| The following is a list of various Genealogical and Historical
Societies as well as the Missouri Archives. You could try writing
them.
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GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF MISSOURI
28 July 1990
(C) Copyright 1990
Robert McLaren
7810 Kincardine Ct.
Alexandria, VA 22310-4025
The following file contains a listing of genealogical and historical
societies in Missouri. Included in the listing, where known, are telephone
numbers and yearly dues. This listing is donated to the public domain and
may be freely copied. Under no conditions can this listing be sold or used
in any other commercial fashion. If you think this list has any value, then
donate that value in helping your local genealogical society (or the National
Genealogical Society).
If you write to any of the societies on this list for information, remember
to include a self addressed stamped envelop (SASE). Many of these societies
work with a limited budget, supplemented by volunteers, and can not afford to
respond unless a SASE is included in your letter.
Missouri State Genealogical Association
P.O. Box 833
Columbia, MO 65205-0833
Dues: $15.00 per year
Missouri Historical Society
Jefferson Memorial Bldg.
Forest Park
St. Louis, MO 63112
Dues:
Mid-Missouri Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 715
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Dues:
Genealogical Society of Central Missouri
P.O. Box 26
Columbia, MO 65205
Dues:
West Central Missouri Genealogical Society
632 Valley Hill Drive
P.O. Box 28
Knob Noster, MO 65336
Dues: $8.00 per year
Southwest Missouri Genealogical Society
c/o Joan Kunkel
Rt. 3
Carthage, MO 64836
Dues:
Andrew County
Andrew County Historical Society
Box 12
Savannah, MO 64485
Dues:
Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 382
St. Joseph, MO 64502
(816) 233-0524
Dues: $10.00 per year (single); $15.00 per year (family)
Atchison County
Atchison County Historical Society
c/o Gavin L. Doughty
501 North 13th
Tarkio, MO 64491
Dues:
Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 382
St. Joseph, MO 64502
(816) 233-0524
Dues: $10.00 per year (single); $15.00 per year (family)
Barry County
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Barton County
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Benton County
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Boone County
Boone County Historical Society
c/o Mrs. John Knox McCrory
2205 Ridgemont Court
Columbia, MO 65203
Dues:
Buchanan County
Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 382
St. Joseph, MO 64502
(816) 233-0524
Dues: $10.00 per year (single); $15.00 per year (family)
Butler County
Genealogical Society of Butler County, Missouri, Inc.
P.O. Box 426
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
Dues:
Butler County Historical Society
Box 1526
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
Dues:
Camden County
Camden County Historical Society
Linn Creek, MO 65052
Dues:
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Cape Girardeau County
Cape Girardeau County Genealogical Society
204 S. Union
Jackson, MO 63755
Dues:
Cass County
Cass County Historical Society
400 East Mechanic
Harrisonville, MO 64701
Dues:
Cedar County
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Christian County
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Clay County
Clay County Historical Society
P.O. Box 15183
Kansas City, MO 64106
Dues:
The Genealogical Society of Liberty Inc
P.O. Box 442
Liberty, MO 64068
Dues:
Excelsior Springs Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 601
Excelsior Springs, MO 64024
Dues: $5.00 per year
Clinton County
Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 382
St. Joseph, MO 64502
(816) 233-0524
Dues: $10.00 per year (single); $15.00 per year (family)
Crawford County
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Dade County
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Dallas County
Dallas County Historical Society
RR 2, Box 126
Buffalo, MO 65622
Dues:
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
DeKalb County
DeKalb County Historical Society
Box 744
Maysville, MO 64469
Dues: $5.00 per year
Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 382
St. Joseph, MO 64502
(816) 233-0524
Dues: $10.00 per year (single); $15.00 per year (family)
Dent County
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Douglas County
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Franklin County
Four Rivers Genealogical Society
c/o Ruth Frick
Rt. 3, Box 6
Washington, MO 63090
Dues:
Gentry County
Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 382
St. Joseph, MO 64502
(816) 233-0524
Dues: $10.00 per year (single); $15.00 per year (family)
Greene County
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Grundy County
Grundy County Genealogical Society
c/o Maradyn E. Oyler
1715 East 8th Street
Trenton, MO 64683
Dues: $5.00 per year
Harrison County
Harrison County Genealogical Society
Box 65
Bethany, MO 64424
Dues:
Hickory County
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Holt County
Holt County Historical Society
P.O. Box 133
Forest City, MO 64451
Dues:
Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 382
St. Joseph, MO 64502
(816) 233-0524
Dues: $10.00 per year (single); $15.00 per year (family)
Mount City Historical Society
Depot Museum
Mount City, MO 64470
Dues:
Howard County
Santa Fe Trail Researchers Genealogical Society
c/o Karen Boggs
Route 1
Franklin, MO 65250
Dues:
Howell County
West Plains Genealogical Society
c/o Larry Houf
Box 138
West Plains, MO 65775
Dues:
