Local Historical Newspapers

Newspaper articles and other historical information are kept on microfilm at the library. You may view what microfilm your specific branch has by clicking its name: Hermann, New Haven, Owensville, Pacific, Union, and Warrenton. Please note that St. Clair’s microfilm collection is housed at the Union location.
 

Databases

We also subscribe to Ancestry Library, a qualified genealogy resource which is accessible from within the library.

Fold3 is also accessible from within the library and provides convenient access to U.S. military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. Original records at Fold3 help you discover and share stories about these everyday heroes, forgotten soldiers, and the families that supported them. Fold3’s social networking aspect allows you to combine original historical documents and records found on the site with what you have in your own albums and shoeboxes to create an online memorial for someone who served.

Or, take a look at Heritage Quest from your home computer, using your library card to access thousands of census records and more.

Newspapers.com, distributed by ProQuest, provides access to thousands of newspapers to find obituaries, photos, birth records, and more from the 1700’s to 2000’s.  Access 158+ million pages. To log in: enter your library card number. If your library card number ends with a + sign, substitute the number 1.

Useful Links

Franklin County probate file packets are available on microfilm at the Four Rivers Genealogical Society.

Missouri Digital Heritage is a collaborative effort that dramatically expands the amount of information available online about Missouri’s past. The Quick Links provide Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1971, and a Missouri Birth & Death Records Database, Pre-1910.