Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry Library Edition brings the world’s most popular consumer online genealogy resource to your library. It’s an unprecedented online collection of over 4 billion individuals from North America, Europe, Australia, and more.
available at any branch library
Fold3 (Formerly called Footnote)
Fold3 provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. Through a close relationship with the United States National archives and the Library of Congress, Fold3 is the leading provider of digitized original documents. Extremely useful in adding depth to genealogical research.
remote access available
HeritageQuest
HeritageQuest Online provides a collection of research materials for tracing family lineage and American culture, beginning with the 13 original colonies. This collection assembles genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials. When complete, Genealogy & Local History Online will encompass materials from all 50 states including over 7 million pages.
remote access available
World Vital Records
Online database consisting of over 1.5 billion names from 35 countries, including significant acquisitions from England, Canada, France, Scotland, and Hungary among others.
remote access available
Access NewspaperARCHIVE
Access NewspaperARCHIVE contains tens of millions of searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700's. It is your gateway to searching and reading historical newspapers online.
remote access available
America's Obituaries and Death Notices
The largest and most comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices. Coverage depends on location and time frame. An excellent place to begin a search for a death notice publish in the U. S. within the last 20 years.
remote access available
St. Charles Banner News Clipping File
Published under varying titles since 1903 the St. Charles Banner, was one of the principle newspapers serving St. Charles County. This clipping file was created and maintained by the newspaper from 1974-1978, is organized by subject.
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St. Charles Local Newspaper Index
When complete, this database will be an online index to the St. Charles Post for the years 1988-1998 and the St. Charles Journal from 1988 forward. There is approximately a 3 month delay between when items are published and when they appear in the database.
remote access available
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1874-1922)
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
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Oak Grove Cemetery Database
Oak Grove Cemetery is the public Cemetery for the City of St. Charles. Information in this database comes directly from the St. Charles City Clerk who maintains this information.
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