Laurel-Jones County Library Genealogy

Hello and welcome to the Laurel Jones County Library Genealogy Blog! My name is Julia Sumrall, 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 are: Wednesdays 1-4:30,
Thursdays 9-4:30(closed 12-1) &
Fridays 9-4:45 (closed 12-1).
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 
3) Library website - Ask A Librarian
www.laurel.lib.ms.us

I look forward to researching with you!