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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Mississippi]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Monroe County, Mississippi|Monroe]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Mississippi Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' <br> | ''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Mississippi]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Monroe County, Mississippi|Monroe]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Mississippi Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' <br> | ||
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'''Genealogical Collection: ''' has Monroe County cemetery records through 1938, an index to Monroe County marriages 1821-1825 and 1834-1921, ''A History of Monroe County'', Monroe County census indexes for 1850, 1860, and 1880, Monroe County census microfilms 1820–1930, a digital and a printed index to 14,000 images in the F. S. McKnight Photographic Collection 1894-1930, over 1600 surname files, and over 500 published family histories.<ref>[http://www.tombigbee.lib.ms.us/evans/collections/genealogical.html Genealogical Collection: a Research Guide] in ''Evans Memorial Library'' (accessed 9 November 2015).</ref> | '''Genealogical Collection: ''' has Monroe County cemetery records through 1938, an index to Monroe County marriages 1821-1825 and 1834-1921, ''A History of Monroe County'', Monroe County census indexes for 1850, 1860, and 1880, Monroe County census microfilms 1820–1930, a digital and a printed index to 14,000 images in the F. S. McKnight Photographic Collection 1894-1930, over 1600 surname files, and over 500 published family histories.<ref>[http://www.tombigbee.lib.ms.us/evans/collections/genealogical.html Genealogical Collection: a Research Guide] in ''Evans Memorial Library'' (accessed 9 November 2015).</ref> | ||
'''Evans Manuscript Collection: ''' '''''Record types:''''' personal correspondence, journals, diaries, business ledgers, government records and newspaper clippings from 1813 to present. '''''Organizations:''''' churches, clubs and lodges, city and county governments, courts, legal firms, post office, hospitals, schools, plantations, and fairs. '''''Topics:''''' slavery, Antebellum South, settlement of northeast Mississippi, steamboats, agriculture, American Civil War, Reconstruction, history of medicine, World War I and II, Mexican War, and the Grange.<ref>[http://www.tombigbee.lib.ms.us/evans/collections/manuscript.html The Evans Manuscript Collection] in ''Evans Memorial Library'' (accessed 9 November 2015).</ref> | '''Evans Manuscript Collection: ''' '''''Record types:''''' personal correspondence, journals, diaries, business ledgers, government records and newspaper clippings from 1813 to present. '''''Organizations:''''' churches, clubs and lodges, city and county governments, courts, legal firms, post office, hospitals, schools, plantations, and fairs. '''''Topics:''''' slavery, Antebellum South, settlement of northeast Mississippi, steamboats, agriculture, American Civil War, Reconstruction, history of medicine, World War I and II, Mexican War, and the Grange.<ref>[http://www.tombigbee.lib.ms.us/evans/collections/manuscript.html The Evans Manuscript Collection] in ''Evans Memorial Library'' (accessed 9 November 2015).</ref> | ||
=== Alternate Repositories === | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
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'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[http://www.monroecountyms.org/circuit_clerk.htm Monroe County Circuit Clerk], Aberdeen, marriages, jury lists, and tax lists. | *[http://www.monroecountyms.org/circuit_clerk.htm Monroe County Circuit Clerk], Aberdeen, marriages since 1821, jury lists, and tax lists. | ||
*[http://monroecountyms.org/chancery_clerk.htm Monroe County Chancery Clerk], Aberdeen, divorces, deeds, wills, and court records. | *[http://monroecountyms.org/chancery_clerk.htm Monroe County Chancery Clerk], Aberdeen, divorces, deeds since 1821, wills since 1825, and court records since 1825. | ||
*County Vital Records Office | *County Vital Records Office | ||
*City Vital Records Office | *City Vital Records Office | ||
Revision as of 05:49, 10 November 2015
United States 
Mississippi Monroe Archives and Libraries Evans Memorial Library
Click here to see the library's image. Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] eml@tombigbee.lib.ms.us Address:[2]
Telephone:[1] 622-369-4601 Hours and holidays:[1] Mon-Thu 10:00 am - 6:00 pm; Fri and Sat 10:00 am - 4:00 pm; Map and directions: Google map: Evans Memorial Library, Aberdeen MS Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]This is an outstanding regional library with records of the deep South, including Mississippi and Alabama oral histories, church records, newspapers, maps, military records, Chickasaw Indians, African Americans, fraternal histories, scrapbooks, manuscripts and photos. One of the largest genealogy collections in the South - could be called "the Fort Wayne Library of the South."[3] Genealogical Collection: has Monroe County cemetery records through 1938, an index to Monroe County marriages 1821-1825 and 1834-1921, A History of Monroe County, Monroe County census indexes for 1850, 1860, and 1880, Monroe County census microfilms 1820–1930, a digital and a printed index to 14,000 images in the F. S. McKnight Photographic Collection 1894-1930, over 1600 surname files, and over 500 published family histories.[4] Evans Manuscript Collection: Record types: personal correspondence, journals, diaries, business ledgers, government records and newspaper clippings from 1813 to present. Organizations: churches, clubs and lodges, city and county governments, courts, legal firms, post office, hospitals, schools, plantations, and fairs. Topics: slavery, Antebellum South, settlement of northeast Mississippi, steamboats, agriculture, American Civil War, Reconstruction, history of medicine, World War I and II, Mexican War, and the Grange.[5] Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at the Evans Memorial Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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