At this URL you will find quite a detailed list of what to expect in the State Archived records RESOURCES FOR FAMILY & COMMUNITY HISTORY http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/rec-man/archweb/history.html This URL is quite and interesting place to browse. Old historical photographs, and lots of other information posted here by the State of MO. I found the Children portraying a Tom Thumb Wedding in Poplar Bluff MO. photograph http://168.166.2.55/bluebook/chap10/chap10.htm And other Old Photographs. Mary Agnes Hudson [email protected] CC for MOGenWeb, Butler and Stoddard in MO. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mobutle2/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~mostodd2/index.html The USGenWeb Archives Digital Map Library - Missouri State Maps http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/missouri/ akn Mary Agnes Hudson [email protected]