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Local Genealogy Programs

The Missouri History Museum is utilizing collection resources and expertise to provide families with assistance in genealogical research. Their Genealogy Programs consist of workshops, lectures and other offerings to strengthen families and build family histories.

Here are a few upcoming workshops. If you miss them click the link and it should take you to information on similar events!

Who Were my Ancestors?

Beginning Genealogical Research

@ the St. Louis County Library Headquarters

@ Jamestown Bluffs Branch

If you have little or no research experience, this is the class for you. Learn about the genealogical research process and the many resources available in History & Genealogy at the St. Louis County Library.

Library Skills for Genealogical Research

@ St. Louis County Library Headquarters

@ Cliff Cave Branch

Learn how to search online library catalogs, obtain materials from distant libraries, locate periodical articles, and use the library’s in-house guides. Pre-requisite: Who Were my Ancestors? Beginning Genealogical Research class or previous research experience.

Adults. Registration requested.

Finding Ancestors in U.S. Census Records

@ Daniel Boone Branch

@ Cliff Cave Branch

Census records are a basic and essential source for genealogical research in the U.S. Learn how to search census records effectively using Ancestry Library Edition and other electronic databases. Computer Lab. Call for Age requirements. Registration required.

Finding Immigrant European Ancestors

@ Webster Road Branch

Discover print and online resources for researching immigrant ancestors.

This class will include an overview of information available on Ancestry Library Edition and other electronic databases. Prerequisite: Finding Ancestors in U.S. Census Records class or comparable research experience.

Exploring Your Family Tree

@ the Missouri History Museum Library

Discover the history of your St. Louis-area ancestors.

genealogy-programs

AUGUST 17th, 2019

9:30 a.m.

July 23rd, 2019

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 P.M.

July 16th & JULY 17th, 2019

2:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.

JUNE 27th & July 2nd, 2019

2:00 p.m. to 4:00 P.M.

July 3rd & JULY 9th, 2019

10:00 A.M. & 2:00 p.m.

Were they Newsworthy?

In small town St. Louis pre-everything, everyone's business was everyone else's.
Domestic violence... divorce... death? Everything was newsworthy.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1874-2003 from Newspapers.com
St. Louis Republic Newspaper, 1888-1919 from Chronicling America/The Library of Congress
St. Louis Globe-Democrat Clipping Files Names Index c. 1930-1986
St. Louis, Missouri Newspaper Archives 1808-1932 at GenealogyBank
Historical Newspapers and Indexes On The Internet - USA

Tips!

Download a FAMILY TREE TEMPLATE

Go to the LIBRARY!

Go to THIS Library!!!
Missouri History Museum Research Center & Library

Allot SPACE in your phone and computer for screenshots and newspaper clippings.

Buy a NOTEBOOK

Have FUN (but be CAREFUL)!

To Find Relatives Who Lived in St. Louis

You can search Online Missouri Census Records (including images)
for the following years...

1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940.
***1880 Missouri Census Records Index and Images (index is free with registration - viewing images requires payment) There is a census from June and November that year.
Look in Ancestry's US Census Records Collection (FREE AT THE LIBRARY!)
Missouri and USA Census Records at FamilySearch
1940 Missouri and USA Census at FamilySearch