Felder's Campmeeting - Updated Booklet

Recently Added to our Genealogy Vertical Files @ McComb Library: 

Felder (Topisaw) Campmeeting, Descendants of the Founders, 
2nd ed.

This booklet was recently donated to the McComb Library by the Felder Campground Association in honor of the 175th Anniversary of Felder's Campmeeting. 

Learn more about Felder's Campmeeting at their website: 
http://felderscampmeeting.com

New Books

Added to the Genealogy Collection at McComb Public Library: 

1. Indian Wars of the American South, 1610-1858: a guide forgenealogists and historians by Michael A. Ports 

(published 2017)

2. The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy, 4th Ed. by Val D. Greenwood 

(published 2017)

It's here!!

It's here!! The new microfilm machine is here and ready to use! Will get a pic posted soon. Currently working on my request backlog. Please be patient with me as I am still learning how everything works.

Yearbooks Added!

Yearbooks recently added to the collection 

of McComb Public Library: 

Southwest Mississippi Community College

"Whispering Pines" 

1940, 1941

 Millsaps College

"Bobashela" 

1943

Southeastern Louisiana University
"LeSouvenir"

1987 

Recently Added to Our Collection

Recently Added to the Genealogy Collection at McComb Public Library:

Room 4: Stories of a Mississippi Girl and the Hotel She Called Home by Beth Ford
(The hotel she lived in was the McColgan Hotel in McComb, MS.)

Lewis Family History: North Carolina to Marion MS - compiled by Martha A. McKay and Edward Allen
(Story of Ben & Celia Lewis & children, Martin, James, Quinea, Lemuel & many descendants, with stories of their travels & counties where they lived, sourced)

COMING SOON!

We will soon be getting a new microfilm scanner at the McComb Public Library! In addition to printing, the machine is also capable of sending images of the articles via email or saving to a USB drive. I will update here when it is arrived, set up, and ready for use!

Just Added!

Just Added to our Collection!

1. The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy

By Blaine Bettinger

Published October 13, 2016 by Family Tree Books

2. How to Archive Family Photos: A Step-by-Step Guide to Organize and Share Your Photos Digitally

By Denise May Levenick

Published May 22, 2015 by Family Tree Books

 

3. City of Remembering: A History of Genealogy in New Orleans

By Susan Tucker

Published May 19, 2016 by University Press of Mississippi