South-Central Missouri Genealogical Society
939 Nichols Dr.
West Plains, MO 65775
Dues: $6.00 per year (single); $8.50 per year (family)
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Jackson County
Jackson County Genealogical Society
Box 2145
Independence, MO 64055
(816) 252-8128
Dues:
Jackson County Historical Society
Independence Square Courthouse, Room 103
Independence, MO 64050
(816) 252-7454
Dues:
Heart of America Genealogical Society
Kansas City Public Library
311 E. 12th St.
Kansas City, MO 64106
Dues: $9.00 per year
Thraikill Genealogical Society
2018 Gentry Street, North
Kansas City, MO 64116
Dues:
Fort Osage Historical Society
Box 534
Sibley, MO 64088
Dues:
Grandview Historical Society
Grandview, MO 64030
Dues:
The Union Cemetery Historical Society
2727 Main, Suite 120
Kansas City, MO 64108
Dues:
Jasper County
Carthage Genealogical Society
c/o Joan Kunkel
Rt. 3
Carthage, MO 64836
Dues:
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Jefferson County
Kimmswick Historical Society
P.O. Box 41
Kimmswick, MO 63053
Dues:
Johnson County
Johnson County Historical Society
135 East Pine Street
Warrensburg, MO 64093
Dues:
Laclede County
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Lawrence County
Lawrence County Histroical Society
P.O. Box 406
Mt. Vernon, MO 65712
Dues:
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Lewis County
Lewis County Historical Society, Inc.
614 Clark Street
Canton, MO 63435
Dues:
Lincoln County
Lincoln County Genealogical Society
c/o Robert Monroe
P.O. Box 192
Hawk Point, MO 63349
Dues:
Linn County
Linn County Genealogy Researchers
c/o Mrs. Audrey Stigall
771 Tomahawk
Brookfield, MO 64628
Dues:
Livingston County
Livingston County, Missouri Genealogical Society
450 Locus Street
Chillicothe, MO 64601
Dues: $5.00 per year (single); $7.50 per year (family)
Maries County
Historical Society of Maries County, Missouri
P.O. Box 289
Vienna, MO 65582
Dues: $2.00 per year
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
McDonald County
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Mercer County
Mercer County Genealogical Society
Mercer County Library
601 Grant Street
Princeton, MO 64673
Dues:
Miller County
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Mississippi County
Mississippi County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 5
Charleston, MO 63834
Dues:
Moniteau County
Moniteau County Historical Society
California, MO 65018
Dues:
Morgan County
Morgan County Historical Society
P.O. Box 177
Versailles, MO 65084
Dues:
Newton County
Newton County Historical Society
P.O. Box 675
Neosho, MO 64850
Dues:
Genealogy Friends of the Library
507 West Hickory
Neosho, MO 64850
Dues: $7.00 per year
Joplin Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 152
Joplin, MO 64802
Dues:
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Nodaway County
Nodaway Genealogical Society
Box 214
Maryville, MO 64468
Dues:
Graham Historical Society
P.O. Box 72
Graham, MO 64455-0072
Dues: $7.00 per year
Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 382
St. Joseph, MO 64502
(816) 233-0524
Dues: $10.00 per year (single); $15.00 per year (family)
Oregon County
Oregon County Genealogical Society
Courthouse
Alton, MO 65606
Dues:
