Indexes for 2012, 2013, and 2014 have been added to our online obituaries index:
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Showing posts with label Obituaries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Obituaries. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Thursday, May 1, 2014
ST. LOUIS OBITUARY INDEX UPDATE
St. Louis Public Library staff have compiled an index for obituaries (written by a reporter); death notices (furnished by the family); and burial permits (usually provide only name, age, and cause of death) appearing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper.
Years indexed at this time include 1880-1930; 1942-1945; 1960-1970; and 1992-2014. You can check our online index here:
St. Louis Public Library Obits Index
Listings in the index provide year of death, date the obit or death notice appeared in the newspaper, and the page number in that newspaper (occasional index listings do not provide a page number). The index also notes if the listing is a burial permit (*) or obituary (#).
In order to make a copy for you, we will need:
* Name of the deceased
* Exact listing from our index (or exact date of death)
* Your name
* Your mailing address
* Your phone number & email address
If you do not find the persons of interest in our index, there are several things you can do. You can try to find a death date by checking:
* Bellefontaine Cemetery (non-denominational)
* Catholic Cemeteries of St. Louis
* Find a Grave
* Social Security Death Index
* Nationwide Gravesite Locator (for veterans and their spouses)
* Missouri State Archives Death Certificates Database (1910-1963)
If your search finds an exact death date for a person who died in the St. Louis metro-area, we can then do an obit search for you. Please note that our index starts in 1880 because death notices were uncommon prior to that time period.
We can copy up to five obits per request. Wait until you receive those obits before making another request. It is currently taking up to four weeks to fill requests (orders are placed in the queue in the order received--rush orders are not accepted).
In some cases, we can send you a scan of the obits requested. If so, there is no cost to you.
If we are unable for whatever reasons to send a scan of obits requested, we will make print copies and mail them to you with a bill ($1.00 overall for postage & handling plus $0.25 per copy).
If we cannot locate one or more obits you have requested, you will be notified of that fact.
Send your orders to webref@slpl.org, or call us at 314-241-2288.
Years indexed at this time include 1880-1930; 1942-1945; 1960-1970; and 1992-2014. You can check our online index here:
St. Louis Public Library Obits Index
Listings in the index provide year of death, date the obit or death notice appeared in the newspaper, and the page number in that newspaper (occasional index listings do not provide a page number). The index also notes if the listing is a burial permit (*) or obituary (#).
In order to make a copy for you, we will need:
* Name of the deceased
* Exact listing from our index (or exact date of death)
* Your name
* Your mailing address
* Your phone number & email address
If you do not find the persons of interest in our index, there are several things you can do. You can try to find a death date by checking:
* Bellefontaine Cemetery (non-denominational)
* Catholic Cemeteries of St. Louis
* Find a Grave
* Social Security Death Index
* Nationwide Gravesite Locator (for veterans and their spouses)
* Missouri State Archives Death Certificates Database (1910-1963)
If your search finds an exact death date for a person who died in the St. Louis metro-area, we can then do an obit search for you. Please note that our index starts in 1880 because death notices were uncommon prior to that time period.
We can copy up to five obits per request. Wait until you receive those obits before making another request. It is currently taking up to four weeks to fill requests (orders are placed in the queue in the order received--rush orders are not accepted).
In some cases, we can send you a scan of the obits requested. If so, there is no cost to you.
If we are unable for whatever reasons to send a scan of obits requested, we will make print copies and mail them to you with a bill ($1.00 overall for postage & handling plus $0.25 per copy).
If we cannot locate one or more obits you have requested, you will be notified of that fact.
Send your orders to webref@slpl.org, or call us at 314-241-2288.
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.
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.
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