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Jul 29, 2024 · COLUMBUS —Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) has broken ground on its new Marion-Franklin Branch (2800 Lockbourne Rd.). Click here to download B-roll from the event, available for media use. Groundbreakers include: Billy Askey, Principal, EVOKE Studio. Dave Brown, Project Executive, Turner Construction.
Jul 25, 2024 · Serving as the first State Librarian by provision of Senate Bill 369, was Kathryn P. Mier. Previously the Executive Secretary for the Missouri Library Commission (1944-1946), Mier was the State Librarian until November 1948. List of State Librarians.
- Tom Leimkuehler
- 2019
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Available free from SHSMO On Demand, the 12-part video series Basic Genealogy provides strategies and tips for beginning and seasoned family history researchers. Presented by Bill Eddleman, a professional genealogist and the associate director of SHSMO's Cape Girardeau Research Center, each video in the series explores a different kind of record, d...
Genealogists use newspapers to find information about births, marriages, deaths, legal transactions, business advertisements, and local events. Some newspapers publish full obituaries for local residents; others print only brief notices. Current daily newspapers of large cities usually print only a few lines about the deceased, but obituaries in sm...
SHSMO’s reference collectionincludes a wide variety of published sources for genealogists. Cemetery transcriptions, town and county histories, city directories, family histories, autobiographies, college periodicals, church histories, newspaper indexes, and genealogy society journals are available. The Missouri Surname Index provides citations to b...
There are numerous types of manuscript collections but those listed under the subject headings of genealogy and family and personal papersare the most frequently used by genealogists. These collections may include letters, diaries, scrapbooks, and photographs kept by families or individuals. While these collections can be beneficial for genealogist...
All researchers are welcome to use SHSMO’s resources in person. Holdings may be requested for use at any of the six SHSMO research centersbut do not circulate outside SHSMO’s facilities and must be used on-site. Researchers must provide photo identification, and read and sign a rules and consent form before using manuscript material. Coats, bags, p...
Jul 15, 2024 · The Columbus Metropolitan Library has announced plans to break ground on the new Marion-Franklin Branch at 2800 Lockbourne Road. The ceremony, set for 10:30 a.m. July 29, will feature...
Jun 21, 2024 · History of the Missouri State Library. An Act Creating the Missouri Library Commission. On March 20, 1907, Senate Bill 232 of the 44th Missouri General Assembly was passed and signed into law by Governor Joseph W. Folk, creating the Missouri Library Commission.
- Tom Leimkuehler
- 2019
212 South Main St. Palmyra, MO 63461. 573-769-2830. Library Website: http://marioncounty1.lib.mo.us. Catalog URL: https://marion.missourievergreen.org. Go Live Date: August 18, 2014. Previous ILS: Alexandria.
Missouri Evergreen is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provision of the Library Services and Technology Act as Administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
