Databases

Discover your family history and start your family tree.

Access to this resource has been temporarily expanded to library cardholders working remotely, courtesy of ProQuest and its partner Ancestry.

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Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.

Discover your family history, explore the world's largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources.

A free resource for finding the final resting places of famous folks, friends and family members.

Combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular ProQuest Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content.

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More than 9 million records can be accessed, including the collections of the Missouri State Archives, the Missouri State Library and other institutions across the state.