Columbia Mississippi FamilySearch Center

The Columbia Mississippi Family History Center serves Marion County and its surrounding areas. There are around seventeen staff serving in the center, with a wide variety of knowledge and experience. The center has a large collection of microfilms, microfiche, and books available for the public to view. A unique feature of this center is that it has numerous binders full of fifteen generation charts of many local families and their ancestors going back through the centuries.



Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * 1) 805 West Lakeview Drive, Columbia, Mississippi, 39429
 * 2) The center is located inside the Columbia Ward building of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The building is located on the bend just past the large pond. The entrance is located at the rear of the building, with signs leading to the door (see the photo above).
 * 3) Columbia Mississippi Family History Center - Google Maps

Phone: 601-444-0090

E-mail: [mailto:barbarasbeauty@bellsouth.net barbarasbeauty@bellsouth.net]

Open Hours:

Please call for appointments before 3:00pm on Monday or leave a message for Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday.

Holiday Schedule: Closed on all Federal holidays.



Upcoming Events

 * February 22, 2014-Columbia Mississippi Family History Center Open House. Running from about 2-5pm, the open house is free to the public and will be honoring the military that served in World War II and the Vietnam War, at the same time displaying various resources of the center.

Staff Training Meetings


Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
 * A large collection of microfilm and microfiche.
 * Books on various resources and familes from Mississippi.
 * Five or six large binders full of completed/partially completed fifteen generation charts of many local families and their ancestors.

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.

Hardware and Equipment

 * Seven computers with Internet Explorer
 * Two printers
 * Two microfilm readers
 * One microfiche reader



Staff Research Specialties
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Resources in the Local Area

 * Marion County Courthouse: 250 Broad Street, Columbia, MS 39429 Phone: 601.736.2691
 * University of Southern Mississippi McCain Library and Archives: P.O. Box 5148, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5148 Phone: (601) 266-4345 Fax: (601) 266-4409
 * Mississippi Department of Archives and History: 100 South State Street, P.O. Box 571, Jackson, MS 39201 Phone: (601) 359-6850 Phone: (601) 359-6975
 * Mississippi Genealogical Society: P.O. Box 5301, Jackson, MS 39216
 * Mississippi State Archives: 200 North Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0571 Phone: (601) 576-6876

Links
FamilySearch Wiki Articles:


 * FamilySearch Wiki - United States
 * FamilySearch Wiki - Mississippi
 * FamilySearch Wiki - Marion County, Mississippi
 * FamilySearch Wiki - What to bring to the Family History Center
 * FamilySearch Wiki - Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * FamilySearch Wiki - Mississippi Archives and Libraries
 * FamilySearch Wiki - Mississippi Online Genealogy Records
 * FamilySearch Wiki - Mississippi Genealogy
 * FamilySearch Wiki - Mississippi Emigration and Immigration
 * FamilySearch Wiki - Mississippi in the Civil War

Mississippi Archives and Libraries:


 * Mississippi Department of Archives and History
 * Marion County, Missississippi Courthouse
 * Mississippi State Archives