Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center

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Contact Information
Address:


 * 3440 S. Lee's Summit Road
 * Independence, MO 64055-1923

Telephone: 816-252-7228

Hours: Mon - Thurs 9-9; Fri 9-6; Sat 9-5; Sun 1-5


 * Holiday closings

Directions and maps

Internet sites and databases:


 * Midwest Genealogy Center Internet Site
 * MCPL Catalog Online
 * MGC Genealogy Databases
 * MGC History Databases

Collection Description
The Midwest Genealogy Center is 52,000 square feet on two floors. The collection includes over 80,000 family history books, 100,000 local history items, 565,000 microfilms and microfiches, and 7,000 maps. The center also has an extensive newspaper clipping file and thousands of family name files. The center opened two years ago and averages about 200 patrons a day. They have all of the books and microfilms of a closed Family History Center.

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