Research Room
The following is a list of some local, state, and national resources for historical information. Please e-mail the archives to suggest additions to this list.
Local Historical, Museum, and Genealogical Agencies
State Resource Agencies and Historic Sites
National Resource Agencies
Local Historical, Museum, and Genealogical Agencies
(Alphabetical by county)
| Barry | Barry County Missouri Genealogical & Historical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~mobarry/society.html |
| Boone | Genealogical Society of Central Missouri http://gscm.missouri.org/index.html |
| Buchanan | Glore Psychiatric Museum http://www.dmh.mo.gov/glore/ Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society Pony Express Historical Museum http://www.stjosephmuseum.org |
| Callaway | Winston Churchill Memorial and Library |
| Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society http://history.fulton.missouri.org |
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| Camden | Camden County Genealogical Association Camden County Historical Society/Camden County Museum |
| Cape Girardeau | Cape Girardeau County Archive Center Cape Girardeau County Historical Society |
| Carroll | Carroll County Genealogical Association http://carolnet.com/cchs |
| Clay | Clay County Archives and Historical Library http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/ |
| Clinton | Clinton County Historical and Genealogical Society |
| Cole | Missouri Mansion Preservation |
| Franklin |
Four Rivers Genealogical Society Franklin County Historical Society Meramec Valley Historical Society St. Clair Historical Museum Union Historical Society Washington Historical Society |
| Greene | Greene County Historical Society Missouri State University Special Collections and Archives Ozarks Genealogical Society |
| Grundy | Grundy County Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogrundy/index.html |
| Jackson | Arabia Steamboat Museum Jackson County Historical Society Kansas City Landmarks Commission Kansas City Public Library, Special Collections Department Mid-Continent Public Library Oregon-California Trails Association |
| Jasper | Powers Museum Joplin Genealogy Society |
| Jefferson | Jefferson County Genealogical Society Missouri Pacific Historical Society Jefferson County Missouri Historical Society |
| Lawrence | Lawrence County Historical Society Harold Bell Wright Museum in Pierce City |
| Livingston | Livingston County Genealogical Society http://www.greenhills.net/~fwoods |
| Miller | The Miller County Historical Society |
| Monroe | Monroe County Historical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~momchs2 |
| Pettis | State Fair Community College Library http://sfcc.cc.mo.us |
| Platte | Mid-Continent Public Library http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/ |
| Osage | Osage County Historical Society http://osagecon.missouri.org/~historic/ |
| Polk | Polk County Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~mopolkgs/ |
| Ray | Ray County Museum and Historical Society |
| St. Charles | Boone-Duden Historical Society St. Charles County Historical Society |
| St. Louis | Ballwin Historical Society Carondelet Historical Society Landmarks Association of St. Louis Missouri Historical Society St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation St. Louis Genealogical Society Jennings Historical Society |
| Saline | Friends of Arrow Rock http://arrowrock.org |
| Scott | Commerce Historical and Genealogical Society http://www.clas.net/~commercemo |
| Stone |
Project TANEY, Inc. http://www.projecttaney.org Project TANEY, Inc. sponsors educational programs for students in Taney and Stone Counties that focus on preserving the historical record, cultural heritage, and natural environment of the area served. |
Taney
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Project TANEY, Inc. Forsyth, Missouri Library White River Valley Historical Society |
| Vernon | Tri-County Genealogical Society (Vernon-Cedar-St. Clair Counties) http://www.rootsweb.com/~motcogs/ |
| Washington | Mine Au Breton Historical Society http://rootsweb.com/~mowashin/mabhs.html |
State Resource Agencies and Historic Sites
(Alphabetical by agency name)
Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks
http://www.mostateparks.com
Missouri Humanities Council
http://www.mohumanities.org
Missouri State Archives
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives
Western Historical Manuscript Collection
| Columbia | http://whmc.umsystem.edu/ |
| Kansas City | http://www.umkc.edu/whmckc |
| Rolla | http://www.umr.edu/~whmcinfo/ |
| St. Louis | http://www.umsl.edu/~whmc |
State Historical Society of Missouri
http://shs.umsystem.edu/index.shtml
Still National Osteopathic Museum
& National Center for Osteopathic History
800 West Jefferson
Kirksville, MO 63501
660 626 2359
660 626 2984 Fax
http://www.atsu.edu/museum
National Resource Agencies
American Association for State and Local History
http://www.aaslh.org
American Association of Museums
http://www.aam-us.org
Council of State Historical Records Coordinators
http://www.coshrc.org/
Institute of Museum and Library Services
http://www.imls.gov
National Archives-Central Plains Division
http://www.nara.gov/regional/kansas.html
National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.nara.gov
National Endowment for the Humanities
http://www.neh.gov
National Historical Preservation and Records Commission
http://www.archives.gov/grants/
National Society of Colonial Families in America
http://www.colonialfamilies.org
Smithsonian Institution
http://www.si.edu/
Harry S Truman Library
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/index.htm