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Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
GENEALOGY PAGES ON THE SLPL WEBSITE
Click on the page of interest to be taken to it.
1. Bounty & Public Land Claims, 1788-1855
2. Cemeteries in STL
3. Churches of STL, 1770-1990
4. Civil War Missouri Union Militia Organizations
5. Divided State: Missouri Military Units in the Civil War
6. Family History Books
7. Fraternal & Benevolent Societies in STL (a-k)
8. Fraternal & Benevolent Societies in STL(l-z)
9. Funeral Homes/Undertakers
10. Gateway Family Historian
11. HeritageQuest (SLPL library card needed to access this subscription service)
12. Indexes & Bibliographies—Alpha List
13. Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 World’s Fair) Online Exhibit
14. Maps of Missouri
15. Obituary Search by Name
16. Obituary Search By Year
17. Passenger Lists—Books in Our Collection
18. Reference Databases (SLPL library card needed to access these subscription services )
19. Resources for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 World’s Fair)
20. State & Federal Benefit Payments to Veterans, 1755-1966
21. STL Argus Obituary Index
22. STL Cemetery Lists & Death Registers
23. STL Mayors
24. STL Media Archives Collection Guide
25. STL Newspapers on Microfilm, 1808-2012
26. STL Photograph Collections
27. STL Streets Index
Questions? Ask a Librarian!
1. Bounty & Public Land Claims, 1788-1855
2. Cemeteries in STL
3. Churches of STL, 1770-1990
4. Civil War Missouri Union Militia Organizations
5. Divided State: Missouri Military Units in the Civil War
6. Family History Books
7. Fraternal & Benevolent Societies in STL (a-k)
8. Fraternal & Benevolent Societies in STL(l-z)
9. Funeral Homes/Undertakers
10. Gateway Family Historian
11. HeritageQuest (SLPL library card needed to access this subscription service)
12. Indexes & Bibliographies—Alpha List
13. Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 World’s Fair) Online Exhibit
14. Maps of Missouri
15. Obituary Search by Name
16. Obituary Search By Year
17. Passenger Lists—Books in Our Collection
18. Reference Databases (SLPL library card needed to access these subscription services )
19. Resources for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 World’s Fair)
20. State & Federal Benefit Payments to Veterans, 1755-1966
21. STL Argus Obituary Index
22. STL Cemetery Lists & Death Registers
23. STL Mayors
24. STL Media Archives Collection Guide
25. STL Newspapers on Microfilm, 1808-2012
26. STL Photograph Collections
27. STL Streets Index
Questions? Ask a Librarian!
Monday, October 18, 2010
CIVIL WAR SOLDIER RESEARCH CHECKLIST, PART II
3. Web Sites of Special Interest
Great sites to check if you're researching Missouri or Illinois Civil War ancestors:
A. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library (extensive collection of maps, photographs,
newspapers, and county histories)
B. Alton in the Civil War: Alton Prison (info about this Illinois prison for Confederate soldiers and sympathizers)
C. The American Civil War (extensive links page divided by subject categories)
D. The Civil War Archive- Regimental Index (digital version of Dyer's Compendium- information about Union regiments)
E. Civil War Regimental Histories in the Library of Congress
F. Confederate Regimental History Links Page
G. Cyndi’s List of Civil War/ War for Southern Independence Links
H. Dakota State University Civil War Site- Links Page
I. Database of 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor
J. Find-It Illinois Catalog (online joint catalog of more than 600 Illinois public, academic, and special libraries)
K. Library of Congress- American Memory Project- Selected Civil War Photographs
L. Merlin Catalog (catalog of the University of Missouri libraries)
M. National Cemetery Administration (click on the Nationwide Gravesite Locator)
N. National Archives and Records Administration- Military Service Records
O. Sons of Union Veterans National Graves Registration System
P. U.S. Army Military History Institute Photographs Database (extensive collection of Civil War photographs)
Q. United States Civil War Center: Battlefield, Cemetery, Fort, and Historic Site Web Site Links
R. United States Colored Troops in the Civil War (extensive list of links on this subject)
