The staff of our History & Genealogy Department can do limited genealogical research for persons making inquiries. Please be specific about who and what you are looking for. We will search our collection and make copies of any materials that answer your questions. We charge $.25/page for microfilm copies, and $.15/page for photocopies.

There is a postage and handling charge of $1.00 per inquiry per Library department (non-U.S. requests are billed actual postage costs). Materials from more than one department may be necessary to answer inquiries. Do not send payment with your order; we prefer to bill you. We cannot make refunds or keep accounts for our customers. Questions will be answered in the order in which they are received.

Important Phone Numbers:

St. Louis Public Library
History & Genealogy Department
1301 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
314-539-0385 or 314-539-0386
Fax: 314-539-0393
E-mail: webref@slpl.lib.mo.us

St. Louis Public Library’s website, with our online catalog, event calendar, special indexes for St. Louis historical and biographical materials, and an index of selected St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper obituaries, death notices, and burial permits, and an archive of past issues of this newsletter is located at: http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/