PLACE: Saint Louis Science Center
DATES: Opens July 2, 2011 (closing date has not been determined)
COST: Free
The Civil War was fought at a time when the practice of medicine was primitive compared to today’s standards. Little was known about what caused disease; there was minimal training for doctors; and some surgical procedures were left over from the Middle Ages. During the four-year conflict more than three million men fought in the war and approximately 620,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died. Many soldiers died from a bullet on the battlefield, but disease and wounds claimed even more lives than battlefield casualties.
Throughout the war both the North and South worked to improve medical care for their soldiers and through the experience gained valuable knowledge. The lessons learned in the ramshackle field hospitals all over the country contributed to advances in medicine. Doctors became better at surgery; the implementation of medical records was established; the service of female nurses in the hospitals elevated the importance of women in medicine; and the medical community gained a greater understanding of the relationship between cleanliness and disease.
To mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Saint Louis Science Center has produced an abbreviated exhibit that will give the visitor a glimpse into the medicine and technology of the Civil War. Drawing from the Science Center’s Collections, the exhibit features authentic medical objects from the mid- to late-1800s. The exhibit will feature a model of a Civil War-era field hospital supplied with both authentic objects and reproductions. This field hospital will give visitors the opportunity to discover what life was like for doctors and wounded soldiers on the battlefield. Period objects on display include a bullet extractor, an amputation kit, a field microscope, a stereoscope and historical photographs. Visitors will also have an opportunity to compare and contrast contemporary and Civil War-era medical instruments and objects. Interactive displays will allow the visitor to research “Mystery Medical Objects” and look through a Civil War stereoscope.
DIRECTIONS:Take I-64 west to the Kingshighway North / South exit. Turn left at S Kingshighway Blvd. Make a right on Oakland Avenue. The Science Center is on your left.
WE NEED YOUR HISTORY. Exhibition developers need help to tell St. Louis’ Civil War story. If you had a relative that served as a doctor, surgeon or nurse during the war or if you have medical or other objects or photographs from the period, please contact Debra McStay.
St. Louis Science Center website
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
CIVIL WAR RECORDS ON FOOTNOTE.COM
How many records have they digitized at this point? A whole lot, that's how many:
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NOTE: You can search their Civil War Records for free until 14 April 2011!
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NOTE: You can search their Civil War Records for free until 14 April 2011!
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
Saturday, April 9, 2011
CLASS CANCELLATION
The class scheduled for this morning at Buder Branch Library (Dirty Rebs and Damn Yankees) has been cancelled due to illness of the instructor. We regret any inconvenience this may cause our patrons.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
PROGRAMS APRIL-NOVEMBER 2011
Here's the latest list of upcoming programs we'll be doing at various locations. All are sponsored or co-sponsored by St. Louis Public Library. All are free and open to the public. Please note that locations vary.
Sat, Apr 9, 10 AM-Noon--Dirty Rebs & Damn Yankees: Researching Civil War Ancestors. Join us as Tom Pearson discusses print, microfilm, manuscript, and Internet sources of info on our Civil War soldier ancestors. Buder Branch. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more information: tpearson@slpl.org.
Thurs, Apr 21, 7 PM-8:30 PM—So Proudly They Served: Researching Career Military and Veterans. Join us as Tom Pearson discusses print, microfilm, manuscript, and Internet sources of info on ancestors who served in the American military (Revolutionary War to the present). Waterloo (IL) Public Library, 215 Park Street, Waterloo, IL 62298. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more information: tpearson@slpl.org.
Sat, May 28, 10 AM-Noon-- Minie Balls, Breastworks, & Bayonets: Civil War Weapons, Strategy, & Tactics. Meeting Room 1. Join us as we learn how rapid changes in technology slowly resulted in big changes in military tactics during the Civil War. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more info, email us at tpearson@slpl.org.
Thurs, Jul 21, 10 AM-Noon-- Missouri 24/7: Researching Show-Me State Ancestors on the Internet. Join us as Tom Pearson discusses Internet sources of info on our Missouri ancestors. Buder Branch. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more info, email us at tpearson@slpl.org.
Thurs, Aug 18, 10 AM-Noon- Getting the Most From the National Archives (US). Join us as Tom Pearson gives us a virtual tour of the incredible number of records and finding aids available to the genealogist on the National Archives (US) website. Buder Branch. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more info, email us at tpearson@slpl.org.
