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  • Monthly Meeting: Beyond the Document: Extracting Evidence from Context

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    Speaker: Jake Eubanks Experienced genealogists learn to understand documents by exploring historical context: seeking out ancillary documents, scrutinizing record citations, and thoroughly analyzing documents to understand their context. Learn how you can do this too!   Watch the general meeting recording Watch the presentation recording Recording availability: Both recordings will be available through October 13, 2026. […]

  • Monthly Meeting: A Visit to the 1904 World’s Fair

    Hybrid: Clark Family Branch, St. Louis County Library 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO, United States
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    Meet us in St. Louis. Meet us at the Fair! Learn some of the fascinating stories of the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis through visitors’ eyes, courtesy of items from the Missouri Historical Society collections. Presented by Jason Stratman, Library Outreach Manager, Missouri Historical Society’s Library & Research Center     Watch the general […]

  • Monthly Meeting: Using St. Louis Court Records for Genealogical & Historical Research

    Hybrid: Clark Family Branch, St. Louis County Library 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO, United States
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    Come learn about the Missouri State Archives branch in St. Louis, how the court system worked in the 19th century, and what the local archives holds in its collection. View many examples of its holdings and find out how to access the records. Speaker: Bill Glankler, Supervising Archivist at Missouri State Archives, St. Louis. Watch […]

  • Monthly Meeting: The Kate Moody Collection: St. Louis City and County

    Grant's View Branch, St. Louis County Library 9700 Musick Road, St. Louis, MO, United States
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    Katherine "Kate" Twining Moody lived in Webster Groves and was a librarian for the St. Louis Public Library from 1895 until 1945. She amassed a large collection of photos, newspaper articles, booklets, oral histories, and other documents which has been donated to the Webster Groves Historical Society. They have teamed with the Webster Groves Public Library and […]

  • Monthly Meeting: Using the Emerson History & Genealogy Center’s Print Collection

    Zoom only
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    Discover the center's collection of more than 100,000 books for family history research, including some of its unique resources. Learn how to search the catalog, initiate a lookup request, operate the movable shelves, and more.   Featured Speaker: Robin McDonough, Outreach and Programming Coordinator This meeting will be Zoom only! To attend, you must register […]