Helpful Links

• Using Newspapers for Genealogical Research - State Historical Society of MO

• Analyzing Wills for Useful Clues By Elizabeth Shown Mills, for Newsletter of Board for Certification of Genealogists

• The Genealogical Proof Standards - Standards by the Board for Certification of Genealogists

• Citing Your Sources By Elizabeth Shown Mills, for Newsletter of Board for Certification of Genealogists

• Transcribing Source Materials By Elizabeth Shown Mills, for Newsletter of Board for Certification of Genealogists

• Free Genealogy Classes at Genealogy.com

• Common Errors in English Usage

• Soundex - What is it and how to use it.

Barry County's Back Yard

• National Register of Historical Places

• Missouri Land Patents: 1831 - 1910 - Includes Barry (A searchable database...)

• MO State Archives - Includes Barry County

• Missouri Death Certificates - 1910-1972

• Bushwacker Stories

Military Connections

• MO Soldiers Records - War of 1812 -WWI

• Civil War Days in Barry County - by Emery Melton

• Battle of Pea Ridge - Elk Horn Tavern (Many Barry County soldiers fought here.)

• NARA Archival Data Bases - Battles, Wars & More

• Books on Civil War Soldiers - MO Historical Society

• MO Union Soldiers Records (FamilySearch)

• MO Union Units - Rosters

• MO Confederate Units - Rosters (FamilySearch)

• MO Confederat Units - Rosters

• Civil War Resources - Missouri State Archives

• WW II Records - National Archices