Here are helpful links for those researching their German Genealogy
Missouri
Missouri State Archives – http://www.sos.mo.gov/records/
State Historical Society of Missouri http://shs.umsystem.edu/index.shtml
Franklin County
Four Rivers Genealogical Society – http://4riversgen.org/
Gasconade County
Gasconade County Library and Research Center – https://www.gasconadecountyhistoricalsociety.com/content/default/?id=5
St. Charles County
St. Charles County Historical Society – http://scchs.org/
Lindenwood University Archives – http://library.lindenwood.edu/archive/
St. Louis City and County
Missouri History Museum – http://mohistory.org/lrc-home holds a huge amount of family, business, and society collections that are helpful for families of the St. Louis Area
Missouri State Archives – St. Louis http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/msastl/
St. Louis County Library – http://www.slcl.org/genealogy is a great place to research your St. Louis area Germans! They also hold the St. Louis Genealogical Society and the National Genealogical Society Collections.
St. Louis Public Library – http://stlouispubliclibrary.net/slpl/library/article240098545.asp
St. Louis Mercantile Library – http://www.umsl.edu/mercantile/
Western Manuscripts – http://www.umsl.edu/~whmc/guides/photos/41/
Warren County
Warren County Historical Society – http://warrencountymohistory.com/