New Genealogy Titles!

Newly available titles include: 

Family Tree Pocket Reference by Family Tree Magazine
A collection of resources, tips, lists, etc. from the pages of Family Tree Magazine

Family Treasures by Barry J. Ewell
“15 Lessons, Tips, and Tricks for Discovering Your Family History”

The Sleuth Book for Genealogists by Emily Anne Croom
“Strategies for More Successful Family History Research”

A Genealogist’s Refresher Course, 2^nd ed. by Judy Jacobson

Searching on Location by Ann Ross Balhuizen
“Planning a Research Trip”

How to Find Your Family History in Newspapers by Lisa Louise Cooke

A Preservation Guide by Barbara Sagraves
A guide for preserving records on paper, books, and photographs

The Genealogist’s Guide to Researching Tax Records by Carol Cooke Darrow

Without Indentures: Index to White Slave Children in Colonial Court Records [Maryland and Virginia] by Richard Hayes Phillips

African-American Resources at the New England Historic Genealogical Society: A Selected Bibliography

The Complete Book of Emigrants 1661-1699 (Volumes 1 & 2) by Peter Wilson Coldham
(we also have the books covering 1700-1750 and 1751-1776)
More Emigrants in Bondage 1614-1775 by Peter Wilson Coldham

Washington Parish Cemeteries Volumes 2-4
(Volumes 1 thru 4 also available at Walthall Library. Volume 1 will be donated to McComb at a later date.)

New Genealogy books on CD

Ask for one at the Circulation Desk!

1. Best Free Archived Newspapers by Paul Larsen
Learn how to find, access, and effectively search online newspaper archives.

2. Using Google Power to Connect to Your Ancestors by Paul Larsen
Learn how to how to get the most out of Google when searching for your family history.

3. Family History Power Tools by Paul Larsen
This CD includes a copy of the two e-books listed above, plus:
Crash Course in Family History - an essential step-by-step guide and resource directory and how to begin your family tree
and
My Family History Toolbox - Learn about tools, gadgets, and apps to help your in your search for ancestors

Welcome

Welcome to the McComb Public Library's Genealogy Blog!

I will post information on genealogy books that the library receives, and anything related to genealogy that I find useful or interesting.

4/9/2014 - Added YEARBOOKS page and CITY DIRECTORIES page

3/27/2014 - Blog list added (see the right side of this page!)

3/13/2014 - The LINKS page has been updated.

3/5/2014 - The MICROFILM page has been updated.

The COMMUNITY HISTORIES page has been updated