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VICKSBURG
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WELCOME
TO THE VICKSBURG GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY'S HOMEPAGE!
VGS
was formed in 1982. It was incorporated in 1986. To learn more about our policies please
click here. The Society publishes a fully indexed quarterly journal called Mississippi River
Routes.
If
you are interested in a genealogical society that encompasses the Louisiana
parishes and Mississippi counties along and near the Mississippi River from the
northern boundary of Louisiana's Florida Parishes (Louisiana-Mississippi line)
to the Louisiana-Arkansas line and beyond, the Vicksburg Genealogical Society
(VGS) is for you. We hold monthly meetings
between September and May and offer informative programs. Mississippi River
Routes is included with your annual $25-per-household membership dues
(Our membership year runs from June 1-May 31.). Each issue of Mississippi River
Routes features original documented material, including family history,
record inventories, church, public, organizational, or corporate records, Bible
records, cemetery inventories, letters, diaries, ledgers, and queries, to name a
few. We are continually recruiting new members and seeking new material for
Mississippi
River Routes.
To reach the society by e-mail, please contact Tony Dardeau, Editor of Mississippi River Routes. To join VGS, submit your $25 annual membership dues to our Society mailing address:
VICKSBURG
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
ATTN:
TREASURER
P.O. BOX 1161
VICKSBURG, MS 39181-1161
The
Society has many programs throughout the year. For a
look at what VGS has scheduled for 2011-2012, click
here.
The
Society offers several publications and
back issues
of Mississippi
River Routes for sale.
There
are many genealogical and historical
societies located in the states of Louisana and Mississippi.
In addition, there are archival
repositories and related websites.
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THE USGenWeb
PROJECT
In March and
April 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Kentucky Comprehensive
Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all
counties in Kentucky where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the
databases would be indexed and cross-linked, so that even if an individual were
found in more than one county, they could be located in the index. At the same
time, volunteers were recruited to coordinate the collection of databases and
generally oversee the contents of the web page.
This project soon grew into what is now the USGenWeb Project. There are now volunteers who handle the webpages at the state level and at the county level. These volunteers are working hard each day to provide the Genealogical community another way of communicating. Please contact your respective state or county coordinator if you would like to volunteer. The state coordinators for Louisiana and Mississippi are, respectively, Edward J. Hayden, Jr., and Lori Thornton .
If
you are interested in Mississippi and Louisiana genealogy, here are some sites you may want to visit.
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Click above for a great index to the resources on the World Wide Web. |
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This page
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