Genealogy Quick Look
Genealogy Quick Look provides an index to a portion of resources available through the Midwest Genealogy Center as well as inactive pension claims from the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board. Search the index by name and/or date. If you locate a resource, you will have an opportunity to request it from the source organization.
MGC Microform Holdings Guides
- Biographies and Manuscripts on Microform (PDF, 12.4MB)
- Census Records on Microform (PDF, 12.6MB)
- Family History Library Microfilm (PDF, 2MB)
- Jackson County, Missouri Records on Microform (PDF, 12.7MB)
- Military Records on Microform (PDF, 12.5MB)
- Missouri State and County Records on Microform (PDF, 13.5MB)
- Native American Indian Records on Microform (PDF, 13.6MB)
- Newspapers on Microform (PDF, 13.1MB)
- Passenger Lists on Microform (PDF, 12.4MB)
- State, County, and International Records on Microform (Excluding Missouri) (PDF, 12.7MB)
City Directories and Phone Books on Microform
All print city directories and phone books can be located through the online catalog. These listings below are directories and phone books on microfiche or microfilm that have not yet been added to the online catalog. Be sure to look at these listings as well as on the online catalog for the complete collection.
Topical Guides
- Genealogy Awards Book List (PDF, 702K)
- Native American Research for Five Civilized Tribes (PDF, 76K)
- Dewey for Genealogists (PDF, 18K)
- Genealogy Periodicals
- War of 1812 Military Bounty Land & Pension Pathfinder (PDF, 338K)
- Guide to Military Service & Pension Records (PDF, 12K)
- MGC U.S. County Dewey Numbers (PDF, 681K)
- Researching Your Irish Ancestors (PDF, 275K)
- Jewish Genealogy Resources (PDF, 509KB)
- Researching in the Alsace-Lorraine Region of France (PDF, 356KB)
- German Genealogy Research (PDF, 801K)
- Czech Slovak East European Genealogy Research (PDF, 691K)
- Huguenots Genealogy Research (PDF, 391K)
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Borrowing Microfilm Not Owned by MGC
This form allows you to place an order for microfilm from other repositories to be sent to the Midwest Genealogy Center or Mid-Continent Public Library branch of your choice.
Yearbooks
The Ancestry.com Yearbook Program has scanned MGC's school annuals. To get to the Yearbook Collection, follow these steps:
- Go to Ancestry Library Edition
- Click Schools, Directories & Church Histories (at the bottom of the page under Quick Links)
- Click School Lists & Yearbooks (on the right side under Narrow by Category)
You can also find our collection of yearbooks through our online catalog by doing a search by school name or title of the yearbook.
Family History Books
Family History Books is a collection of published genealogy and family history books. The Midwest Genealogy Center is collaborating with the Family History Library program to add scanned images of many books within the MGC collection to this valuable online archive.