S. War of the Rebellion (searchable online version of the book set- search page includes a synopsis of the contents of each volume in this multi-volume book set- click War of the Rebellion: the Official Records of the Union & Confederate Armies)
T. Western Historical Manuscripts Collection
Great sites to check if you're researching Missouri or Illinois Civil War ancestors:
A. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library (extensive collection of maps, photographs,
newspapers, and county histories)
B. Alton in the Civil War: Alton Prison (info about this Illinois prison for Confederate soldiers and sympathizers)
C. The American Civil War (extensive links page divided by subject categories)
D. The Civil War Archive- Regimental Index (digital version of Dyer's Compendium- information about Union regiments)
E. Civil War Regimental Histories in the Library of Congress
F. Confederate Regimental History Links Page
G. Cyndi’s List of Civil War/ War for Southern Independence Links
H. Dakota State University Civil War Site- Links Page
I. Database of 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor
J. Find-It Illinois Catalog (online joint catalog of more than 600 Illinois public, academic, and special libraries)
K. Library of Congress- American Memory Project- Selected Civil War Photographs
L. Merlin Catalog (catalog of the University of Missouri libraries)
M. National Cemetery Administration (click on the Nationwide Gravesite Locator)
N. National Archives and Records Administration- Military Service Records
O. Sons of Union Veterans National Graves Registration System
P. U.S. Army Military History Institute Photographs Database (extensive collection of Civil War photographs)
Q. United States Civil War Center: Battlefield, Cemetery, Fort, and Historic Site Web Site Links
R. United States Colored Troops in the Civil War (extensive list of links on this subject)
S. War of the Rebellion (searchable online version of the book set- search page includes a synopsis of the contents of each volume in this multi-volume book set- click War of the Rebellion: the Official Records of the Union & Confederate Armies)
T. Western Historical Manuscripts Collection
Friday, October 15, 2010
CIVIL WAR SOLDIER RESEARCH CHECKLIST, PART I
PART I
1. Starting Points
A. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
B. Ancestry.com Civil War Service Records & Civil War Pension Index
C. Missouri State Archives Soldiers Database
D. Illinois Descriptive Rosters & Muster Rolls
2. Standard Reference Works
A. Dyer's Compendium
B. Compendium of the Confederate Armies
C. The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union & Confederate Armies
D. Supplement to the War of the Rebellion
E. The Medical & Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion
1. Starting Points
A. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
B. Ancestry.com Civil War Service Records & Civil War Pension Index
C. Missouri State Archives Soldiers Database
D. Illinois Descriptive Rosters & Muster Rolls
2. Standard Reference Works
A. Dyer's Compendium
B. Compendium of the Confederate Armies
C. The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union & Confederate Armies
D. Supplement to the War of the Rebellion
E. The Medical & Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion
Thursday, May 13, 2010
RESEARCHING JEWISH AMERICAN WAR VETERANS
I. Jewish Congressional Medal of Honor Winners
There have been seventeen Jewish recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor (first issued to soldiers of the Civil War):
Civil War: Six
Indian Wars: Two
Haitian Campaign: One
World War 1: Three
World War II: Three
Vietnam War: Two
II. Bibliography
A St. Louis metro-area library owns a copy of the following books unless otherwise noted. You can check ownership of a particular title at WorldCat.org . St. Louis Public Library’s catalog is available on our website.
Bendersky, Joseph W. The "Jewish Threat": Anti-Semitic Politics of the U.S. Army. New York: Basic Books, 2000.
Congregation Temple Israel (Creve Coeur, Mo.). Temple Israel in World War II: Published on the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of Temple Israel. St. Louis, Mo: 1946.
Davis, Mac. Jews Fight Too! New York: Jordon Pub. Co, 1945.