Thurs, October 20, 10 AM-Noon— The Second War of American Independence: Researching War of 1812 Ancestors. Join us as Tom Pearson discusses book, manuscript, and Internet sources of information about War of 1812 ancestors. Buder Branch. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more info, email us at tpearson@slpl.org.
Sat, Nov 19, 10 AM-Noon-- Squeezing Your Sources: Getting All the Info You Can From Military Service and Pension Records. Join us as Tom Pearson describes ways to extract all the info that you possibly can from compiled military service records and pension records. Buder Branch. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more info, email us at tpearson@slpl.org.
SLPL branch library locations and hours
Sat, Apr 9, 10 AM-Noon--Dirty Rebs & Damn Yankees: Researching Civil War Ancestors. Join us as Tom Pearson discusses print, microfilm, manuscript, and Internet sources of info on our Civil War soldier ancestors. Buder Branch. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more information: tpearson@slpl.org.
Thurs, Apr 21, 7 PM-8:30 PM—So Proudly They Served: Researching Career Military and Veterans. Join us as Tom Pearson discusses print, microfilm, manuscript, and Internet sources of info on ancestors who served in the American military (Revolutionary War to the present). Waterloo (IL) Public Library, 215 Park Street, Waterloo, IL 62298. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more information: tpearson@slpl.org.
Sat, May 28, 10 AM-Noon-- Minie Balls, Breastworks, & Bayonets: Civil War Weapons, Strategy, & Tactics. Meeting Room 1. Join us as we learn how rapid changes in technology slowly resulted in big changes in military tactics during the Civil War. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more info, email us at tpearson@slpl.org.
Thurs, Jul 21, 10 AM-Noon-- Missouri 24/7: Researching Show-Me State Ancestors on the Internet. Join us as Tom Pearson discusses Internet sources of info on our Missouri ancestors. Buder Branch. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more info, email us at tpearson@slpl.org.
Thurs, Aug 18, 10 AM-Noon- Getting the Most From the National Archives (US). Join us as Tom Pearson gives us a virtual tour of the incredible number of records and finding aids available to the genealogist on the National Archives (US) website. Buder Branch. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more info, email us at tpearson@slpl.org.
Thurs, October 20, 10 AM-Noon— The Second War of American Independence: Researching War of 1812 Ancestors. Join us as Tom Pearson discusses book, manuscript, and Internet sources of information about War of 1812 ancestors. Buder Branch. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more info, email us at tpearson@slpl.org.
Sat, Nov 19, 10 AM-Noon-- Squeezing Your Sources: Getting All the Info You Can From Military Service and Pension Records. Join us as Tom Pearson describes ways to extract all the info that you possibly can from compiled military service records and pension records. Buder Branch. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more info, email us at tpearson@slpl.org.
SLPL branch library locations and hours
Monday, March 28, 2011
WALKING TOUR OF CENTRAL
We've just received word that a special segment filmed earlier this month with KETC's Ruth Ezell, featuring a walking tour of Central Library with St. Louis Public Library's Executive Director, Waller McGuire, will air tonight:
KETC Channel 9-- “Living St. Louis” on Monday, MARCH 28, 2011 at 7 p.m.
KETC Channel 9-- “Living St. Louis” on Monday, MARCH 28, 2011 at 7 p.m.
ST. LOUIS CEMETERY LISTS AND DEATH REGISTERS, 1764-1999: PART V
1825-1860
“Burial Records, St. Ferdinand de Florissant, 1790-1840.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly 14:4 (Winter 1981): 135. HG-P
Burials in Fee Fee Cemetery, Bridgeton, Missouri, 1822-1961. Compiled by Erma E. Penning and Mary Lee Patten. St. Louis, MO: E. E. Penning, 1961. HG-929.3778
“The Cholera in St. Louis, 1849: Some Deaths From Newspapers.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly 11:3 (Fall 1978): 67. HG-P
St. Louis in 1849 was visited by two calamities: a fire that destroyed many boats anchored at the wharf and numerous buildings in the present-day downtown area, and a devastating outbreak of cholera that lasted months and killed hundreds of persons in the St. Louis area, filling many existing cemeteries and leading to the creation of several new ones to handle the excess.
