1. HG-929.3778
Includes sections on St. Louis firemen’s deaths, 1861-1914, and miscellaneous Catholic Church burial records.
Old Cemeteries of St. Louis County, Missouri. St. Louis, MO: St. Louis Genealogical Society, 1982-, 4 vols. HG-929.3778.
Volume 2 listings are mostly for the period 1840-1920; volume 3 listings are mostly for the period 1850-1910; and volume 4 listings are mostly for the period 1860-1900.
Parker, Edward. Missouri Union Burials, Missouri Units. Columbia, MO: State Historical Society of Missouri, 1989. HG-973.7478
Listings abstracted from the Roll of Honor listings compiled by the Quartermaster Department of the U.S. Army shortly after the Civil War.
Parker, Edward. Selected Union Burials: Missouri Units. Columbia, MO: State Historical Society of Missouri, 1988-1993. HG,ST-973.7478.
Reamy, Martha, and William Reamy. Index to the Roll of Honor. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. HG-973.76
Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 (microfilm set- 145 reels). Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1965-1966. MI-973.772
In St. Louis, the McDowell Medical College building was used as a prison for Confederate soldiers and sympathizers. The building was referred to as Gratiot Street Prison. There was also a second smaller prison on Lynch Street; prisoners could be sent to the Alton Prison or to the state penitentiary in Jefferson City.
St. Louis and St. Louis County, Missouri Probate Records: vol. 3, 1861-1869. St. Louis, Mo.: St. Louis Genealogical Society, 1985. HG-929.3778
Stanley, Lois, George F. Wilson, and Maryhelen Wilson. Death Records From Missouri Newspapers, January 1861-December 1865. St. Louis, MO: L. Stanley, 1983. HG-929.3778
United States. Quartermaster’s Corps. Roll of Honor: Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defense of the American Union, Interred in the National Cemeteries. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. 27 vols. reprinted in 8 vols. HG-973.76
Volume 20 has listings for Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery; volume 18 has listings for the Springfield National Cemetery (Wilson’s Creek). There are other listings for Missouri burials in vols. 9, 10, 12, 13, and 19.
Woodruff, Audrey L. “Statewide Obituaries for the Years 1865-1866 Taken From the St. Louis Christian Advocate.” In Missouri Miscellany (1976-1983), vol. IV, pp. 1-31. HG-929.3778
1861-1865
“Burials of the Dead: Military Burials in St. Louis During the Civil War.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly 14:4 (Winter 1981): 103.
Article about military burials during the Civil War (NOT a list of men buried).
Confederate Roll of Honor: Missouri. Edited and compiled by Leslie Anders. Warrensburg, MO: West Central Missouri Genealogical Society and Library, Inc., 1989. HG-973.76 HG-973.76
Extensive listing of Confederate soldiers from Missouri who were killed during the Civil War.
Eddlemon, Sherida K. Missouri Birth and Death Records. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1995, vol. 1. HG-929.3778
Includes sections on St. Louis firemen’s deaths, 1861-1914, and miscellaneous Catholic Church burial records.
Old Cemeteries of St. Louis County, Missouri. St. Louis, MO: St. Louis Genealogical Society, 1982-, 4 vols. HG-929.3778.
Volume 2 listings are mostly for the period 1840-1920; volume 3 listings are mostly for the period 1850-1910; and volume 4 listings are mostly for the period 1860-1900.
Parker, Edward. Missouri Union Burials, Missouri Units. Columbia, MO: State Historical Society of Missouri, 1989. HG-973.7478
Listings abstracted from the Roll of Honor listings compiled by the Quartermaster Department of the U.S. Army shortly after the Civil War.
Parker, Edward. Selected Union Burials: Missouri Units. Columbia, MO: State Historical Society of Missouri, 1988-1993. HG,ST-973.7478.
Reamy, Martha, and William Reamy. Index to the Roll of Honor. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. HG-973.76
Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 (microfilm set- 145 reels). Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1965-1966. MI-973.772
In St. Louis, the McDowell Medical College building was used as a prison for Confederate soldiers and sympathizers. The building was referred to as Gratiot Street Prison. There was also a second smaller prison on Lynch Street; prisoners could be sent to the Alton Prison or to the state penitentiary in Jefferson City.
