"Dedication of the Memorial to Civil War Veterans serving from Copiah County, Mississippi"
Friday, December 27, 2013
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Who is this man and baby with the old Copiah County Jail in the background?
If you know who this is, please call the Hazlehurst Library at 601-894-1681 or email cjrlarch@gmail.com. |
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Looks like a fun event in the life of Hazlehurst!
What were they reading at this party? Do you recognize anybody? |
There are more photos from this occasion in the Vertical Files-People- in the Hazlehurst Library Archives. If you know anything about this event, would you contact the Library at 601-894-1861 or email cjrlcomptrain@gmail.com |
Monday, December 9, 2013
Were You Invited to the Party?
If you know anything about this photo, please email cjrlarch@gmail.com or call the library at 601-894-1861. This photo is from the Hazlehurst Library archives collection - master binder 1. |
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Wish we knew who this couple is and where their home was!
If you know who and where this is, please call the Hazlehurst Library at 601-894-1681or email cjrlarch@gmail.com. |
Thursday, November 21, 2013
The First Boy Scout Troop in Hazlehurst
News article from Hazlehurst Library Archives Vertical File- History of Hazlehurst High School- Early 1900's |
Friday, November 15, 2013
Photo taken in 1908 of the First Band in Hazlehurst
News article from Hazlehurst Library Archives Vertical File- History of Hazlehurst High School-Early 1900's |
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Another photo of a beautiful unknown family
If you know who this family is, please call the Hazlehurst Library at 601-894-1681 or email cjrlarch@gmail.com. |
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Springfield Plantation, Fayette, MS - Haunted?
"Springfield...dates to 1790 and it was here the following year that
the controversial marriage between Andrew Jackson and Rachel Robards
took place. The controversy stems from questions regarding whether the
bride was still technically married to her first husband...."
Click HERE to read the entire post provided by southernspiritguide.blogspot.com.
Click HERE to read the entire post provided by southernspiritguide.blogspot.com.
Friday, November 1, 2013
Students probably at the Hazlehurst High School in early 1900's
If you can identify any of these young people, please call the Hazlehurst Library at 601-894-1681 or email cjrlarch@gmail.com |
Monday, October 28, 2013
American Road Magazine features Georgetown, MS
"When I set out on the Hypotenuse Trail, I hoped to discover glimpses of America’s past. Georgetown, Mississippi was a hidden gem,
a town time truly left behind. The park and the abandoned buildings
along the old main street had the feeling of America past..."
Click HERE to read the remainder of this post and see other historic pictures of Georgetown featured on www.americanroadmagazine.com.
Click HERE to read the remainder of this post and see other historic pictures of Georgetown featured on www.americanroadmagazine.com.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Featured Selection: Copiah County by Tricia Nelson
This selection is available in the Reference and/or Genealogy sections in your local Copiah County branch - Wesson, Hazlehurst, Georgetown, and Crystal Springs.
Friday, October 11, 2013
Is this another photo of the 1889 Local Militia?
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Featured Genealogy site: Barlow Genealogy
Friday, October 4, 2013
Where is this cemetery located?
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Jefferson County Courthouse
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Halzehurst namesake
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Friday, September 13, 2013
Photo from late 1800's of two children with their help
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Old Copiah County Jail site now the parking area behind the Courthouse
Friday, September 6, 2013
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Daisy Peacock photo from 1915
Daisy Peacock -1915-seated with child in her lap. She is Gale Lambright's mother. Photo found in third of the 4 Peacock Family Volumes of the Gale Lambright Collection |
Thursday, August 29, 2013
John Wesley Oliver with his second wife, Elizabeth Lambright
Labels:
Lambright collection,
Lincoln County,
Oliver,
Wesson
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Santa Claus photographed in Hazlehurst in 1923
Ford Tractor, driven by Santa Claus, towing a trailer which carries a new Ford Touring Car, decorated with Christmas bells. This car was used in a Christmas parade by the Wise Motor Company. About 1923
Photo HL222 from Hazlehurst Library Photograph Collection volume II
Friday, August 23, 2013
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Durwood Anding Dunn's only known photograph
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Crystal Springs High School
The ground breaking ceremony for
Crystal Springs High School
Courtesy of MDAH
Luther Hamilton Photography Collection
Cotton Gin - Crystal Springs
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Times-Picayune Announces the 1939 Agriculture Bride in the Crystal Springs Festival
From the Scrapbook of Miss Parsons which can be found in the Hazlehurst Library Archives Room with other local photo collections. |
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Estelle Street - Hazlehurst
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Christ Church at Church Hill - Jefferson County
"Christ Church at Church Hill (mid-1800s) in Jefferson County
was the state’s first Episcopal church."
-- mshistorynow.mdah.state.ms.us
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Amos Family History
"The Amos Family of Copiah County, Mississippi can be dated back to Jane
and John Amos who were born in Virginia. Jane was born about 1820 but
the approximate date of John's birth is not known. It is also not known
exactly when life in Mississippi began for the couple, it is believed
that they were in the state prior to 1855, as that is about the time
Jane�s oldest known child was born.
