"Genealogy in St. Louis" Website

http://stlouis.genealogyvillage.com/

This is the main page of my "Genealogy in St. Louis" Website that I initiated in 1997. From this link you can navigate to the 300+ links that I've created over the years, including

•                      1890 Reconstructed Census of Metro St. Louis, Missouri     

•                      St. Louis High School Senior Class Lists. So far we have 255 Senior Classes listed with 38,280 names transcribed.

•                      1930 St. Louis Metro Federal Census Volunteer Transcription Project

•                      “St. Louis Memories”

"FamilySearch"

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/

"FamilySearch" is the website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, gives search capabilities for a number of unique databases. Most notable is Ancestral File, a collection of genealogical information taken from Pedigree Charts and Family group Records submitted to the Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been verified against any official records, so beware. Also, the International Genealogical Index (aka IGI) contains compiled records that have been gathered throughout the world by the Mormons. These records might be court records, church records, etc. BTW, before you start looking at the free databases, click on “Download PAF” to get your free copy of Personal Ancestral File (PAF). This software allows you to organize and share your family history and genealogy information.

Heritage Quest (Census images and a whole lot more)

http://0-www.heritagequestonline.com.iii.slcl.org/hqoweb/library/do/index

Link to On-Line - FOR FREE from the St. Louis County Library (requires library card)

http://www.slpl.org/slpl/library/article240098809.asp

Link to Heritage Quest On-Line - FOR FREE from the St. Louis Public (City) Library (requires library card)

http://remote.scccld.lib.mo.us:8080/login?url=http://www.heritagequestonline.com/

Link to Heritage Quest On-Line - FOR FREE from the St. Charles City/County Library District (requires library card)

St. Louis City Directories

http://stlouis.genealogyvillage.com/paxton.htm

1821 Compiled by Dave Lossos

http://stlouis.genealogyvillage.com/paxton.htm

1840 Compiled by Dave Lossos. This also includes the index of the 1840 U. S. Census as well.

http://www.rollanet.org/~bdoerr/1860CyDir/1860CD.htm

Link to 1860. Bob Doerr has completely transcribed the entire 1860 St. Louis City Directory.

Index of Illinois Vital Records

http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/idphdeathindex.html

Death Certificates, 1916 - 1950

http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html

Marriage Index, 1763 - 1900

Local Cemetery Info

www.stlcathcem.com

Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis website came online in June 2002, and immediately was inundated with search requests. This database contains nearly a half million burials in fifteen cemeteries in the St. Louis area. The best part is the search engine. After finding the individual you are looking for, a simple click will present you with all the other people buried in the same plot - great for finding family connections.

http://stlouis.genealogyvillage.com/CemStLouis.htm

St. Louis, Missouri Cemetery Inscription Sources and Information

gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1

National Cemetery Administration's website (Veteran's Affairs)

Missouri Birth , Death, and Probate Certificates

This has got to be one of the most UNBELIEVABLE databases that I've seen presented online, FOR FREE, in all the years I've been doing this stuff. The Missouri Secretary of State has made available to all online researchers the index to the Missouri death certificates from 1910 thru 1957.

www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/

Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1960

http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/mojudicial/#search

Link to online St. Louis Probate Court Digitization Project: 1802 - 1900

Social Security Death Index (more than 89 million deaths recorded)

http://www.familytreelegends.com/ssdi

Family Tree Legend's Social Security Death Index.

Obviously the most popular genealogy website today is Ancestry (Ancestry.com). The reason it does not appear in the above list is that it is anything but free. I pay about $300 a year for full access, far more than most “casual” genealogists would choose to spend. However, here’s the good news. St. Louis County Library (in Frontenac) gives you access to this subscription service. But you have to go there to use it.