“Death Notices in the St. Louis Observer, 1834.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly 19:3 (Fall 1986): 93. HG-P
“Death Records From the City of St. Louis: March 1855.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly 13:2 (Summer 1980): 57. HG-P
“Deaths, Dates, and Causes: November 1846 through December 1848. Evangelical Church of the Holy Ghost, St. Louis, Missouri." St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly III:2 (June 1974): 33. HG-P
Ellsbury, Elizabeth Prather. Mortality Records of 1850. Chillicothe, MO: E.P. Ellsberry, 1964. HG-929.3778
Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather. Mortality Records of 1860. Chillicothe, MO: E.P. Ellsbury, 1964. HG-929.3778
Episcopal Church. Diocese of Missouri. Archives, Diocese of Missouri, Episcopal Church: Christ Church Cemetery, St. Louis, Register 1840-1859. St. Louis (Mo.): The Church, 1840-1859. MI-929.3778
Griffith, Dorothy A. and I. Baker. “Cholera Deaths in St. Louis, Missouri, 1849.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly 3:1 (March 1970):. HG-P
Hodges, Nadine, and Audrey L. Woodruff. Missouri Pioneers: County and Genealogical Records, vol. 30, pp. 57-80. Independence, Mo.: N. Hodges and A. L. Woodruff, 1967-1976. HG-P 929.3778
Includes a section called “Missouri Obituaries and Death Notices for the Year 1860 from the St. Louis Christian Advocate, publication of the M.E. Church, South.”
Missouri 1860 Mortality Schedule. Edited and compiled by Ronald Vern Jackson. Bountiful, UT: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1984. HG-929.3778
“Missouri Republican Notices: St. Louis Probate Court Administration Notices and Final Settlement Notices.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly 32:4 (Winter 1999): 159-160. HG-P
Listings of administration notices (September and October 1845) and final settlements (October 1848). Administration notice listings provide day, month, and year of death; final settlement notice is only list of names (death dates NOT provided).
Northcott, Dennis. St. Louis County Coroner’s Records, 1826-1873: Taken From Records in the Missouri Historical Society Archives. St. Louis, MO: Missouri Historical Society Archives, 1997. HG-929.3778
Listings provide name of deceased, date of death, cause of death, and location of inquest: only list persons who died unnatural deaths.
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. Volume 2 includes listings for Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, in the “Strangers” section of which are buried numerous victims of the 1849 cholera epidemic.
“Some Deaths in St. Louis, 1854.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly 11:1 (Spring 1978): 24-. HG-P
St. Louis and St. Louis County, Missouri Probate Records: vol. 2, 1849-1861. St. Louis, MO: St. Louis, MO: St. Louis Genealogical Society, 1985. HG-929.3778
Stanley, Lois, George F. Wilson, and Maryhelen Wilson. More Death Records From Missouri Newspapers, 1810-1857. St. Louis, MO: L. Stanley, 1985. HG-929.3778
“Thornhill Burying Ground.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly 29:1 (Spring 1996): 2. HG-P
Listing of Bates family members buried on the grounds of the estate (Thornhill) of Missouri Governor Frederick Bates (1777-1825).
“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).
Wilson, George F., Maryhelen Wilson, and Lois Stanley. Death Records of Missouri Men from Newspapers, 1808-1854. St. Louis, MO: Anundsen Publishing Co., 1981. HG-929.3778
Wilson, George F., Maryhelen Wilson, and Lois Stanley. Death Records of Missouri Women from Newspapers, January 1850-December 1853. St. Louis, MO: G.F. Wilson, M. Wilson, and L. Stanley, 1981. HG-929.3778
Copyright 2000 by St. Louis Public Library. All rights reserved.
“Burial Records, St. Ferdinand de Florissant, 1790-1840.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly 14:4 (Winter 1981): 135. HG-P
Burials in Fee Fee Cemetery, Bridgeton, Missouri, 1822-1961. Compiled by Erma E. Penning and Mary Lee Patten. St. Louis, MO: E. E. Penning, 1961. HG-929.3778
“The Cholera in St. Louis, 1849: Some Deaths From Newspapers.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly 11:3 (Fall 1978): 67. HG-P
St. Louis in 1849 was visited by two calamities: a fire that destroyed many boats anchored at the wharf and numerous buildings in the present-day downtown area, and a devastating outbreak of cholera that lasted months and killed hundreds of persons in the St. Louis area, filling many existing cemeteries and leading to the creation of several new ones to handle the excess.
