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'Gone But Not Forgotten' - Missouri Pioneers

African American Experience Research Guide | The State Historical Society of Missouri

The story of the African American experience in Missouri is told through the personal papers of individuals and families as well as the records of black organizations and churches. Civil War pensions shed light on the aftermath of the war, while photographs, letters, scrapbooks, writings, and newspapers provide insight into the daily life of African Americans living in the state. The State Historical Society of Missouri is pleased to make available these rich resources that document their lives as Missourians.

African-American Resources

From the St. Louis Public Library.

American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940 - Missouri

From the Library of Congress.

GEDCOM Index - Missouri

Index of GEDCOM files found online, arranged by surname and given name.

Missouri Digital Heritage: African American History

Missouri Slave Data

Online searchable database and slave schedules.

Missouri's African American History

Online County and Town Histories - Missouri

This site provides over 3,000 links to free county and town histories published from 1850 to the early 1920s. These histories often contain detailed biographies of their citizens.

Our Family Tree - Missouri Genealogy

Collection of family trees and resources for the state of Missouri: Burks, Swearengin, Smallwood, Halloran, Boone, Marriott, Conrad, Jones, McHaffie, Smith

Saponi Nation of Missouri, Mahenips Band

Native American refugees of Howell, Ozark and Douglas counties in the Missouri Ozarks. Families of COLLINS, CLINTON, FREEMAN, HICKS, JAMES, JONES, WOOD and others.
[The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]

The History Nut of Missouri

A website that features short biographies on Christians in Missouri history.

The Revised Dred Scott Case Collection

From the Washington University Libraries and the Missouri State Archives.

Tribes and Villages of Missouri