It may be old, but there's always something new at the
Missouri State Archives, Archivist John Dougan told members of the Jefferson City Rotary Club December 13. Considered second only to Washington (which has gotten substantial support from some guy named Gates) among the archives of the 50 states, the Missouri State Archives are a treasure trove of information for the genealogist and historical researcher as well as being the official repository of the state's records, including 180,000 boxes moved to a new, climate-controlled storage site in 30 days earlier this year.
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