Franklin County Historical Society

Research and Resources

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Volunteers are paid in six figures... S‑M‑I‑L‑E‑S. ~Gayla LeMaire

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County Information:​

- Marriage Records

- Land Records 1915 to Present

- Land Records 1819 to 1914 (pay site)

- County Cemeteries (Find A Grave)

- Civil War Index

- National Register of Historical Places

- Sheriff Dept

- County Page

- Info on Military Discharges

Genealogy: 

​- Ancestry.com

- Family Search

- RootsWeb

- Myheritage

- 23andMe DNA

- Family Tree DNA

- Gedmatch for DNA uploads

-Promethease- DNA medical info

- Genealogy Gems Classes and Podcasts

Local Links:

- Washington Historical Society
- St. Clair Historical Museum
- Meramec Valley  (Pacific area) Historical Society

- Gerald Historical Society

- New Haven Preservation Society

- Phoebe Apperson Heart Hist. Soc. Email

- Friends of Old Bethel (Labadie) Email

-Scenic Regional Library

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State Information:​

- Death Certificates

- Newspapers

- Prison Records

- Naturalization Records

- Soldier's Database 1812-WWI

- State Historical Society

- Missouri History Museum

- Missouri History Library

- Midwest Geneaology Center

- List of Historical Societies in MO

-St. Louis Mercantile Library

- Century Farm Application

-Land Patents

-First Families Program

National Information:​

- FindAGrave

- National Archives

- Request Military Records
- National Genealogical Society
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Slave Schedule information

- Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War

- Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

- Google Newspapers

- Chronicling America Library of Congress

- Castle Garden Immigration 1820-1892

- Ellis Island Passengers

- Cyndi's List

 Authors/Books:​

- Ross Malone

- Sandra Becker Gurnow

- Charles Vandegriffe
- Elaine Warner's Remarkable Missouri Women

- Hearthstone Legacy

- Cheryl Eichar Jett

-How to Archive Family Keepsakes

-Sunny McCellen Morton

-Pauline Masson