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Jefferson County Library - Genealogy The Della Lang Local History and Genealogy Room of the Jefferson County Library-Northwest Branch. https://linktr.ee/jclgenealogy

A big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in and visited Roots and Branches Family History Day on October 3rd! We had...
10/20/2026

A big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in and visited Roots and Branches Family History Day on October 3rd! We had such a great time and hope you enjoyed it, too. Let's do it again next year! Mark your calendars now for the first Saturday in October 2027.

One of our favorite local legends, people are still talking about “Queen Bevers.” Do you know her story?
10/17/2026

One of our favorite local legends, people are still talking about “Queen Bevers.”
Do you know her story?

Things are getting spooky around here! 👻 🪦 While you’re here learning about headstone history, be sure to decorate a lit...
10/15/2026

Things are getting spooky around here! 👻 🪦

While you’re here learning about headstone history, be sure to decorate a little headstone from the basket and give it to the Genealogy staff for our “cemetery” this Halloween season!

Our thoughts are with the family and dear friends of Jim Flint-Smith as we collectively grieve his passing. Jim was a lo...
10/07/2026

Our thoughts are with the family and dear friends of Jim Flint-Smith as we collectively grieve his passing. Jim was a long-time supporter of the Genealogy Room's mission to share our community's history, and he always brought a large crowd who enjoyed his history programs.
According to the News-Times (Webster Groves) newspaper in April 1948, Jim's parents moved their family to the High Ridge area after purchasing a summer home once owned by St. Luke's Hospital Chief of Staff, Dr. Omar Sevin. Prior to the move, they had been living in Webster Groves since 1938. The community here welcomed them immediately, and both parents were active participants in numerous organizations. Jim was also an active member of the community and touched many lives.

We would love for you to share your stories or pictures of Jim here in the comments for everyone to enjoy.

Photo from the Leader newspaper's Grand Times special insert, July 19, 2018, that shows Jim Flint-Smith with Mindy Hudson and Ginger Brickey in a promotional photo for the Living History Day event at the library.

Be sure to check out the artwork by local artists in the big display case when you’re in the library tomorrow for Family...
10/02/2026

Be sure to check out the artwork by local artists in the big display case when you’re in the library tomorrow for Family History Day!

Vendors, speakers, and a full day of activities on Saturday starting at 10 AM!10:30 AM: Bill Glankler, Missouri State Ar...
09/30/2026

Vendors, speakers, and a full day of activities on Saturday starting at 10 AM!

10:30 AM: Bill Glankler, Missouri State Archives-St. Louis, presenting "Stories in 19th-Century Jefferson County Circuit Court Records: Genealogical and Historical Information in the Case Files"
11:30 AM: Dennis Northcott, Missouri Historical Society, presenting "Finding Your Ancestors at the Library & Research Center"
1 PM: Elizabeth Kurrus, historian & author, presenting "B**r, Germans, and Methodism"
2:30 PM: Amelia Humphrey, Reference & Instruction Librarian, Archivist at the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis, presenting "Ernest Harris: Uncovering Local History with Archives"

Say hello to our vendors!

FamilyTree DNA/Jim and Colleen Brewster
Fenton Historical Society
Jefferson College History Center - Joette Klein
LeafSeeker Genealogy - LaDonna Garner
Lemay Community Historical Society
Missouri Historical Society - Dennis Northcott
Missouri Pacific Historical Society Archives
Missouri State Archives-St. Louis - Bill Glankler
St. Clair County (IL) Genealogical Society
St. Louis Genealogical Society
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis/Amelia Humphrey, archivist, reference & instruction librarian
Elizabeth Kurrus, historian & author

Live Music by Catching the Westbound band, a St. Louis-based folk, blues, and Appalachian mountain musical duo - Noon - 2 PM.

To celebrate Constitution Week (September 17-23), members of the Louisiana Purchase Chapter of the National Society Daug...
09/17/2026

To celebrate Constitution Week (September 17-23), members of the Louisiana Purchase Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) will be here on Monday, September 21, to share the history of the U.S. Constitution and its connection to the American Revolution. This will be followed by a brief introduction, led by department staff, on how you can research your Revolutionary War patriot in the Genealogy & Local History Room.

Monday, September 21
3:00 PM
Northwest Branch Community Room

Save a seat for you and a friend by visiting our event calendar at jeffcolib.org

From our friends at Kimmswick Historical Society
09/04/2026

From our friends at Kimmswick Historical Society

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5680 State Road PP
High Ridge, MO
63049

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Monday 9am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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