The KCHS Research Center has several tables for perusing the available material with or without assistance. If you require our assistance in genealogical research, the associated fees are listed below. Our resources include the following:
Probate records (original documents) 1821-1950
Guardianship and Incompetency cases 1821-1950
Land ownership maps originally from the gov’t, 1876, 1897, 1919, ‘33,’58, ’70,’80,’90
Birth and Death recorded information 1883-1888
Marriage Indexes 1821-1922
Obituary copies 2000-present
Obituary indexes from Auxvasse, Fulton and Mokane newspapers as well as the surrounding counties of Audrain, Boone, Cole and Montgomery.
Church histories
Cemetery locations and listing
State census 1848,’52,’56,’64,’68 and 1876
Various Civil War resource materials
Circuit Court cases are currently being indexed
Since our museum opened in 1998, the Society has compiled notebooks with photographs and newspapers clippings on a variety of historical subjects:
Synodical College
State Hospital #1
Missouri School for the Deaf
Communities
One-room schools
Westminster College
William Woods College/University
For those looking for family history information we have individual files, compiled notebooks and published volumes.
The Research Center is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. Saturday by appointment only.
To access any of the records listed above, please contact us to schedule a visit.
A state archivist works at the Research Center one day a week to help prepare files for microfilming.
KCHS volunteers assisting with archival projects.
We offer additional assistance in genealogical research for the following fees:
Preliminary research – $10.00 fee for research at our facility, plus cost of copies.
In depth research – $20.00 fee plus cost of copies.
Copies – $0.25 per page
Please remit the preliminary research fee and we will begin our search. We will notify you if we need to go to other facilities to finish our search and additional fees, if they apply.