As far as I know both the City and County Libraries only have the newspapers on microfilm. But there I will try to find some old notes I have about adoption. One of my great grandfathers was adopted. It seems to me that there is an Archivist located somewhere in City Hall. It might be in the back of the vital statistics area. That might be a good place to start. Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: "lora roberts" <robertslora@hotmail.com> To: <rbozzay@earthlink.net> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 11:33 PM Subject: Re: [StL-Metro] City vs County Library > I have found your memo really interesting and I would like your opinion. > I am helping a female adoptee find her birth family. She wasn't adopted > until she was 3 years old. She was born 1/25/70 at 4:51pm at St. Louis City > Hospital which is now closed. (I understand the Dept of Health has all of > their records and I would love to get the birth log for that day - but I > realy don't know how to go about it.) > Well on with my dilemma....I have the birth registry for all Missouri babies > born on 1/25/70...her adopted name is listed. But by using the process of > elimination, comparing the names on the birth registry with the Birth > Announcements that the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the Globe Democrat use to > print I can perhaps come up with a name that doesn't match the Birth > registry list which might be her birth name. > The St. Louis County Library has microfilm that is very hard to read and I > need to go through several weeks of Birth announcements. Also the St. Louis > County Library only has the Post Dispatch. > This is my question: Do you know where I could look at the actual > newspapers from that time period? > Any suggestions? > Thanks, > Lora Roberts > lora@emedhire.com > > > > > >From: "rbozzay" <rbozzay@earthlink.net> > >To: MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [StL-Metro] City vs County Library > >Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 22:23:24 -0500 > >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >Received: from lists2.rootsweb.com ([207.40.200.39]) by mc12-f7.hotmail.com > >with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5600); Wed, 8 Oct 2003 20:24:09 -0700 > >Received: (from slist@localhost)by lists2.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id > >h993NOr6017075;Wed, 8 Oct 2003 21:23:24 -0600 > >X-Message-Info: vAu4ZEtdRigfKij1AYEBSgF7u0sElrTO > >Resent-Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 21:23:24 -0600 > >X-Original-Sender: rbozzay@earthlink.net Wed Oct 8 21:23:23 2003 > >Message-ID: <006701c38e14$b9072850$6401a8c0@yoursz6x6sefxo> > >Old-To: <MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com> > >References: <1a9.1b06056e.2cb5a166@aol.com> > >X-Priority: 3 > >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 > >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 > >Resent-Message-ID: <3Wl7WD.A.dKE.sSNh_@lists2.rootsweb.com> > >Resent-From: MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com > >X-Mailing-List: <MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/6840 > >X-Loop: MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com > >Precedence: list > >Resent-Sender: MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L-request@rootsweb.com > >Return-Path: MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L-request@rootsweb.com > >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Oct 2003 03:24:10.0941 (UTC) > >FILETIME=[CE603ED0:01C38E14] > > > >Both are excellent resources and they do have some different things, so it > >depends on what you want to research. > > > >Times they are open: For this my vote goes to the county because they are > >open M-F until 9 PM. The city is open on specific nights...I think Tuesday > >is one of them. > > > >Passenger lists: City has lots of these. I have not seen them at the > >county but I might not have looked too hard for them as I found them so > >easily in the city. > > > >Newspapers: City has lots of these too. I think the County has them too > >but I have not seen them as accessible as I see them in the city. > > > >City Directories and Census Records: Both have these. The city has > >automatic drive microfilm readers while the county has the kind you have to > >turn. That is not a big issue but if you are doing a lot of them it can > >get > >tiring. > > > >Helpful librarians: Both have great and very helpful staff. > > > >Church records: County has them. Not sure if the city does or not. > > > >Reference books on many other states and outlying areas: Both have these > >but they have different books. > > > >Computer access: Both have > > > >Ability to copy microfilm: Both have > > > >What you can take into the research room in the county is more restricted > >than in the city. > > > >Parking is much easier at the county than in the city where you have to pay > >at meters that are limited to around 2 hours or slightly less. > > > >So you see both have pros and cons depending upon what you are looking for. > >The city is located closes to City Hall and Vital Statistics and the Courts > >as well. > > > >St. Louis also offers: > > Several LDS centers > > The Carondelet Area Historical Society which has a wonder research > >library with things I have not seen in other places > > Plus multiple museums and societies that cater to genealogy, ethnic > >background, city and county history, veterans, and the list goes on.... > > > >Depending upon how much time you will have you may want to spend a day in > >each location. > > > >Laura > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <SReif1956@aol.com> > >To: <MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 12:20 PM > >Subject: [StL-Metro] City vs County Library > > > > > > > Here's a question for all who live in the St. Louis area right now. > > > > > > If I were to go to St. Louis to search for information in the old city > > > directories, would I be happier at the city library in St. Louis or the > >county > > > library in Frontenac? I want to be able to look at city birth, death > >and > > > marriage/divorce index.records also. > > > > > > I will have limited time, so I just wanted to know where my time would > >best > > > be spent. > > > > > > Also, when searching through the directories and indices, is it possible > >to > > > make copies of the records (Xerox) or do they allow digital cameras in > >the > > > research areas? > > > > > > Would appreciate a reply from those who have been down the path I am > >taking. > > > > > > Thanks, Sharon > > > > > > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > > > A complete Genealogy just can't be...there's always more. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > >A complete Genealogy just can't be...there's always more. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Share your photos without swamping your Inbox. Get Hotmail Extra Storage > today! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es > >