All About Missouri History
From the Collection
Featured Collections
Guides to the Collection
- Guide to African American History at the Missouri State Archives
- Guide to Civil War Resources at the Missouri State Archives
Online Resources
- Finding Aids
- Archives' Online Catalog
- Birth & Death Records Database
- Civil War Provost Marshal Index Database
- Coroner's Inquest Database
- County and Municipal Records on Microfilm
- Digital Collections
- Land Patents Database
- Local Records Inventory Database
- Missouri Death Certificate Database
- Missouri Judicial Records Database
- Missouri Supreme Court Historical Database
- Naturalization Records Database
- St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project
- St. Louis Probate Court Digitization Project
- Soldiers Database: War of 1812 - World War I
- Virtually Missouri
Missouri History: Common Questions
- How did the boundary of Missouri come to include the "Bootheel"?
- Why is Missouri called the "Show-Me" state?
- What is the origin of "Missouri"?
- What is Missouri's state song?
- What are the origins of Missouri's counties?
- What is the history of the Missouri state capitol?
Fascinating Facts
- Historical Listing of Missouri's State and Federal Officials
- State Symbols
- Timeline of Missouri History
Read All About It: Articles and Essays
- The City of Jefferson: The Permanent Seat of Government, 1826-2001 (Feature story from the 2001-2002 Official Manual)
- Harry S. Truman: a 50th Anniversary Commemoration of His Presidency
- History in Hand: Four Pivotal Missouri Elections (Feature story from the 2005-2006 Official Manual)
- It All Adds Up: Reform and the Erosion of Representative Government in Missouri, 1900-2000 (Feature story from the 1999-2000 Official Manual)
- The Long Road to Dred Scott: Personhood and the Rule of Law in the Trial Court Records of St. Louis Slave Freedom Suits
- Making Missouri American: A Crowded Frontier in the Age of Lewis and Clark (Feature story from the 2003-2004 Official Manual)