The Genealogy department is located upstairs at the Laurel-Jones County Library.
It is open:
Wednesdays: 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Thursdays & Fridays: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm (Closed 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm for lunch)
Saturdays by appointment only. Appointments must be made one week in advance. To make an appointment, email geneal@laurel.lib.ms.us or call 601-428-4313 ext. 111 during department hours.
There is no Genealogy department at the Ellisville Public Library. Genealogy materials cannot be accessed outside department hours.
Genealogy is one of the fastest-growing hobbies in the United States. The Laurel-Jones County Library System, Inc. (LJCLS) provides a Genealogy Department with a trained genealogist to assist you in how to trace and document your family history. There are two (2) microfilm readers/printers and three (3) public access computers to assist in your research. Some of the available materials are:
To access LJCLS’s digitized family files through USM, click here.
To view our genealogist’s blog, click here.
For more information, please call the genealogy department at (601) 428-4313 ext. 111 or email at geneal@laurel.lib.ms.us
Phone: 601-428-4313 x111
Fax: 601-428-0597
E-mail: geneal@laurel.lib.ms.us
The Jones County Genealogical and Historical Organization (JCGHO) host a monthly meeting in the upstairs meeting room on the fourth Saturday of every month at 10:00 a.m. There are no meetings during the months of November and December. For more information about JCGHO, click here.