Many members of the Sappington-Concord Historical Society are excellent and experienced researchers. Some are more at the beginners end of the scale. Where ever you are on the scale, you can learn more on these tours. For those members who would like to learn more about the ways and places to do family research, genealogy, we will be touring several research libraries. These tours will also be helpful for those starting to research the history of the Sappington-Concord area, or South County in general.

Research tour dates:

Missouri History Museum library
Monday, February 3, 2014 at 10:00 am – Please note that this event is over.
We will tour the Missouri History Museum library. The tour will be an overview of the facilities and collections that are relevant to genealogy research and research relating to the history of St. Louis.

The Missouri History Museum Library and Research Center is located at 225 South Skinker Blvd., across from Forest Park. (Please note that the mailing address is P.O. Box 11940, St. Louis, MO, 63112-0040).

We will meet at the library, that is, there will not be a carpool going. Each person will provide their own transportation. If you put your name on the sign up sheet at the January general meeting, Stephen Hanpeter will call you the day before the tour. If you did not sign up, it would be nice if you would call Stephen Hanpeter at 314-918-1617 to indicate your intent to go or to ask about the tour.

Report on the tour for those who missed it:
Emily Jaycox, head librarian, and Dennis Northcutt, archivist, gave us a tour of the reading room and collections, reference and research materials. They included samples of materials related to the Sappington-Concord area including platt maps, an anniversary booklet from St Lucas UCC church from 1930, and the copies of Concord Farmers Club membership roster from Ross Wagner.

Ms. Jaycox had a consolation prize for those who could not make it to the library for this enlightening tour; the Missouri History Museum Genealogy and Local History Index which can be found at genealogy.mohistory.org. See what you can find there. She said you might be surprised and very pleased with what you come across!

Going into the MO History Museum Library is an experience in itself!

St. Louis County Library Special Collections Department
Monday, March 3, 2014 at 10:00 am
Please note that is event is over.
Please note that this event was held on a snowy day and will be scheduled again for a second “go around” in the spring for those who could not come out in the snow.
We will tour the St. Louis County Library Special Collections Department at the library headquarters. The tour will be an overview of the facilities and collections that are relevant to genealogy research and research relating to the history of St. Louis.

We will meet at the library, that is, there will not be a carpool going. Each person will provide their own transportation. If you put your name on the sign up sheet at the January general meeting, Stephen Hanpeter will call you the day before the tour. If you did not sign up, it would be nice if you would call Stephen Hanpeter at 314-918-1617 to indicate your intent to go or if you have questions about the tour.

June 4 (Wednesday), 2014 at 10:30 am – Please note that this event is over.
SCHS Family Roots tour of the St. Louis County Library Special Collections Department at the library headquarters on Lindbergh Blvd.
This tour is a return trip to the St Louis County Library, since the March 3, 2014 tour was “snowed out.” The tour will be an overview of the facilities and collections that are relevant to genealogy research and also research relating to the history of St. Louis. Sign up for this tour at the April general meeting or call Stephen Hanpeter at 314-918-1617.

July 10 (Thursday), 2014 at 10:00 am – Please note that this event is over.
SCHS Family Roots tour to the St Louis Genealogical Society to learn about their resources; books, cemetery records,collections including the volumes by our own Ross Wagner. Drive on your own and meet at the St Louis Genealogical Society at 10:00 am. See https://www.stlgs.org for more information.

Resources

See some of the research databases and web resource the St Louis County libraries have available.

 See classes that the St Louis County libraries offer.

Learn more about the St Louis Genealogical Society

Learn more about the Missouri History Museum Genealogy resources.

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