“Death Notices in the St. Louis Observer, 1834.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly 19:3 (Fall 1986): 93. HG-P
“Death Records From the City of St. Louis: March 1855.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly 13:2 (Summer 1980): 57. HG-P
“Deaths, Dates, and Causes: November 1846 through December 1848. Evangelical Church of the Holy Ghost, St. Louis, Missouri." St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly III:2 (June 1974): 33. HG-P
Ellsbury, Elizabeth Prather. Mortality Records of 1850. Chillicothe, MO: E.P. Ellsberry, 1964. HG-929.3778
Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather. Mortality Records of 1860. Chillicothe, MO: E.P. Ellsbury, 1964. HG-929.3778
Episcopal Church. Diocese of Missouri. Archives, Diocese of Missouri, Episcopal Church: Christ Church Cemetery, St. Louis, Register 1840-1859. St. Louis (Mo.): The Church, 1840-1859. MI-929.3778
Griffith, Dorothy A. and I. Baker. “Cholera Deaths in St. Louis, Missouri, 1849.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly 3:1 (March 1970):. HG-P
Hodges, Nadine, and Audrey L. Woodruff. Missouri Pioneers: County and Genealogical Records, vol. 30, pp. 57-80. Independence, Mo.: N. Hodges and A. L. Woodruff, 1967-1976. HG-P 929.3778
Includes a section called “Missouri Obituaries and Death Notices for the Year 1860 from the St. Louis Christian Advocate, publication of the M.E. Church, South.”
Missouri 1860 Mortality Schedule. Edited and compiled by Ronald Vern Jackson. Bountiful, UT: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1984. HG-929.3778
“Missouri Republican Notices: St. Louis Probate Court Administration Notices and Final Settlement Notices.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly 32:4 (Winter 1999): 159-160. HG-P
Listings of administration notices (September and October 1845) and final settlements (October 1848). Administration notice listings provide day, month, and year of death; final settlement notice is only list of names (death dates NOT provided).
Northcott, Dennis. St. Louis County Coroner’s Records, 1826-1873: Taken From Records in the Missouri Historical Society Archives. St. Louis, MO: Missouri Historical Society Archives, 1997. HG-929.3778
Listings provide name of deceased, date of death, cause of death, and location of inquest: only list persons who died unnatural deaths.
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. Volume 2 includes listings for Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, in the “Strangers” section of which are buried numerous victims of the 1849 cholera epidemic.
“Some Deaths in St. Louis, 1854.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly 11:1 (Spring 1978): 24-. HG-P
St. Louis and St. Louis County, Missouri Probate Records: vol. 2, 1849-1861. St. Louis, MO: St. Louis, MO: St. Louis Genealogical Society, 1985. HG-929.3778
Stanley, Lois, George F. Wilson, and Maryhelen Wilson. More Death Records From Missouri Newspapers, 1810-1857. St. Louis, MO: L. Stanley, 1985. HG-929.3778
“Thornhill Burying Ground.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly 29:1 (Spring 1996): 2. HG-P
Listing of Bates family members buried on the grounds of the estate (Thornhill) of Missouri Governor Frederick Bates (1777-1825).
“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).
Wilson, George F., Maryhelen Wilson, and Lois Stanley. Death Records of Missouri Men from Newspapers, 1808-1854. St. Louis, MO: Anundsen Publishing Co., 1981. HG-929.3778
Wilson, George F., Maryhelen Wilson, and Lois Stanley. Death Records of Missouri Women from Newspapers, January 1850-December 1853. St. Louis, MO: G.F. Wilson, M. Wilson, and L. Stanley, 1981. HG-929.3778
Copyright 2000 by St. Louis Public Library. All rights reserved.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
READING LISTS-- CIVIL WAR GENERALS, PT. 4
Joseph E. Johnston (1807-1891) was a Confederate general who commanded Confederate forces in Georgia in 1864 and in North Carolina in 1865.
