Who doesn’t like a good sale? Especially on genealogy books that might give you clues as to where to look for different records to find your family or on a location where your family lived for many years. The St. Louis Genealogical Society store has a HUGE selection of books right now, both new and used, that may be the answer to breaking your brick wall, and everything priced over $5 will be going on sale beginning this Thursday, 11 November 2026 and continuing for a month!
If you haven’t looked into our online store before, you are in for a treat! Not only do we have a nice selection of new genealogy books, but our Trading Post, filled with gently used genealogy and history books, is overflowing with items just waiting to be discovered.
Are you new to genealogy and need a good foundation for your research, or are you stuck at a brick wall and need help? Think about these bargain-priced classic genealogy books for inspiration:
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- The Source A Guidebook to American Genealogy, 3rd Edition, 1984 (USED) by Loretto Dennis Szucs & Sandra Hargreaves Luebking $5.00
- Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records (USED) by Kory L Meyerink $4.00
- They Became Americans: Finding Naturalization Records and Ethnic Origins by Loretto Dennis Szucs $5.00
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Redbook Third Edition (USED) by Alice Eichholz, PhD., C.G. Revised Edition 2004 $4.00
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They Came in Ships, Revised 3rd Edition, (USED) by John P Colletta, Ph.D. $5.00
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The Family Tree Historical Newspapers Guide: How to Find your Ancestors in Archived Newspapers (USED) by James N Beidler (Regularly $20; will be on sale for $10!)
Perhaps you are more interested in books about St. Louis? We have a large selection of St. Louis-based books in our Trading Post that could form the foundation of your personal genealogical library.
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- Catholic Baptisms, St. Louis, Missouri, 1765–1840 (USED) by St. Louis Genealogical Society (Regularly $15.00; will be on sale for $7.50!)
- Old Cemeteries, St. Louis County, volumes 1–5 (USED) by St. Louis Genealogical Society, (Regularly $60.00; will be on sale for $30; also, individual copies of volumes 1–3, sale priced at $10 each)
- St. Louis Family History Research Guide (multiple copies both new and used) by Ann Carter Fleming $5.00
- Catholic Marriages St. Louis, Missouri, 1774–1840, 2nd Printing (USED) by St. Louis Genealogical Society (Regularly $15.00; will be on sale for $7.50!)
- St. Louis and St. Louis County, Missouri, Probate Records, volumes 1–4, (USED) by St. Louis Genealogical Society (Regularly $20.00; will be on sale for $10!)
- Index to St. Louis Marriages, 1804–1876, 4 volume set (USED) by St. Louis Genealogical Society (Regularly $80.00; will be on sale for $40.00!)
All of these and more are in the book sales area in our office lobby and posted in our secure online store. Our office hours are Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings from 9:00 a.m. until noon, but our online store is open 24/7. New books come into our store on a regular basis, so you’ll want to check back often, and mark your calendar for this week’s sale! It will last until 11 December 2026, and you just might find that perfect genealogy-based gift for yourself or someone else on your holiday shopping list.
(Thanks to StLGS volunteers Viki Fagyal and Bev Stewart for their help in compiling this week’s blog post!)
