Laurel-Jones County Library Hometown Genealogy

Name: Laurel Jones County Library System, Inc
Address: 530 Commerce Street, Laurel, MS, 39440-3922, US
Telephone: 601-428-4313

How to Set Up and Prepare for Your Interview

Hello and welcome to the Laurel Jones County Library HomeTown Genealogy Blog! My name is Susan Blakeney, and I am the Genealogist for the Laurel-Jones County Library System in Laurel, MS.
I want to tell you a little about our Genealogy Library. We currently house over 6,000 genealogy research books, family files & family books. We have three public internet access computers with access to ancestry.com, familysearch.org, and other research sites.
Our Genealogy Library also has two microfilm readers/printers. Our microfilm collection includes Jones County MS area newspapers, select editions, from 1900 up to March 2012; the United States Federal Census Records for Jones County MS beginning in 1830 and ending in 1940 on microfilm; and Internet access to all United States Census Records that are currently released; and select marriage records on microfilm for Jones County MS, including the Ellisville district as well as the Laurel district.
The Genealogy Library hours of operation differ from those of the library: Wednesdays 1-4:30, Thursdays 9-4:30(closed 11:45-1) & Fridays 9-4:45 (closed 11:45-1). Saturdays are by appointment only, & the appointment must be made at least one week in advance.
Please get in touch with me if you need help with your genealogy research. 1) Email: geneal@laurel.lib.ms.us 2) Telephone: 601-428-4313, ext. 111 (voice mail is available) 3) Chat on this blog 4) Library website www.laurel.lib.ms.us.
I look forward to researching with you!

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Dec 52 min read

RETIRING

I am both excited and a little amazed to say the word retirement out loud. When I first walked through the doors of The Laurel Jones County Library, I never imagined how quickly a quarter of a century would pass—or how deeply this place, and the people in it, would shape my life. Over the years, I’ve seen many changes: new faces, new technologies, new challenges, and new ways of doing our work. What hasn’t changed is the heart of this organization—the commitment, teamwork, a

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Nov 74 min read

A Brief History of Jones County Mississippi

Jones County, Mississippi, nestled in the southeastern “Piney Woods” of the state, offers a remarkable slice of Southern history. From its roots in Native American land treaties, through an unusual Civil War-era internal rebellion, and into a timber- and manufacturing-driven economy in the 20th century, the county’s story is both typical of the South and, in some ways, entirely its own. Early Settlement and Creation (Pre-1826 to 1830s) The lands that became Jones County were