Boritt, G S. Jefferson Davis's Generals. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. BU, DA, ST-973.73
Bradley, Mark L. Last Stand in the Carolinas: The Battle of Bentonville. Campbell, CA: Savas Woodbury Publishers, 1996. ST-973.738
Davis, Stephen. Atlanta Will Fall: Sherman, Joe Johnston, and the Yankee Heavy Battalions. Wilmington, Del: Scholarly Resources, 2001. ST-973.7371
Govan, Gilbert E, and James W. Livingood. A Different Valor, the Story of General Joseph E. Johnston, C.S.A. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1956. ST-B JOHNSTON
Hughes, Nathaniel C. Bentonville: The Final Battle of Sherman and Johnston. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1996. ST-973.78
Johnston, Joseph E. Narrative of Military Operations, Directed, During the Late War Between the States. New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1874. ST-973.782
Lash, Jeffrey N. Destroyer of the Iron Horse: General Joseph E. Johnston and Confederate Rail Transport, 1861-1865. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1991. ST-973.73013
McMurry, Richard M. Atlanta 1864: Last Chance for the Confederacy. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2000. ST-973.7371
Symonds, Craig L. Joseph E. Johnston: A Civil War Biography. New York: Norton, 1992. HU-B JOHNSTON
Woodworth, Steven E. Civil War Generals in Defeat. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1999. ST-973.73
Woodworth, Steven E. Leadership and Command in the American Civil War. Campbell, CA: Savas Woodbury, 1995. ST-973.73
You can ask that circulating items in our collection be sent to the branch library that you prefer. Branch locations and contact info may be found here:
LINK
Boritt, G S. Jefferson Davis's Generals. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. BU, DA, ST-973.73
Bradley, Mark L. Last Stand in the Carolinas: The Battle of Bentonville. Campbell, CA: Savas Woodbury Publishers, 1996. ST-973.738
Davis, Stephen. Atlanta Will Fall: Sherman, Joe Johnston, and the Yankee Heavy Battalions. Wilmington, Del: Scholarly Resources, 2001. ST-973.7371
Govan, Gilbert E, and James W. Livingood. A Different Valor, the Story of General Joseph E. Johnston, C.S.A. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1956. ST-B JOHNSTON
Hughes, Nathaniel C. Bentonville: The Final Battle of Sherman and Johnston. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1996. ST-973.78
Johnston, Joseph E. Narrative of Military Operations, Directed, During the Late War Between the States. New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1874. ST-973.782
Lash, Jeffrey N. Destroyer of the Iron Horse: General Joseph E. Johnston and Confederate Rail Transport, 1861-1865. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1991. ST-973.73013
McMurry, Richard M. Atlanta 1864: Last Chance for the Confederacy. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2000. ST-973.7371
Symonds, Craig L. Joseph E. Johnston: A Civil War Biography. New York: Norton, 1992. HU-B JOHNSTON
Woodworth, Steven E. Civil War Generals in Defeat. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1999. ST-973.73
Woodworth, Steven E. Leadership and Command in the American Civil War. Campbell, CA: Savas Woodbury, 1995. ST-973.73
You can ask that circulating items in our collection be sent to the branch library that you prefer. Branch locations and contact info may be found here:
LINK
Friday, March 18, 2011
HOW MANY ITEMS ARE HOUSED AT COMPTON BRANCH LIBRARY?
How many items are housed at our new Compton Genealogy & Local History Branch Library?
1. 28,000 books from the old History & Genealogy & St. Louis Area Studies Departments
2. 85,000 books from the 900s (Dewey Decimal System) section of the old Central Stacks
Add to the above numbers approximately 1 million books, pamphlets, brochures, periodicals, and miscellaneous items from the Government Information Department, and the total rises to slightly more than 1.1 million items. That number, however, doesn’t include individual microfilm boxes, vertical files, cards in the two card catalogs, or St. Louis related maps.
Compton Branch has two reference computers, one catalog, three microfilm readers, and two microfilm reader/printers. Two staff members are always available to help our customers. Compton Branch does have a circulation terminal, but it is kept in the workroom and is used primarily for internal activities. Compton is primarily a reference branch—most items there cannot be checked out, and you cannot request that items from other branches be sent to Compton for pick up.
Two shelvers assigned to Compton will be kept busy pulling items for patrons to use, as all the materials noted above are in what is known as "closed stacks." If you have ever observed genealogists doing research, you know that the shelvers will definitely have their hands full. Genealogists can go through amazing quantities of books and rolls of microfilm in astonishingly short periods of time.
Hours at Compton are Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm, and the first Saturday of every month, also 9am-5pm. We encourage you to call for an appointment, because you cannot be guaranteed access to a public use computer, microfilm machine, or even a chair to use otherwise.
Compton Branch Library
1624 Locust Street
St. Louis, MO 63013
314-539-0385
cmillar@slpl.org
NOTE: Thanks to all our patrons who were there on opening day (Monday, March 14), and ribbon-cutting day (Tuesday, March 15). Your show of support was much appreciated (especially those of you who braved the sleet and snow on Monday!).
1. 28,000 books from the old History & Genealogy & St. Louis Area Studies Departments
2. 85,000 books from the 900s (Dewey Decimal System) section of the old Central Stacks
Add to the above numbers approximately 1 million books, pamphlets, brochures, periodicals, and miscellaneous items from the Government Information Department, and the total rises to slightly more than 1.1 million items. That number, however, doesn’t include individual microfilm boxes, vertical files, cards in the two card catalogs, or St. Louis related maps.
