Genealogy

The library has an extensive collection of local genealogy materials available for use in researching your family tree. We have cemetery, marriage, funeral home, obituary and census records. There is a large collection of family histories that have been given to the library over the years. We also have a selection of school yearbooks. We have a variety of items available on microfilm, including De Soto Press, Jefferson Republic and Leader newspapers.

Here are some web sites that may be useful in your search:

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mogenweb/mo.htms

http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi

http://www.rootsweb.com/~mojchs/index.html

http://jeffersoncountyonline.org/genealogy/genealogy.shtml

http://jeffersoncountyonline.org/obit/obit1.shtml

http://www.rootsweb.com/~mojeffer/

http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath/

http://www.jeffco.edu/library/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=103&Itemid=104

http://www.slpl.org/slpl/gateways/article240117856.asp

http://www.ancestorhunt.com/mormon_church_records.htm

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

http://www.findagrave.com/

http://www.interment.net/us/mo/jefferson.htm

The library also has a selection of materials for sale that you may find helpful in your search or to add to your collection of local history.

Klaus Family History  $50                                       

Historical Atlas Map Jefferson County, MO 1876  $15                 

Hallemann’s Interpretation of the 1976 Historical Atlas  $15              

Country Schools Jefferson County, Missouri 1806-1952  $25                     

Post Offices of Jefferson County, Missouri  $5                         

Jefferson County, MO Official Directory 1907  $10                                    

Standard Atlas of Jefferson County, Missouri 1898  $15                       

Hallemann’s Interpretation of the 1898 Standard Atlas  $15                       

Lost History of Valle Mines  $23.50                                              

Ste. Genevieve  $40                                                                                     

Jefferson County Historical Society CD  $5                                               

1897 De Soto City Directory  $7                                                

1936 De Soto City Directory  $7                                                       

On the Road to History  $25                                                                 

Our Country Way  $10.50                                                                              

The Battle of Blackwell  $10                                                   

Images of America De Soto  $19.99                                                     

Picture Postcards of Herculaneum Missouri  $10                      

The Civil War in Missouri  $25                                                    

Ghosts, Spooks and Spirits and Other Unexplained Phenomenon  $12

Plates, Belts and Swords of the Civil War  $34.95