History: Geneology

Merriam-Webster dictionary definition of "Genealogy."

In-depth description of what genealogical records are and how they are used (from the Encyclopedia of Population).

Searchable database of Electronic Army Serial numbers. Search by name, state, county, date of birth, date of enlistment, and other fields to find accurate information on World War II enlistments.

Searchable database of records on military personnel who died, were missing in action, or were held as prisoners of war as a result of the Vietnam War. Search by name, state, county, date of birth, date of death, and other fields to find accurate information on Vietnam War casualties, MIA soldiers, and prisoners of war.

Searchable database of records on fatal and non-fatal casualties of the Korean War. Search by name, state, county, and casualty information to retrieve data about Korean War casualties.

Index of links to full-text searchable St. Louis City directories from 1821 to 1922 (not all years represented). This is an effective source for locating names and businesses in St. Louis in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Comprehensive hub for accessing census documents, church records, death records, and histories arranged by state-wide resources as well as by individual Missouri counties.

Open-web resource for searching cemetery records, with available browsing of grave sites by county. This source also includes links to searching obituaries.

Searchable database of records relating to Germans immigrating to the United States. Search by name and the destination U.S. state or city to locate passenger documents and ship manifests related to individual immigrants.

Index of publicly available census documents (1790-1940) with links to access the materials online.

Index of key-word searchable historical Missouri newspapers arranged by county. Search issues for marriage announcements or obituaries. See also links on this page to the Index of Selected Missouri Newspapers, list of newspapers on microfilm, and the State Historical Society newspaper collection.