Compton Branch has two reference computers, one catalog, three microfilm readers, and two microfilm reader/printers. Two staff members are always available to help our customers. Compton Branch does have a circulation terminal, but it is kept in the workroom and is used primarily for internal activities. Compton is primarily a reference branch—most items there cannot be checked out, and you cannot request that items from other branches be sent to Compton for pick up.
Two shelvers assigned to Compton will be kept busy pulling items for patrons to use, as all the materials noted above are in what is known as "closed stacks." If you have ever observed genealogists doing research, you know that the shelvers will definitely have their hands full. Genealogists can go through amazing quantities of books and rolls of microfilm in astonishingly short periods of time.
Hours at Compton are Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm, and the first Saturday of every month, also 9am-5pm. We encourage you to call for an appointment, because you cannot be guaranteed access to a public use computer, microfilm machine, or even a chair to use otherwise.
Compton Branch Library
1624 Locust Street
St. Louis, MO 63013
314-539-0385
cmillar@slpl.org
NOTE: Thanks to all our patrons who were there on opening day (Monday, March 14), and ribbon-cutting day (Tuesday, March 15). Your show of support was much appreciated (especially those of you who braved the sleet and snow on Monday!).
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
READING LISTS-- CIVIL WAR GENERALS, PT. 3
Irvin McDowell (1818-1885) was a Civil War general who commanded Union Army forces at the Battle of 1st Bull Run (July 21, 1861.
Davis, William C. Battle at Bull Run: A History of the First Major Campaign of the Civil War. Garden City, N.Y: Doubleday, 1977. [ST-973.731]
Detzer, David. Dissonance: The Turbulent Days between Fort Sumter and Bull Run. Orlando: Harcourt, 2006. [BU, HG-973.731]
Detzer, David. Donnybrook: The Battle of Bull Run, 1861. Orlando, Fla: Harcourt, 2004. [HG-973.731]
Hennessy, John J. Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. [BU, ST-973.732]
McDonald, JoAnna M. Give Them the Bayonet! A Guide to the Battle for Henry Hill, July 21, 1861 : a Walking Tour. Shippensburg, PA: Burd Street Press, 1999. [ST-973.731]
McDonald, JoAnna M. We Shall Meet Again: The First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run), July 18-21, 1861. Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Books, 1999. [ST-973.731]
Nofi, Albert A. The Opening Guns: Fort Sumter to Bull Run, 1861. New York, N.Y: Gallery Books, 1988. [ST-973.731]
Rafuse, Ethan S. A Single Grand Victory: The First Campaign and Battle of Manassas. Wilmington, Del: SR Books, 2002. [ST-973.731]
Wert, Jeffry D. The Sword of Lincoln: The Army of the Potomac. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005. [HG-973.7341]
Wheeler, Richard. A Rising Thunder: From Lincoln's Election to the Battle of Bull Run : an Eyewitness History. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1994. [ST-973.73]
Davis, William C. Battle at Bull Run: A History of the First Major Campaign of the Civil War. Garden City, N.Y: Doubleday, 1977. [ST-973.731]
Detzer, David. Dissonance: The Turbulent Days between Fort Sumter and Bull Run. Orlando: Harcourt, 2006. [BU, HG-973.731]
Detzer, David. Donnybrook: The Battle of Bull Run, 1861. Orlando, Fla: Harcourt, 2004. [HG-973.731]
Hennessy, John J. Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. [BU, ST-973.732]
McDonald, JoAnna M. Give Them the Bayonet! A Guide to the Battle for Henry Hill, July 21, 1861 : a Walking Tour. Shippensburg, PA: Burd Street Press, 1999. [ST-973.731]
McDonald, JoAnna M. We Shall Meet Again: The First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run), July 18-21, 1861. Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Books, 1999. [ST-973.731]
Nofi, Albert A. The Opening Guns: Fort Sumter to Bull Run, 1861. New York, N.Y: Gallery Books, 1988. [ST-973.731]
Rafuse, Ethan S. A Single Grand Victory: The First Campaign and Battle of Manassas. Wilmington, Del: SR Books, 2002. [ST-973.731]
Wert, Jeffry D. The Sword of Lincoln: The Army of the Potomac. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005. [HG-973.7341]
Wheeler, Richard. A Rising Thunder: From Lincoln's Election to the Battle of Bull Run : an Eyewitness History. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1994. [ST-973.73]
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