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St. Louis County Library

United States Missouri  St. Louis  Archives and Libraries  

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Contact Information
E-mail: [mailto:genealogy@slcl.org genealogy@slcl.org]

Address:


 * St. Louis County Library Headquarters Tier 5 (top floor) 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63131

Telephone: 314-994-3300, ext. 2070

Hours and holidays: Monday-Thursday 9-9 ; Friday-Saturday 9-5 ; Holiday closings

Map, parking, and public transportation:


 * Google map:  St. Louis County Library
 * Parking:  The library has a large, free, well-lit parking lot.
 * Public transportation:  Metro Transit-St. Louis bus route 48 South Lindbergh stops next to the St. Louis County Library. Route 58 Clayton Ballas stops about 600 feet to the north on Clayton Rd.

Internet sites and databases:


 * St. Louis County Library History and Genealogy holdings, visits, security, finding aids, databases, e-newsletter, publications, forms, look-ups, and services.
 * St. Louis County Library Catalog online. Search by keyword, author, title, subject, call number, periodical, or ISBN.

Collection Description
The St. Louis County Library genealogical collection has 85,000 print items, 9,500 family histories, 850 periodical titles, 40,000 microfilm rolls, and many electronic databases. Their collection includes holdings from the National Genealogical Society, St. Louis Genealogical Society, African American Research Collection, Jewish Genealogical Society, parish records from the Archdiocese of St. Louis, and the Archdiocese of Belleville, Illinois. Emphasis is on St. Louis, Missouri, and states and foreign countries that fed migration into Missouri, including New England states, the 13 colonies, and many foreign countries. Military history, African American, and other ethnic sources are well represented. They also have 850 microfilms of Bern Canton Swiss parish records, more than 100 Jewish Yizkor books, and sources for Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New England, and some rare English, Welsh, and Scottish genealogy.

Tips

 * Tier 4. Many genealogy books are shelved on Tier 4, an area that is normally closed to the public. The area is opened to the public on the third Saturday and Sunday of each month. Materals on Tier 4 are available for use at other times upon request.
 * Computer access. There is a 30-minute time limit on the public computers if others are waiting. Photo I.D. is required for using public computers. Free wireless access to the system is also available for personal computers.

Guides

 * Online guide to St. Louis sources in the History and Genealogy Department general, births, cemeteries, census, church records, deaths, Local History Index, maps, microfilm, military, miscellaneous, naturalizations, newspapers, wills, and yearbooks.
 * Finding Aids by Topic 72 guides.

Alternate Repositories
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If you cannot visit or find a source at the , a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections


 * Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}
 * such as: NARA I
 * NARA II
 * National Archives at _____
 * State Archives
 * State Library
 * State Library

Similar Collections


 * National Personnel Records Center
 * LC
 * FHL
 * LC
 * FHL

Neighboring Collections


 * County Vital Records Office
 * City Vital Records Office
 * County Archives
 * County Orphan's Court
 * County Probate Court
 * County Recorder
 * County Coroner
 * U.S. District Court
 * County and local historical societies
 * County and local genealogical societies
 * Public Libraries
 * Museums and heritage societies
 * Closest Family History Center has premium online services for free, can offer research suggestions, and can order genealogical microfilms from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
 * Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
 * State Vital Records Office
 * State Historical Society
 * State Genealogical Society
 * University Libraries
 * Church archives
 * Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]
 * Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]