Online Resources

Guides to Missouri Genealogical & Historical Research

Basic Bibliographical References

Directory of Historical Agencies in North America, the American Association for State and Local History, 172 Second Avenue North, Suite 202, Nashville, TN 37201, 1,108 pages, c1990, 14th edition, $64.95.

Meyer's Directory of Genealogical Societies in the U.S.A. and Canada, compiled by Mary K. Meyer, 5179 Perry Road, Mt. Airy, MD 21771, 131 pages, c1990, $22.75.

Directory of Family Associations, by Elizabeth Petty Bentley, 1993-94, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1001 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, 336 pages, c1993, $30.00.

Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces, 170T. Consumer Information Center--H, P. O. Box 100, Pueblo, CO 81002, 22 pages, 1990, $1.75.

Vital Records Handbook (forms for each state), compiled by Thomas J. Kemp, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1001 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, c1988, 230 pages, $20.00.

Free or Inexpensive Research Aids and Some Useful Addresses, published by the St. Louis Genealogical Society, 9011 Manchester Road, Suite 3, St. Louis, MO 63144, 88 pages, 1993, $10.00 ppd.

County Courthouse Book, by Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1001 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 [1-800-296-6687], 386 pages, c1990, $30.00.

Missouri Newspapers on Microfilm at The State Historical Society of Missouri, compiled by The State Historical Society of Missouri, 1020 Lowry, Columbia, MO 65201, revised annually, $14.00.

Tracing Roots in the Missouri River Valley From Sioux City to Independence, Missouri, compiled by John and Enid Ostertag, 3005 Charles, St. Joseph, MO 64501, 136 pages, 1987, $11.95. Missouri residents add sales tax.

Tracing Roots in the Missouri River Valley from Kansas City to St. Louis, Missouri, compiled by John and Enid Ostertag, 3005 St. Joseph, MO 64501, 378 pages, 1988, $13.95. Missouri residents add sales tax.

The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy, edited by Arlene Eakle and Johni Cerny, Ancestry, P. O. Box 476, Salt Lake City, UT 84110, 786 pages, c1984, $40.00.

Genealogical and Local History Books In Print, compiled by Netti Schreiner-Yantis, Bette A. & Kamm Y. Schreiner, 5 Volumes, GHIP-New York Branch, P.O. Box 394, Maine, NY 13802-0394, published from 1985 to 1992, write for information.

Handy Book for Genealogists, ed. by George B. Everton, Jr., The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 363, Logan, UT 84321, 400 pages, c1991, Eighth edition, $33.45.

How to Locate Anyone Who Is or Has Been in the Military, by Lt. Col. Richard S. Johnson, Military Information Enterprises, P.O. Box 340081, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, 78234 [512-828-4054], 85 pages, $16.00.

Catalogs of National Archives Microfilm Collections, Scholarly Resources Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19805- 1897. $3 or more depending upon the catalog: Census, Indians, Immigration, Military, etc.