Moore, Deborah Dash. GI Jews: How World War II Changed a Generation. Cambridge, Ma: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2004.
Rosen, Robert N. The Jewish Confederates. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2000.
Rosenthal, Monroe, and Isaac Mozeson. Wars of the Jews: A Military History from Biblical to Modern Times. New York: Hippocrene Books, 1990.
Rubin, Eli. 140 Jewish Marshals, Generals & Admirals. New York: Jason Books, 1952.
Spivak, Michelle, and Robert M. Zweiman. Jewish War Veterans of the United States. Paducah, Ky: Turner Pub. Co. 1996.
Weinberg, Sidney R. Jewish Combatants in the Wars of Early America: American Jewish Combatants in the Wars of Early America : All Were Military Casualties--Killed, Wounded, Taken Prisoner, or Seriously Ill in Line of Duty, During the Early Days of the American Republic, 1776-1865. Philadelphia: Xlibris Corp, 2000. [no local owners]
III. Webliography
Websites that provide information about Jewish American war veterans:
American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.
American Jews Serve in WWII
Famous Jewish Sailors
Four Chaplains
GI Jew
History of Jews in the Military
Jewish Chaplains Council
Jewish Heroes & Heroines of America
Jewish Recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor
Jewish Sailors Memorial- WWII & Vietnam
JewishSailors.com
Jewish War Veterans of the United States
Jewish War Veterans Timeline
Tom Pearson, Reference Librarian
Special Collections Department
St. Louis Public Library
314-539-0381
tpearson@slpl.org
There have been seventeen Jewish recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor (first issued to soldiers of the Civil War):
Civil War: Six
Indian Wars: Two
Haitian Campaign: One
World War 1: Three
World War II: Three
Vietnam War: Two
II. Bibliography
A St. Louis metro-area library owns a copy of the following books unless otherwise noted. You can check ownership of a particular title at WorldCat.org . St. Louis Public Library’s catalog is available on our website.
Bendersky, Joseph W. The "Jewish Threat": Anti-Semitic Politics of the U.S. Army. New York: Basic Books, 2000.
Congregation Temple Israel (Creve Coeur, Mo.). Temple Israel in World War II: Published on the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of Temple Israel. St. Louis, Mo: 1946.
Davis, Mac. Jews Fight Too! New York: Jordon Pub. Co, 1945.
Moore, Deborah Dash. GI Jews: How World War II Changed a Generation. Cambridge, Ma: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2004.
Rosen, Robert N. The Jewish Confederates. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2000.
Rosenthal, Monroe, and Isaac Mozeson. Wars of the Jews: A Military History from Biblical to Modern Times. New York: Hippocrene Books, 1990.
Rubin, Eli. 140 Jewish Marshals, Generals & Admirals. New York: Jason Books, 1952.
Spivak, Michelle, and Robert M. Zweiman. Jewish War Veterans of the United States. Paducah, Ky: Turner Pub. Co. 1996.
Weinberg, Sidney R. Jewish Combatants in the Wars of Early America: American Jewish Combatants in the Wars of Early America : All Were Military Casualties--Killed, Wounded, Taken Prisoner, or Seriously Ill in Line of Duty, During the Early Days of the American Republic, 1776-1865. Philadelphia: Xlibris Corp, 2000. [no local owners]
III. Webliography
Websites that provide information about Jewish American war veterans:
American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.
American Jews Serve in WWII
Famous Jewish Sailors
Four Chaplains
GI Jew
History of Jews in the Military
Jewish Chaplains Council
Jewish Heroes & Heroines of America
Jewish Recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor
Jewish Sailors Memorial- WWII & Vietnam
JewishSailors.com
Jewish War Veterans of the United States
Jewish War Veterans Timeline
Tom Pearson, Reference Librarian
Special Collections Department
St. Louis Public Library
314-539-0381
tpearson@slpl.org
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