Gulf Coast States History Digitization Effort

Mississippi researchers will be excited about this joint effort between Houston Public Library and FamilySearch.org.

Wow - Have I Really Not Posted?

I just noticed that I haven't posted in a long time here. I really didn't realize it's been 6 weeks! Let me encourage you to read some great Mississippi blogs that are in the sidebar. I've tried unsuccessfully to find a couple of co-bloggers for this blog. I'll try to do better.

A Stumper

Among several other items of interest, Joanne Anderson of the Mississippi Press, mentions a difficult genealogical query the Pascagoula Library has been asked. The question is several weeks old at this point, but I'm sure they'd appreciate anything we dig up!

Tribute to Jerry Clower

Here's a very interesting tribute to Mississippi comedian/storyteller Jerry Clower in the Baptist Press. His stories told of life in Mississippi. The article also talks of a past generation of storytellers. Maybe we all need to download a little Jerry Clower on our iPods.

Sharing Mississippi Heritage at Winn Dixie

A couple of church friends compared family history notes while shopping at Winn Dixie and discovered they shared roots back to the Revolutionary War. (Of course, if they shared them back that far, they had common ancestors before that time.)

Still Around

I'm still around . . . I just haven't found any items to post lately. If you have Mississippi history or genealogy news items, please contact me via the contact information posted in the right panel of the blog.

Over at Southern Byways . . .

There's a list of 5 things the blogger didn't know about Mississippi. Some very interesting facts!