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Osage County
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Ozark County
Ozark County Genealogical and Historical Society
c/o Hilda E. Lincoln
16 Harlin Hts.
Gainesville, MO 65655
Dues: $8.00 per year (single); $12.00 per year (family)
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Phelps County
Phelps County Genealogical Society
Box 571
Rolla, MO 65401
Dues: $18.00 per year
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Pike County
Pike County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 364
Bowling Green, MO 63334
Dues: $10.00 per year
Platte County
Platte County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 103
Platte City, MO 64079
Dues:
Platte County Historical Society
220 Ferrell
Platte City, MO 64079
Dues:
Polk County
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Pulaski County
Genealogical Society of Pulaski County, Missouri
P.O. Box 226
Crocker, MO 65452
Dues:
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Randolph County
Randolph County Historical Society
Box 116
Moberly, MO 65270
Dues: $5.00 per year
Reynolds County
Reynolds County Genealogical Society
c/o Rt. 2, Box 38B
Ellington, MO 63638
Dues:
St. Charles County
St. Charles County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 715
St. Charles, MO 63302
Dues:
St. Charles County Historical Society
101 South Main Street
St. Charles, MO 63301
Dues:
St. Clair County
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
St. Louis County
St. Louis Genealogical Society
1695 S. Brentwood Blvd.
Suite 210
St. Louis, MO 63144
Dues:
Scott County
Benton Historical Society
P.O. Box 1144
Benton, MO 64012
Dues:
Shannon County
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Stone County
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Taney County
White River Valley Historical Society
Box 565
Point Lookout, MO 65726
Dues:
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Texas County
The Texas County Missouri Genealogical and Historical Society
P.O. Box 12
Houston, MO 65483
Dues:
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Vernon County
Vernon County Genealogical Society
c/o Nevada Public Library
225 West Austin
Nevada, MO 64772
Dues:
South Vernon Genealogical Society
c/o Wilma Lathrop
Rt. 2, Box 280
Sheldon, MO 64784
Dues: $5.00 per year
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Washington County
Mine Au Breton Historical Society
c/o Marie Edgar
Rt. 1, Box 3145
Potosi, MO 63664
Dues:
Old Mines Area Historical Society
Route 1, Box 300Z, Cadet
Old Mines, MO 63630
Dues:
Webster County
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
Worth County
Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 382
St. Joseph, MO 64502
(816) 233-0524
Dues: $10.00 per year (single); $15.00 per year (family)
Wright County
Ozarks Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MO 65808-3494
Dues: $10.00 per year
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VITAL RECORDS
County and City Records of Births and Deaths
Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1863, but registration
was not compulsory. Missouri has required registration in each county only
during the years 1883 to 1893 and since 1909. The state did not achieve 90
percent registration of births until 1927 and of deaths until 1911.
Write to the appropriate county clerk for records before 1910. Those from
1883 to 1893 are also available from the Missouri State Archives.
State Records of Births and Deaths
Although the files are not open for public inspection, you can obtain copies
of the state's births and deaths registered after 1 January 1910 by writing
to:
Bureau of Vital Records
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Marriage Records
Marriage records have been kept by Missouri county clerks from the earliest
days of each county. Some records date from the early 18O0s when the area was
a territory without counties. Statewide registration of marriage began in
1881, and the files are most complete after that date. You can obtain copies
of these documents from the various county clerks.
Divorce Records
Divorce proceedings have been filed with a court of common pleas, a circuit
court, or the state legislature. Most divorce records can be obtained by
contacting the appropriate circuit court clerk in the county where the
plaintiff resided. The Bureau of Vital Records has divorce records from 1948
to the present.
(Source: FHC Research Guide)
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STATE ARCHIVES
Missouri State Archives
1001 Industrial Drive
P.O. Box 778
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Missouri State Genealogical Association
P.O. Box 833
Columbia, MO 65205
State Historical Society of Missouri
1020 Lowry
Columbia, MO 65201
Missouri Historical Society
Jefferson Memorial Building
St. Louis, MO 63112
St. Louis Public Library
History and Genealogy Department
1301 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
Kansas City Public Library
Heart of America Genealogical Society
311 East 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
Mid-Continent Public Library
15616 East Highway 24
Independence, MO 64050
The Mid-Continent Public Library shares its genealogical materials
through interlibrary loan.
To learn more about the history, record keeping, and available records of
Missouri counties, use the 15 inventories of the county archives published by
the Historical Records Survey around 1940. You should also be aware that
records kept at the state capitol were lost by fires in 1837 and 1911.
Several counties in Missouri have also lost records due to fire, war, and
other destruction.
(Source: FHC Research Guide)
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