Spring Cleaning for Genealogy: Finding Homes for Your "Stuff"

What should you do with your "stuff"? We talk about it a lot, but it always bears repeating, especially as many of us are doing spring cleaning. Books, magazines, photos, maps, letterheads, where do they go if you are downsizing or thinking of the future? If you have willing family members who are into genealogy, the answer is probably easy, but what if you don’t? Where does the “stuff” go? We will try to help you with that question this week.

StLGS to Host Photo Scanning Event with Missouri State Archives

Do you have photographs documenting Missouri history tucked away in your attic, closet, basement, or even on your cellphone? Are you interested in safeguarding these treasures and helping to grow the photographic history of the state? You can help the Missouri State Archives preserve the Show-Me State’s now 200+ year history by submitting images to the Missouri Bicentennial Photograph Drive. Attend a photo-scanning open house at the St. Louis Genealogical Society office in January 2024, and help preserve some of our state's history. Learn how you can be part of an important ongoing project by reading on!