St. Louis and St. Louis County, Missouri Probate Records: vol. 3, 1861-1869. St. Louis, Mo.: St. Louis Genealogical Society, 1985. HG-929.3778
Stanley, Lois, George F. Wilson, and Maryhelen Wilson. Death Records From Missouri Newspapers, January 1861-December 1865. St. Louis, MO: L. Stanley, 1983. HG-929.3778
United States. Quartermaster’s Corps. Roll of Honor: Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defense of the American Union, Interred in the National Cemeteries. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. 27 vols. reprinted in 8 vols. HG-973.76
Volume 20 has listings for Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery; volume 18 has listings for the Springfield National Cemetery (Wilson’s Creek). There are other listings for Missouri burials in vols. 9, 10, 12, 13, and 19.
Woodruff, Audrey L. “Statewide Obituaries for the Years 1865-1866 Taken From the St. Louis Christian Advocate.” In Missouri Miscellany (1976-1983), vol. IV, pp. 1-31. HG-929.3778
Labels:
Bibliographies,
Burials,
Cemeteries,
Death records,
Newspapers,
St. Louis (Mo)
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
CIVIL WAR SOLDIER RESEARCH CHECKLIST, PART VI
XV. Burials
1. U.S. Roll of Honor
2. State rolls of honor
3. State archives veteran burials lists
4. State home/hospital records
5. DAR cemetery lists
6. Headstone records
7. NCA Nationwide Gravesite Locator
8. SUVCW Nationwide Graves Registration Database
9. Local cemetery records
XVI. Photographs
1. U.S. Army Military History Institute in Carlisle Barracks, PA
2. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library at Springfield, IL
3. Library of Congress- American Memory
XVII. Correspondence
1. County historical societies
A. State archives
B. University special collections departments
C. WHMC at Columbia, MO
2. Letters to local newspaper from soldier
A. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library at Springfield, IL
B. State Historical Society of Missouri at Columbia, MO
3. Letters to Adjutant-General/Secretary of War asking about status of soldier
[National Archives- RG 94, Series M725, Index to Letters Received, 1846, 1861-1889, 9 rolls]
4. Letters to and from Pension Board and soldier [National Archives- RG 94, Series M686, Index to General Correspondence of Records & Pension Office, 1889-1920, 385 rolls]
5. Letters to/from spouses/parents about dead/badly wounded/captured soldier (State Archives)
XVIII. Newspapers as Sources of Civil War Information
1. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library at Springfield, IL
2. State Historical Society of Missouri at Columbia, MO
XIX. Periodical Articles as Sources of Civil War Information
1. Confederate Veteran
2. Journal of Southern History
3. Popular current Civil War magazines:
A. America's Civil War
B. Blue & Gray
C. Camp Chase Gazette
D. Civil War Times Illustrated
E. North & South
4. County historical & genealogical society publications
5. State historical & genealogical society publications
1. U.S. Roll of Honor
2. State rolls of honor
3. State archives veteran burials lists
4. State home/hospital records
5. DAR cemetery lists
6. Headstone records
7. NCA Nationwide Gravesite Locator
8. SUVCW Nationwide Graves Registration Database
9. Local cemetery records
XVI. Photographs
1. U.S. Army Military History Institute in Carlisle Barracks, PA
2. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library at Springfield, IL
3. Library of Congress- American Memory
XVII. Correspondence
1. County historical societies
A. State archives
B. University special collections departments
C. WHMC at Columbia, MO
2. Letters to local newspaper from soldier
A. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library at Springfield, IL
B. State Historical Society of Missouri at Columbia, MO
3. Letters to Adjutant-General/Secretary of War asking about status of soldier
[National Archives- RG 94, Series M725, Index to Letters Received, 1846, 1861-1889, 9 rolls]
4. Letters to and from Pension Board and soldier [National Archives- RG 94, Series M686, Index to General Correspondence of Records & Pension Office, 1889-1920, 385 rolls]
5. Letters to/from spouses/parents about dead/badly wounded/captured soldier (State Archives)
XVIII. Newspapers as Sources of Civil War Information
1. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library at Springfield, IL
2. State Historical Society of Missouri at Columbia, MO
XIX. Periodical Articles as Sources of Civil War Information
1. Confederate Veteran
2. Journal of Southern History
3. Popular current Civil War magazines:
A. America's Civil War
B. Blue & Gray
C. Camp Chase Gazette
D. Civil War Times Illustrated
E. North & South
4. County historical & genealogical society publications
5. State historical & genealogical society publications
Labels:
Burials,
Checklists,
Civil War,
Correspondence,
Newspapers,
Periodicals,
Photographs
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