This is a good resource for anyone that needs births and deaths in Missouri. I found several of my husband's family on the site and a few of my own. Another good site to check is Ed Mackley's website. He has actual images of census and obits, they are not abstracts. It is limited to Missouri and not all years, but it is and invaluable site. And one more that is a good site for information for marriages is Bien Ici, Brian Oster's website. He has marriages that he has abstracted from the marriage records of several Missouri counties. I know that some of you "old timers" know about these, but some "newbies" might be able to use the information. I am sorry though that I do not have the actual address for them, but if you do a Google/Yahoo search for Ed Mackley you will find it listed easily and the same goes for Bien Ici. Ann -----Original Message----- From: SSmith3901@aol.com [mailto:SSmith3901@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 11:31 AM To: MOWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MOWASHIN-L] Mo. State Archives Birth & Death If anyone is interested, this is a site you might want to check out, it's Pre-1910 Birth and Death Records Database. You can select the County you want and enter a name or just a portion of the surname like Be (Bequette) or just leave the surname blank and it will pull up all the names. On the right if you click on Detail, it will give you the parent's name and where they were born, etc. It starts around 1884. There are some Old Mines surnames. _http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath/_ (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath/) Sharon (Hartzell) Smith Arnold, Jefferson County, MO. Washington County, MO. Co-coordinator -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.0/352 - Release Date: 5/30/06 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.0/352 - Release Date: 5/30/06