Searching Your Family History in Adair Co. MO

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A comprehensive resource for locating vital records
http://www.vitalrec.com/index.html
United States Birth Certificates, Death Records
& Marriage Licenses
VitalChek is your official source for government-issued
vital records. http://www.vitalchek.com/
The Genealogy and Local History Library in Independents,
Missouri is another excellent reference place, for Adair or
anywhere in the US.
http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/genlh/mgc.htm
Missouri State Archives
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/Default.asp
Adair County Historical Society
211 South Elson St.
Kirksville, Missouri 63501
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211 South Elson St.
Kirksville, Missouri 63501
660-665-6502
Hours: 1:00-4:00 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
http://www.adairchs.org
Copyright © 2010
Adair County Historical Society; all rights reserved.
Where do you begin?
Your Family History Starts with YOU!
Write down everything you already know about yourself, your parents, and your grandparents.
Don't worry if, once you have it written down, you realize you do not know much.
Get it down on paper so that you have a starting place.
Document your own life first by gathering records and information about your birth, marriage,
graduation, military service
and so forth. Look around the house for photographs, documents, old letters, diaries, newspaper
clippings, and family Bibles.
Ask your parents and grandparents about such items also.
Talk to all your older-generation relatives (before they are gone and you are the older generation).
Talk to your parents and your grandparents. Write to them or call them. Write to and call your
cousins, aunts, and uncles.
Interview those people who lived near your family, and don't forget old family friends.
Ask specific questions that jog the memory.
Whenever possible, show old photographs of people and places.
While it is important to ask the basic questions about the whens and wheres of births, marriages,
and deaths, you can sometimes
get more information from relatives by asking about other aspects of their life.
Here are some questions that will help you get more than just names, dates, and places:
·Who were you named for?
·Did your grandmother tell you any special stories?
·Who was your best friend and what did you like to do together?
·Where did you go to school?
·What was your favorite holiday? Why?
·Were you in the military?
·Have you done any traveling? Where did you go? Who with?
·What was your first home or apartment like?
Be sure to write down the answers. If your relative doesn't object, audio or video taping would be
even better.
Prepare for an interview by making notes in advance about the questions you want to ask and
by being somewhat familiar with the family you will be asking questions about.
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Resources in Adair
Adair County Historical Society
211 S. Elson
Kirksville, Mo 63501-3466
Open Wed thru Fri 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
660-665-6502
www.adairchs.org
... Then there’s
OUR branch
Index for the Obituary and Death Notice Collection at the:
Adair County Historical Society
http://sites.google.com/site/glloydsite/Home/obits-anchor
The Adair County Public Library
Address: One Library Lane
Kirksville, MO 63501
Phone Number: 660)-665-6038
Fax Number: (660)-627-0028
http://www2.youseemore.com/adaircpl/Default.asp?
Novinger Planned Progress
Novinger Renewal News
15892 St. Hwy. 6,
Novinger, MO 63559
or call 660-488-5280
Pickler Memorial Library
http://library.truman.edu/
100 East Normal Street
Kirksville, MO. 63501
660 785-4038
Special Collections
http://library.truman.edu/departments/specialcollections.asp
Special Collections - Manuscripts
http://library.truman.edu/manuscripts/
contains primary document collections of importance
to genealogists; specifically: (click link above
for these and others)
Contact:
Elaine Doak (Dept. Head)
(660) 785-7368
emdoak@ truman.edu
Please be specific in asking for information.
Include all you can (names, dates, etc.)
Click for services:
http://library.truman.edu/policies/scphotocopies.htm
Adair Queries
Post all your Query (questions), Bios, Obits, Bible Records,
Pensions, Deeds, Land Records, Wills, etc.
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