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Paid Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n www.ancestry.com\u00a0\u00a0 This is a genealogy website that can be accessed at the Local History and Genealogy Department computers. It contains actual portraits of original documents, pictures of actual U.S. Federal Census records, draft records, and various city directories.<\/p>\n www.genealogybank.com \u00a0\u00a0This is an excellent search tool to access actual copies of old newspaper articles throughout the USA.\u00a0 It also includes the Social Security Death Index, recent obituaries, and some historical documents.<\/p>\n www.newspapers.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Ancestry\u2019s searchable newspaper database.\u00a0 Contains the\u00a0<\/span>Daily Herald, The Sun, and The Sun Herald<\/em>.<\/p>\n www.newspaperarchive.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Searchable newspaper database that contains the\u00a0<\/span>Daily Herald<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>The Sun<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>into the 1970s.<\/p>\n General Genealogy Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n http:\/\/1940census.archives.gov\/<\/a>\u00a0 Link to the 1940 census through the National Archives website.<\/p>\n https:\/\/1950census.archives.gov\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Searchable link to the 1950 census released in 2022.<\/p>\n www.familysearch.org<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 A search engine sponsored by the Church of the Latter Day Saints who have collected vital statistics throughout the world.\u00a0 Free to use, but log in required.<\/p>\n www.legacy.com<\/a>\u00a0 Site includes guest books for funeral notices within a year of death, unless a paid subscription extends that time further.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.findagrave.com<\/a>\u00a0 This is the search engine to locate interments and cemeteries.<\/p>\n https:\/\/gravelocator.cem.va.gov\/ngl\/index.jsp<\/a> This is the VA national gravesite locator.\u00a0 Servicemen as well as their wives are also listed.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.castlegarden.org\/searcher.php<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Pre-Ellis Island Port of New York passenger search.\u00a0 This source covers 1820-1892.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.libertyellisfoundation.org\/passenger<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Ellis Island passenger search.\u00a0 This site is free to use, but log in must be created.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.accessgenealogy.com\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Free website for loaded content.\u00a0 Includes records for early African and Native Americans.\u00a0 This website also includes the Free US Native American Rolls from 1885-1940.<\/p>\n http:\/\/genealogytrails.com\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Free and transcribed genealogical records from across the United States.<\/p>\n https:\/\/chroniclingamerica.loc.gov\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Massive newspaper archive powered by the Library of Congress.\u00a0 Searchable by date and state.<\/p>\n http:\/\/aad.archives.gov\/aad\/index.jsp<\/a>\u00a0 A US government site from the National Archives; includes indexing for military personnel, passenger lists, and prisoners of war.<\/p>\n Local Genealogy Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n http:\/\/infoweb.newsbank.com\/resources\/?p=NewsBank<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Indexed transcribed newspaper articles published by\u00a0<\/span>The Sun Herald<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>from 1994 \u2013 present. This service is available at any Harrison County Library branch or from home with the use of a Harrison County Library card.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.bradfordokeefe.com\/<\/a>\u00a0 Links to the Bradford-O\u2019Keefe Funeral Home obituaries.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.riemannfamily.com\/<\/a> Links to the Riemann Family Funeral Homes obituaries.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.biloxi.ms.us\/resources\/cemetery\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>The City of Biloxi has created a searchable database and map for interments in the Old Biloxi Cemetery.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.lacolonialdocs.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Free digitized versions of Louisiana documents with a searchable database.<\/p>\n https:\/\/harrisoncountyms.gov\/goverment\/circuit_clerk\/index.php<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>The County website, which has clickable links to marriages and land records.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.sos.la.gov\/HistoricalResources\/ResearchHistoricalRecords\/Pages\/OnlinePublicVitalRecordsIndex.aspx<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>A link to the Louisiana Secretary of State\u2019s Orleans Parish marriage and birth records and Louisiana death records.<\/p>\n Local History Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/oceanspringsarchives.net\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Historical resources for the City of Ocean Springs.<\/p>\n https:\/\/biloxihistoricalsociety.org\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Historical resources for the City of Biloxi.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.usm.edu\/oral-history<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Website for the Oral History Department of the University of Southern Mississippi.\u00a0 The site can be searched by name and topic.\u00a0 Digital files available for listening.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.hancockcountyhistoricalsociety.com<\/a>\u00a0 An excellent website hosted by the Hancock County Historical Society.<\/p>\n http:\/\/passhistory.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>The official website of the Pass Christian Historical Society.\u00a0 Contains past newsletters and the 1870 Census for Pass Christian.<\/p>\n http:\/\/landmarks.passchristian.net<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Histories of places like hotels and businesses in Pass Christian, MS.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.msarchaeology.org\/maa\/internetarch.html<\/a>\u00a0 A link to the Historic Text Archives from the Mississippi Archaeological Association; includes whole books.<\/p>\n http:\/\/mdah.gov<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Website for the complete catalog and digital collection of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.<\/p>\n http:\/\/algensoc.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Alabama Genealogical Societies website featuring indexes and lists, including one for the First Families of Alabama.<\/p>\n http:\/\/archives.alabama.gov<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Online card catalog and digital library for Alabama\u2019s Department of Archives and History.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.mlc.lib.ms.us\/mlc-services\/online-resources\/wpa-county-files\/<\/a>\u00a0 The Works Progress Administration Manuscripts were produced in the 1930s for each Mississippi county. They include information on history, geography, culture, and more relevant information on the county.<\/p>\n Maps and Images<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/digitalsanbornmaps.proquest.com Free version for Mississippi available at Local History, and some free versions available online on the Library of Congress Website.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.lib.utexas.edu\/maps\/mississippi.html<\/a>\u00a0 (Online Maps)<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.digitalnc.org\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Links to digitized yearbooks, city directories, newspapers, etc., from locations throughout the state of North Carolina.<\/p>\n http:\/\/msdiglib.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Mississippi Digital Library is an open source for digital photographs, documents, and maps of the state.<\/p>\n