St. Louis/Missouri resources

Comprehensive sites

St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission

http://www.explorestlouis.com/

St. Louis Regional Commerce & Growth Association

http://www.stlrcga.org/

Saint Louis Front Page

http://www.slfp.com/

STLtoday

http://stltoday.com/

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History

Missouri Digital Heritage

http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/

A centralized gateway to digitized collections found in archives, libraries, museums, and historical societies in Missouri. Each collection provides a description, contact information, a link to the project, and the status of the digitization effort. Keyword searching by collection or item is available.

Missouri Historical Society

http://www.mohistory.org

Includes information on upcoming exhibits and events as well as outreach and educational programs. Research collection areas include western exploration, transportation, the fur trade, biography, Native Americans, the Louisiana Purchase, the 1904 World's Fair, as well as maps and newspapers.

"Missouri Mule's" Time Portal to Old St. Louis

http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/index.html

Promotes local history and genealogy, focusing on anthropology, church, geologic, military, and technological history. Of particular interest are audio files of "local" music, many with lyrics.

St. Louis Public Library: Premier Library Sources

http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/library.htm

Site provides links to various library collections focused on local history: genealogy, African Americans, the arts, architecture, maps, and government documents.

State Historical Society of Missouri

http://shs.umsystem.edu/index.shtml

Includes information on the Society's extensive genealogy and map collection, newspaper library, and photograph and art collections, as well as information on Society membership and how to do genealogical research.

Terry's 1904 World's Fair Page

http://www.tlaupp.com/index.html

This highly visual site includes many photographs of fair buildings and structures, maps of the fairgrounds, souvenirs, exhibits, and present-day remains of fair architecture. Also available are the text of period newspaper articles, information on the 1904 World's Fair Society, and information on the film Meet Me in St. Louis.

Western Historical Manuscript Collection at UMSL

http://www.umsl.edu/~whmc/

Includes collection guides and some complete finding aids for collections in the following areas of St. Louis and trans-Mississippi West History: African Americans, business, immigration, labor, lesbians and gays, the media, military, religion and churches, science, peace movements, politics, social welfare, and women. Also includes links to WHMC collections in Columbia, Kansas City, and Rolla.

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Genealogy

Genealogy in St. Louis

http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/

Includes information on books and research projects in the St. Louis area, church, military, and divorce records. See especially the collection of digitized maps and contacts for volunteers who will search resources for specific requests.

Historical and Genealogical Societies of Missouri

http://www.usgennet.org/~socadmin/mo.html

Provides links to local genealogical societies around Missouri, most at the county or regional level.

St. Louis Genealogical Society

http://www.stlgs.org/

Contains information on the society, its meetings and library, educational workshops, and publications.

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Newspapers

The Kansas City Star

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascitystar/

The Riverfront Times

http://www.riverfronttimes.com/

St. Louis Business Journal

http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/index.html

St. Louis Journalism Review

http://www.sjreview.org/

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

http://www.stltoday.com/

Times Newspapers (Webster-Kirkwood & South County)

http://www.timesnewspapers.com/

Suburban Journals

http://www.stltoday.com/neighborhoods

The Journal Online (Webster University)

http://www.webujournal.com

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Government sites

City of St. Louis

http://stlouis.missouri.org/

Official web site for the City of St. Louis government.

East-West Gateway Coordinating Council

http://www.ewgateway.org/

This organization is "the metropolitan planning organization and the council of governments in the St. Louis region". Good source for regional statistics, information on local trends, etc.

Missouri Census Data Center

http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/index.shtml

The center is a collaboration of the Missouri State Library, the Office of the Secretary of State, and the Census Bureau offering census data files and special reports for Missouri.

Missouri State Government Web

http://www.mo.gov/

Provides links to the various branches of government and executive departments. Also has the Missouri State Telephone Directory and a listing of job opportunities with the state.

Missouri Web (Missouri Dept. of Economic Development)

http://ded.mo.gov/

Has links to city home pages, entertainment, culture, business, job opening and tourism sites.

OSEDA (Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis/U. of Missouri)

http://www.oseda.missouri.edu

Combines links to agencies as well as full-text and statistical reports and maps on various topics such as social and economic indicators, education, employment, health, agriculture, etc. Selected U.S. information sources are included. The Basic Tables Profile Generator (based on 1990 Census information) provides access to demographic data for all U.S. states by county, place, metro area, census tract and by zipcode.

St. Louis County

http://www.co.st-louis.mo.us/

Official web site for St. Louis County government.

Webster Groves

http://www.webstergroves.org/

Official web site for Webster Groves, Missouri.

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Selected attractions

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial ("the Arch")

http://www.nps.gov/jeff/

Includes information on the history of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial as well as the Old Courthouse. Provides information about St. Louis and American West research sources at the library and archives, fieldtrip planning, and volunteer opportunities.

Missouri Botanical Garden

http://www.mobot.org/

Describes the activities and research at the garden.

St. Louis Art Museum

http://www.slam.org/

Information on the collections, exhibits, and activities at the museum.

St. Louis Science Center

http://www.slsc.org/

Information on current activities and displays, online exhibits, science education resources, etc.

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