Jane Amos is shown as head of household in the census of Lincoln County, Mississippi, in 1870 and 1880. She is believed to have been the mother of four sons, namely John Amos, Frank Amos, Alexander Amos and Samuel Amos. John was born about 1855, Frank was born around 1861, Alexander was born about 1863 and Samuel (Sam) was born on December 25, 1867, according to his 1937 death certificate.
John Amos..."
Click HERE to read the complete posting from www.angelfire.com.
Jane Amos is shown as head of household in the census of Lincoln County, Mississippi, in 1870 and 1880. She is believed to have been the mother of four sons, namely John Amos, Frank Amos, Alexander Amos and Samuel Amos. John was born about 1855, Frank was born around 1861, Alexander was born about 1863 and Samuel (Sam) was born on December 25, 1867, according to his 1937 death certificate.
John Amos..."
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Thursday, July 18, 2013
Little Bahala Cemetery - Copiah County
Genealogy Research Tip:
Although there are numerous sites around the Internet that contain cemetery and genealogical information, newer obituaries associated with specific cemeteries can often be located by using a search engine (Google, Bing, etc.) to search for keywords. For example, "Little Bahala Cemetery John Doe".
Labels:
Bahala,
Beauregard,
Cemeteries,
Copiah County,
Tips
Monday, July 8, 2013
Crystal Springs School
Monday, July 1, 2013
Copiah County Courthouse
"The Copiah County Courthouse, a Classical Revival structure, was designed by none other than J. Riely Gordon. The cornerstone was laid in 1902 and the building was completed in 1903.
The contractor was G.T. Hallas and Company of Hazlehurst, who built many significant structures in the state of Mississippi during that time period, including..."
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Georgetown Railroad
Monday, June 10, 2013
Featured Link added to this site: MSGNH - Copiah and Jefferson Counties
SCREEN IMAGE OF THE COPIAH COUNTY PAGE
SCREEN IMAGE OF THE JEFFERSON COUNTY PAGE
Click on the images above to visit these MSGNH webpages.
Monday, June 3, 2013
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Wesson -- Long About 100 Years or So Ago
Click HERE to see this and other Wesson vintage photos featured on the 'Wesson - Long About 100 Years or So Ago' post at www.sippianasuccotash.com.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Jefferson County Postal Service in the 1800s
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Western Union - Crystal Springs, MS
From the MDAH Digital Archives ... |
Western Union staff members, Photographer: Luther M. Hamilton, Sr.
1924
Crystal Springs, Mississippi
Copiah County
(Photo and caption via www.sippianasuccotash.com)
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Unionist Naming of Mississippi Children
"In 2010, I published on Renegade South a study of the naming of white male Mississippi children
during the period from 1861 through 1880, wondering if certain names
might provide evidence of Civil War or post-Civil War Unionist
sentiments. Hundreds of African-American sons born during this period
were given names reflective of the Union trinity of Abraham Lincoln,
Ulysses S. Grant, and William Tecumseh Sherman. As might be expected,
similar naming among white Mississippians was rare. My initial inquiry
produced a list of 54 persons.
After posting those results, I came across several more names, all associated with Ulysses S. Grant. Why had these individuals been missed? The answer lay in my failure to consider the many spelling permutations possible for ‘Ulysses.’ Parents and census enumerators proved highly inventive in rendering the name as Ulepes, Ulissus, Euilas, etc. So..."
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After posting those results, I came across several more names, all associated with Ulysses S. Grant. Why had these individuals been missed? The answer lay in my failure to consider the many spelling permutations possible for ‘Ulysses.’ Parents and census enumerators proved highly inventive in rendering the name as Ulepes, Ulissus, Euilas, etc. So..."
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Before McGrath's in Brookhaven, There Was This Store in Wesson
2012 Photo Courtesy of Bettie Hatcher Cox, a descendant of the Beckers and McGraths |
Later, sometime in the 1880s, the store, a stock company, became Becker, Lyell and McGrath.
Some ten years later, the Beckers..."
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
When Wesson Was a Boomtown ...
From the Don Jackson Collection, Lincoln, Lawrence, Franklin Library |
Here's one I've not seen before. This old postcard appears to be from the late 1800s, depicting the engine driving the economy, Mississippi Mills in the tall buildings. Try as I may, I still cannot get my bearings in relation to today's town landscape. If someone can turn me around and orient me, I would appreciate it. I think some of the buildings on the left are still in existence today, but I could be wrong.
Complete post, including image, obtained from www.sippianasuccotash.com.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Jackson Burning
"One-hundred and fifty years ago today, May 14, 1863, the city of
Jackson, MS was captured in the First Battle of Jackson. Upon learning
that Union soldiers were advancing on the capital city, the Confederate
leader General Johnston evacuated the city while Brigadier General Gregg
held off the enemy.
Over 1,000 soldiers died..."
On May 14, 1863, General Sherman began the bombardment of the city of Jackson... I recall the terror-stricken flight of thousands of women and children as we streamed along the roads that hot day, with everything we could carry. I had two suits of clothes on, and mother was wearing her furs-for we did not know whether we would ever come back to the house or whether the house would escape the fire. We camped in tents on the Pearl River for several weeks.--Thomas Frank Gailor, six-year-old child, future Episcopal Bishop of Tennessee
Over 1,000 soldiers died..."
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