With the Louisiana Purchase St. Louis effectively became the gateway to the western frontier. After the purchase from France, many of the pre-1803 vital records and historical documents of the are were sent to the United States government, though some went to Spain and some to Cuba. Then in 1876 the city of St. Louis split itself off from the County of St. Louis, becoming an independent city with its own government. Understanding the history of the area is key to understanding the records available and where they may be found. St. Louis Family History Research Guide provides this vital background information and educates the reader to searching genealogical resources for the St. Louis area from its colonial founding by the French in 1764 through modern day records.
Understanding records and research options for St. Louis is the primary objective of this guide. Starting with a brief history of the area, county, and city, the book then discusses St. Louis neighborhoods. Chapter three discusses research facilities, even including the national park services. The bulk of the book examines just about every type of records of value to family historians, broken out by type, and vetted with descriptions, source locations, and other useful information.
Along with useful source information and outlined research techniques, this guide also illuminates the nature of available records. The reader will learn to interpret and analyze records, especially, their relationship to the sorted history of St. Louis City and County.
Author Ann Carter Flemming specialized in St. Louis research. She is both a Certified Genealogist as well as a Certified Genealogical Lecturer and serves in many positions with local and area genealogical associations. Flemming has also authored other publications related to family history research. Her more than 25 years experience comes to bear in this book and she clearly details records and resources for St. Louis, both city and county.
Table of Contents
History
- St. Louis History
Communities & Neighborhoods
- St. Louis City Neighborhoods
- Selected City Neighborhoods
- St. Louis County Municipalities & Communities
- Selected County Municipalities & Communities
Research Facilities
- St. Louis Area Repositories
- St. Louis Government Centers
- Research Repositories
- Family History Centers
- Repositories Outside St. Louis
- Religious Repositories
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Park Service
- Adjoining Counties
Records
- Academia in St. Louis
- Selected Colleges and Universities
- Selected High Schools
- Atlases, Gazetteers, & Maps
- Atlases
- Gazetteers
- Maps
- Biographical Sources
- Women of St. Louis
- Men of St. Louis
- Families of St. Louis
- Birth & Adoption Records
- Birth Records
- Adoption Records
- Baptismal Records
- Bible Records
- Business, Occupation, & Society Sources
- Businesses
- Occupations
- Societies
- Cemeteries in St. Louis
- List of St. Louis City and County Cemeteries
- Census: Federal, State, & Local
- Federal Population Schedules
- Federal Special Schedules
- State and Territorial Censuses
- City of St. Louis Census Records
- Death Certificates, Funeral Homes, & Coroner Records
- Deaths
- Burial Permits
- Religious Records
- Social Security Death Index
- Funeral Homes
- Death Notices
- Coroner Records
- Directories: City, County, & Social
- Ethnic Records
- African American
- Bohemia-Czech
- Chinese
- Creole
- French
- German
- Irish
- Italian
- Jewish
- Polish
- Scandinavian
- Scots
- Government Records: Courts, Elections, & Taxes
- Legal Vocabulary
- Courts
- Election
- Taxes
- Historic Homes, Museums, & Parks
- Historic Buildings
- Historic Homes
- Museums & Buildings
- Parks
- Institutions: Hospitals, orphanages, Homes, & Prisons
- Hospitals
- Orphanages and Other Homes
- Prisons
- Land: Deeds, Grants, & Patents
- French and Spanish Grants
- Missouri Land Patents, 1831–1969
- St. Louis County Land Records, 1804–1876
- St. Louis City Land Records, 1877–Present
- St. Louis County Land Records, 1877–Present
- Marriage & Divorce Records
- Marriage
- Divorce
- Migration, Immigration, & Naturalization
- Migration
- Immigration
- Passenger Lists
- Naturalization
- Military Events & Records
- Colonial Wars (Pre–1776)
- American Revolution (1776–1783)
- War of 1812 (1812–1815)
- Indian Wars (1832–1837)
- Mexican War (1847–1849)
- Civil War (1861–1865)
- Post Civil War Records
- Spanish-American War (1898–1902)
- Philippine Insurrection (1899–1902)
- World War I (1916–1918)
- World War II (1941–1945)
- Subsequent Wars
- Newspapers in St. Louis
- Newspaper Indexes
- St. Louis Newspapers
- Religious in St. Louis
- Baptist
- Catholic
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
- Congregational
- Episcopal
- Evangelical
- Jewish
- Lutheran
- Methodist
- Presbyterian
- United Church of Christ
- Other Religious Congregations
- Will & Probate Records
- Wills
- Probate Records
Appendix
- Appendix A: Current Location of Records
- Appendix B: Alphabetical Contact List
Index
- Index
St. Louis Family History Research Guide is available from Family Root Publishing; Item #: FP001; Price: $29.35.