Missouri Genealogical Websites

Some websites of interest to Missouri researchers and St. Louis MO researchers, some with free searchable online databases.

State Historical Society of Missouri

Missouri History Museum

Library and Research Center

St. Louis Genealogical Society

Catholic Cemeteries of St. Louis

National Personnel Records Center

Missouri State Archives

Missouri Digital History

Missouri Death Certificates 1910-1957

Soldier's Records War of 1812-World War I

St. Louis Probate Court

Missouri Birth and Death Records Pre-1910

Coroner’s Inquest Database

Missouri's Union Provost Marshal Papers: 1861 - 1866

Missouri Digital Images Collection

Land Patents: 1831 - 1969

Missouri Judicial Index Database

Missouri Supreme Court Historical Database

Naturalization Records, 1816-1955

The St. Louis Public Library Obituary Index

Green’s 1845 St. Louis Directory

Kennedy’s 1860 St. Louis City Directory

US Department of Veteran Affairs Nationwide Graveside Locator

St. Louis MO Naturalization Records at St. Louis County Library

My Free Trial Subscription

I signed up again to Ancestry.com. I just have their 14 day free trial so far. I have been using this online service for many years and really like it. But I let my membership go a few months ago because I just didn't have the time to use their services. Now that I have more time I am seriously considering subscribing again. If you are interested in checking them out go to Ancestry.com Free Trial
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How long can one not work on genealogy? For me, it isn't very long. I am addicted. So, now I will see if I can stick with the 14 day free trial or will I buy a subscription. I might check out some other online subscriptions as well. Maybe I can find some other free trials.

I have heard of another service called, Footnote. I haven't checked them out yet, but I think I might. There's also genealogy.com, which I think used to be owned by the people who put out the Family Tree Maker software. I think they may be owned by Ancestry now. I'll have to check into that. I use the Family Tree Maker program on my computer and I like it, it is very user friendly.

And there are tons of free sites out there. I will have to write up a little critique of some of them when I can afford the time.

But for now I am going to use up my 14 day free trial and get as much as I can from it. And, I know in the long run I will be back to Ancestry, they really do offer a lot for the price.

Spotlight on "My Heritage" Website

A friend of mine recently made me aware of this website. It is called My Heritage. It is a free, private, and secure. It is a place where you can share your photos and family tree with whom you choose. It has a search engine that searches the web for you and shows you online databases that have your ancestor's name or similar names. That is very convenient, it will provide websites that you probably didn't even know existed. It also shows other members who are interested in the same surnames.

You can build your own family tree online, create a family website, search for ancestors, and read and leave messages in the message boards. There are lots of tips and advice on doing family research and what to do with what you find, how to organize it.

It has a fun feature, that is rather addicting. You should try this. You can upload a photo, say of yourself, your spouse and your child. Then the program will analyze the photos and tell you which parent the child looks more like. You can upload your ancestors' photos as well. It is fun and interesting. Another feature is the celebrity look-alike, where your photo is matched with a closely resembling celebrity and you can even watch as they morph your photo with the celebrity photo. Pretty neat!

I will be spending more time here to get a better feel for this website, I encourage you to check it out. Here is the address: http://www.myheritage.com/

Have fun and be sure to let me know what you think of the site. I'd like to get your feedback on it.