The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers.

• Mississippi Department of Archives and History

100 South State Street
P.O. Box 571
Jackson, MS 39201
Telephone: 601-359-6850
Telephone: 601-359-6975

A useful guide to their collection is Thomas W. Henderson and Ronald E. Tomlin, comps., Guide to Official Records in the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (Jackson, Miss.: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 1975; FHL book 976.2 A3h).

• National Archives—Southeast Region (Atlanta)

1557 St. Joseph Avenue
East Point, GA 30344-2593
Telephone: 404-763-7477
Fax: 404-763-7033

• Mississippi Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 5301
Jackson, MS 39216

• Evans Memorial Library

105 North Long Street
Aberdeen, MS 39730
Telephone: 601-369-4601
Fax: 601-369-2971

• Mississippi State University-Mitchel Memorial

Special Collections-Genealogical Library
P.O. Box 5408
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Telephone: 601-325-7679
Fax: 601-325-3560

• University of Southern Mississippi

McCain Library and Archives
P.O. Box 5148
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5148
Telephone: 601-266-4345
Fax: 601-266-4409

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Historical Records Survey

Another helpful guide to Mississippi county records is Survey of Records in Mississippi Court Houses (Jackson, Miss.: Mississippi Genealogical Society, 1957; FHL book 976.2 P2m; fiche 6100939).

Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards

Computers with modems can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers:

• Locate other researchers
• Post queries
• Send and receive e-mail
• Search large databases
• Search computer libraries
• Join in computer chat and lecture sessions
  

You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Mississippi in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.

Addresses on the Internet change frequently. As of April 1997, the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites:

• USGenWeb

http://www.usgenweb.com/
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.

• Roots-L

http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.

For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the United States Research Outline (30972), 2nd ed., "Archives and Libraries" section.

FamilySearch™

The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.

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