MSGenWeb Special Projects...

 

For information on "Special Projects" or if you can help, please contact: State Coordinator

Project Name

Description
 

African-American Resource Page

Helping researchers find their African American ancestors in Mississippi. 
Hosted by Dorian Jefferson

African-American Slave Narrative Project

Interviews of surviving ex-slaves from Mississippi, from the Works Project Administration (WPA). 
Adoptable

County Courthouses

Resource pages for locating and contacting county courthouses in Mississippi, with photos.

Adoptable

History Project

 

Early South-West Mississippi Territory

Pre-1818 Research in the counties of Amite, Adams, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson, and Wilkinson.
Adoptable

Land Patents

Land Patent Information by County

Hosted by Chief Leo "Buddy" Pergson

MSGenWeb Kidz Project

A great NEW project for kids interested in learning about the past!

Adoptable

Mississippi Military Project

A NEW site for all things Military in Mississippi!

Hosted by Pamela Mann

Mississippi Families On The Internet

Links to personal sites containing information on Mississippi families. 
Adoptable

Mississippi Orphan Train

Only three entries -  But is one of them yours?? 
A MSGenWeb State Page maintained by the Special Projects Team

Mississippi Maps

Collection of map images and links.

Hosted by Debbie Leftwich

Mississippi Marriages

MSGenWeb Marriage Project - Eventually will contain  available marriages from all counties.  Check back often!

Adoptable

MSGenWeb Library

MSGenWeb  Archives - Not to be confused with the USGW Archives Project for Mississippi

Adoptable

Native American Research in Mississippi

Includes Mississippi Native American Ancestry Registry - Submit your ancestor! 
Hosted by  Chief Leo 'Buddy' Pergson

Plantations and Antebellum Homes

A county by county listing of plantations and antebellum homes in Mississippi. 
Adoptable

Tax Lists Project

A wonderful collection of tax lists from the year 1866!  Check back often because this project adds new transcriptions weekly!

Adoptable

Tippah County Confederates

Confederates who fought or lived in old Tippah County, including counties split from it later, e.g. Benton and Union counties in 1870. 
Hosted by Melissa McCoy-Bell

Unknown County Query Page

Created for those of us who do know that our ancestors were from Mississippi, but can't seem to find the county/counties they belong to. 
Adoptable

Veterans Monuments and Memorials in Mississippi

By County, with photos and text.
Adoptable