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GENEALOGY

MON - THUR

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

9:00am-5:30pm

9:00am-2:00pm

9:00am-1:00pm

PHONE: (417) 451-6751

EMAIL: genealogy@neosho.lib.mo.us

GENEALOGY FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

If you find our resources helpful, we encourage you to join our GFOL!

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Your membership will help us acquire more resources for our library. To join, simply download and complete the membership form at this link:

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Kindred Connections - the first Saturday of each month a member of the GFOL will be available at the library to aid in Genealogy research.

VOLUNTEER WITH US!

We are accepting volunteers in the Genealogy/Local History Room. Volunteers may come in at any time during the room's open hours.

WHAT DO WE HAVE IN THE

GENEALOGY/LOCAL HISTORY ROOM?

Federal censuses for Missouri on microfilm (including 1930)

Newton county newspapers on microfilm beginning 1869

Newton County marriage records

Obituary File - Cemetery listing - Maps

Reference materials for other Missouri counties

Local yearbooks

And more!

 
 
 

LINKS/RESOURCES:

Ancestry Academy

Video tutorials on how to begin Genealogy research and how to use ancestry.com
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Family Search

Search records and create a free online family tree
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Missouri Death Certificates

Missouri Birth & Death Records Database, Pre-1910 – 1968
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Find a Grave

Find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials or add photos, virtual flowers and a note to a loved one’s memorial.
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Plat Books of Missouri

The plat books in this collection are held in the Special Collections Department at Ellis Library at the University of Missouri–Columbia and the St. Louis Public Library.
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Cyndi’s List

A comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online.
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RootsWeb

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WorldGenWeb

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Land Office Records

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Civil War Soldiers

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Genealogy.Com

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National Archives Genealogy Links

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Family Tree Magazine

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Ship passenger lists

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Genealogy Resources by Veritas Prep

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Tracing your Family Tree

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New York City Genealogy

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DNA Weekly

Ratings and compairisons of DNA test kits
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A Guide to Researching the History of a House 

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NATIVE AMERICAN

GENEALOGY SOURCES

Access Genealogy

Search indexes to removal rolls, includes a beginner’s guide to American Indian genealogy
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Cyndi’s List Native American links

Links to Indian censuses, cemetery records, tribal mailing lists, vital records and gazetteers
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National Archives and Records Administration 

Free search, charge to order records Dawes Rolls database
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Oklahoma Historical Society 

Free search, charge for copies of records
1890 territorial census, applications for enrollment in the Five Civilized Tribes, land lottery records
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RootsWeb 

Free tribe-specific mailing lists, message boards, databases, records and research guides