The history books published in Mississippi are valuable tools for genealogists tracing Southern lineages, especially those tied to plantations, slavery, and Reconstruction. County and local histories often contain biographies of prominent families, land grant information, and records of early churches and schools. Many works also explore Civil War service, community development, and migration trends within and beyond the South. For African American family research, some publications include Freedmen’s records and post-emancipation community profiles. Mississippi’s rich agricultural heritage and complex social history are captured in these sources, helping genealogists uncover personal stories within the broader narrative of the Deep South.
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Local and General History
- Mississippi Territorial Archives, 1798-1803, Volume 1 1,215 records
- Official And Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, 1917, Part 2 (1908) 1,084 records
- History of the Mississippi Valley (1903) 609 records
- A Pilgrimage in America, Leading To the Discovery of the Sources of the Mississippi and Bloody River: With a Description of the Whole Course of the Former, and of the Ohio 572 records
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