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It is wise to acquaint yourself with any repository which you might visit by writing to the appropriate archive or library in advance. Every repository has published materials that introduce its collections and research policy. State archives and historical agencies also have Internet sites that provide the same information. Some even have downloadable databases for some or parts of their collections.

  • Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Ph. (601) 576-6850, fax (601) 576-6964
    Physical Address: 200 North Street, Jackson, MS 39201
    Mailing Address: P. O. Box 571, Jackson, MS 39205-0571
  • Mississippi State Records Center, 929 High Str, Jackson, MS 39201; tel. (601) 354-7688, fax (601) 354-7393
  • Historic Jefferson College, Mississippi Department of, Archives and History U.S. Highway 61 North, PO Box 100, Washington, MS 39190; Phone: 228.442.2901
  • William David McCain Library and Archives

Mississippi Historical Records - Databases include Mississippi Court, Land, Wills & Financial Records; Mississippi Birth, Marriage & Death Records; Mississippi Voter Lists & Census Records; Mississippi Immigration & Emigration Records; Mississippi Obituary Records; Mississippi Military Records; Mississippi Family Tree Records; Mississippi Pictures; Mississippi Stories, Memories & Histories; Mississippi Directories & Member Lists and much more....

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Mississippi Historical & Genealogical Societies

Because family history research relies greatly upon records found at the county level, many local societies represent counties. Organizations also form around shared interests. Ethnic or religious origins account for many groups, such as the Polish Genealogical Society of America and P.O.I.N.T. (Pursuing Our Italian Names Together). Societies also form around common locales of origin for members’ ancestors; hence, the Palatines to America and Germans from Russia societies. To locate these and other societies, consult Juliana Szucs Smith’s The Ancestry Family Historian’s Address Book. It lists addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and Internet addresses of thousands of organizations throughout the United States.

For almost every state there is a state genealogical society, a state genealogical council, or both. In addition to their own work, state-level groups sometimes help coordinate the efforts of local societies within the state. Their publications, newsletters and quarterlies, supplement those produced by the local societies.

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