Genealogy Books Added!

Just added to the genealogy collection at McComb!

1. Six Generations of the Family of William Jasper McCain (1855-1924) 
and His Wives, Mary Careena Adelaide Blaylock McCain (1856-1904) 
and Maggie Lee Tucker McCain (1878-1961) 
by William D. McCain

2. Five Generations of the Family of Richard John McCain (1853-1929) 
and His Wife, Emma Augusta Dean McCain (1854-1930), 
of Webster County, Mississippi 
by William D. McCain

3. Eight Generations of the Family of Henry Fox (1768-1852) 
and His Wife, Sara Harrell Fox (1772-1848),
of South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi - Volumes 1 and 2
by William D. McCain 

4. Eight Generations of the Family of John Shaw (1788-1858) 
and His Wife, Nancy Worthy Shaw (1788-1846), 
of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Mississippi
by William D. McCain

5. Ancestry of the Fox Family of Richland and Lexington Counties, South Carolina
and Collection of Fox Data
by Joseph E. Steadman, Sr. and Shirley Faucette

6. Six Generations of the Family of James Monroe McCain (1810-1862) 
of South Carolina and Mississippi 
by William D. McCain

7. Six Generations of the Family of John McCain (1831-1922) 
and His Wife, Mary A. Turnbow McCain (1838-1923), 
of Alabama and Mississippi 
by William D. McCain

8. Some Notes on the Families of James Jacob Shepherd and Edward John Lenz
of Greenville, Mississippi 
by William D. McCain

9. Outline of Four Generations of the Family of Henry Fox (1768-1852)
and His Wife, Sarah Harrell Fox (1772-1848), of South Carolina and Mississippi 
by Shirley Faucette and William D. McCain

New book added!

Added to McComb Public Library: 

Memoirs
by Mary Katie Gillis

(Daughter of Norman Gillis, Sr. and Katie Lewis Gillis)
Norman Gillis, Sr. owned Gillis Rexall Drug Store in McComb. 

New book added!

Added to McComb Public Library:

Forrest Family
by Lacy Forrest
Descendants of Richard Forrest (1767-1841) 

WPA Mississippi county histories digitized

The Mississippi Library Commission has digitized 

the WPA county histories for Mississippi!

The files are searchable and in PDF format.  

Click here to go to the list of counties!

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.