Gladys, The St. Louis Public library is really great. It has a Genealogy room, the service to have books retrieved from the stacks is fast and the copy machine is cheap. the Genealogy Room is on the main floor. It has a great collection of history and genealogy books. I always take several rolls of dimes and usually use them. There is also a microfilm room in the basement that has the census for all states to 1880 and MO and I think IL for 1900-1920. It also has MO newspapers. the address is 1301 Olive Street (between 13th and 14th Streets). the hours are Mom 10-9, Tues-Sat 10-5. the phone is (314)241-2288. Western Historical Manuscripts is at 8001 Natural Bridge Road, phone (314)516-5143, hours Mon-Fri 8-4:45, Tue. 8-9:00pm. This is on the University of MO campus, Thomas Jefferson Library, 2nd floor. Origional manuscripts,books, etc of the mid-west. If you happen to be traveling through Columbia, Mo, the State Historical Society of MO is on the University of MO campus at 1020 Lowry Street. (573)882-7083, hours Mon-Fri 8-4:30, Sat. 9-4:30. this library has a large reference room containing family histories, county histories, etc. for all states and many countries. It also has a microfilm room with census for all states and newspaper and other publications from many states. Hope this helps. Nancy K. Cruse ---------- > From: Gladys Eichelberger <geichel@adams.net> > To: THOMAS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: St. Louis research > Date: Thursday, October 01, 1998 7:12 AM > > I'm going to be in St. Louis in about a week and am wondering what > facility there has the best resources for geneology research. There is > one near Forest Park, but I'm wondering if there are more I should > consider. Thanks > > Gladys > geichel@adams.net