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Midwest Genealogy Center's new building was opened in June 2008. Located at 3440 S. Lee's Summit Road in Independence, Missouri, it is one of the nation's important genealogical research libraries.
Photo credit: Midwest Genealogy Center.
This library has over 102,000 published family histories on its shelves and has another 17,000 genealogies it will loan to other libraries on request.
In addition to its enormous book collection, the Midwest Genealogy Center has hundreds of thousands of reels of microfilm of the U.S. census, military records and city directories. The library also has extensive online digital databases.
Its archives collection is focused on Missouri, particularly Jackson, Clay and Platte Counties. It contains manuscript genealogical family research, military records, land records, photographs and more.
Here is a list of the Center's manuscript collections with links to their prepared guides.
Photo credit: Midwest Genealogy Center.
This library has over 102,000 published family histories on its shelves and has another 17,000 genealogies it will loan to other libraries on request.
In addition to its enormous book collection, the Midwest Genealogy Center has hundreds of thousands of reels of microfilm of the U.S. census, military records and city directories. The library also has extensive online digital databases.
Its archives collection is focused on Missouri, particularly Jackson, Clay and Platte Counties. It contains manuscript genealogical family research, military records, land records, photographs and more.
Here is a list of the Center's manuscript collections with links to their prepared guides.
| Collection | Guide | Index |
| Anna Ford Collection | ||
| Bartlett Collection of Family Histories | Folder Index | |
| Beal and Thomas Families Papers | Name Index | |
| Boone Family Collection | Folder Index | |
| Byron Beighle Papers | ||
| Cady and Denison Family Papers | Name Index | |
| Sir Carl Busch Papers | Name Index | |
| Central Christian Church Collection | ||
| Civil War Orders - 5th Cavalry Missouri State Militia | Name Index | |
| Coleman Family Papers | Name Index | |
| Cruzen and Thomas Families Papers | Name Index | |
| Edwards and Ailshire Families Papers | Name Index | |
| Gann Historical Society & Library, Inc. Collection | Folder Index | |
| Global and Multicultural Education (G.A.M.E.) Collection | ||
| Gilbert Family Papers | ||
| Griswold Family Papers | Name Index | |
| Heart of America Genealogy Society Collection | ||
| Isaac Toot Papers | Name Index | |
| Kemper Family Collection | Folder Index | |
| Kraft Family Papers | Name Index | |
| Kroll Family Papers | Name Index | |
| Midwest Genealogy Center Vertical Files | Folder Index | |
| Missouri Valley Room Collection | Folder Index | |
| Nadine Hodges Collection | ||
| Petree and Plumb Family Papers | Name Index | |
| Sanders, Unangst, and Myers Families Papers | Name Index | |
| Sherri L. Cox Keefe Liles Collection | ||
| Striffler Family Bible | Name Index | |
| Telephone Pioneers of America-Chapter #38 Papers | ||
| V.G. Johnson Collection | ||
| Vincent - Coley Family Papers | Name Index |