Were they Newsworthy?
In small town St. Louis, good or bad, everyone's business was everyone else's. Domestic violence... divorce... death. You may be surprised what you discover.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1874-2003 from Newspapers.com
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St. Louis Republic Newspaper, 1888-1919 from Chronicling America/The Library of Congress
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat Clipping Files Names Index c. 1930-1986
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St. Louis, Missouri Newspaper Archives 1808-1932 at Genealogy Bank
To Find Relatives Who Lived in St. Louis
You can search Online Missouri Census Records (including images)
for the following years...
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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!)
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Missouri and USA Census Records at FamilySearch
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1940 Missouri and USA Census at FamilySearch
Or search the St. Louis Genealogical Society website!
Check the Phone Book!
(previously known as The City Directory)
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St. Louis City Directories: Assorted Years 1863-1960 Ancestry/requires payment - (FREE AT THE LIBRARY!)
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St. Louis City Directories at Fold3 Assorted Years 1863-1923
Searches are free, requires payment to view the images of the city directory pages -
Gould's St. Louis City Directories and Bluebooks 1873-1899
(AT THE UMSL LIBRARY) -
St. Louis City Directories Assorted Years 1821-1877
(AT WASH U)
Ship Passenger Lists?
To find out which side your family was on:
Find War Vets Here:
To Find Relatives Born in St. Louis
For relatives born between....
To Search By: DEATH
For relatives who died in St. Louis search...
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Online St. Louis and Missouri Death Records and Obituaries Indexes
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Missouri Coroner's Inquest Database
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1826-1873 - St. Louis County Coroner's Records Index
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1850-1902 - St. Louis City Death Records Index (FREE AT THE LIBRARY!)
To Find Death Notices, Obituaries, Burial Permits, etc.
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Index to Deaths in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat - 1860-1861, 1880, 1881, 1883
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1876-1894 - Westliche Post Obituaries Index
St. Louis German-language newspaper -
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Obituary Index -1880-1930, 1942-1945, 1960-1970, and 1992-2014
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St. Louis Argus Obituary Index
(African-American community newspaper)
To Visit Their Grave
Ancestry Research Tips!
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Download a FAMILY TREE TEMPLATE
Use these to track progress throughout your research. Or use this one!
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Go to the LIBRARY!
Don't want t pay for online research? Access all records..... free!
To find the closest library to you, click here!
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Go to THIS Library!!!
Missouri History Museum Research Center & Library
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REGISTER an account for MyHeritage.com, Ancestry.com, Fold3.com and/or FamilySearch.com
A long-lost cousin may have already done much of the legwork for you!
Say "Hello!" Their grandmother may be listed in your census record.
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Allot SPACE in your phone and computer for screenshots and newspaper clippings.
Organize them in a folder by each family name.
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Buy a NOTEBOOK
You will gather so much info so quickly you'll need to go old school.
You may need to write down links, dates, addresses (to visit later), etc. Leave this ancestral artifact with your descendants!
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Have FUN (but be CAREFUL)!
Many neighborhoods our relatives settled have now fallen victim to massive westward movement. The house you are looking for may or may not be standing. The street it is on may or may not be safe.