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The following is a list of some local, state, and national resources for historical information. Please e-mail the archives to suggest additions to this list.

Local Historical, Museum, and Genealogical Agencies
State Resource Agencies and Historic Sites
National Resource Agencies

Local Historical, Museum, and Genealogical Agencies

(Multi-county Agencies)

West-Central Counties

West-Central Missouri Genealogical Society and Library
https://www.facebook.com/West-Central-Missouri-Genealogical-Society-and-Library-Inc-107267879622038/

(Alphabetical by county)

Resource Listing
Adair	Adair County Historical Society Museum and Library http://adairchs.org/ Museum of Osteopathic Medicine https://www.atsu.edu/museum-of-osteopathic-medicine Novinger Coal Miners Museum https://www.visitmo.com/things-to-do/novinger-coal-miners-museum/ Ruth W. Towne Museum http://townemuseum.truman.edu/
Barry	Barry County Missouri Genealogical & Historical Society http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/barrycogen/society.html
Benton	Benton County Historical Society https://www.bencomo.org/
Boone	Boone County History & Culture Center https://boonehistory.org/ Genealogical Society of Boone County and Central Missouri https://boonecomogen.org/
Buchanan	Glore Psychiatric Museum https://www.stjosephmuseum.org/glore-psychiatric-museum Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society https://nwmogenealogy.org/ Pony Express Historical Museum http://www.PonyExpress.org St. Joseph Museum http://www.stjosephmuseum.org
Callaway	Winston Churchill Memorial and Library http://www.churchillmemorial.org Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society https://www.callawaymohistory.org/ New Bloomfield Area Historical Society and Museum http://www.newbloomfieldhistorical.org
Camden	Camden County Genealogical Association http://www.rootsweb.com/~moccga/ Camden County Historical Society/Camden County Museum http://www.camdencountymuseum.org/
Cape Girardeau	Cape Girardeau County Archive Center https://www.capecounty.us/archive-center/ Cape Girardeau County Genealogical Society https://www.capegenealogy.org/
Carroll	Carroll County Genealogical Association http://www.carrolltonlibrary.com/index.php/about-us/genealogy/ Carroll County Historical Society https://www.facebook.com/pages/Carroll-County-Museum/111670645536559
Cass	Cass County Historical Society www.cchsmo.org Cass County Public Library - Genealogy Branch www.casscolibrary.org/genealogy
Chariton	Chariton County Historical Society and Museum http://charitoncountymuseum.org
Clay	Clay County Archives and Historical Library http://claycountyarchives.org/ Mid-Continent Public Library https://www.mymcpl.org/
Clinton	Clinton County Historical and Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~moclinto/histsoc/
Cole	Cole County Historical Society http://www.colecohistsoc.org/
Dade	Dade County Genealogical Society http://www.dademogensoc.org
Franklin	Four Rivers Genealogical Society http://www.washmohistorical.org/four-rivers-genealogical-society/ Franklin County Historical Society http://www.franklincountymohistoricalsociety.com/ Meramec Valley Genealogical and Historical Society https://www.facebook.com/Meramec-Valley-Genealogical-Society-115521225211956/ St. Clair Historical Museum http://stclairmomuseum.org/ Washington Historical Society http://www.washmohistorical.org/
Greene	Greene County Archives and Records Center https://greenecountymo.gov/archives/ Greene County Historical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~gcmohs Missouri State University Special Collections and Archives http://library.missouristate.edu/Archives Ozarks Genealogical Society http://ozarksgs.org/
Grundy	Grundy County Genealogical Society http://www.mogenweb.org/grundy/index.html
Jackson	Arabia Steamboat Museum http://www.1856.com Jackson County Historical Society http://www.jchs.org Kansas City Landmarks Commission http://kcmo.gov Mid-Continent Public Library https://www.mymcpl.org/ Oregon-California Trails Association http://www.octa-trails.org/
Jefferson	Jefferson County Genealogical Society http://www.jcgsmo.org/ Missouri Pacific Historical Society http://www.mopac.org Jefferson County Missouri Historical Society http://jeffcomohistory.org/
Johnson	Johnson County Historical Society https://www.facebook.com/jocomohistory/
Laclede	Laclede County Genealogical Society https://www.facebook.com/p/Laclede-County-Genealogical-Society-In-Missouri-100064912411663/
Lawrence	Lawrence County Historical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~molawre2/society.htm Harold Bell Wright Museum in Pierce City http://www.piercecitymuseum.webs.com/
McDonald	McDonald County Historical Society https://mcdonaldcountyhistory.org/
Miller	The Miller County Historical Society www.millercountymuseum.org
Monroe	Monroe County Historical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~momchs2
Osage	Osage County Historical Society http://www.osagecounty.org/
Perry	Perry County Genealogical Research Library and Archive Center https://perrycountyhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com
Pettis	State Fair Community College Library https://www.sfccmo.edu/library/
Phelps	Phelps County Genealogical Society http://pcgsrolla.weebly.com/index.html
Platte	Mid-Continent Public Library https://www.mymcpl.org/
Polk	Polk County Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~mopolkgs/
Ray	Ray County Museum and Historical Society http://raycountyhistory.webs.com/
St. Charles	Boone-Duden Historical Society http://boone-duden.com/ St. Charles County Historical Society http:\\www.scchs.org
St. Louis	Brentwood Historical Society www.brentwoodmo.org/index.aspx?NID=140 Carondelet Historical Society http://www.carondelethistory.org/ Jennings Historical Society http://www.jenningshistory.org Landmarks Association of St. Louis https://www.landmarks-stl.org/ Missouri Historical Society http://www.mohistory.org/ St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation http://www.stlouisco.com/ParksandRecreation St. Louis Genealogical Society http://www.stlgs.org/ Wildwood Historical Society http://www.wildwoodhistoricalsociety.org
Saline	Friends of Arrow Rock http://arrowrock.org
Scott	Commerce Historical and Genealogical Society http://www.scottcountygenealogy.org/
Taney	White River Valley Historical Society http://www.wrvhs.org/index.php
Washington	Mine Au Breton Historical Society http://washington.mogenweb.org/mabhs.html

State Resource Agencies and Historic Sites

(Alphabetical by agency name)

Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks
http://www.mostateparks.com

Missouri Humanities Council
http://www.mohumanities.org

Missouri State Archives
//www.sos.mo.gov/archives

State Historical Society of Missouri
https://shsmo.org/

Links to State Historical Society Collection by Area
Cape Girardeau	https://shsmo.org/visit/cape-girardeau
Columbia	https://shsmo.org/visit/columbia
Kansas City	https://shsmo.org/visit/kansas-city
Rolla	https://shsmo.org/visit/rolla
Springfield	https://shsmo.org/visit/springfield/
St. Louis	https://shsmo.org/visit/saint-louis/